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How My First Ofrenda Brought My Mexican Soul Back to Life | Essay I Built an Altar to Honor My Brother's Memory. It Also Helped Me Reconnect with a Part of Myself I'd Left Unclaimed

On ***os the UFW wants to honor the martyrs of La Causa who gave us the most precious gift they possess - their very lives. Nan, Nagi, Juan, Rufino, & Rene are very special human beings. We will never let the sacrifice they have made for us be forgotten.

En el Día de los Mu***os, la UFW quiere honrar a los mártires de La Causa que nos dieron el regalo más preciado que poseen: sus propias vidas. Nan, Nagi, Juan, Rufino y René son seres humanos muy especiales. Nunca permitiremos que se olvide el sacrificio que hicieron por nosotros.

Hoy, en el Día de los Mu***os, honramos a los trabajadores agrícolas que han mu**to a causa del calor: Asunción Valdivia, Dario Mendoza, Efrain Lopez Garcia, Elidio Hernandez Gomez, Leoncio Antonio Trejo Galdamez, Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez, Miguel Ángel Guzmán, y más. Necesitamos protecciones federales contra el calor para los trabajadores agrícolas AHORA para evitar que esta lista crezca.

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The application window to apply for a scholarship to attend NEA’s MLT/WLT West is now open!

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MLT/WLT East is January 24-26,2025 in Atlanta, GA and that application window will open in December.

Now and siempre. We stand with the people, our gente, of
Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷

The Art of Door Knocking | NEA Want to get voters to the polls to elect pro-public education candidates? Listen to this NEA Today audio story about the why and how of canvassing voters.

How Arizona Latinos may hold the key to the White House Latino voters in Arizona are expected to play an outsized role in deciding the country's next president. Why it matters: Of the six battleground states that could swing the election, Arizona has the largest share of Latino eligible voters, about a quarter of that state's voters. Zoom in: Once staunc...

When you’ve worked in immigrant justice as long as we have, you know our community is frequently and mercilessly placed in the crosshairs of lawmakers, nativist media voices, and pernicious political campaigns.

What these bad actors don’t know is that hate and white supremacy have NEVER stopped immigrants from pursuing their dreams and providing for their families.

Our diverse community of immigrants across the country is not only undeterred by racist attacks and smears but is more motivated than ever to stand in solidarity with each other.

We know anti-immigrant hysteria is as old as migration itself, so this will not be the last time we face it. Nevertheless, no amount of fake stories or xenophobic policy proposals will slow our resolve.

If you feel the same way, stand firmly with us against this old, tired strategy of dividing and conquering through fabricated panics. It won’t work – just as it hasn’t worked before.

Promises to fix bad policies have not been kept, and this raises deep concerns for the immigrant communities that the (IJN) fights for every day.

In this moment of urgency, the next President must create policies that uphold our values of compassion, fairness, and respect for human rights.

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Early childhood educators help students build the foundational skills that they'll build on throughout their education.

For all you do to establish a love of learning in their students & set them up for lifelong educational achievement: Thank you!!

We recognize and celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and invaluable contributions of Indigenous communities. NEA stands committed to ensuring all students can learn about and honor these legacies, while advancing justice, respect, and equity for Indigenous peoples in education and beyond.

RSVP 🔗Link in bio! Hear from experts on Puerto Rican demographics & voter power in the U.S., issue concerns, and what's unfolding in the elections in Puerto Rico. Guests include Dr. Carlos Vargas Ramos, Director of Policy at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. Conversations and Q&A moderated by , MSNBC columnist and founder of The Latino Newsletter. RSVP for a chance to have your question included!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a week of engaging sample lessons from the Cesar Chavez Foundation's K-8 curriculum!📚

📗 Access free lessons that help students develop their knowledge of Hispanic culture and improve their ability to share and connect to their own stories.

📕 For more information about our full curriculum offerings, including After-School and Summer programming, please email [email protected].

📘 To download sample lessons or to learn more about our full curriculum, visit bit.ly/HHMSampleLessons.

Janet is working weeding the lettuce fields in Soledad CA. She shares, "We work long days removing the weeds with a hoe. This work insures the lettuce grows well. The hardest part is working when it is very hot, temperatures last week went above 100°."

Janet está trabajando quitando la maleza de los campos de lechuga en Soledad, California. Ella comparte: "Trabajamos muchas horas quitando las malas hierbas con una azada. Este trabajo asegura que la lechuga crezca bien. La parte más difícil es trabajar cuando hace mucho calor, la semana pasada las temperaturas superaron los 100°".

We are still celebrating Hispanic Heritage 🇵🇷
Seguimos celebrando la Herencia Hispana