Fuck Ice
Hey y’all
A little bit different one this week. If it’s not your speed, it is what it is.
I've been traveling all week and had this amazing opportunity to visit the Adobe office in SF.
That was all fun and all + it was nice kicking it with some familiar homies like Ethan.
However, leaving LA in such a strange time definitely made me feel conflicted.
Los Angeles has been my home for many years and I’ve lived 80% of my life in the greater Southern California area.
In addition to that, growing up as a mainly white passing person who is 50% Mexican, I have gotten to enjoy all the amazing cultural benefits of being part of the Mexican people, without many of the downsides.
So in times like this, I feel so much guilt for getting to live basically a normal life, while my people are being so wronged.
If you live in LA, you know the CITY RUNS ON THE BACKS OF MEXICANS.
We would not have amazing food, the most fun cultural events, and all the hard labor jobs that these people sacrifice so much to do for a country that is currently giving them so little.
To put it simply this whole situation is just so wack.
The idea of imaginary lines on the planet dictating where and how humans can live is quite silly when you think about it.
I look around and see so much chaos and it’s sad seeing bad things happen to the city, but at some point it feels like the only way to get a point across.
Seeing fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers being stripped away from their families just because of what is written on a piece of paper or the color of their skin is disgusting.
I know most people probably don’t see me as Mexican based on my late mother’s last name (Nyberg) or the way I look.
But I am proud to be Mexican, proud of my Mexican heritage, my Cuesta family, and right now I am ashamed of the way this country is treating good humans.
I know I don’t talk about this kinda shit too much but i feel at least some small responsibility use my platform when i can.
That being said i am not the most up to date on all the what resources with my traveling so please if you have any good places to donate, ways to help and things to share link them in the comments below.
As of now, one direct way I know you can support and kill 2 birds with one stone
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For my people in LA, be careful out there and watch out for photos and things you post online that could do more harm than good.
Fuck ICE.
Thanks for reading!
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howdy! firstly fck ice and abolish all borders.
to keep up to date, i follow https://www.democracynow.org/, https://unitedwedream.org/ and https://borderkindness.org/. you can donate to these orgs.
a good resource to use is idealist.com to find nonprofits near you. this website is mostly for finding jobs, but you can filter the nonprofits by cause, location, etc.
googling local orgs as well to donate and support helps. protesting helps. if protesting, do not sign up for it, just show up and wear a mask. there is no reason for them to have your personal information or your face.
stay safe + fck ice. <3
I agree and I believe the imaginary lines will truly disappear. It’s not a matter of if, but when- this way of life is getting so old, we are all people of Earth.