07.11.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

In the last week I’ve had a few folks tell me that “summer is over”. How can I have missed summer? This can’t possibly be true, summer isn’t over. It reminded me that we need to be in the “now” to truly enjoy summer. It also dawned on me that between presentations, emails, texts,  phone calls and Facebook I haven’t been doing anything fun. Like most hyper-busy Latinas we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of our work and family life. So, I decided to be spontaneous and I went to the “Memory of Fire”...

05.23.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

We dedicated our most recent Proyecto Latina, this past Monday, to responding to Arizona’s anti-immigration legislation.  It was a night of catharsis, everyone was welcomed and encouraged to speak-up–some of us vented, some responded with poetry, and others shared more personal stories that these recent developments have unearthed from our memory.  We had youth from the Immigration Youth Justice League join us and share their stories–they are a talented group of  courageous youth that include college students making great efforts and sacrifices to...

03.28.10: Domingo Newsbytes...

Proyecto Latina is getting ready for April and poetry month.  This year’s challenge for our 3rd Monday reading series: write your chisme in haiku format.  What else are we doing?  This week we posted Diana Pando’s interview with choreographer Michelle Manzanales who is unveiling Paloma Querida based on the life of Frida Kahlo.  Listen to their phone conversation here. Undocumented and Unafraid Last weekend thousands took buses to Washington DC advocating for immigration reform you can see an audio slideshow on Vocalo that features members of the Immigrant...