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  1. my heart bleeds

    August 4, 2006 by elenamary

    Blah blah I am a bleeding heart liberal. I have got to say it because I know people are going to start bitching at me.

    I don’t believe there should be a minimum wage. I used to be a union organizer. I believe in unions. I do not believe in a minimum wage.

    A few weeks ago Charles and I were at a music festival and someone came up and asked us to sign a petition to raise the minimum wage. I was asked first and informed the signature gatherer that I did not want to sign but that she should ask Charles because he probably did believe in it.
    I was right and he signed her petition and while signing it she said something about how he, unlike me, believed that people should be able to earn a living wage. Now just because I don’t believe in a minimum wage does not believe I do not believe in a living wage, nor do I think that the current minimum wage provides a living wage. I do not believe that double the minimum wage in Ohio, would only provide a single person a living wage, not someone trying to support a family. I believe that increasing the minimum wage will only increase the cost of goods and services and effect inflation. I don’t think increasing the minimum wage will increase the standard of living of the working class. However, I do not have a solution. Do any of you?

    I do think they should tax the hell out of the wealthy.


  2. Across the nation peeople discuss the May 1st mobilization

    May 1, 2006 by elenamary

    Cindylu of Lotería Chicana struggles on whether to participate in the boycott and what influenced her final decision. Un día sin una hija/nieta de inmigrantes

    Why May 1st Matters at Migra Matters a blog dedicated to “A Progressive Discussion on US Immigration Policy and Practices”

    Irish Voices provides A discussion on immigration from the perspective of Irish undocumented immigrants in the US

    Big Brown Girl struggles with her role as a Latina Teacher on May 1st.

    On immigration, an LGBT rift? Andrés Duque looks at the discussion on immigration from the perspective of both the LGBT advocacy community and immigrant advocacy community. He offers discussion on LGBT/Immigration here, here, here, here, and here.

    Chicana on the Edge weighs her decision on whether or not to go to work on Monday.

    Daily Texican links to his brother’s extremely eloquent article on why he will boycott on May 1st .

    Lucio of Fighting Words offers his view on the immigration rallies of the last few weeks.

    Agustin del Flor y Canto encourages readers to stand up for human rights.

    Roni of Goddess Musings offers up advice to her readers “So those of you here in Chicago, take May 1st off. Grab yourself 2 signs and spend the whole day yelling to “The Man” in the streets. Good luck, stay safe, and grab a mug of hot tea to soothe that throat of yours too.”

    Gustavo
    gets readers to join in a rally in Porterville, California.

    Latina Lista is so on top of the rallies on May 1st and everything that has been leading up to it….I can’t begin to link to all the entries

    Los Blogueros en Washington DC con su post Un día sin inmigrantes: 1 de mayo

    Autor Luis Rodríguez offers his perspectiva May 1 – Boycott and Demonstrate for Immigrant Rights

    Pancho and his family get ready for some rallies: “I am a Public Servant, Yale Grad, Proud Product of AZ Public Schools, Daughter of Immigrants, and I support Pathways to Citizenship.

    Abdul-Halim of Planet Grenada has all kinds of articles on Muslim, black and Latino viewpoints on immigration. I recommend going to his blog and using the search engine to find what interests you (too many articles to post here).

    Luis Moreno at Sin Fronteras new site
    We Recognize May 1st As A Day Of Struggle To Build An Organized Revolutionary Working Class Consciousness

    May Day, 2006: review, books, memoir, fiction, journal, poem “La Bloga contributors forgo our usual format to contribute short pieces relating to today’s immigration protests throughout and beyond Aztlán. We remind U.S. residents, including those whose “papers” are less than four hundred years old, that May Day’s roots lie in the U.S. of 1886. If mexicano participation in this American holiday reaches historic proportions today, the reasons may lie in history”

    Vivir Latino covering the rallies and immigration discussion from all kinds of perspectives.

    Cyberazteca at XISPAS informs on May 1st mobilization

    Xoloitzquintle is conflicted on what to do on May 1st as a professor of an immigration seminar .

    Xicano Power “El Gran Boicot” – La Raza, Silent No More! and MAY DAY – El Gran Boicot (Live Blogging)

    Migrations a blog focused on immigration law by immigration attorney Yvette Lopez-Cooper.


