I took a step of faith, and bought my plane ticket for Boston. I leave Phoenix August 2oth… I am so close, but at the same time so far from reaching my goal. On another note: Right now two of my friends from AZ are getting arrested in DC along with 21 others students, all […]

Dear Friends, Supporters and Advocates, Hopefully as we all know, I have been given the amazing opportunity to fulfill my dream of pursuing a Master’s of Arts in Education degree at Harvard University. Having visited the campus, engaged with my future professors, and acquainted myself with campus life, I am very excited to begin my […]

June 11, 2010 Reflecting on my mission of going across the country to the US capitol. To make the voices of young wombyn, students, and people caught in the shadows of racism in Arizona heard. (Thank you: Movimiento Puente, NDLON, Women’s Domestic Workers Alliance, and all the people who worked hard to make this happen.) […]

Today I testified before Congress, the Home Land Security Department, as well as the Department of Labor in Washington DC, and a huge coalition of wombyn’s and children’s rights.  I testified along side of four other strong and powerful wombyn who have been affected by the racist policies in Arizona like SB1070 and 287(g). I […]

Photo by Diana Ovalle Some of my very close friends were arrested today. The chained themselves to the capitol building in Arizona, as a way to say that our community is being chained by racist laws like SB 107o.  I also have been organizing a 7 day hunger strike/spiritual fast for 3 of my friends. […]

Hellllooooo Harvard! Today was my first time in Boston, and in the east coast for that matter. Last time I flew in an air plane I was seven-years old. I was not ready for the ride, I wanted to vomit when we departed, and when we landed. The weather was quite hot, hotter than Phoenix! […]