It’s been more than a year since my last blog post. Like most of you, I have been aghast at the state of the world . Seeing the news about Venezuela, on top of the cold front (ICE) in the Untied States, the war-mongering towards Iran and a silenced genocide in Gaza, I have found…
Category: Mexico
Poetry in a Thousand Tongues! International Mother Language Day
It is International Mother Tongue Day, today, the 21st of February. It’s an important day to celebrate because imperial monopolies of language (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French) have erased so many forms of communication and Indigenous and languages. Only this month, the Mexican government recognized 68 Indigenous languages as national languages alongside Spanish. This took over…
A Rapist in Your Way
Today’s piece pays homage– and it must– to the brave women of Chile and around the world who are standing up for their right to be free from sexual and gender-based violence. Currently, Mexico leads the world in murder of women and other forms of sexual violence. The United Nations, whose research wing may be…
Loteria: A Homage to Mexico
A vibrant take on the centuries old game of Loteria and a homage to the beauty and rich power of Mexico!
Ear to the Ground 