Injustice

It’s one of those simple phrases ubiquitous in the Spanish language which contain a lot of meaning in so little verbiage: Ya me cansé. When spoken by a protester, it’s more sigh than words, more gesture than actual speech. The phrase became a slogan for protesters in Mexico as soon as the exasperated attorney general […]

The following video includes survivors of the events that took place in Iguala on September 26 and 27. They are asking for people in the United States to attend one of the multiple #USTired2 actions happening tomorrow, December 3.

[View the story “#Ayotzinapa Protests Continue While Peña Nieto’s Popularity Plunges ” on Storify]

The death of beloved legend Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) no doubt resonated with millions and millions of people, especially all of you who grew up with “El Chavo del Ocho” or “El Chapulín Colorado.” To many, it was losing a huge part of childhood. Not surprisingly throughout the weekend, the news of Chespirito’s death dominated […]

On December 3, #USTired2.

Gentrification —the influx of residents, usually middle to upper class, into an urban area who in turn cause an uptick in property values and rent— is nearly as old as human history: historians note incidences of gentrification in Ancient Rome, when wealthy residents and commercial property owners bought out poorer areas to build large markets and […]

UPDATE: December 5, 2014: FRANCE 24 has now retracted this story. Yesterday, FRANCE 24 published a new report sending shock waves throughout Mexico. For more, visit here.

This week, right before the country’s Thanksgiving break, a group of 14 U.S. Senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry about the missing Ayotzinapa students in Mexico. The November 25 letter was signed by the following senators: Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL); Ben Cardin (D-MD); Tom […]

In case you missed it, this is what VICE News released on November 20.

[View the story “#TodosUnidosPorAyotzinapa: A Global Storify” on Storify]

It’s not that the United States isn’t paying attention to the tragedy unfolding in Mexico, it’s that we’re only interested in one narrative—the narco narrative. We like narcos in our movies and in our headlines. We like them in Mexico, where they belong, with their outlandish nicknames, their pet tigers and their armored cars. We […]

This past Monday, our group tweeted the news about #USTired2, a new grassroots movement created by organizers to promote a series of December 3 in 43 U.S. cities for the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students. That tweet made the rounds, with over 300RTs in just a few days: 43 US Cities for 43 #Ayotzinapa students. New […]

This video from YaMeCansé dropped yesterday. (h/t @Revolución3_0)

To start a new collaboration between Latino Rebels and La Madre Tierra, we first look to the future with voices that give us hope. Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martínez is a world-renowned 14-year-old (yes, 14) indigenous climate activist and the very embodiment of this hopeful leadership. La Madre Tierra spoke with Xiuhtezcatl in Colorado over the summer. Here […]

In case you missed it, since there was little to no coverage at all in mainstream U.S. media, here is a video of a November 15 solidarity protest in downtown San Francisco for #Ayotzinapa: One of our own Rebeldes was on the ground in San Francisco taking pictures from the scene: Another one from @minsd […]

Created as a tribute to Mexico’s #YaMeCansé global movement, a #USTired2 mobilization calling for peace in Mexico launched this morning, campaign organizers told Latino Rebels. The group has identified December 3, 2014 as the day of demonstrations and rallies in at least 43 US cities to represent the 43 Ayotzinapa students. Organizers said that their focus will be […]

Just watch. An video from earlier this November, before recent developments.

We at Latino Rebels are honored to present the latest from Olmeca: “The Browning of America,” in collaboration with Puente Vision and NDLON. Here’s the backstory behind this song and the music video: Olmeca is rising hip-hop figure from Los Angeles with his own family story of migration. He’s been writing pro-migrant songs and performing […]

Here is what Democracy Now! covered earlier today: This is the one angle the U.S. media should be exploring more. Kudos to our friends at Democracy Now! for shedding a light on it.

As the news spreads about #Ayotzinapa all over the world though social media, here are three videos you need to check out. From last night’s Netherlands-Mexico friendly in Amsterdam, Mexican sportswriter Iván Cañada recorded a Vine of Mexican fans shouting “¡Justicia!” (“Justice!”) during the match. So far, the Vine has gotten over 500,000 loops. There […]