Spent the afternoon with my musician husband turning one of my poems into a protest song/ anthem. 10/10 Valentine’s Day. No notes.

Get her what she really wants this Valentine’s Day 💕

A snippet from my reading the other night 🐆

Don’t mind me, I’m just going to be obnoxiously and orgullosamente Latina over here for the foreseeable future 💃🏻🇵🇾

So many important take aways from that performance, but I just want to point out that he named the countries in America in order from South to North. He literally turned the map on its head and deconstructed the idea that the Global South is somehow less than. Powerful messaging!

That was more than a show. That was a sanación. 😭🙏🏽

A poem for all the families separated by this evil administration 🐞

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

TONIGHT! 📣

This is where we are right now

God forbid a girl have a decent vocabmewlary

The only information I want from any elected official right now, from federal office down to local sewer commission, is "what do you see as your role in the prosecution of everyone involved with ICE," and if they can't give a clear answer I will interpret that to mean "defendant"

FRIDAY 📣📣📣

I am so happy to hear that Liam has come home to his family, but so many children still deserve better than what ICE and this administration is doing to them right now, and need to be brought home asap. Abolish it all! End ICE and this occupation! #Comics4Liam

This is who runs this account

👏A federal judge in MN just issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the Trump administration from arresting & detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under Operation PARRIS while the case challenging the practice proceeds. refugeerights.org/news-resourc...

So, I guess I’m going to Germany?!?! 😭🥹🥳 I’m still in shock - what an incredible honor!

For my fellow DnD nerds and activists

One more thing about rest, then I’ll shut up. The phrase “Rest is resistance” originated with Tricia Hersey, who coined the framework in 2016 as a response to white supremacy and capitalism. It is deeply rooted in Black Liberation Theory and Black Feminism and draws from the work of Audrey Lorde…

I did the thing! Not sure how active I’ll be over there, but you can now find me on the app where you scroll ⬆️

Besties, I’m gonna hold your hand while I say this: If your only resistance is “rest” and “radical joy,” you’re doing it wrong.

More info for immigrants and allies - I don’t know who the author is, but this is an excellent resource! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

A lot of people have been asking me what they can do to fight back if they can’t attend a protest or be on the front lines. Here are 10 things that you can do to take action right now (many from the comfort of your couch). There is room for everyone in the resistance. We have friends everywhere.

It was an execution. Call it what it was. A cold-blooded, state-sanctioned, extrajudicial killing.

In other horrors…

A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!

Our Minnesota office is reporting that refugee clients (with legal status!) are being detained and immediately sent to Texas detention centers. Once there, they realize that they have their papers and dump them out on the streets of Texas with no way to get home. 💔💔💔

For Liam and all the children in our broken world 💔

The way I was shaking with rage when I saw this photo earlier 🤬 If you support this, any of this, you are not a human being.

Just in case you didn’t realize the reality of what it’s like in Minnesota right now. I encourage you to check out the whole map when you can.

Just an fyi—>

I finally had “the talk” with my loved ones about 🧊

I had only a month to plan and prepare to open a new school, but it all came together in the end! This past week I was happy to welcome 60 new refugee and immigrant students from nine different countries into my classroom. I hope for these amazing individuals, my classroom will be a safe space…

Silence wears the shackles of the oppressor. Never forget that. Get loud.

FRIEND: what are you doing this weekend? ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself FRIEND: cool, cool

Finally got my multilingual library set up! These books have come with me to three schools now. So thankful to all of you who have donated books over the years to my classroom for refugees 🙏🏽

Just abolish ICE and CBP. They’ve only been around since 2003 - we’ll be just fine (actually better) without them. I have shoes older than them, FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

Just know that your silence isn’t passive. In real life or on social media. It speaks volumes. 📣📣📣

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who feels this way 🥺 I feel like I’m going insane most days, the way everyone is just… going about their day like everything is normal… IT’S NOT?!?!

One of my students spent months hiding from the Taliban before she could escape to seek asylum here in the US. Now Afghan refugees are being demonized here and many of them are afraid of being deported back to danger. She is living with that fear every day in the land where she thought she was safe.

First day of class!

I didn’t know her name Forgive me

Things are terrible, but good news is this week I enrolled over 50 refugees in my new school. From Belarus to Burma, Guatemala to Ukraine, Syria to Honduras, Afghanistan to Venezuela, people from all walks of life walked into my classroom eager to learn English. It gives me hope.

Don’t let your hatred of ICE overshadow your love of migrants and refugees. The point is not primarily about attacking the oppressor. The point is about lifting up the vulnerable. Don’t just oppose ICE. Also find ways to directly support your local immigrant communities.

Abolish ICE. There’s no amount of reform that will fix it. Just. Abolish. It.

Este pueblo no se ahoga con marullos Y si se derrumba yo lo reconstruyo Tampoco pestañeo cuando te miro Para que te recuerde' de mi apellido La Operación Cóndor invadiendo mi nido Perdono, pero nunca olvido, ¡oye! youtu.be/mWd1QKLUhGU?...

Finally writing again after a rough few months. Trying to give myself grace.