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Valley of Heart's Resistance
The Stories of Womxn Movement Builders in the Silicon Valley
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Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado
Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado
Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado is the former Executive Director of the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, a historical…
Veronica Eldredge
Jan 23, 2020
Laurie Valdez: Healing Invisible Wounds
Laurie Valdez: Healing Invisible Wounds
Laurie Valdez is a fearless mother, single parent, advocate, protector, and truth teller born and raised in San José, CA. She is the…
Veronica Eldredge
Mar 1, 2019
Rebeca Armendariz: Building Community Power in Gilroy
Rebeca Armendariz: Building Community Power in Gilroy
Rebeca Armendariz is a respected activist, mother, and Chicana born and raised in Gilroy, California. She is a community and political…
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Jan 17, 2019
Khalilah Ramirez: Dancing for Peace
Khalilah Ramirez: Dancing for Peace
Khalilah Ramirez is a dancer, author, and artist based in San José. She founded the Dance of Peace, a movement based in building inner…
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Dec 17, 2018
Janice Sapigao: Writing on the Filipina and San José Experience
Janice Sapigao: Writing on the Filipina and San José Experience
Janice Lobo Sapigao is a Filipina writer, poet, teacher, and daughter of Filipino immigrants. Born and raised in San José, California, she…
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Aug 28, 2018
Zahra Billoo: Suing Presidents and Serving the People
Zahra Billoo: Suing Presidents and Serving the People
Zahra Billoo is the daughter of immigrants, a San José resident, a proud American Muslim, a civil rights lawyer, and a community organizer…
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Aug 8, 2018
Leslie Patron: Capturing the Stories of A Changing San José
Leslie Patron: Capturing the Stories of A Changing San José
Leslie Patron is a writer born and raised in the Alum Rock neighborhood of Eastside San José. She created Cheers from the Wasteland, a…
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Aug 4, 2018
Adriana Garcia: La Patriota of San José
Adriana Garcia: La Patriota of San José
Adriana Garcia, also known as Nana and La Patriota, is an activist and community builder in San José. She is a founding member of MAIZ San…
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Jul 25, 2018
Giao Tran and Carolyn Le: Holding On To The Rage
Giao Tran and Carolyn Le: Holding On To The Rage
Giao Tran and Carolyn Le are community organizers and founders of ViệtUnity South Bay, a grassroots Vietnamese progressive community for…
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Jul 20, 2018
Liz González: Opening Hearts while Writing Out the Wrongs
Liz González: Opening Hearts while Writing Out the Wrongs
Liz González is a writer and co-founder of Silicon Valley De-Bug, a community organizing and multi-media storytelling organization. A…
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Jul 3, 2018
Mara Ibarra: Leading the Migrant Movement as a Migrant Mother
Mara Ibarra: Leading the Migrant Movement as a Migrant Mother
Mara Ibarra is a fearless activist with the Philippine National Democratic Movement and with immigrant groups across the United States. As…
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May 4, 2018
Jay Page: A Fly Pinay for Community Based Education
Jay Page: A Fly Pinay for Community Based Education
Jay Page is an Organizer of Educational Programs at LEAD Filipino, an organization that fosters civic engagement amongst the South Bay…
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May 4, 2018
Patricia Palomares-Mason: From the Canneries to the Community Centers
Patricia Palomares-Mason: From the Canneries to the Community Centers
Patricia Palomares-Mason, also known as Doña Pati, is a longtime community builder and resident of San José, California. As a former…
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Apr 18, 2018
Ruth Silver Taube: A Lawyer with a Worker’s Mindset
Ruth Silver Taube: A Lawyer with a Worker’s Mindset
Ruth Silver Taube is a professor and supervising attorney at the Katharine and George Alexander Law Center. A committed advocate for social…
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Apr 12, 2018
Angelina Rodriguez: Taking Down Statues, Taking Down Colonization
Angelina Rodriguez: Taking Down Statues, Taking Down Colonization
Angelina Rodriguez is a San José native with indigenous and Xicana roots. She is the co-chair of the San José Brown Berets, a Chicano-based…
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Mar 19, 2018
What is the Valley of Heart’s Resistance?
What is the Valley of Heart’s Resistance?
The Beginning of a Grassroots Archive
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Mar 18, 2018
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