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The Desert, The Resilience of Life and Our Collective Dignity

If life exists only in relationship with other life–community–and the organizing principle of life is partnership, what is being born in the middle of human crises? That’s what brought me to Arizona during the SB1070 collapse last May. I found … Continue reading

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Colorful Unity in Arizona: One Stroke at a Time

[I am writing this piece from El Barrio. This neighborhood was raided by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security) two years ago, arresting many undocumented people –a lot of them … Continue reading

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Next Station: Rise Up! – Satyagraha and Howard Zinn

You can’t be neutral in a moving train. That’s the title of Howard Zinn’s autobiography (1994) and the title only says it all. If we are on board of the train of greed, privatization and ignorance, aren’t we part of … Continue reading

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The Regents Of the Dream

[A letter I sent to the regents of the University of California the semester I decided to stop cooperating with this institution.] Dear Regents of the University of California, We understand the enormous responsibility you have on your shoulders with … Continue reading

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