Moving Art Into Our Movements

Moving Art: An Exhibition by DRUM — Desis Rising Up & Moving From DRUM — Desis Rising Up & Moving in New York City: On Sunday July 9, Moving Art held its end-of-program gallery sharing the art that 9 young working-class artists have been working on, grounded in the experiences of our

10 Affirmations to Help Undocumented Immigrants Turn Panic into Resistance

by Alan Pelaez Lopez ***Originally published on ***[***Everyday Feminism***](http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/04/help-undocumented-immigrants/#.WW9qiVpy1XN.twitter)***:*** I have PTSD, but PTSD isn’t rare. See, I come from a community of predominantly Black and Indigenous undocumented immigrants from all over the world, and PTSD is something that a lot

Abolishing Immigration Prisons

by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Associate Professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández in the classroom at University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. Source: YouTube Read **“Abolishing Immigration Prisons”** by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, published in the Boston University Law Review and the

La Luche Sigue / The Struggle Continues

Alex Mensing reflects on supporting the #Adelanto8 and over 50 hunger strikers at the Adelanto Detention Center over the past month Members of the Viacrusis Refugee Caravan. Photo Credit: Alex Mensing [en español abajo] One month ago, on June 12th, nine brave Central American asylum seekers refused to eat the

I Still Have Your Luggage Tag

by William Lopez Photo Credit: Celena Lopez On May 24th, 2017, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a local Ann Arbor restaurant* next to the University of Michigan campus. ICE agents went in with a warrant for single man, but arrested three to five others, including a Legal Permanent Resident.

ACT NOW: Demand Brenda receieve proper medical care at Laredo

*From *[*Grassroots Leadership*](http://grassrootsleadership.org)* and Texas United for Families:* Brenda has been forced to make the impossible decision of choosing her own voluntary deportation over remaining in detention, where she fears death. She has been transferred to the Laredo Detention Center, known for deplorable medical attention, where she

I have been to these states in chains and pain

Thomas was deported to his home country in Africa in April of 2017 after being in immigration detention for over three years Photo Credit: Tina Shull This is Part II of Thomas Dube’s story. Read Part I here Thomas was deported to his home country in Africa in April