Latinos Engage In Protests More Than Other Groups

Latinos Engage In Protests More Than Other Groups

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

An interesting article appeared recently in The Society Pages, making the case that Latinos are more likely to engage in political protests and other groups. This comes at the same […]

Pepper Spray Cop Meme Gets Spicier

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

So as you may or may not have heard, Pocho.com is back — and not a moment too soon! If you haven’t seen the University of California at Davis pepper […]

We Are All Alabama When Laws Target The Best Of Us

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

By Dustin Mendus It all began when the kids stopped showing up to school. Hundreds of Latino kids disappeared from school when Alabama began enforcing it’s brutal immigration law, HB […]

NYC Latino Politico Arrested At Occupy Wall Street

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

New York City councilman Ydanis Rodriguez  was arrested yesterday with hundeds of others as police there emptied the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park. After almost 18 hours in which […]

13 Arrested In Alabama Protest

Mary Mata

A total of 13 pople were arrested yesterday in Montgomery, Alabama after a protest in front of the Alabama State Legislature. The undocumented students, their parents and supporters were protesting […]

I Talk About The Hard Stuff Because I Think It’s Important

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

I literally and figuratively have a big mouth. Sometimes I know I should shut the hell up, but — boy howdy — it’s so hard for me to repress my […]

Undocumented Youth Occupy Wells Fargo In Oakland

Mary Mata November 7, 2011

Undocumented youth leaders of the group 67 Sueños helped to shut down a Wells Fargo branch in Oakland as part of the Occupy Oakland movement over the weekend. We spoke to organizer […]

Minorities Responsible For Violence On Minorities In Oakland

Mary Mata October 26, 2011

It’s minorities who are most responsible for violence against minority Occupy Oakland protestors, according to a report about the violence at that action yesterday, which resulted in the arrest of […]

Disappointment, Disorganization At #OccupyPhoenix

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

By Esteban and Elizabeth Garcia Phoenix, Arizona — The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s changed our country forever. We went from a segregated society to all men being equal — […]

Latinos To Mobilize Against Immigration Policy In 10 Cities

Mary Mata

By Presente.org Latinos, immigrants and their allies will hold a National Day of Action called “Obama, Immigration and the Latino Community” on Tuesday, October 18 in 10 cities across the […]