18 6 / 2013
Immigrants Reach Beyond a Legal Barrier for a Reunion
These photos are of Dreamers, children of immigrants without documents for this country, who were brought to the United States and never knew they were “illegal,” reuniting with their deported parents through a border wall in Nogales, Arizona.
If you have any reaction to these photos other than empathy, I don’t really want to know.
Nah I’m angry too
Mad as hell
Cause this shouldn’t be happening
Such a powerful photo. If my parents hadn’t been from Cuba, they could have been DREAMERS. If my parents hadn’t been from Cuba, they might not have status to this day, and would definitely not have their professional jobs and middle class life. If my parents hadn’t been from Cuba, it could be me standing on this side of the border, grasping the hand of a mother who’d been deported after building a life in this country.
Our immigration system is hugely biased and entirely political. My parents aren’t DREAMERs, my parents are now citizens, simply because of the anti-communist agenda of the US government.
I wrote more about this comparison for Colorlines a few years back, but this photo was such a striking reminder of my privilege and how arbitrary it is.
I’m hugely appreciative of their reality, as arbitrary as it was, because it gave both my parents and their families the opportunity to choose a different life. It’s a choice that all immigrants should have.
(via latinafeminista)
12 6 / 2013
Radical Doula Profiles: Jasmine Krapf
This is a series highlighting folks who identify as Radical Doulas. Are you interested in being…
11 6 / 2013
Philadelphia Trans Health Conference
This post should have happened months ago, so that all you lovely people who didn’t know about…
11 6 / 2013
Review: What Makes a Baby
[vimeo 42668529 w=500 h=281]What Makes a Baby Book Trailer from Cory Silverberg on Vimeo.
A few months back I got a lovely email from Cory Silverberg telling me about a new book that he authored: What Makes a Baby. After a very delayed email exchange…
05 6 / 2013
Radical Doula Profiles: Louise Powers
This is a series highlighting folks who identify as Radical Doulas. Are you interested in being…
30 5 / 2013
@CandiesOrg says they don’t play the shame game, but we know better. @gesisson breaks it down. #noteenshame
Also, notice the use of actual sources. Fuck yeah!
Amazing.
29 5 / 2013
29 5 / 2013
Radical Doula Profiles: Grace Dillon-Moore
This is a series highlighting folks who identify as Radical Doulas. Are you interested in being…
24 5 / 2013
It's Not Just the Diet: Racism Is at Play in Immigrants' Poor Health Outcomes
A recent New York Times article detailed the health effects of immigration on the Latino community, but it neglected to note one of the likely causes of those health outcomes: racism.
My latest for RHRC.
