February 4th, 2012 at 5:19PM
Chicano Movement leader Reies Lopez Tijerina, 85, is greeted by fellow activist Juan Valdes, 74, of Canjilon, NM, after Tijerina made a rare appearance for an event honoring the 164th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the New Mexico Statehouse in Santa Fe, N.M. on Feb. 2, 2012. In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla, N.M. to attempt a citizen’s arrest of then-District Attorney Alfonso Sanchez over Hispanic land rights issues. The raiders shot and wounded a state police officer and jailer, beat a deputy and took a sheriff and reporter hostage.

Chicano Movement leader Reies Lopez Tijerina, 85, is greeted by fellow activist Juan Valdes, 74, of Canjilon, NM, after Tijerina made a rare appearance for an event honoring the 164th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the New Mexico Statehouse in Santa Fe, N.M. on Feb. 2, 2012. In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla, N.M. to attempt a citizen’s arrest of then-District Attorney Alfonso Sanchez over Hispanic land rights issues. The raiders shot and wounded a state police officer and jailer, beat a deputy and took a sheriff and reporter hostage.

3 notes #Reies Lopes Tijerina#Chicano#Land Grants#Chicano Movement#New Mexico
November 6th, 2011 at 8:07PM
Las Cholitas at a “Day of the Dead” parade in Albuquerque’s South Valley, Nov. 6, 2011. 

Las Cholitas at a “Day of the Dead” parade in Albuquerque’s South Valley, Nov. 6, 2011. 

3 notes #day of the dead#dia de los muertos#new mexico#latino
November 5th, 2011 at 1:23PM
Jose Gonzales, 67, second from left, of Las Cruces, N.M., holds up an American flag during a news conference organized by immigrant advocates at the Capitol in Santa Fe, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, who want New Mexico to keep a law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. I took this photo during protests during New Mexico’s special session over redistricting. Original photo and story here:  http://bit.ly/tFt9oU

Jose Gonzales, 67, second from left, of Las Cruces, N.M., holds up an American flag during a news conference organized by immigrant advocates at the Capitol in Santa Fe, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, who want New Mexico to keep a law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. I took this photo during protests during New Mexico’s special session over redistricting. Original photo and story here:  http://bit.ly/tFt9oU

12 notes #immigration#new mexico#driver's license#AP
November 4th, 2011 at 2:47PM
A protester and his dog “(Un)Occupy Albuquerque” are arrested by New Mexico State Police Oct. 26 for refusing to leave a campsite at the University of New Mexico. More than a dozen protesters with Albuquerque’s version of the national rallies against Wall Street were arrested after the school ordered them out of a university park. They later gave protesters a limited permit.

A protester and his dog “(Un)Occupy Albuquerque” are arrested by New Mexico State Police Oct. 26 for refusing to leave a campsite at the University of New Mexico. More than a dozen protesters with Albuquerque’s version of the national rallies against Wall Street were arrested after the school ordered them out of a university park. They later gave protesters a limited permit.

#(un)occupy albuquerque#occupy wall street#university of new mexico#AP
November 4th, 2011 at 6:18AM

This is raw video from my interview with Tim and Sandra Cordova, a homeless couple in Albuquerque, NM who I interviewed for a collection of AP profiles on Americans struggling with poverty. Story is here (last one) http://bit.ly/pAtmtB

5 notes #poverty#new mexico#online video#ap#latinos
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:35PM
While I’m writing, I’m far away;
and when I come back, I’ve gone. — Pablo Neruda
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