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My brother's tribe (Washoe Nation, Califaztlan)((("ReVoLuCiOnARiStA")))Mixed media piece by me 07'Me & Rey Berrios, Author of 'Cholo Style' (Homies, Homegirls & La Raza)at his book opening.INTERDEPENDENCE! Into creatin' 'real' social change everyday with POOR Magazine/POOR News Network, POOR Magazine's Race, Poverty, Media Justice Institute and with The California Partnership, rockin' the Governator's (Schwarzenegger's) luxury liner! Doin' Krip-Hop Radio/Krip-Hop Project and advocating with LIFETIME (Low-Income Families' Empowerment Through Education). Got my B.A. in Humanities Public Policy and Leadership in 07'. Currently working as an 'organizer' on social justice poverty issues and co-teaching multimedia/digital film field production and alternative media justice. It is all about having true self-respect n' representin'...to hook up with new friends who share common ground, cause' for me, it's truly all about what's felt deep from within, in keepin' it 'real'... I believe in standing up to the injustice committed upon others and with all social injustice around us and not only with what's going on in our own communities, but also globally in regard to the environment, housing rights, poverty and with other human rights issues, that all the above should always be called out, for we are all equally deserving of a better life where we can all find true inner peace thru' creating social awareness and change with the empowerment and respect of our elder's knowledge and wisdom. It is also important for the future generations to acquire true respect, knowledge and understanding of their past roots and its connection with our environment and ancestors, so that we all can continue the fight for 'our right and entitlement' to true social justice and equal access to all things we are deserving of, including a better life while respecting the world we live in. NO one person, the Government, the 1% wealthiest population or ANYONE has the right to make us feel of 'indifference'. It's all about facing up to da' truth of what's really goin' on n' doing something about it, making revolutionary/artistikal multimedia/music/radio/video journalism media and to connect with new friends from all over the world who KNOW who they are and truly care about creating WORLD PEACE."The superstructure of society ordains the type of art in which the artist has to be educated." –Che Guevara"Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons." -Cesar E. Chavez'The Eagle and the Condor Unite' (Indigenous Spirits of the North and South of Turtle Island)-Mural, DQ Univerisity, Davis, CA (The only indigenous University in CA, and it is being threatened for closure!) SAVE DQ UNIVERSITY!!!