New Organization: National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project

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The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project at the Washington College of Law at American University  will continue and expand the work that I have been doing for nearly 30 years.  Through our work at the Washington College of Law, NIWAP will engage a new generation of lawyers and advocates in work that benefits immigrant women, children, and immigrant survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes.

NIWAP is a national provider of training, legal and social science research, policy development, and technical assistance to advocates, attorneys, pro bono law firms, law schools, universities, law enforcement, prosecutors, social service and health care providers, justice system personnel, and other professionals who work with immigrant women, children and crime victims. Our work will include support for those in the field and in government who work to improve laws, regulations, policies, and practices to enhance legal options and opportunities for immigrant women and children.

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Mujeres Talk: The Right to Learn and Work in a Safe Place

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  Partially presented at the 2012 NACCS Conference Roundtable Panel “’Callin’ it like it is’: Transforming Gendered, Sexual and Heteropatriachal Violence in Chicano Studies and Academic Institutions” People who pursue knowledge and participate in social justice activities have the right to expect people of authority and influence to commit themselves to establish, and maintain a … Read more

MALCS Summer Institute CFP July 2012 – New Deadline of May 1st!

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
“Todos Somos Arizona”: Confronting the Attacks on Difference
University of California, Santa Barbara
July 18-21, 2012

 Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) invites submissions for its annual Summer Institute to be held this year at the University of California Santa Barbara. This year’s theme is “Todos Somos Arizona:” Confronting the Attacks on Difference.

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“This Is Us”: A Legacy of Mentorship and Scholarship con Corazón

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By Brenda Sendejo On March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, the 2012 Tejas Foco Regional Conference of The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) convened at Texas State University, San Marcos.  Scholars, writers, artists and community members gathered to recognize and celebrate scholarship, art and knowledge of nuestra cultura. Over 200 conference participants attended … Read more

From the Windy City Times

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Latina filmmakers on companies, movie projects by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times 2012-03-28   Linda Garcia Merchant has been making films for the last six years and with her latest productions, Thresholds and The A Word, she covers two controversial topics—teen violence and abortion, respectively. Her newest production company, Las Pilonas—which she formed a year … Read more

Mujeres Talk: Thoughts on Limbaugh, Sex for Pleasure and Birth Control

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  The recent radio blast by Rush Limbaugh regarding 3rd year law school student, Sandra Fluke, and her advocacy for female student rights to contraception at Georgetown University was jarring for this MALCS blogger. Sandra Fluke was verbally attacked by Rush Limbaugh and I was shocked by the hatred for a particular type of woman in … Read more

July 2012 Mujeres Iniciando en las Américas Delegation to Guatemala

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MIA, Mujeres Iniciando en las Américas A 10-day Delegation Uniting Guatemalan and U.S. Women and Men, July 22 – August 1, 2012 The Latin American women’s movement is recognized internationally for its advances in combating violence against women. Latin America was the first region in the world where all countries ratified the Convention on the … Read more