It worked. The BastaDobbs.com campaign mobilized more than 40 Latino groups and more than 100,000 individuals to speak out against Dobb’s hate speech about immigrants and Latinos. Here’s the powerful video the campaign used to expose his lies and put pressure on CNN to fire him: Dobbs’ leaving is a victory and cause for celebration [...]
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One less voice of hate: Lou Dobbs leaves CNN
Posted in Immigration Rights, Media Justice, Racial Justice, Uncategorized, tagged Immigration Rights, Media Justice, Racial Justice on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
November 4, 2008 – Vote – Get out the vote
Posted in Civic Engagement, Elections 2008, Immigration Rights on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.” John F. Kennedy – 35th President of the United States of America No matter how this election ends it will be a historical moment for the [...]
¡Saber es Poder- Knowledge is Power!
Posted in Civic Engagement, Elections 2008, Immigration Rights, tagged ICE, Raids, Study on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Amalia Anderson “[Latinos] are the nation’s largest and fastest growing [community of color]; at 46 million strong, they make up about 15% of the U.S. population.” This coming November, the U.S. will elect a new president and local and state representatives. In this Presidential election, Latinos will comprise about 9% of the eligible electorate [...]
Who Says What About Us?
Posted in Civic Engagement, Education, Immigration Rights, Rural Media, tagged Media Justice on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Ana Najera Mendoza In some of the work that I’ve done with young Latin@s and other audiences, we’ve done an exercise where we ask the audience: “When you think of young Latin@s, what are some of the images and thoughts that come to mind? Be honest, please.” The last time I did this exercise [...]
