VCU Migration Studies presenters @ 2023 Secolas Guatemala Daniel ⁦Gabriela León-Pérez, PhD⁩ VCU History Dept ⁦VCU College of Humanities and Sciences⁩

First image is from the The New York Times morning newsletter. Second from the archive compiled by The Gun Violence Archive: 9 mass shootings just this past weekend (11 killed + 56 injured) This Is Not Normal and we shouldn't become numb to it.

Otra vez en mi ciudad natal…. Nuevo Laredo se empezó a “poner feo” (como decimos por allá) como en el 2001. La ciudad jamás volvió a ser la misma.

Moral Monday rally at McKendree United Methodist Church is happening now. Pall bearers are carrying caskets representing children and adults killed by gun violence. They are walking to the State Capitol WSMV 4 Nashville

I loved a quote that a caller on 1A shared. She said she heard it from a liberal Irish priest: "Everyone talks about the morality of the bedroom. But what about the morality of the boardroom?" YES!

Con las madres que buscan a sus hijas e hijos desaparecidos, somos una voz. Con las madres que buscan justicia, somos una voz. Con las madres que luchan, somos una voz. Acompañémoslas este #DíaDeLasMadres en la #MarchaDeLaDignidad 🗓️#10DeMayo ⏰10 am 🗺️Monumento a la Madre CDMX

Shooting last night inside of my university hospital. The hospital where my daughter was born. #EnoughIsEnough

🚨Comunidad mexicana en Richmond, Virginia: Con relación a los hechos violentos ocurridos hoy en Monroe Park, les recordamos que el teléfono de emergencias de esta oficina es el 202-997-0560 y el teléfono del #CIAM es 520-623-7874. #EstamosParaServir

Shooting on my campus right after a local high school’s graduation ceremony. I walked right by this park a few hour ago. My heart breaks for the families and for all the Huguenot High and VCU students and staff who were there and had to live through this.

Last year, Daniel Morales and I started Latino Virginia, an oral history project documenting the experiences of Latinos in VA. I'm honored that almost 100 individuals have shared their stories with us ✨ This article highlights the work that our amazing team is doing 🤩

Thanks Freddy 🇸🇻🇺🇸 for joining us at the monthly meeting of the Alliance for Latino Youth Mental Health and Advocacy (ALMA)! You gave a fabulous presentation about state-level policymaking & the different ways we can advocate for the social issues that we most care about.