By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista Politicians come and go, a normal and healthy dynamic in any country. Yet in Venezuela, all the usual rules have, without a doubt, been broken. In 20 years and counting, I have seen all…
LatinaLista — Activism used to be a lonely club. Not to mention, a dirty word. Though among conservative circles, it’s still as distasteful a word as “liberal.” But unless you were a hardcore activist who regularly took to the…
By Laurel Thomas Gnagey Futurity Social action and engagement may help marginalized teens in their careers later in life, particularly if teachers help them discuss and engage with social issues, new research suggests. At a time when race and…
LatinaLista — At a time when it’s physically dangerous to champion environmental causes — the international environmental watchdog Global Witness documented a 59 percent rise since 2014 in the murder of environmental activists worldwide — it would seem political…
LatinaLista — For the past three and a half years, Alexandra Henry has been documenting female graffiti and street artists to capture their collective voice and experiences within the global street art movement — a place where women have…
LatinaLista — In a follow-up to yesterday’s post Texas Latino school children just got the biggest slap down from the one state agency supposed to be their strongest advocate, LatinaLista was made aware of a petition started at Change.org,…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Activist Print Activist Print is a collaboration between The Andy Warhol Museum and a local screen printing collective, Artist Image Resource (AIR). It is inspired by the long history of artists using silkscreen and/or print based media…
LatinaLista — An early Christmas has come to Argentina's Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo. At a press conference scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, the group of grandmothers, who have made it their mission to find the estimated 500 grandchildren…
LatinaLista — Spain's most iconic dance form is the flamenco. Instantly recognizable by the dancers' postures, along with its six characteristics: singing (cante), guitar playing (toque), the dance (baile), vocalizations (jaleo), handclapping (palmas) and finger snapping (pitos), the flamenco…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista (Editor’s note: The following post originally appeared on the author’s blog Mundo Citizen.) It has been a busy year and part of the reason for writing sporadically is because activism has become a priority in…
By Kristal Bivona, Sandra Ruiz, and Daniel Ward Language Magazine Kristal Bivona, Sandra Ruiz, and Daniel Ward discuss the movements and histories that made Spanish such an important language for activism El pueblo unido jamás será vencido… U.S.-based activists,…
Rumbo The Central University of the East, as part of its 44th Anniversary proclaims the winner of its UCE Literature Prize of 2014, in the genre of Poetry is the writer César Sánchez Beras, with his work “Recorded on…
By Herman Baca LatinaLista After viewing the movie, “Cesar Chavez: An American Hero,” and reading reviews about it, many have asked me; what I thought about the movie? First, some of the reviews already written about the movie are…
LatinaLista — Art and activism have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. Since art is perhaps the boldest form of expression and activism is considered the most radical form of raising awareness of (usually) injustices, the two perfectly compliment one another…
LatinaLista — Hailed as “the Latino poet of his generation,” Martin Espada may shrug off the many accolades his poetic talent has garnered him over the years but this University of Massachusetts Amherst poetry professor would be the first…
LatinaLista — Argentina has seen its share of sorrows. From the dirty wars of past dictators to the economic crisis that ravaged the country, it was natural that the people should have a history of feeling hopeless — and…
