Coming off mute: Breaking the family cycle of violence against women
Trigger Warning: Mention of rape, sexual assault and violence against women. Violence against women is often generational In my family, and likely in yours, violence against women is generational. What…
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May We Have the Courage to Love
As we reflect on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. national mood feels unquestionably different today than twenty years ago. Then, we felt a collective sense of…
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2020 in One Picture
My husband Julio César snapped this picture while he was driving. It shows 3 traffic signals. Two of them have both the green and red lights on, the other has…
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Finally Home
On a hot, sunny afternoon, the week of July 22, 2019 I finally felt at home.
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Meet 5 (ok, more than 5) women who are thriving in the fight
During times of great chaos, innovation is key. If anyone would have asked you last October how you would be spending your 2020, neither you nor I would have been…
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Welcome to the new DeniseCollazo.com
Hi! I’m Denise Padín Collazo and welcome to my new website. I grew up in Castroville, California. As a young person, I got involved in the fight for justice in…
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Latinos must acknowledge our own racism, then we must pledge to fight it
In the days after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, we have seen thousands of people protest across the country demanding change. They are a result of inhumane and unjust systems that have wreaked havoc on black communities for generations and leadership that has failed to hold police accountable.
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