Silvia Nieto

Silvia Nieto

In a story from CNN called Migrants Who Traveled with Caravan Vow to Wait at Border Until They Are Granted Asylum, the article talks about how many asylum seeking immigrants are prudent to staying outside an immigration center. They are vowing to stay out there until everybody is allowed into the country. The immigrants all marched from a park in Tijuana, Mexico all the way to San Ysidro. They all stood on the Mexican side of the border while on the other side was San Diego. Up to 50 migrants were taken into the immigration processing center on the Mexico side. There fate is uncertain though because before they arrived, US Customs advised them that they were full on capacity and those trying to get into the States would have to wait in Mexico. There were many people who consumed ass much food as they can because once they turned themselves in to the border officials. Migrants only want a better life for their kids as well as for themselves and trying to escape the violence and poverty of their home countries. A woman named Gabriela Hernandez, who fled her country being pregnant and with her two kids explained that she didn't just wake up and decide to go to the US, it wouldn't be that simple. Trump on the other hand, stated that he will not allow these large caravans into the country.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/americas/migrant-caravan-us-border-crossing/index.html

In another story also from CNN called Gabriela's Quest for Safety: Pregnant Mom Gets Her Boys Through Sickness, a Trash Train and 3,000 Miles, the article talks about Gabriela and her sons joining the migrant caravan travelers across Mexico into the US in hopes to cross the border. In the beginning, she missed the caravan march north and knew she had made a mistake. She gets every penny she had and gets a taxi and has no idea where they could catch up to the group. She flees her country never have left before. She went to a church where a priest informed her about an upcoming group of caravans. She did not know what to expect but when she saw about 1,000 migrants she knew she made the best decision. She and her two sons walk and walk and walk. Gabriela knows that trump is mad at the caravans and thinks it is funny that he could think two little boys could be dangerous. Gabriela and her kids continue to walk and most of the time they are on their own and herself and her kids are often in hunger and she is forced to ask for spare change from strangers. Gabriela soon gets permission to be in the country for 20 days and doesn't have to fear deportation. She foes through a long journey having one of her children get very sick. She goes through a very tiring and exhausting journey and she still does not know whether her kids and her future lies or where they will end up but does not want to go back to her country.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/us/mexico-migrant-caravan-diary/index.html

Silvia Nieto

In a CNN post called "#MeToo movement takes hold in South Korea by Laura Bicker, the write talks about how women in South Korea are fighting for a future that is greater and better for them. The sexual harassment movement has had a huge impact in their country. Women are coming forward and exposing powerful men. The question they ask if whether this movement would last since this country often seen feminism as a bad word. In a previous month, a girl from a popular group Apik posted a picture with a phone case that read "girls can do anything" and had the need to defent herself after it caused an outbreak and promoted feminism. She then felt the need to delete the post and to this day people are afraid to speak up and risk any derision. There has been many people coming forward tho in South Korea and taking the risk. The first outspoken person was someone named Seo Ji-hyeon where she accused a former South Korean ministry of justice official of touching her in 2010 during a funeral. From her public confession, many women saw it as a cry for help and thought if she was brave enough to speak out, why couldn't they do the same. Within weeks, many women had spoken out with their own confessions of #MeToo. Many people like Ko Un, who had tipped for the Nobel Prize for Literature have been accused and removed from South Korean Textbooks. Kim Ki-duk, a golden Lion winner at a film festival was accused as well and will not be able to release new films. Some women use an app called Blind where they are able to report their abuse and there are 500 posts daily. The President of South Korea stated that the movement cannot be solved through just changing laws, one has to change their culture and attitudes as well. There are people who see the strength in women as not welcoming but there is determination amid the young South Koreans. They will change what they think is wrong and do what they can.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43534074

In a post from The Guardian called "I've been called a whore for my part in the #MeToo campaign. It won't stop me by Asia Argento, she talks about how she has been called so many dirty names out there since she came out about being raped in 1997 by Harvey Weinstein when she was 21. Because she simply told the truth and something she had been hiding, she has been bullied and threatened daily. Because of the #MeToo movement, women from all across the world have came out and shared their most private stories and experiences. After the Weinstein story came out, there has been motivational speakers and high establishment figures come out and speak on the movement as well. The place where this movement would get the most vicious response is Italy. This is why she and two other outspoken women, Gutierrez and Boldrini spoke out. Results from Boldrini speaking out is that she has been subjected to violent intimidations. A mayor suggested she should be raped by migrants and has has a sex doll referred to as her by a prime minister. For Gutierrez, two years after an infamous prostitution trial, NYPd had asked her to wear a wire during an encounter with Weinstein and she happened to get that on audio and was accused of being a blackmailer and prostitute. Having men in positions with power who see women as a sexual lust, try to cover up their assaults and crimes with bribes and threats.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/20/asia-argento-metoo-harvey-weinstein-italy

Zapatistas- Isabel Espinoza MW 10AM

Hello Dr. Kubal,

I hope all is well. I did not see a discussion available for this assignment. So I sent it just in case. 

Thanks,

Isabel Espinoza

Silvia Nieto

In an article called "The Last Year of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life, According to The Times, posted on The New York Times, it talks about Martin Luther King Jr and how he emerged into an icon and how he led a movement that protests are now "shorthand" for their period in time. During the last year of his life, he faced many struggles. He faced many conflict from various factors thrusting for racial justice. He also witnessed support for segregation and violence from people who were against civil rights. The Civil Rights Movement included many people who toiled many organizations that arranged King's Leadership Conference. When King gave his final speech located in Memphis in 1968, he was trying to reproduce unity. A year before King died, he gave a speech on the Vietnam War where he talked about a nation for sending black men miles away to guarantee liberty. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People gave a unanimous vote where they went against King's proposal to give a proclamation affiliating civil rights and peace movements. It was mentioned that the two had little in common by Ralph J Bunche. He stated that King should lose one role and focus on the other.

