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These daughters lost their mom to cancer and their father to our...

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:34 -0700

These daughters lost their mom to cancer and their father to our broken immigration system.

Watch video and send a message of support the Gomez-Pierrard girls:http://deporthate.com/familiesfirst

We will make sure to deliver it to them

BREAKING!!! Artists, Musicians, Writers, Filmmakers, Comedians,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:27:34 -0700

BREAKING!!! Artists, Musicians, Writers, Filmmakers, Comedians, Producers, and Performers Call on President Obama and Congress to Pass Just and Humane Immigration Reform! http://migrationisbeautiful.com/

Hats off to artist and groups featured in video like Cesar Maxit, Julio Salgado, Melanie Cervantes, Jesus Barraza, Ernesto Yerena, Justseeds Collective, Undocubus, and National Day Laborer Organizing Network for their contributions to art and migrant rights!

So the immigration debate is a season for coded-racism...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:34:16 -0700

So the immigration debate is a season for coded-racism galore.

We decided to put together this minidoc and brake down the top ways these nativists avoid saying “Go back to Mexico.” Help us out with a reblog?

Esai Morales in our studio! : D

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:10:08 -0700

Esai Morales in our studio! : D

Update: Thanks to you and the tons of calls after watching our video, now the case on Ruth Montaño...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:38:38 -0700

Update: Thanks to you and the tons of calls after watching our video, now the case on Ruth Montaño has been dropped and is officially closed. She will remain together with her children here at home!

Just interviewed with @cnnee CNN Latino :-D

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:24:48 -0700

Just interviewed with @cnnee CNN Latino :-D

Update: Thanks to you and the tons of calls after watching our...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:12:00 -0700

Update: Thanks to you and the tons of calls after watching our video, now the case on Ruth Montaño has been dropped and is officially closed. She will remain together with her children here at home!

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Can we get a signal boost?

On Dec 31st 2012 Bakersfield police arrested Ruth Montaño after a neighbor had complained about barking dogs. Police then racially profiled Ruth and asked her for immigration status. Now Ruth may be taken from her three U.S. born children.

Call ICE at 202.732.3000

“I am calling in support of Ruth Montaño, Case No. A205 763 399 and ask that her deportation case be dropped. She is a low priority deportation, she has no criminal record. She has 3 U.S. citizen children.”

Our partner coordinator @roboraul calling ICE and telling them...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:02:18 -0700

Our partner coordinator @roboraul calling ICE and telling them to stop the deportation of Ruth Montaño. Have you called? 2027323000. Mycuentame dot org slash helpruth

Call Now: (202) 732-3000 Sample script: “I am calling in...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:39:05 -0700

Call Now: (202) 732-3000

Sample script:

“I am calling in support of Ruth Montaño, Case No. A205 763 399 and ask that her deportation case be dropped. She is a low priority deportation, she has no criminal record. She has 3 U.S. citizen children.”

The Fight for Full Citizenship Rights for All Continues!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:25:39 -0700

8 years just for residency! This is nothing! The millions of undocumented people who are in the US now and those yet to come cannot wait 8 years just for legal permanent residence! And all of these near-impossible “prerequisites” are unacceptable! We can win so much more now by acting as in 2006 when the New Immigrant Rights Movement was born and when we destroyed HR4437! The Movement must take up these demands and fight for them everywhere and in any and every way possible. See you all on the streets,

we’re calling on everyone who thinks we can win and deserve far more than this to take up these concrete demands on what real immigration reform should be. Reform that benefits all undocumented people living in the U.S. now and people yet to come. btw some Democrats and/or Democrat affiliated groups are calling a rally in Washington DC on April 10th to which we’re mobilizing people to from all over the US to put forward our concrete demands. lemme know if you’d like to come or would want help from our organization to get people from your org and city to DC. hit me up if you want to come or know ppl and other groups who’d want to come. seems like the Dems are keeping this event rather hidden and it’d be awesome to get this event to be some hundreds of thousands instead of a few thousand.

BAMN CALL TO ACTION to Fight for Full Citizenship Rights for All
• Replace partial probationary status with full citizenship rights for all people who live here, go to school here, work here, and otherwise contribute to this society. Latina/o, black, Asian, Arab, Na-tive American, white, immigrants with and without papers–we are ALL Americans.
• Open the borders—give people the same rights that NAFTA provides to the corporations for unrestricted passage across borders.
• No restrictions to gaining citizenship should be placed on young people brought by their parents.
• No fines for the millions of people without papers who are here now. No more deportations.
• Clear, definite timelines should be set for people to gain citizenship—not indefinite probation.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/draft-of-white-house-immigration-bill-surfaces

Tumblr please call and signal...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:29:00 -0700

Tumblr please call and signal boost!

http://bit.ly/helphector

Hector Nolasco is a day laborer whose employer falsely accused him of assault when he stood up for his rights. Hector was held in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s custody for two weeks and then transferred to ICE.

