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Presente.org and Alianza Americas Respond to Victory of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
CHICAGO- The following is a joint statement from Presente.org executive director, Matt Nelson, and Alianza Americas executive director, Oscar Chacón, on the declaration of victory by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, and the electoral process in the United States....
Progressive Organizations Hold Pro-democracy “#CountEveryVote” Events Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, a network of national and local organizations are holding #CountEveryVote events across the nation as a show of confidence by the American people in our democracy.
#DIGNIDADLITERARIA AND PRESENTE.ORG APPLAUD REDUCED ROLE FOR MACMILLAN PUBLISHING CEO
A key turning point for #DignidadLiteraria as we continue to see progress from Macmillan Publishing toward transformational changes that include BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) authors and leadership.
#DIGNIDADLITERARIA AND PRESENTE.ORG RESPOND TO MACMILLAN USA 90-DAY PROGRESS REPORT
#DignidadLiteraria will continue to hold the US publishing industry accountable to ensure that our community’s cultural work is valued and treated with the dignity it deserves.
#DIGNIDADLITERARIA AND PRESENTE.ORG RESPOND TO FLATIRON BOOKS EDITOR-AT-LARGE NADXIELI NIETO HIRE
A solid step in the right direction for Flatiron to fulfill its commitment to increase fiction, nonfiction, and young adult literature from Latinx and BIPOC authors Oakland, CA –– “We are encouraged with the announcement that Nadxieli Nieto has been hired by Flatiron Books as...
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Cecilia Muñoz, la hispana a quien activistas no quieren en el equipo de Biden
Campaña en EE.UU. busca ayuda para los afectados por los huracanes en Centroamérica
Matt Nelson Director of Presente – Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas
Latinx advocates push for more change in publishing following Macmillan’s diversity efforts
The Latinx advocacy organizations Presente.org and #DignidadLiteraria received long-awaited news on June 23. Almost five months after the #DignidadLiteraria campaign pressured Macmillan Publishers to address the lack of diversity in its publishing house, the...
These groups really want Congress to subpoena Big Tech’s CEOs
Liberal groups back plan to expand Supreme Court
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Join EBSC, @PresenteOrg and @ALIANZAAMERICAS calling Biden & Secretary Mayorkas to grant a new TPS designation for Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador and a first designation for Guatemala and Venezuela!
Hmmm. 🤷🏻♀️ https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/business/netflix-diversity-latinos-latinx/index.html