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December 15th, 2022

Our Time at Lánzate 2022 ⭐ Reflections from a Mijente Staffer

Hi! My name is Arianna Genis. I am the Director of Local Partnerships at Mijente. In early December, our entire team headed to Philadelphia to host Lánzate, a national political gathering and cultural festival for Latinx change makers. It’s la magia y sazón of Mijente was on fully display at #Lanzate2022. Hundreds of organizers, activists, […]

December 15th, 2022

December 14th, 2022

2022 Desde el Estado: Politics For & By the People

When we employ a Desde el Estado approach to our efforts, Mijente, Mijente PAC, and Mijente Support Committee (MSC) take the fight to our democracy and demand equity, fair representation, y mucho más. It’s about making interventions through the systems of government already in place, and working to influence the policies and people in power. […]

December 14th, 2022

2022 Contra el Estado: Demands of The People

When we use the Contra El Estado strategy, we create openings within the current system to challenge power. We expose the systems of oppression that are buried deep into the fabrics of our society and demand “No more”. We put our bodies, time, energy on the frontlines to speak up against injustices, from deportations to […]

December 14th, 2022

2022 Sin el Estado: Power to & by The People

Much of our lives are controlled by the relationship between the state and the market, but through autogestión we take control by building alternatives that better support our communities. The sin el estado strategy is about our ability to create alternatives to what the state and the market provide, and if/when it works, we get […]

December 14th, 2022

December 13th, 2022

#NoTechForICE Wrapped: Using the Force in 2022

We started the year on a mission to build the force against surveillance and policing in the digital war. Tech Wars is a virtual course featuring organizers, professors, and movement leaders from all over the country and available on El Instituto, our online movement education center. From February to April, people tuned in to Tech […]

December 13th, 2022

September 30th, 2022

Tejiendo Pa’ el Futuro: Latinx Power Now

Training our Gente in Texas This past weekend Mijente launched Tejiendo Futuros, an organizing training series for Latinx community members that centers strategies and learnings from building people power throughout Latin America. Our first training was held in Laredo, Texas, an area we have been investing in since the beginning of this year. We collectively […]

September 30th, 2022

September 9th, 2022

Mijente En South Texas

Organizing For El Buenvivir With Our Gente Two weeks ago, we joined with our compas, members, and Texas community organizers in Laredo, Texas. During our Texas Organizers Workshop, we led sessions focused on the sociopolitical state of things in Texas, the threats to the Latinx community, and the opportunities for organizers. These workshop offerings are […]

September 9th, 2022

August 18th, 2022

Mijente pa’ Boston: The Local Elected Officials Fellowship

Let's build power Desde el Estado hasta el Buenvivir. This past weekend, we headed to Boston with city councilors from across the country who are part of our Elected Official Fellowship (EOF). At Mijente, we recognize that to achieve El Buenvivir for all of our communities – progress that centers justice and the collective [...]

August 18th, 2022

June 23rd, 2022

7 Powerful Quotes on Alternatives to Punishment Culture

Since launching Mijente in 2015 to help our gente achieve el Buenvivir, we have thrown down to protect the physical wellbeing and safety of people in crisis. From actions to halt deportation proceedings, to demanding the cancellation of digital prison alternatives, to our latest report on Latinx experiences with the police – we center the [...]

June 23rd, 2022

June 18th, 2022

Juneteeth: Celebrating 10 Modern History Afro-Latinx Leaders

This Juneteenth we want to honor and recognize the efforts of Afro-Latinx leaders and organizers who fought for Black liberation across the U.S., Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Below we share the origin of Juneteenth, ideas on how to engage with the holiday if you are not Black or afrodescendiente, and stories of [...]

June 18th, 2022

June 7th, 2022

Cowardly & Politicized: The Biden Admin’s Summit of the Americas 2022

The Biden administration’s decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the ninth “Summit of the Americas” is unacceptable. It is cowardly and highly politicized. Indeed, if the standard for inclusion in this summit is a stellar records on human rights, the United States – which upholds overtly racist laws, leads the world in incarceration […]

June 7th, 2022

June 2nd, 2022

Resources for Grief in the Wake of Uvalde Shooting

Offerings in English & Spanish that can help in addressing feelings of grief, loss, and pain after the fatal mass shooting that occurred in Uvalde, TX.

