Irene Sanchez, Ph.D.

The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat. The statute justified the imprisonment in World War II of thousands like Heidi Gurcke Donald. She is horrified as Trump invokes it for mass deportation.

The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.

“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”

March 18, 1963: Gideon v. Wainwright The ruling of Gideon v. Wainwright required states to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneys.

#tdih 1963 SCOTUS ruled, Gideon v. Wainwright, courts required to provide lawyer for defendants (criminal cases) unable to afford one.

However, public defenders often overloaded with cases.

Read ⬇️ & see @democracynow.org on "Gideon's Army" doc by Dawn Porter
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Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here' “There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” argues Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher.

An Idaho history teacher is refusing to remove the classroom sign, “Everyone is welcome here.”

“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” she said.

To abandon inclusion is to invite exclusion.
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Needed to remind myself today.

YouTube video by Nina Simone Nina Simone: An Artist's Duty

What Kendrick Lamar did today at his concert reminded me of when Nina Simone once said about how an artists duty is to reflect the times. Some folks are too basic to recognize art and also too stuck with their anti-Blackness.

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Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...

Community is necessary.
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽

The right to due process is a cornerstone of our legal system. It doesn't matter what your immigration status is — you have rights under our Constitution.

Make sure you are prepared. Make a family plan, contact a lawyer in advance, and memorize at least one emergency phone number.

Federal workers are disproportionately Black. Ending DEI AND also eliminating the explicit prohibition against discrimination in hiring and in federal contracting is therefore about more than the culture wars. It, like the affirmative action ban, is about limiting opportunity for Black advancement.

Y’all need to understand that the Laken Riley Act is worse than you can imagine. It’s not just “if you commit a crime” it is “if you are accused of a crime” which means that every one of us who isn’t white can and will be targeted for indefinite detention. You gonna walk around with your papers?

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

I usually do post them in other places, but I saw there was a step I missed after entering it. Thank you for letting me know. 🙏🏽

Infographic of San Bernardino Valley College’s steps to take if immigration officials are on campus. Outlines 4 steps that include One. Knowing what to do. Two. Do Not Panic. Three. Ask for Identification. Four. Notify the College President. An Important note is that warrant verifications and subpoenas are required. Staff and faculty cannot provide student information. Campus security will not be enforcing federal immigration law.

So sorry I thought it did go through! Let me try it under that post.

Thankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.

Photo by Karen Castañeda taken today.
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“A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”

Trying to stay hopeful. Keep close to dear ones and community. So much happening around the U.S., Southern California, LA, and here in the IE. So much happening in the world to fellow humans and the earth. Overwhelming. May solidarity, care, and love be practiced and felt, even in uncertain times 🦋

Thank you Dr. Nakamura! 🙏🏽 🌼

Thanks Dr. G!

Hello Bluesky gente/folks! Today is my birthday so I decided to get fresh air! I went birdwatching and walking at one of my favorite places, CA Botanic garden. Just a few more weeks until fall term is done, but first a fall break. What do other folks do/practice to ground yourselves?

Many thanks!

Hi can you add me please? Thank you.

Can you add me please? Thank you.

Please add me! Thank you!

Post advertising annual poetry event on Monday November 18 at 6pm at SBVC and the feature poet Supaman

Tomorrow on campus sponsored by the Ethnic Studies department. :) My colleague Dr. Blacksher organizes this annual event. If you’re near San Bernardino or Riverside (The IE) come through. Also LA isn’t that far, I used to commute there when I taught high school, but you do need time for the drive!

Nice to meet and connect with social justice practitioners and activists, learn from the scholarly/academic/activist folks and be in community with all those working for a better world.

A poem just because…

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With all eyes on elite university admissions, community college stories go unheard - The World from PRX A recent scandal highlighted the unfairness of the admissions process at elite colleges. But there's another way that these selective universities are keeping out students without the "right" socioeco...

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Opinion | 50 Years After The East LA Walkouts, We’re Still Fighting For Latino Students Latino students must know about their history to push back against the narratives that limit them.

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