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Category: Civil Rights

Accountability / Civil Rights / Public Policy

Uvalde Tragedy: Latinos Want Justice and Change

The Uvalde tragedy resulted in extensive media, punditry, and political attention. Yet, has anyone asked what the children’s families and predominant Latino community want? The failed communications and understanding of their wants serve as a microcosm of what happens across Latino communities.

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Civil Rights / Health and Human Services / Public Policy

Texas’ Climate Disaster: Latino Community Impact and Policy Assessment

The Texas Winter Storm, in February 2021, disproportionately impacted Latino, Black, and low-income peoples. The winter disaster occurred while they were struggling with pandemic conditions and its concurrent disproportionate economic and health effects.

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Civic Engagement / Civil Rights / Public Policy

Chicano Movement Legacies: Fifty Years of Raza Unida Party

A Reunion and Celebration of the Legacy of Raza Unida Party –One of the Most Influential Organizations of the Chicano Movement. Participants will review the history and legacy of the Raza Unida Party, and its relationships to the current social, economic, and political status of Mexican Americans. Presentations will connect the present to future influence […]

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Civil Rights / Health and Human Services / Public Policy

Decades of Latino Health Injustice

There are 2.5 more uninsured Latinos today than their total population of 1.8 million during the 1968 U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hearing conducted in San Antonio.  It’s a social justice issue that requires change from the decades of increasing right-wing political obstruction and discriminatory policies.

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Civil Rights / Messaging / Organizing

Mexican American Civil Rights: 1968 vs. 2021

Recent publications and events regarding the history of Mexican American Civil Rights in Texas have garnered public attention.  It could not be timelier given current enacted state laws that target voter suppression and white-washing historical TRUTH regarding the treatment and contributions of Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans.

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Civic Engagement / Civil Rights / Electoral Power

Paid Sick Days: Workers Bienestar (Well-Being) Unfullfilled!

Over 4 million Texas workers, half of them Latinos, have their economic mobility impeded because they lack employer-based paid sick leave. The 87th State Legislative Session preferred focusing on divisive issues and corporate hand-outs versus supporting workers to gain economic prosperity on a level playing field. The legislature and AG continually fight against cities passing […]

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Action Corner

La Raza Unida Party: Legacy and Action, 9/15-17/2022, San Antonio

Latino Workers: Injury & Death

Latino Voter: Misinformation Targets

Child Care: Access Scarce

Texas Leaders: Hyprocrites on Property Taxes

Be Afraid: Xenophobes Live Here

Texas Policymaking vs. Latino Power Shift Framework

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