The waters of remembrance flow between the US-Mexican border. We honor the bravery of the people who migrate. We celebrate the land & beings of SomiSe'k's migratory corridor. We recognize the beings lost due to intolerance. We envision a world of liberation for all. #riodemuertos

Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine - The Red Nation
132 Indigenous activists, artists, and intellectuals condemn Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians. therednation.org/statement-of-i…

We'll be at VersoFrontero this Saturday – make sure to stop by our table!

It's Rio Grande River Tribute Day! For us, the river is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles. It twists and turns against barriers, pushing forth the urgency for life, for the nourishment of all beings and its will for freedom of movement.
#ProtectTheRiver #BordersLikeWater

VersoFrontera: The best literary destination in Texas! Don’t miss these featured writers!

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The state of Texas spends billions in the Rio Grande Valley, and none of it comes to those who need it. There are hungry children. There are elderly residents struggling to make ends meet. Veterans who need specialized healthcare. Meeting our needs doesn't seem to be on the radar

‘Stabbed in the back’: Biden’s border wall U-turn leaves Indigenous and climate groups reeling
Rio Grande communities feel like the ‘sacrificial lamb’ in a political war as climate activists and environmentalists call foul
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/o…

This is heartbreaking but not unexpected. Bush’s secure fence act of 2006 set things in motion and every administration since then has escalated the militarization and destruction of our beloved land.

It's a myth that Biden fully stopped wall construction.

This is no holdover from the Trump Admin, but a fully voluntary notice from Biden's DHS that they're waiving dozens of laws to build in Starr County.

DHS should use this money to remove wall or address it's harms instead

Hey poetry familia with new books in 2023 & 2024, give me your titles! Gonna add you to our book orders at LibroMobile!

Some great book recommendations including SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES BY SOAPBERRY TREES by Rio Grande Valley author César L. de León He/Him and THE SEA-RINGED WORLD: SACRED STORIES OF THE AMERICAS by María Garcia Esperón and translated by RGV author David Bowles (Tlazohcaxtin)

📣 The The Pulitzer Prizes decided ahead of the October meeting to expand eligibility requirements for Books, Drama, & Music! Thank you to all who signed & circulated the Open Letter, Javier Zamora, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, our volunteers, & the #PulitzerBoard 💞🥳

Sacred Native resting places were blasted according to this federal report. Of course, the living relatives of this construction told officials about the significance of the land before construction, but were ignored for the sake of conservative posturing. truthout.org/articles/feder…

Gonna throw this out again but if you're Latinx and have a poetry book coming out in 2024 let me know! 💙✨

Here's my list so far:
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Alright gente. Mark your calendars and lo righta le o

Raising some emergency funds for a queer Native-Am friend in Texas who is an organizer who recently lost their job and needs emergency support to make rent and pay utilities for September 1. If you'd like to contribute any amount, please DM or email me.

For the record - I will be doing what I know is best practice for reading and writing futures of my students.

Teaching students lessons with single TEKSs in isolation as prescribed by this new 'science of reading' nonsense only supports testing.

A child traveling to Chicago as part of the state’s migrant busing program died, according to a Friday afternoon statement from the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
texastribune.org/2023/08/11/chi…