Todos Somos Ramona

Todos Somos Ramona

In spring of 1994 i read a newspaper article my sister wrote in La Voz de Berkeley, it was my introduction to the Zapatista movement. It had a picture of Comandante Ramona, who on January 1st, 1994 led the Zapatistas take over of San Cristobal de las Casas and was one...
Ricardo Flores Magon

Ricardo Flores Magon

In early 2001 I started working at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, i was responsible for making flyers, brochures and posters. It was the best job ever, most important it helped me discover the art of screen printing. I started designing posters for the...
Because I have roots in Arizona…

Because I have roots in Arizona…

A Xicanita in the making, Arizona, 1982 My earliest memories of experiencing the Southern Border are of trips to the place where my dad grew up and where my tio Tony and tia Maria lived-Nogales. They lived on the Arizona side of the border but my uncle and my dad were...

Supply & Demand: The Hollow Magic of Shepard Fairey

This is a great article about Shepard Fairey’s recent exhibition “Supply and Demand” at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh that was posted on the Just Seeds blog by Shaun Slifer. [Full disclosure – the author of this article has been employed...