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Tag Archive for: This is US

Defender a las personas antes que la propiedad: protecciones históricas en la Constitución de EE.UU.

Tanto en Minnesota como en Iowa, hubo una reacción fuerte de la comunidad, no solo de los inmigrantes. Personas usaron sus derechos constitucionales, especialmente la libertad de expresión, para organizarse, educar políticamente y explicar al resto del país lo que estaba pasando y cómo afectaba nuestra humanidad.

Defending People Over Property: Historical Protections in the U.S. Constitution

In both Minnesota and Iowa, there was powerful pushback from community members, not just immigrant members. People were organizing and using the rights of freedom of speech under the First Amendment to organize politically and to educate the community and the state and the nation about what was happening and what it meant for our humanity.

How One Family Dealt With an Immigration Visit

If immigration agents come to your home, you do not have to let them in unless they have a valid, signed warrant from a judge.

How We Protect Our Rights Together / Cómo protegemos juntos nuestros derechos

We created this special issue as a tool to support, prepare, and protect each other. ... Preparamos esta edición como una herramienta para apoyarnos, prepararnos y protegernos entre todos.

Commentary: The Patterned Tactics of Abuse Impacting the Country

The tactics from the White House today mirror the behavior and dynamics of an abuser. It keeps victims off balance and consumes their energy, which becomes focused on simply surviving the next 24 hours without an incident or assault.

Latine Minnesotans Organize Around Collective Health

"The narrative that Central American migrants are lazy, or violent criminals, ignores why these human beings are moving to seek safety and support."

Where We Find Hope Among Grief

We asked people to share their grief and hope in a world that seems dramatically different than it did even ten years ago.

Starting From the Kitchen: A Q&A With Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge

It’s intricate, but everything starts with one person.

Hometown Series: Concerns Raised in Worthington

Minnesota Women’s Press visited Worthington and talked with 30 residents about their experiences in the city. Most participants who came to the discussion were from immigrant communities — including Mexico, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Laos.
Veronica Mendez Martinez

A Conversation with Veronica Mendez Moore of CTUL

“My boss said we don’t do that here.” Others heard, “That passed, but it’s not for Latinos.” A law is just a piece of paper unless people can enforce it.

VIEW: Through an Immigrant’s Eyes

People like myself need to find ways to bring immigrants with us and use our platforms to elevate their stories by handing them the mic.

My Path Into Labor Rights

"One of the most important people at the rally was neither a politician nor an Amazon employee. Running operations behind the scenes alongside workers was a 23-year-old college student named Nimo Omar. At the Awood Center, people affectionately call her the lioness." — Wired magazine