direct action

the adrenaline of direct action is amazing. 

http://www.ciw-online.org/tools.html

raising awareness, using my voice, uniting with others and standing up for what i know is right, while making this process fun is priceless.

the conditions of farm workers is horrible!! how much would YOU think it's fair for you to get paid for picking 32 pounds of tomatoes?

try again! farm workers are paid 50 cents for every 32 pounds of tomatoes they pick! this means they have to pick 2.25 tons of tomatoes a day to earn minimum wage! think twice before buying your tomatoes, ask publix to do the right thing!!!

interested in learning more? start here to learn about the campaign for fair food

today was incredible! i stood up with some of my favorite people in the whole world for what is right and to end modern day slavery.

solidarity with farm workers

i am committed to changing the conditions of farm workers. we eat every day, we eat to survive. we are so used to the convenience of grocery stores and we are so disconnected from the reality of farm workers. the horrible conditions they work in, when they are giving life to us.

all campesin@s should be treated with dignity and respect. it takes a lot of work to grow food for many people. it's hard physical work that requires valuable skills. knowing how to work the land is a beautiful thing. having food to eat is a blessing! let's treat are farm workers in that same way.

thank you soil
gracias pachamama
gracias campesinos
for feeding us every single day
without you i would not be here today

creating community

it's good to be back in my blog! today i realized it's been about a year since I got back to Florida and 4 months since I moved to Miami Beach.

This means it's been about a year since I started to do activism. Looking back this has been one of the most transformative experiences in my life. It's great to be an active and engaged citizen! I love being part of changing the world and deconstructing capitalism! This process has helped me multiply compassion and empathy to levels I did not know before. Reaching out to all kinds of different communities and being an ally for oppressed peoples in the road of liberation. While striving for my own liberation. I have met the most wonderful, inspiring, hard-working, fun, loving, kind, passionate, committed compañer@s in this journey. I feel at home.
Together we are building community,
we are using consensus
we are being inclusive
we are critically reflecting
we are reaching out
we are activating awareness
we are changing society for the better
together we are a strong ant colony

i feel supported by a community of beautiful people
i am loving my life more and more every day
i am expanding my life to do all the things i love:
spending time outside camping, hiking and breathing, teaching in equal transformative spaces, creating community consensus-based projects, creating a YAYA chapter and a radical feminist radio show, teaching kids about nature, learning more about botany, popular and political education, doing tons of yoga, biking some, going on walks at the Garden, dancing folkloric colombian music, laughing and making sure i take care of my personal sustainability to ensure that the work i do comes from an open heart and a centered mind.

i deeply felt energy wave of appreciation to all activists que están en la búsqueda, en la lucha, en la revolución, en la transformación!!!