Camilo Mejia- Conscientious Objector
It is a pleasure to share the portrait poster I created of Camilio Mejia. Camilo has been a critical voice in the opposition to the occupation of Iraq. In 2003, after spending six months in Iraq and Jordan, Camilo Mejia became the first U.S. combat veteran to publicly...
38th Annual Raza Day at UC Berkeley
This year marks the 38th annual Raza Day at UC Berkeley. It is a day of workshops and activities intended to encourage middle school, high school and community college students to pursue higher education. I will be speaking at this year's event. At 9:30 am on Nov 1st...
Rafael Moreno on Indigenous People’s Day
From Left to Right: Winona Laduke [Anishnaabe], Wicahpiluta Candelaria [Rumsen Ohlone], and Comandante Ramona [Tzotzil Maya]. Art by Rafael Moreno. I am really please to share some beautiful pieces made by my friend Rafael Moreno. He has been screen printing for...
Book: In Our Power
I recently completed the art and cover design for an exciting new book by Nora Barrows-Friedman on the U.S. student movement for Palestine Solidarity including the rich history of Palestinian-American activism for justice and equality for nearly a century in this...
Reflections of Healing
Join me at the Oakland Museum of California for the public unveiling of Reflections of Healing, a large-scale art installation created by artist and educator Brett Cook with participation from the community. The installation, which will be visible from across Lake...
Howard Zinn Bookfair
"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our...
“Chicano Dream” in the New York Times
Jesus and I participated in an exhibit in Bordeaux, France this summer called "Chicano Dream". Today we are happy to share an article from the International edition of the New York Times that covers the exhibit. I talked with the reporter about a bunch of thoughts and...
Mike Brown
Mike Brown, a recent high school graduate, was on his way to visit his grandmother in Ferguson, Missouri when he was shot to death police. He was unarmed. We live in societies that increasingly ramp up their militarized police forces for the purpose of keeping people...
MACLA Community Supported Art
Watch this video about what inspires me about this program: https://youtu.be/uD__PV7dHg8 MACLA is proud to launch its first Community-Supported Art (CSA) program, which supports Latino artists by helping them to create and distribute their artwork through new...
Yuri Kochiyama
On June 1, the world lost an amazing human being. The revolutionary Yuri Kochiyama passed away. Yuri was a survivor of the U.S government's internment of Japanese Americans, a leader in the Asian liberation movement and a a comrade to Black liberation leaders like...
AFL-CIO May Day Political Graphic
On International Workers Memorial Day, workers around the world call for an end to deportations. #not1more#2million2many I was recently commissioned by the AFL-CIO to create this graphic for May Day/International Worker's Day. I was enlivened by their stance on...
May Day Print Party
SHARE WIDELY.Save-the-Date. Sunday, April 20th from 2:30-6pm at Solespace in Oakland 1714 Telegraph Ave. Come to our next printing partying! We will be making posters and art for May Day. Posters will be distributed through the Bay Area for May Day marches.
25 Years of American Cultures
The American Cultures Center at UC Berkeley recently commissioned a poster to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the American Cultures requirement. As part of the process of developing the piece I interviewed students, staff and faculty about the role the students have...
I am Alex Nieto and My Life Matters
I am Alex Nieto and My Life Matters. I created this design with guidance and feedback from local community organizers. A limited edition will be printed for auction to raise funds for the Nieto family. Details to follow soon. If you don't know who Alex Nieto is or why...
Support Decolonizing Art By Donating to My Fundraising Campaign
I'm heading to Barcelona, Spain for the Decolonizing Knowledge and Power Summer School in July. Now I have to prepare to be ready academically (I have a bunch of books & articles to read) and fundraise so I can get there because going to Europe is pretty...
UN-SETTLING ALLIANCES
Come join us for an informal reception! Saturday, March 29th from 3 to 5pm @ the Latin American Gallery at Back to the Picture! Un-settling Alliances is a themed portfolio organized to debut at the Southern Graphics Council’s 42nd Annual Conference: Bridges: Spanning...
Decolonizing Ethnic Studies
The National Association for Ethnic Studies Association will be hosting it's 42nd annual conference, "Research as Ceremony: Decolonizing Ethnic Studies" April 3rd-5th, 2014, Mills College. I am very happy to share the posters I was commissioned to design for th...