  3. Rally MC

    April 11, 2006 by elenamary




    Rally MC

    Originally uploaded by El Mas Chingón.

    Small world. El Mas Chingón didn’t know it, but he took a picture of my baby sister.

    I’ve got to say I am very proud of my little sister, Cristina, she helped organize the Austin Immigration Rally and was the MC.

    My mom says the thing lacking in the civil rights movement (yes, civil rights movement) right now is a leader. She says we need a Malcolm X, a Martin Luther King Jr.

    I am not saying Cristina is that leader and I don’t dare compare my sister to either of them, but I do think Cristina is sprouting as a leader in Austin, Texas.


  4. Queer Latino Bloggers

    April 8, 2006 by elenamary

    Across the Brooklyn Bridge: Not an activist. Not a journalist. Observations & photos from a Colombian Palestinian American living in New York. [EN]

    Aztlanisapen: Aztlan es una pluma, debajo de mis uñas y palabras. Aztlan is a pen, beneath my nails and words. A student at UIUC. Young writer. Aspiring activist, educator, community organizer. [EN]

    Being Gay & Latino: These are just my personal opinions and views as a young Dominican male living my life in NYC. My experiences made me who I am today and sharing this may help someone see everyday situations a bit differently. [EN]

    Blabbeando: Thoughts of a Latino gay dude in Nueva York

    A Boy of a Different Gender…:my name is jordan triston. i’m a 22 year old tranny boy from san diego. i’m also a budding anarchist, drag king, and ex-athlete. i love hip hop, tapas, radicals, and shiraz. i hate easy mac, ‘fake progressives,’ transphobes, and drama (which apparently i have a lot of:-p). i’m also scared of lj, so be nice:) [EN]

    Crankings, Pulsings, and Total Internal Reflection: The Physics of Queer and Conscious Ed’d [EN]

    Creative Xicana…yes with an X: Luna’s my name and art’s my game…not really though…I live in Ontario, CA. I curate art/spoken word shows on the side. I love the lesbian performance art scene…I have been known to be a ‘ride or die femme’ [EN]

    Ethnoqueer: A Queer Desi-Latino Weblog [EN]

    I’m Queer, Latino, Liberal, Abstract Random, and Artsy- and Fucking Proud of It! [EN]

    The Insufficient Blog: Nico is many things, including Gay, Latino, Male, Unsingle, and Cranky. Yup…Cranky. With a capital C. [EN]

    The Insufficient Homosexual: Stories of a man who fails to meet mass media expectations of what it means to be gay: white, frivolous, over sexed yet sexless, shrill, single, clown, stylish, unimportant, et al [EN]

    Lorcaloca: is the Love Child of Robert Hayden and Federico Garcia Lorca [EN]

    Queer Raramuri: ramblings by a queer xicano that is not a descendant of warhol, moctezuma or cortez… but of sisnett, anzaldúa & the young tarahumara whose name matters to few [EN] [ESP]

    Seyd: Journal of a Queer Chicano. [EN][ES]

    Tortillas Duras: Sirenahood el Sexo Surviva. A queer Chicana writer/ musicmaker/ diva & her adventures far from home [EN]

    Trucha (slang, mexican): to watch out. Be Ready. cuentos verdes/ green stories [EN] [ES] [ESP]

    With all due Respect…Rants, Raves, Reviews and Creative Writings from an outspoken Puerto Rican, lesbian lawyer. English and Spanish are spoken here! Topics include Local Politics (US-PR), LGBT Issues, Personal Challenges, Gadgets, and more… [EN] [ES]

    Xicana’s Journal: Trying to be Dyke and Chicana [EN]

    [EN]=english [ES]=spanish [ESP]=espanglish


  5. Dear CNN Headline News

    April 5, 2006 by elenamary

    Dear CNN Headline News,

    Why is it that this morning when discussing the cost of sending “illegal immigrants home” you showed pictures of groups of latino men standing on a street corner?
    You gave an image of vagabonds. Why was this the image you selected?

    Thank you,
    Elenamary


  6. Elect Elenamary

    February 5, 2006 by elenamary

    This is old I just don’t have it archived so I had to repost it. Ignore everything.
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