Building a Bridge with a Maya Frame of Mind
A Q&A with El Tímpano’s Maya Community Engagement Assistant, Wen Calm
Mayan Mam Covid-19 Vaccine Outreach
In this video, we provide important information for the Maya Mam community in Oakland/East Bay on how and why to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. The video describes the process of how to make an appointment at the La Clinica de la Raza vaccine site and provides reassurance around linguistic, literacy, and immigration concerns. We also address medical concerns and myths about the vaccine. Finally, we advise people on what they can do once they are fully vaccinated. Our goal is to encourage members of this very hard-hit community to confidently and eagerly seek vaccination.
Time to Break the Silence
The hidden price of first-generation students.
The Women's Building Youth Program
Advocacy Recruitment (Bridges Fellowship Spring 2019)
Living in Silence
While other UC Santa Cruz seniors are anxious to find a job after graduation, Antonio’s* biggest concern is being able to live in the only home he has ever known — the U.S. He is one of 800,000 undocumented residents whose future in the next five months will be determined by the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump announced the rescindment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Sept. 5, encouraging Congress to present an alternative that better conforms to cons
A Timeline Of The Central American Caravan
The Central American caravan has dominated the recent news cycle– and not by accident. Trump used the caravan to instill fear in voters before the midterm election. And his current rhetoric is nothing short of inflaming. But what are the real facts behind the caravan? And where will things go from here?
The current immigration policy of the Trump administration is a ‘zero tolerance’ policy. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the policy in May of this year, which included the Family Separ
Silence the Violence
Urban Peace Movement's Silence The Violence in Oakland. As they talk to youth, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and community about gun violence.
The Shutdown Hurts Low-Income Families The Most
America is going into its 33rd day of the government shutdown and it’s not just the government workers who are struggling. Not only are the government workers’ livelihoods at risk, but there are others who are being impacted considerably by this disruption of normal federal activities. Even the very issues that the Trump administration are fighting, like immigration, may also become more complicated than they already are. Here are groups who are being affected by the shutdown our president is pr
From Bodyguard to Food Service Worker
Every day, Osmin Cruz-Garcia can’t believe he was able to make the over 3,000-mile trip from his hometown of La Libertad, El Salvador to Santa Cruz. He recalls the 7.6 earthquake and mudslide that hit La Libertad in 2001, killing over 800 people, destroying homes and changing his life forever. He was forced to relocate to America when the government didn’t provide jobs and eventually became a UC Santa Cruz food service worker. That was 16 years ago.
“Like everyone, I was following the American
Equalizing Education in Anxious Times
When Sandra Gutierrez first came to UC Santa Cruz, the college experience overwhelmed her. She felt she was not as prepared as her peers because she couldn’t afford to attend private school or take AP classes.
College was the first time Gutierrez was completely responsible for keeping track of all her responsibilities and she found it difficult to manage her time as a proposed human biology major.
“I was raised by my mom and she was the one who would tell me to study [in allocated times],” Gut
