Vanity Fair cover

Ugh

I’m thinking of this election & these efforts as harm reduction. I’m trying to host parties that do no harm- outside/ providing masks/ thinking about access.

Make it fun! I’m planning a card writing party to incarcerated people followed by dancing in December. I want to feel good when doing good. justdetention.org/words-of-hop...

I hosted a postcards to swing states party in my garden & asked folks to donate to Palmetto State Abortion Fund or an abortion fund of their choice in exchange for the meal I provided. We sang w/ my chorus, listened to music, hugged babies, and did some justice & joy. donorbox.org/support-the-...

Bwahahahaha

Listen to Derecho de nacimiento. My students choreographed a dance to that song. It’s so beautiful!!!

My students love listening to Selena’s music and reading Selena: Reina de la música tejana. There are so many great books about Celia Cruz which we pair w/ listening to La vida es un carnaval etc. Natalia Fourcade’s music is so beautiful & meaningful too. Someone has to write a book about her.

With the border/deportations becoming a hotter topic, I’ll probably also read Seguimos soñando (about Mexican Repatriation) & revisit student fave, Separate is Never Equal, about desegregation of a “Mexican school” that predates Brown v Board. Early desegregation cases in CA are so little known.

Getting a few books ready for the 1st week of Latinx/ Spanish Heritage month, next week. I also love every Francisco X. Alarcón book of poetry for teaching culture, craft, and the richness of translanguaging.