Jorge Ramirez-Lopez
jorgeramirezlopez.bsky.social
Jorge Ramirez-Lopez
@jorgeramirezlopez.bsky.social
UC President’s Postdoctoral fellow, American Indian Studies Center, UCLA | Writing about Indigenous Oaxacan migration, culture, and politics since the late 20th century

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The media should report on the scale of these protests. You got students in the San Fernando Valley, East LA, West Side (Venice, Santa Monica, Westwood), Hawthorne, Downey... Protests continue to grow all across Los Angeles. Solidarity with the youth!
RIGHT NOW- VALLEY STUDENTS WALK OUT

Students from Robert H. Lewis & Polytechnic High School in the San Fernando Valley have walked out of class & are hitting the streets for another day of protest opposing Pres Trump's fascist policies

Solidarity with the students! FUCK ICE!
February 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I'm really gonna need folks to pay attention to the anti-disability language that Donald Trump used today. You can read @metrauxjulia.bsky.social for details. It is as central to what he's doing as the misogyny and racism and homophobia and ....

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump responds to Washington plane crash with racist, ableist diatribe
The president used the tragedy, which killed 67, to deliver a bigoted and self-promoting tirade about DEI.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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We talked with many many staff and worker leaders in citrus, tree nuts, wine grapes and other crops in Bakersfield and it simply didn’t happen. Amidst all their anxiety, these people are still going to work to provide for their families and feed this country. www.snopes.com/news/2025/01...
Unpacking Claim That 75% of Farm Workers Didn't Go to Work Due to Immigration Raids in CA City
The United Farm Workers union said claims of 75% absences in Bakersfield were "not accurate" but that raids had caused significant fear and anxiety.
www.snopes.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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The Black Jacobins by CLR James
January 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Apologies: the Afromexican movement from the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca
November 26, 2024 at 10:46 PM