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June 2nd, 2023

Pride As Action: Queer Organizing, Resistance, and Spirit

Our movement is a beautiful one, and we are celebrating everything that makes our LGBTQIA+ members and supporters amazing today and everyday. But we also can’t ignore the moment that we’re in. From healthcare restrictions, outright bans on drag performances, bans on inclusive and important literature, attacks on trans people’s rights to live freely, this […]

June 2nd, 2023

June 1st, 2023

Descansa en Paz: Frank Fuentes, Philly Organizer

“Me teaching people, it’s a blessing. Because you teach that one person, that person goes and tells his neighbor or calls her sister. And now we have a community rallying together.” Frank Fuentes Today we share the tragic news of the death of Philadelphia community leader Frank Fuentes. Frank Fuentes was a proud Boricua, Phillyrican, […]

June 1st, 2023

May 25th, 2023

Springtime Blooms: From Texas, Arizona, Illinois to Pennsylvania

Across the country Mijente is working to organize local campaigns that improve people’s lives, exploring new cities and states where Latinxs are building power, and working to shift the way our communities relate to their governments — sin, contra, y desde el estado (without, against, or within the State). Over the past year and a […]

May 25th, 2023

May 23rd, 2023

Behind the Scenes: Limitless Possibilities With Collective People Power

Since the founding of Mijente, we knew that we’d have to contest for power using multiple strategies for the good of our gente. Our communities have long been creating alternatives to oppressive structures. By providing help and support to one another when government systems left us high and dry, our people made a way where […]

May 23rd, 2023

April 10th, 2023

The Awe Inspiring Working-Class & Latinx Power of North Philly

In March, Mijente Support Committee (MSC) held a 2-day organizing session with Latinx community members in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, similar to the one we held in Laredo, Texas last summer. Our goal with this organizing training is bringing people to a shared understanding on what base building is, Mijente’s approach to organizing, and how we build […]

April 10th, 2023

March 7th, 2023

What is the History of el Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora?

Tomorrow, March 8th marks International Working Women’s Day, a day that recognizes the contributions of women to the global struggle for economic and political equality. But where did this day come from and what does it mean for us today? Take some time reading our post to learn about the history of el Día Internacional […]

March 7th, 2023

February 28th, 2023

So Much History Yet to Be Made: Books to Read

Organizing & Movement Even with the end of Black History Month 2023, we must still continue learning from Black history, culture, experiences and organizing. Below we’ve gathered some books by Black and Latine authors we think you should check out. Some speak to the lived experiences in the form of memoir and interview, while others […]

February 28th, 2023

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

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Pride As Action: Queer Organizing, Resistance, and Spirit

Descansa en Paz: Frank Fuentes, Philly Organizer

Springtime Blooms: From Texas, Arizona, Illinois to Pennsylvania

Behind the Scenes: Limitless Possibilities With Collective People Power

The Awe Inspiring Working-Class & Latinx Power of North Philly

What is the History of el Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora?

So Much History Yet to Be Made: Books to Read

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

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