The Women I Met in Oaxaca

In December of 2024, I was in a classroom in Oaxaca de Juarez with eight other immigration advocates from the United States.  This was my third visit to Oaxaca, but unlike the prior two. I came as a student of MANOS: Migrantes Apoyados, No Olvidados (Migrants Supported, Not Forgotten), a Oaxacan nonprofit that supports migrants …

White for Purity, Purple for Dignity, Green for Hope”: Standing for Reproductive Rights in the Adirondacks

On May 14, the day of Bans off Our Bodies rallies around the country, my friend Judi and I decided to ditch our plans for a morning hike and headed north up Route 28 to Long Lake New York, where a rally had been planned. We had given some thought to heading to Albany, where …