Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Dream Team Members Garner Online Traction

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Dream Team LA members Nancy Meza, Carlos Amador and Erick Huerta were all featured for their open editorials and blog post on two different sites. All three members continued the ongoing dialogue of what it means to be young, undocumented while growing up in the United States with their individual contributions.

Both Nancy, along with Erick, contributed to the brand new “Dream Activist Blogging Series” on the Huffington Post, Latino Voices page. In her post, “Immigration Is Not Just An Election Year Issue, It Is A Reality Millions Of Undocumented People In The U.S Have To Face Every Day,” Nancy discusses the need for politicians and multi-million dollar corporations, to be held accountable for their role in driving immigrants from their home countries with unbalanced foreign trade policies, such as NAFTA. Continue reading →

OC to LA Dream Ride 2012

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Dream Act Riders, Dream Team Los Angeles, Orange County Dream Team, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Solidarity Ink and City of Lights are proud to announce that we are officially opening registration for the OC to LA Dream Ride 2012. This years ride will be on Sunday March 4th and will be starting in Orange County from El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana with a ride kick off celebration and ending at Solidarity Ink in Lincoln Heights with a welcoming celebration. This years ride will be in celebration of the passage of the California Dream Act, but also connecting the immigrant rights movement with the biking community.

If you would like to participate in this years ride, please CAREFULLY READ AND FILL OUT the  form provided in the link below. Once we have received it, you will be notified and be provided with additional information and updates about the ride as we get closer to the day.

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM

Requirements for the ride:
* Bicycle that’s in working condition ( If you’re bike needs a tune up or adjustments, contacts us to fix it)
* No Beach Cruisers
* Comportable/casual clothes (you will get sweaty)
* Refillable water bottle/canteen to have during the ride
* Working front and back lights (required by law)

 

Registration fee:
There is a one time, non-refundable $20 registration fee for this ride that will cover logistics and the following for all riders/volunteers participating:
* Lunch
* Dinner
* Snacks/Water
* Bicycle Assistance
* First Aid Care

Payments can be made online through the Pay Pal Link below or in person to Erick Huerta and/or Yenni Diaz if they can’t be made online.

Volunteers Needed:
If you would like to volunteer for the bike ride, we are looking for folks who can help do traffic control during the ride, drive and be escorts in vehicles, setting up lunch and dinner at the respective locations. ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE THEIR MEALS TAKEN CARE OF AND THEIR REGISTRATION FEE WILL BE WAIVED. If you helped out last year or wanna volunteer this year, contact us.

If you need further incentive on being part of tis amazing ride and event, check out all the pics our friend Victor took of the ride.

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Dream Team L.A. Member on KPFK

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Dream Team L.A. member, Mariella Saba, was recently invited to the KPFK studios to discuss and share the work DTLA does in the immigrant rights movement. “Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod,” an early morning show that features daily public affairs, with guest host Hamid Khan, that featured a discussion on the affects Secure Communities has had in communities here in Los Angeles.

Mariellas segment comes in at the 25:40 mark, as she describes some of the first hand effects Scomm has had in families and children in the Pico Union area. During the conversation, Mariella as “how do they make business from our pain?” when the discussion turns to families being separated from each other and  placed in detention centers that see individuals as money, rather than humans. The perceptive discussion continues on for 10 minutes as she also shares the need for self care and healing within any movement, its importance and how she has facilitated these elements in DTLA.

 

Undocu-Media Workshop

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Dream Team Los Angeles in Collaboration with Dreamers Adrift will be hosting an Undocumedia workshop. This workshop is open to current media makers, both undocumented & allies, and to those who are seriously committed to creating and contributing to their own forms of media .

This workshop will focus on strengthening our media skills ( in multiple platforms of media ) and creating a vision of what and where we want to see undocumented youth media.

Priority will be given to those who are part of a group/organization. Space will also be given to those individuals who are not part of an organization, but want to contribute to the creation of undocumented media.

If you are interested in attending please send the following to undocumedia@gmail.com

Name
Organization ( if you are part of an organization )
What type of media do you create or are interesting in creating ?
What does undocumedia mean to you ?

Space is limited to 30 people, so please submit your information ASAP to secure your attendance to the workshop.

With much love

Dreamers Adrift and Dream Team Los Angeles

CNN en Español profiles Dreamer/Artist Julio Salgado

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Julio is know in the Dream movement for being an amazing artist, and as a member of dreamers adrift. His art work has been seen all over the country and all over facebook whenever there’s anything Dream related going on. His style is unmistakable, simple and to the point each and every time. Recently, Julio was profiled by CNN en Español, talking about his drawing, the dream act movement and how they’re both intertwined.

Intersecting Realities: Visions of Immigrant Narrative

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Please Join us for “Intersecting Realities:Visions of Immigrant Narrative,” Art Exhibit on Saturday June 18, 2011.
We will be showing the work of Pocho1, Im;Arte and Julio Salgado. We will also be Unveiling of DREAM Mural and premiering the latest video from Dreamers Adrift. Poetry by Janet Gonzalez, Jesus Iniguez, Mariella Saba and Erick Huerta.

