Welcome!

I come from a long line of community organizers, sometimes known as entremetidos (just kidding). I've worked on community health and education issues all my adult life. I've decided to publish my own blog because it's time that we speak our minds and give each other the opportunity for clear, respectful dialog. It's time that we cut the bullshit that our corporate media feeds our communities and start telling our own truth. So, here we are.

I dedicate this blog to my hero, Dolores Huerta. Her tenacity, courage, and dedication to the cause, community, and family are my inspiration. She spoke her mind, worked tirelessly, involved her family, and always looked great doing it!

The last project I finished was to work on bringing community to the public hearings held by NM Environment Dept. (NMED) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) regarding the 10 year Hazardous Waste Burn Permit, which NMED issues to LANL. I am grateful to and amazed by all those who chose to make comments in favor of changing the permit language to better protect the health of northern New Mexicans and our environment. It takes great courage to speak your mind - and allow your heart to be known- to such Goliath's as those corporations now administering LANL.

I worked on this project as a member of Las Mujeres Hablan (LMH). LMH is a group of nine women representing seven non-profit, community based organizations (most of us are executive directors of our organizations). My organization is Community Service Organization (CSO)del Norte, named so in honor of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez who met and got their start at a CSO in California.

Las Mujeres Hablan members have worked together informally for many years. Formally, for two years. We've had great successes! And, I hope that our work on the burn permit will be one more.

Thank you, reader, for visiting this blog. Together, we'll make the truth known!