Immigrant Justice and Community Inclusion in Iowa
As immigration enforcement intensifies and political rhetoric sharpens, Iowa MMJ and One Human Family QCA remind the nation that justice begins in community.
Sazón de Wisconsin: Cielito Lindo
Cielito Lindo is a longtime family-owned Mexican restaurant in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point known for its traditional dishes and steady neighborhood presence.
The Recipe for a Humanitarian Crisis: 600,000 Venezuelans Set to Be Returned to the “Mouth of the Shark”
The peril of returning refugees to a nation under the brutal dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.
We Are Not Going Back to the Sidelines!
After years of progress in terms of inclusion, the anti-rights backlash in the Americas is not only rolling back hard-won rights but also directly threatening LGBTQ+ populations with erasure and criminalization.
Sazón de Washington: A story of tamales, beer, and belonging in Seattle
A commitment to culture and community that goes beyond aesthetics: “Being queer, brown, but also an immigrant – all those themes are very important to us.”
A “ Bad Time” To Be Latino in America
Majority of Latinos Disapprove of Trump’s Immigration and Economic Policies
Why Democracy Doesn’t Serve Me as a Latina
As a Latina, I don’t believe that democracy has served me in my immigrant community of taxpayers, hard workers, and families. They are not heard, not because of language barriers but due to ignorance and hate.”
San Giving: Thanksgiving Reimagined Through Humor, Food, and Belonging
San Giving is a metaphor for the immigrant journey on traditions reshaped when transplanted into new soil.
Public Safety or Profiling? Implications of Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem for Immigration Enforcement in the U.S.
The Supreme Court’s decision raises concerns about racial profiling, as critics argue it permits stops based on a combination of factors that could be discriminatory.
How Ranchers and Grassroots Organizers Are Shaping Democracy in Wyoming
“We bring Latinos and Native Americans. We bring them to the capital. We want people to start seeing us…”
What Bad Bunny Can Teach Us About Leadership, Belonging, and the Power of Place
For those unfamiliar with Puerto Rico’s history, the island Bad Bunny represents still grapples with colonial neglect, gentrification, and economic erasure.
The Quickest Way to Democratic Demise: A Permanent Emergency
How the dangers of prolonged emergency powers in democracies, like in Venezuela where temporary measures became permanent, lead to the erosion of democratic institutions.