LATINA/O/X SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Throughout the semester we focused on conversations that centered how individuals and organizations articulated their struggles andengagedinvariousformsofprotest.
Someoftheimagesandtextpresentinthiszinehelp usvisualizehowcommunitiesworkedtowardschange. Themes include the labor rights, education, representation in electoral politics, gender, nationalism, colonialism and the movements started byorganizationsinurbancommunities.
LLS 238
2023
Letter from the Profe
Table of Contents
Introduction
Leo Amador-Rojas
Mary Anaya
Stephany Barrios Hernandez
Jasmine Castillo
Anissa Degiulio
Victor De Jesus
Dominique Del Valle
Angel Foney
Sandra Garcia
Anthony Hudgens
Nick Ortiz
Amaya Rico
Yalinette Rivera
Odeth Rubio
Estela Santillan
Samantha Trevino
Jacklyn Vargas
WHat'sitmean?
Accordingtotheoxford dictionary,theterm hispaniccanbedefinedas "relatingtoSpainorto Spanish-speakingcountries, especiallythoseofLatin America."
Hispanic.Whats wrongwithit?
WhataboutIndigenous Languages?
Inadditiontoignoringour indigineousancestry,by usingthetermhispanic,we alsoseparateourselvesfrom alltheregionsthroughout latinamericathatstillspeak indigenouslanguages.
What'sWrongwithit?
Itwascontroversialfromthe start,becauselatinamerican countriesthatdontspeakspanish werediscludedandseperatedfrom therestofLatinAmerica.
Example:BrazilandHaiti
WhatifIjustdontcare?
Inignoringallthesefacts wereinforceacolonial narrativeanddiminishour owncultureasLatin Americans!
WHatcanwelearnfromallthis?
Moreproblems.
Inadditiontoaccepting colonialism,usingtheterm hispanicreinforces stereotypesandleadsto overgeneralization.Notall latinosspeakspanish,Butwe areallstillLatino!
Thetermhispanicisnotinclusive toalllatinos!Inadditionto that,asaminority,weare alreadyfightingforinclusivity; whymakeitharderonourselves. Byusinghispanic,weonly alienateourselvesmoreand differntiateourselvesinways thatarenotaccuratetobegin with.Attheendofthedayweare alllatinos!
Tenayuca and her attorney in the courtroom for her trial on charges of unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace in 1937
Young Lords female orgaizing
Women are vilanized and have been for seeking basic rights. Tenayuacan wanted to seek labor rights for her community. charged for disturbing the peace
While there were groups actively targetting individuals seeking better life and conditions. Groups had to gather themselves because authorities would not do so themselves.
Two brown berets being handcuffed. 13 activists went on to be charged by L.A grand jury on conspiracy charges for organizing the blowouts.
While they were deemed radical, what was in this space were "friendships developed through their collective work. The activitiy of sitting around the table putting together the newspapers, making posters, or preparing for conferences. Conversations, gatherings, celebrations, and friendship were the elements of Chicana community. They gave each other affectionate nicknames, traveled, and witnessed together" (Espinoza, 72).
Poem by civil rights, and union organizer Luisa Moreno
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Denise Olivares
Gloria Fontanez
March8th
Ourwomenandgirlsare CiudadvanishingfromJuárez.Micasa.All hebrings
Paper says “prostitutes, addicts.”
FEMICIDE
Government,Mexican the Juárez police
My protest, against NAFTA, the
Diana Russell
Adriana Lopez
Acada minuto,de cadasemana
Nosroban amigas,nos matan hermanas
Destrozan suscuerpos, los desaparecen
Noolviden susnombres,
Cantamossinmiedo, pedimosjusticia
Gritamosporcada desaparecida Queresuenefuerte:
¡Nosqueremosvivas! ¡Quecaigacon
fuerzaelfeminicida!
Education Inequalities
Studentsnotgivenrepresentationandresources. Treatedassecondclasscitizensorsub-humanbyracist systems.Theirprogresshamperedateveryturn.
Limitedtonoaccesstoessentialslike healthcare,childcare,andfood
TheLatincommunitymobilizestofightthe oppressioningroupssuchasTheYoungLords.
Systemicstruggleofminorities,many minoritygroupsinpovertyjointogether, creatinglargermovementsfightingtogether.
Communityleadprogramshelpedtofeed childrenandeducatepeopleontheirpolitical
FromBracerosTo Huelgas
The great majority of Mexicans were agricultural workers, and in this role they had the lowest living standard of all of America's wageworkers."
"The deathblow for Mexican American working classes, largely consisting of farm workers, was their exclusion from the FAIr Labors Standards Act reform in 1938"
"Women were integral to the Spanish-speaking union experience because many played key roles as strike participants and as dedicated and capable labor activists."
Self EmBODYment
RadicalSelf-Love& EradicatingFatphobia
Estela SantillanWhat is SElf EmBODYMENT?
The practice of using the body as a tool for healing.
Self-awareness
Mindfulness
Connection
Self-regulation
Finding Balance
Creating Self-acceptance
The Relationship Between our physical being and our energy.
Anti-Blackness & Fatphobia
Tounderstandfatphobia,theremustbeanunderstandingofrace, asracismandfatphobiarelatetooneanother.Withintheconcept ofanti-blacknessandthehistoryoftheviolenceanddiscrimination againstblackwomen,theirbodieshaveandcontinuetobe dehumanizedandmarginalizedbysociety. Blackwomenwerecomparedtowhitewomanandblackwomenwould beassociatedwithnegativeconnotations. Thesystematicoriginsoffatphobiastillaffectwomenofcolorto thisday,soviewingfatphobiathroughabroaderlensisvitaltohelp breakthenegativesystem.
sYSTEMATIC FATPHOBIA
medicalization of fatness
19th-century fatness began to be viewed as a medical problem rather than a normal aspect of human diversity
Due to the development of new technologies
Racism & Colonialism
Stigma against people of color as inherently lazy and unhealthy
Capitalism
Diet and weight loss industries profit from promoting a narrow beauty standard
Internalized Fatphobia
Negative self-talk
Equating weight to terms like “ugly” or “disgusting”
“unhealthy”
The false narrative that ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’ are synonyms
Avoiding certain activities or clothing
Constant dieting
Even when it’s not necessary for health reasons
Avoiding medical care
Delaying seeking medical attention due to fear of being judged or shamed for one’s body size
sELF IMAGE & mENTAL health
SelfImage:
Ourself-imageonourbodiesisoften skewedbytrendsandotherpeople. Itisimportanttodothingsfor ourselvesandpracticeself-care. Whichincludesinternalself-work suchasjournalism,openmindedness,meditation, reflection,andaccountability
Fat- Positive Activists: Body Liberation & Inspiration
Black and Latina's women have created a fat-positive movement through their work academically, artistically, and through social media. In particular, Chicana fat lesbians use Chicana feminism to counteract fatphobia through socio-cultural dynamics.
exampleofafat-positiveactivist, SonaleeRashatwar,useshercareer asatherapisttohelpaidthosewho areaffectedbyfattraumaand fatphobicexperiences,andshedoes sobygivingtherapyanddecolonizing westernideologiesbyreclaiming self-worthandbodyimagethrough fatness
