un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos...

What issues are most important to you?

-Ending Human trafficking and modern-day slavery
-Zapatismo
-Strengthening international criminal justice

AND
Making Obama good on his word to end the war in Iraq, stop torture, shut down Guantanamo, renegotiate NAFTA and implement effective health care reform.

What kind of social activism do you engage in?

(above)

What organizations do you love or work with?

International Criminal Court, International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), La Otra Compana, los Braceros (MX), Student World Assembly, CATW, Iraq Veterans Against the War, GEMS, Polaris Project, Mexico Solidarity Network, Fur Cultural Revival (Portland, Maine)

What books, music, films, etc. do you think educate and empower women?

Trade (movie), El Fuego y la Palabra (book), the Coup (music)

Career: what do you do or want to do?

Anti-trafficking work in NYC, solidarity work with social movements in Mexico, NGO support and coalition building for communities experiencing transitional justice

What skills and interests to do you have to offer to others in the Red Tent Women's Project communty? This is your chance, so sell yourself!

I am currently living in NYC and am seeking employment with a non-profit. Please contact me for a full resume, but here is a bit about my experience as an organizer:

I have worked for over 5 years with Amnesty International USA, and 4 years with Student World Assembly. Issues around which I have lobbied, organized, blogged/written about or planned campaigns/events/conferences include:

Protect the Women of Juarez
End U.S. torture and extraordinary renditions
End the Genocide in Darfur, Sudan
Homeland Security Raids in Portland, ME
Divestment of Maine State Retirement fund from Sudan
Youth & HIV/AIDS
Justice for the Victims of Bhopal
USA PATRIOT Act
Civil Liberties and State Security
Trafficking of Children & Youth in Latin America
Political Prisoner casework in Turkey and Ukraine
U.S. ratification of the International Criminal Court
Campaign for Bracero Reparations
Winter Soldier Testimony (IVAW)
The Obama Presidential Campaign

I have personally designed and facilitated multiple leadership workshops at various training conferences in many states, and in the NYC area including Columbia University and Bronx Community College (CUNY).

I specialize in youth leadership training, human trafficking and the situation in Darfur, Sudan.

I have excellent communication skills and am experienced in PR and marketing. I have worked on organization issues such as strategic planning, grant writing, membership development and fund raising.

I am seeking employment with an anti-trafficking NGO or

What would you like other members of this community to know? About yourself, about the world...anything (try not to be profane, though)!

HASTA LA VICTORIA....

-mujeres con la dignidad rebelde-

What was your "women really matter and I'm going to do something about it" moment?

Learning how to be a classy radical from the strong artists and women who raised me.