June 2nd, 2022

May 19th, 2022

La Vida Local 2022 Awardees: Poder Sin El Estado

We are excited to announce our 2022 La Vida Local Awardees — projects throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico that are taking on sin el estado (without the state) experiments and working to build community autonomy for our gente. La Vida Local is both an initiative to resource and support groups that are building power without [...]

May 19th, 2022

April 22nd, 2022

Being Pro-Pachamama in the Age of Climate Emergency

Pro-pachamama is to commit to climate justice demands & understand Mother Earth as subject not object. Climate crisis requires organizing for radical policy change and the will to stand up to corporations who legally exploit our resources.

April 22nd, 2022

April 20th, 2022

How Does ICE Access Our Personal Data to Target Us?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a caging and deportation machine, a deadly system that is increasingly relying on surveillance tech and private data companies to violate our civil liberties. As a federally funded organization, ICE uses the tax dollars of the average person, including undocumented immigrants, to buy personal data and get around the […]

April 20th, 2022

April 14th, 2022

Healing Recipe for Restoration & Recentering

This is our reminder to look for strength and comfort in the knowledge and wisdom of herbs. Below is an offering of a healing tea that gifts us the opportunity to rejuvenate, energize, and heal. Note: It can adapted into a soothing bath soak as well! You can follow the visual guide below for the […]

April 14th, 2022

April 12th, 2022

VIDEO: Building Power Sin, Contra y Desde El Estado

We are Latinx & Chicanx people part of movements for justice & self determination for all, embracing the “Sin, Contra, Desde” framework. We’re sharing our brand new animated video telling the story of sin/contra/desde at Mijente.

April 12th, 2022

April 8th, 2022

Local Electeds Fellowship: 10 Latinx Leaders

Meet the first cohort of Mijente’s Fellowship for Local Elected Officials: 10 Latinx City Council members from around the country! Below you learn more about them and the residents they represent. The fellowship is a part of the Desde el Estado work of Mijente Support Committee (MSC). Organizing to put community leaders and organizers into […]

April 8th, 2022

April 7th, 2022

Up Against The Gatekeeping: Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Today, we witnessed a historical moment: The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She will be the first Black woman to hold this position in the history of the United States. She will also be the first justice to have served as a public defender. President Biden officially nominated Judge Ketanji […]

April 7th, 2022

April 6th, 2022

5 Afrolatinx Freedom Fighters in History

In the recent music video for “This is not America” by Residente featuring Ibeyi, allusions to historical Latin American resistance and struggle were spotlighted throughout, sharing parts of the history of our gente in the fight against US colonialism and imperialism. After sharing our analysis on the references, compas noticed that Afrolatinx activists were lacking […]

April 6th, 2022

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Our Time at Lánzate 2022 ⭐ Reflections from a Mijente Staffer

2022 Desde el Estado: Politics For & By the People

2022 Contra el Estado: Demands of The People

2022 Sin el Estado: Power to & by The People

#NoTechForICE Wrapped: Using the Force in 2022

Tejiendo Pa’ el Futuro: Latinx Power Now

Mijente En South Texas

Mijente pa’ Boston: The Local Elected Officials Fellowship

7 Powerful Quotes on Alternatives to Punishment Culture

Juneteeth: Celebrating 10 Modern History Afro-Latinx Leaders

Cowardly & Politicized: The Biden Admin’s Summit of the Americas 2022

Resources for Grief in the Wake of Uvalde Shooting

La Vida Local 2022 Awardees: Poder Sin El Estado

Being Pro-Pachamama in the Age of Climate Emergency

How Does ICE Access Our Personal Data to Target Us?

Healing Recipe for Restoration & Recentering

VIDEO: Building Power Sin, Contra y Desde El Estado

Local Electeds Fellowship: 10 Latinx Leaders

Up Against The Gatekeeping: Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

5 Afrolatinx Freedom Fighters in History

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