Drop the I-Word: I Am Taking Action in Georgia
by Mónica Novoa on July 6 2011, 10:16AM
My name is Dulce. I am undocumented and I am no longer afraid. I am taking action.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Mónica Novoa
Drop the I-Word Campaign Coordinator
Brooklyn, NY
Mónica Novoa is coordinator of the Drop the I-Word public education campaign, a platform for people nationwide to drop the dehumanizing, racist slur “illegals," and to ask that the media do the same. Ms. Novoa is a seasoned communications strategist and organizer and has implemented campaigns across issues, including immigration, preventive healthcare, technology and early literacy with the Matea Group in Washington, D.C., and Cause Communications and Ruder Finn in Los Angeles. Ms. Novoa is on the board of Homies Unidos, an organization dedicated to gang prevention and intervention with families and youth in Los Angeles. She has a degree in English Literature from California State University at Northridge, where she also helped establish both the nation’s first Central American Studies Program and research institute. Ms. Novoa lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Monica tweets at @MoniNovoa, and manages @DropTheIWord.
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U.S.-Based Fans of Mexico’s Soccer Team Face Backlash at Gold Cup
by Mónica Novoa on June 29 2011, 2:15PM
Even if you missed it, the game was riddled with clues on just how hostile our country’s debate over immigration has gotten.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Jose Antonio Vargas Came Out as Undocumented, NOT “Illegal”
by Mónica Novoa on June 23 2011, 9:43AM
So why do so many of his journalism colleagues still insist on using the slur to describe him? Monica Novoa explains why it is long past time for news media to Drop the I-Word.
Topics: Drop the I-Word, Immigration, Media
I Am a Human Being and I Will Fight for My Right To Exist
by Mónica Novoa on May 25 2011, 11:51AM
My name is Nancy Meza and I am undocumented and unafraid.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: I Am Undocumented, and I Own My Humanity and Power
by Mónica Novoa on May 23 2011, 10:20AM
I stand with the undocumented youth across the states because we are beautiful amazing leaders.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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?
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word, Immigration
Edhelper Removes Racist Homework Assignment
by Mónica Novoa on March 30 2011, 5:38PM
Thanks to all of our readers who took action.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Today’s Love is for Monseñor Romero
by Mónica Novoa on March 24 2011, 6:18PM
Remembering El Salvador’s Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, and his dedication to justice.
Topics: Celebrate Love
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word, Immigration
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