…Performance from LA CHAMBA!!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/lachambachicha

Food and drinks will be provided.

“Dream Visualized” Images by Pocho1

This project was inspired by the life of Cinthya Felix and Tam Tran, one of our great women Dream Act leaders who passed away last May. Tam was an activist, film maker and scholar. Tam was also a loving sister, friend and daughter. Like many undocumented students, Tam had different identities that many people don’t see.Through this project we plan to capture these different identities, in order to put a human face on the immigration story

In this project, we will follow seven Dream students throughout their entire day. We want to capture them with their families, friends, at school, at work, and in their communities.

International photographer Pocho-1 documents political and cultural movements. He began fighting for the interests of his community while furthering his education at Cal State Northridge. Studying under Rudy Acuna, founder of the first Xican@ studies department. Moving back to the Bay Area, he attended San Francisco State University earning a MA in Ethnic Studies. He is presently pursuing his 2nd Masters at USC Rossier School of Education. For more information please visit: http://www.pocho1.com/

IM:ARTE
Im:arte was created by a collaboration of artist that believed deeply in something bigger than themselves, “a social movement powered by creativity and imagination.” Carol Belisa (Mocabel), Laura Flores, Leticia Hernandez, Omar Ramirez, Ray Hernandez (Aryer), and Victor Zuniga worked diligently to launch Im:Arte Collective, their work will be displayed.

** http://imarte.org/**
**facebook.com/imarte.art**

Julio Salgado

Julio Salgado is the creator of the online comic strip “Liberty For All,” which follows the life of a young undocumented college graduate named Liberty. His activist artwork has become a staple of the DREAM Act movement. College students across the country have used Salgado’s artwork to call attention to the DREAM Act.
His work has been praised by OC Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano, KPCC-FM 89.3′s Multi-American blog and the influential journal ColorLines.
Salgado is a recent California State University, Long Beach graduate with a BA in journalism.
To see more of his artwork and other collaborations, you can go to DreamersAdrift.com and http://juliosalgado83.tumblr.com/

Ciclavia Dream Contingent Sunday 4-10

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Art by Julio Saldalgo

Join Dreamers and Allies for the first Ciclavia of 2011 by advocating for the rights of all undocumented immigrants and the CA Dream Act by riding your bike through the streets of L.A. with thousands of fellow Angelinos. Join us at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights starting at 9 a.m. as we meet up and prepare to ride out by 10 a.m. We will be attaching art works on folks bikes in a safe and visible fashion and going over some guide lines to ride safely as a large or small group. We will be doing the entire 7 mile route, chanting, talking to fellow riders and sharing our stories, cause you know, we’re undocumented and unafraid like that.

Riders who weren’t able to participate in the L.A. to O.C. Dream Ride are highly encouraged to participate in this event/ride. Riders of ALL LEVELS welcomed. Beach Cruisers are perfect for riding this mild pace ride. Bike first aid and personal first aid kits will be on hand just in case anyone gets a flat tire or they have mechanical issues with their bikes.

THERE WILL BE A CICLAVIA WORK PARTY THIS FRIDAY  5-8 P.M. AT THE DOWNTOWN L.A. LABOR CENTER. IF ANYONE HAS EXTRA PAINT, BRUSHES AND POSTER BOARDS, PLEASE BRING THEM ALONG WITH YOU. WE WILL BE CREATING ART WORK THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO BIKES FOR SUNDAY. THE DOWNTOWN L.A. UCLA LABOR CENTER IS LOCATED AT675 SOUTH PARK VIEW STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90057

FOR MORE INFO/QUESTIONS CONTACT:
ERICK HUERTA ANIMEMANZ@GMAIL.COM

Click here to go to the Facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121550531256046

ABOUT CICLAVIA: With a hugely successful 10-10-2010 under our belt, we are currently preparing for Los Angeles’ next four ”open-street” Sundays in 2011. Seven and a half miles of streets were car-free from 10 AM – 3 PM on Sunday October 10th 2010. In 2011, we’re doing the initial route again and again, and reaching out to new neighborhoods and adding new spurs.
CicLAvia makes the streets will safe for people to walk, skate, play and ride a bike. There are activities along the route. Shop owners and restaurants are encouraged to open their doors to people along the CicLAvia.A Ciclovía is not just for recreation. It is social integration. Ciclovías started in Bogotá, Colombia, over thirty years ago as a response to the congestion and pollution of city streets. Now they happen throughout Latin America and the United States, connecting communities and giving people a break from the stress of car traffic. The health benefits are immense. Ciclovías bring families outside of their homes to enjoy the streets, our largest public space. In Los Angeles we need CicLAvia more than ever. Our streets are congested with traffic, our air is polluted with toxic fumes, our children suffer from obesity and other health conditions caused by the scarcity of public space and safe, healthy transportation options. CicLAvia creates a temporary park for free, simply by removing cars from city streets. It creates a network of connections between our neighborhoods and businesses and parks with corridors filled with fun. We can’t wait to see you at CicLAvia!