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The Accidental (Interim) Executive Director
I didn’t enter the organization with my eye towards the position I’m in. I was reluctant to be in the non-profit world to begin with and those who have read/followed me for years are familiar with my critiques of those in leadership positions in non-profits, especially in immigration non-profits. Those criticisms followed me when I…
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Never Say Never
Never say you will never live with a man again because you will end up moving cross country and doing just that and have nights like tonight when you wonder if it was the right decision. Never say you will never work in a nonprofit because you will end up being hired by one and…
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Me Voy
Not from blogging, just from this set up here which was always meant to be temporary anyway. Follow me at : http://www.lamamitamala.com/blog/
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I Heart Gaza
The boogie down shows Gaza some amor.
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Gaza
I will write a poem for you. As soon as my kids give me a damn break.
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SPEAK!
I am honored to be part of this powerful project with some powerful women. If you listen closely you can hear la Mala spitting some words. Participating in this project has been life changing and affirming for me plus it brings together some of the most amazing radical women of color that exist. Speak! is…
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A Very Mala Navidad
It looks like Navidad will be seriously trimmed down compared to last year. Since el Chileno and I broke up, it seems odd to invite his friends and family to a themed Christmas eve dinner like I did last year (funny so many of the poet/artists friends of his and allegedly of mine haven’t said…
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Stumbling Into Single Mami’hood
Por favor be excusing the time since my last post. I went to beantown to label myself a puta in front of Latino college students, el chileno moved out, and I am navigating single mami’hood with a present baby daddy (it’s so much easier when they are in another country, ja ja). So if I…
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Waiting
Siempre estamos esperando algo. We are always waiting for something. Waiting for the dreams that make my sleep uneasy to come true waiting for the other shoe to drop waiting to get paid Waiting for the Spring waiting for him to make up his mind waiting to breath waiting to tell the truth waiting to…
Maegan E. Ortiz - Mamita Mala 