Nobody is illegal! Join in the campaign to Drop the I-Word. Get more info and sign the pledge at the ColorLines.com/DropTheIWord.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Rising to the Challenge
by Mónica Novoa on May 20 2011, 10:02AM
I’m just a student without papers, but I’m organizing to get them. Do you think you can use “undocumented student” instead? Or call me David?
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Home, Both Here and There
by Mónica Novoa on May 19 2011, 10:05AM
I value New York City and Brooklyn in particular, because I feel at home amongst so many people who claim home both here and elsewhere, just like I do.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…an Ally, Activist and Friend
by Mónica Novoa on May 18 2011, 9:02AM
My family’s history represents the painful stain of injustice in the U.S. says Karume James in explaining why he has joined the movement.
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La Juventud de Charlotte, NC. Consigue apoyo a Ningún Ser Humano es Ilegal
by Mónica Novoa on May 5 2011, 1:30PM
En pocas horas, estudiantes colectaron mas de 1,200 firmas de personas prometiendo no llamarle “ilegal” a ningún ser humano e instando que los medios y políticos prometan igual.
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Youth Drum Up Support for Dropping the I-Word in Charlotte, NC
by Mónica Novoa on May 5 2011, 12:18PM
The students rallied more than 1,200 people to sign pledge cards to drop the i-word in just a matter of hours.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Fighting for the Right to Love
by Mónica Novoa on May 4 2011, 3:05PM
To love and be loved are human rights that no one should be denied.
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TAKE ACTION—Nobody Is “Illegal,” Pass It On
by Mónica Novoa on April 29 2011, 9:37AM
Help build the movement by telling five friends to join you in dropping the i-word.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…a Retired Minister Who Wants Humane Reform
by Mónica Novoa on April 22 2011, 9:01AM
Ed Keener from Boise, Idaho, is the latest to offer a personal testimony on why it’s time to Drop the I-Word.
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La Violencia Casual que Deshumaniza el Lenguaje Racial
by Mónica Novoa on April 20 2011, 9:13PM
José Gutiérrez Guzmán es la ultima persona que sufre violencia a las manos de agentes fronterizos, pero no será el ultimo si continua el robo de la humanidad de personas migrantes.
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The Casual Violence That Dehumanizing Language Breeds
by Mónica Novoa on April 20 2011, 9:21AM
José Gutiérrez Guzmån is the most recent person to suffer out-of-scale violence from border agents, but he won’t be the last if we continue robbing migrants of their humanity.
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Edhelper Removes Racist Homework Assignment
by Mónica Novoa on March 30 2011, 5:38PM
Thanks to all of our readers who took action.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…a Human Being
by Mónica Novoa on March 30 2011, 10:23AM
I do not live in a state of victimhood. Illegal is not a state of being.
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Georgia 3rd Graders Asked What U.S. Does to ‘Illegal Aliens’
by Mónica Novoa on March 25 2011, 2:18PM
Parents are outraged over the homework assignment. Here’s what you can do.
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Virgil Peck’s Idea To Hunt Immigrants Like Hogs Began With the I-Word
by Mónica Novoa on March 22 2011, 12:35PM
When criminalizing slurs are the norm, there’s no limit for acceptable discourse—or policy.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Defending My Dignity
by Mónica Novoa on March 18 2011, 11:21AM
“‘Illegal is illegal’ is straightforward logic to a kid, and at 12 it had paralyzed me,” David explains.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Undocumented, Unafraid and Unapologetic
by Mónica Novoa on March 17 2011, 12:19PM
“I remember just sitting there thinking, ‘One day I will be sharing my story, and I will not be ashamed of being undocumented,’” says Dayanna Rebolledo
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by Mónica Novoa on March 16 2011, 3:11PM
“Today, I come out publicly undocumented, unafraid, unapologetic and now I am FREE.”
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Undocumented
by Mónica Novoa on March 15 2011, 9:53AM
“I am very much like everybody in this university, except for a nine-digit number to identify me.” The latest testimony in honor of Coming Out of the Shadows Week.
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Drop the I-Word: I Am…Ready to Come Out
by Mónica Novoa on March 14 2011, 10:04AM
The death of Andrea Rosales’s grandfather reminds her why she’s standing up for immigrant rights. Her essay kicks off Coming Out of the Shadows Week.
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The Legacy of Romero and Sanctuary’s Truth Tellers
by Mónica Novoa on March 9 2011, 5:17PM
Faith-based activism for immigrant rights has been crucial since the 1980s.
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