Hector was transferred to ICE from the Sheriff’s jail and is now detained at the LA ICE facility. Call and tell them to release him immediately. 213.830.7911

The 2013 Revolucionario Award Winners Have Been Unveiled

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:06:14 -0800

The 2013 Revolucionario Award Winners Have Been Unveiled :

thesocialrevolucion:

The Social Revolución to Honor Online Trendsetters at Official SXSW Latino Event

SXSW 2013

AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Today The Social Revolución, the official Latino event at the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival celebrating online Latino trendsetters, is announcing the winners of the 2013 Revolucionario Awards. Seven award recipients from the United States and Latin America will be recognized at the Revolucionario Awards at The Social Revolución on March 12, 2013 at Ballet Austin.

Now in its second year at the SXSW Interactive Festival, The Social Revolución continues to recognize Latinos utilizing social media as a platform to create and inspire change. After over 23,000 online community votes and the evaluation of a panel of industry leaders serving as judges, seven winners were selected from the 170 nominations received in the following three categories. The New Americano recognizes trendsetting individuals and organizations impacting the Latino market online. The Mobilizer salutes Latinos using social media as a strategy to mobilize their audience behind local or international causes. Individuals redefining how Latinos are reached online, whether through a new app, website, or other digital tool, are celebrated in The Innovator category. The Líder of the Social Revolución is awarded to a recipient who embodies all three categories.

Winning The Mobilizer category are Axel Caballero and Joaquin H. Guerra. Caballero is the director and producer of Cuéntame, a non-profit media organization that invites Latinos to share their personal stories online and encourages political and community activism. He also runs MetaforaPolitica.com, a blog and public opinion forum in Spanish. Guerra is a digital strategist and immigrant advocate who used his professional background to spread the story of Walter Lara, an Argentine immigrant who embodies the common dilemma of an undocumented immigrant brought to the United States as a child and forced to return to his country of origin. Guerra continues to help the Latino community by working to build digital engagement capacity for non-profits servicing low-income communities.

Mi Vida Tec – with Rosa Alonso and Magaly Chocano were awarded in the The Innovator category. Mi Vida Tec – with Rosa Alonso uses social media to share new technology trends, digital and social news, and lifestyle tips in English and Spanish, while making the content relevant to Latino audiences. Chocano launched Swebapps, the first build-your-own-app platform, which has helped local, national, and global brands find their footing in the mobile space.

There was a three-way tie for the 2013 New Americano awards. This award went to Viviana Hurtado, Laura Donnelly Gonzalez and Alicia Rascon and Dream Activists. Hurtado is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Wise Latinas Club, an online space to educate Latinas about the political process, spark civic engagement, and encourage community involvement. Donnelly Gonzalez and Rascon have empowered over 20,000 young Latinas through their non-profit organization Latinitas. By training young girls to use Web 2.0 platforms and technology, Latinitas is bringing a voice to a rising generation of New Americanas. Dream Activists is an online network of social media activists that advocate the enactment of the DREAM Act by sharing the stories of individual DREAMers online.

The 2013 Líder of the Revolución honor goes to all DREAMers, to the countless individuals and organizations that have borne and spread the dreamer movement. These Líderes demonstrate that being Americano is not defined by where you were born. Undocumented and unafraid, DREAMers have uniquely used social media and their online voice to strengthen their advocacy strategies and create opportunities that reflect our modern reality. Their message has united organizations and people, inspiring a movement with a clear objective—to open doors for immigrant students to realize their own American Dream.

Visit http://www.thesocialrevolucion.com to learn more about The Social Revolución. You can also find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheSocialRevolucionatSXSWi and Twitter https://twitter.com/RevolucionSXSWi.

LA! We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to a really solid show - La Santa Cecilia, Que Bajo?, Carla Morrison, and Astros.

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:01:00 -0800

Private message us on FB with a snarky idea for an immigrant rights t-shirt. We’ll pick the best two and you’ll get on the will-call +1

Event is all ages. Takes places tomorrow at 8PM at the Fonda Theatre.

Here’s link to event. https://www.facebook.com/events/292893557503630/

“Your creativity and story is something that...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:07:26 -0800

“Your creativity and story is something that matters” - @Favianna1

My art is “about celebrating who we are” - Favianna...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:12 -0800

My art is “about celebrating who we are” - Favianna Rodriguez

Our director Axel in the studio with @favianna1 :D

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:23:33 -0800

Our director Axel in the studio with @favianna1 :D

Latino “babies can join a gang, latino babies grow...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:22:58 -0800

Latino “babies can join a gang, latino babies grow up.” - CAPS

Latino immigrants “are bottomless feeders.” -...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:21:37 -0800

Latino immigrants “are bottomless feeders.” - Minuteman Project

“The only way to stop them [immigrants] … is with a...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:20:43 -0800

“The only way to stop them [immigrants] … is with a gun”

Latino immigrants “disposable, throwaway people” -...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:19:48 -0800

Latino immigrants “disposable, throwaway people” - U.S. Neo-Nazis