Peace activist Nepomuceno Moreno, 56, was murdered Monday afternoon in Hermosillo, Sonora. Mr. Moreno had publicly accused the local police of kidnapping and killing his son, Jorge Mario, in July of 2010.
An active member of Mexico’s peace movement, Mr. Moreno participated in a dialogue…
Fuck the police! They are evil
Activist were peacefully protesting on their campus at University of California, Davis Quad.
Friday afternoon police showed up in riot gear to disperse the protesters by using pepper spray at point-blank range.
The officer who pepper-sprayed UC Davis students is Lt. John Pike. Give his PD a call. 530-752-1727
Reblogging since they gave the name and number of the officer and his PD. We should all do our part to fight this injustice.
530-752-1727
What in the actual fuck is this!?
this is who we are today
a cold Victoria michelada!
Had a great day yesterday but this was a special gift. I love the looks on their faces. You’re next Arpaio - you mother fucker. #TotalRecall
Adios! Cabrones!!!
Dia De Los Muertos Is Not Your Halloween by Nuestra Hermana
As we all know, Halloween in America is right around the corner. Kids & adults alike will be dressed up in costumes, consuming candy, attending parties, navigating through haunted houses and thoroughly enjoying their night. Think about your last Halloween and look at the images above.
These are still shots of Dia De Los Muertos in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, California & Arizona. They are small snippets of a vibrant, important and REAL holiday for Latin@s. This is not your Halloween.
Dia De Los Muertos developed out of over 2,500 years of indigenous ritual celebrating death and paying respects to loved ones who have passed away. Scholars state that the Aztecs originally held a month long festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, the ruler of the afterlife.
After Spanish colonization and many attempts to eradicate the rituals & festival, a new merging with the Catholic holidays All Souls Day & All Saints Day developed over time to what is now Dia De Los Muertos.
Dia De Los Muertos is celebrated November 1st & 2nd (in alignment with All Saints Day & All Souls Day respectively). It is NOT celebrated on October 31st, it is not tied in with Halloween in America at all.
In Mexico, November 1st is dedicated as Dia De Los Inocentes, a day to honor and respect the innocents, children & infants to be more specific. November 2nd is Dia De Los Muertos, the day to honor deceased adults.
On these days, altars are made in honor of them. People build them on their loved ones graves, at home or anywhere they find rightful to honor their loved ones. They make ofrendas (offerings) to the dead of their favorite foods, toys (for children), pictures, pan de muertos, sugar skulls and many other things that help guide the spirits of the dead safely to the altars. Marigolds, known as the flowers of the dead, are usually prominent in the altars.
In Mexico, many people sleep overnight at the graves. Every ritual & altar is not the same everywhere. Many places have their own traditions and ways of honoring the dead. One thing is for sure, Dia De Los Muertos is not Halloween. It is a sacred time and holiday for Latin@s everywhere.
So, when you’re dressing up for Halloween remember: doing this, this, this or this is not only disrespectful but it is also a erasure of someone’s real life culture. Think before you walk out of that door.
It might even get you smacked! Maybe. Ok. Probably not.
But why risk it, yanno? Just don’t.
My siblings are citizens…But I’m not.
It used to get in the way when we were younger (I am undocumented and she was an international student) but she’s turned into an incredibly supportive older U.S. citizen sister now.
P.S. I’m totally using this video in class for a prompt about mixed status immigration families.
My name is… I am undocumented, unafraid, and have been arrested.
Appeared on Sunday July 3, 2001. The Roanoke Times.
Check out the article here.
Meanwhile… in San Bernardino, California.
Students block a street in order tu push back against 287g across the state. All the students in this photo are undocumented, have come out of the shadows, and have been blocking an intersection in order to stand up to poisonous policies that affect their communities. Because of their status, they could face deportation once they are arrested.
For more info on this action please follow @DreamIsComing_ on twitter and check back on www.dreamactivist.org and www.thedreamiscoming.com
Among the participants is Ju Hong, a student Senator from UC berkley, and Alma de Jesus a mother of two.