In Chicago, after a rally in March 1967, local black ministers stated that Dr. King failed and created hate when marches occurred in the summer previously and people from the outside communities should remain in Alabama. Roy Wilkins who was the executive director of N.A.A.C.P stated that King saying that American cities were transforming into powder kegs that were ready to burst in racial violence was a dangerous thing to say.

When the Civil Rights Mocement was four years old, King grew his itinerary to poverty. He would fight for blacks who were at the lowest economic ladder. He started planning a march that would include 3,000 activists. He met with a minority group organization in order to greater his campaign fro the movement but there was a halt to the cause because a stop to Dr. King in Memphis. When Dr. King was in Memphis supporting a march against black sanitation workers, he was assassinated.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/the-last-year-of-martin-luther-king-jrs-life-according-to-the-times.html

In another article involving race and claims of racial biases, an article from ABC News called "A Look at Claims of Racial Bias in US restaurants talks about how there are many food industires still being biased and hateful towards people of different races. On restaurant that has been the latest US food chain to teat black people badly is Starbucks. In 1994, 54 million dollars were paid in a landmark settlement betweem 1700 Denny's for racial discrimination claims. There were thousands of clamins from blacks that they were refused services, made wait longer than whites and charged more than they were supposed to be charged. This was the largest settlement under federal laws. Incidents like this continue to happen today even though they had agreed to treat all customers equally. Just last year in Washington, black young men were demanded to wait longer and asked to prepay for their food which caused the company to have to apologize and workers were fired.

At a place called Cracker Barrel, they paid 9 million dollars in 2004 to allegations from mistreating black customers and discriminating against workers of color. There were 16 stated with 40 plaintiffs that were not served and even made sit in separate seating areas, threw racial slurs and served people from the trash. Black workers also complained to be segregated from the others and forced to work in the back of the house. Just last month, another restaurant named iHop, gave apologies after a waitress there asked black teenagers to pay before getting a meal.

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/claims-racial-bias-us-restaurants-54483984

Optional Tactic- Isabel Espinoza 110335465 MW 10am

Hello Dr. Kubal,

I hope all is well. This is an optional letter to the editor, I sent this directly to Ms. Soria. I have not got a response, but I'm hopeful. 

Thank you,

Isabel Espinoza 

Tactic Marching- Isabel Espinoza 110336465 MW 10am class

Isabel Espinoza                                

Protest March Tactic

On a Sunny morning in March, I seen a lot of people and heard a lot of commotion in front of the library. As I got closer I seen my professor and classmates, I also noticed tables with crafts and sticks to staple our signs on. There were 3 tables, anyone could have participated.  The adrenaline of all the protesters and the passion for their cause was felt as they introduced what they were protesting. Once all the groups did their intros, pictures were taken, we all proceeded to march which went across campus, to west on Shaw, down Cedar and back to campus. During the march I met and talked to new people I would have never met if it hadn't been for the March. I learned that a coalition, unity of different causes can ignite synergy. The women's group had an infectious chant…" I don't know what you've been told" …., it got a lot of attention and some passersby even chanting it too. I also noticed people reading our signs and showing an expression of liking the signs. As we marched down Shaw, we also had commuters honking and even got a diesel to honk the loud horn. Overall everyone was positive in and out of the march. It was moving to be involved, to commingle with people who were fighting for a cause too, and noticed we are not to far apart, everyone wants a change with what ever they believe in, and the only way to be seen is to be seen and heard in numbers.

In conclusion this was a great experience. I learned if you are passionate about something you should rise and get involved in a march, the more the merrier, collaborate with other marches, and create awareness to your cause. The more people know about your cause the more aware they will be and might even join or hep in some way. If you want to be seen, you must be heard.

Chalking Tactic-Isabel Espinoza 110335465

Isabel Espinoza

Tactic- Chalking

On the day when we were told we could go chalking I was a bit nervous and was not sure how the public would react when watching me chalk on campus.  As I was walking I felt anxious and worried if I would get in trouble, even though I was given permission I still felt like I was doing something wrong. I felt there might be judgement from some passersby because chalking is not a norm. I know many have mixed feelings regarding immigration and was not sure what response I would get if caught chalking. I was not sure if someone would get offended and say something derogatory or other. As I got closer I paused and looked around, to see if anyone was looking, I noticed no one was. I pulled my phone out to use a replica of a black, white and red sign I seen on the internet to guide my design, I took the chalk out and proceeded to draw with confidence. I had a few students walk by and be curious, they stopped and looked. I let them know they were more than welcomed to ask questions, they asked if I was a DACA student? I let them know I was first generation Mexican American and remember my father's risky attempts to come to the United States. After the small talk I continued to finish my chalking, I took a picture of it and uploaded it to you. I went home that night and let my family know I chalked and showed them a picture of it. The same question kept coming up, "did you get in trouble", this question is a reminder of how we are not in touch with our freedom of speech. We have gotten comfortable in being quiet and following the norms because of the fear tactic of getting in trouble. Over all the experience for me was liberating and affirmed my freedom of speech.

Isabel Espinoza Dr. Kubal Soc. Movem. MW 10am

Hello Dr. Kubal, 

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I accidentally sent a previous email  with no message please disregard. Attached you will have my discussion one and two. I will be finishing all my discussions this week and tactic entries. See you tomorrow. 

Thank you,

Isabel Espinoza

Isabel Espinoza Social Movements MW 10am Discussion 1 & 2