Love for Sharpeville, South Africa and the Fight Against Hate
by Mónica Novoa on March 21 2011, 5:06PM
Today is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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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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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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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
Topics: Drop the I-Word
by Mónica Novoa on March 16 2011, 3:11PM
“Today, I come out publicly undocumented, unafraid, unapologetic and now I am FREE.”
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: I Am…A Witness to History
by Mónica Novoa on March 9 2011, 10:00AM
Michealynn Hawk enjoys spending time with family, and mourns for those who are torn apart by deportation.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: I Am…a Mother
by Mónica Novoa on February 22 2011, 9:46AM
Rosario Lopez worries about her kids’ vulnerability today, but knows they will power tomorrow’s movement for justice.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: I Am…Compassionate
by Mónica Novoa on February 17 2011, 11:43AM
Diana Corcorran watches her neighbors’ children search for deported parents and asks, “What kind of country is this?”
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: Debunking the Racist “Anchor Baby” Myth
by Mónica Novoa on February 15 2011, 3:40PM
The facts show it’s a lie, and like all dehumanizing speech about immigrants it’s a deliberate a distraction.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Chicago Hospital Deports Quadriplegic Man, Hate Speech Cheers
by Mónica Novoa on February 14 2011, 1:02PM
Quelino Ojeda Jimenez’s story reveals the relationship between dehumanizing language and institutional brutality.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: I Am Determined
by Mónica Novoa on February 8 2011, 11:17AM
An immigrant mom in Seattle tells her family’s story in the first in a series of testimonials.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
We Won’t Be Cowed by Glenn Beck’s Personal Attacks
by Mónica Novoa on February 2 2011, 3:17PM
From Fances Fox Piven to Colorlines’ alum Daisy Hernandez, Beck’s attacks are meant to scare us into silence.
Topics: Drop the I-Word, Glenn Beck
Study: I-Word’s Usage Has Skyrocketed Alongside Policy Debate
by Mónica Novoa on January 24 2011, 12:17PM
Newsline graphs the use of dehumanizing slurs to refer to immigrants over the past 30 years.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Let’s Turn Off the Hate Machine, in Arizona and Everywhere
by Mónica Novoa on January 14 2011, 2:35PM
The violence in Arizona isn’t singular and has been around for a while. Drop the I-Word campaign manager Monica Novoa says we can end it, though.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
FOX News and Society of Professional Journalists Take on the I-Word
by Mónica Novoa on January 7 2011, 4:14PM
A journalist tries to lead smart conversation about demeaning language, and right wing pundits freak out.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Drop the I-Word: Sound Strike and Others Join the Campaign
by Mónica Novoa on December 13 2010, 2:34PM
We’ll blog weekly with updates from the campaign to get rid of hate speech in immigration politics.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
Enough! Let’s Drop the I-Word—It’s Hate Speech
by Mónica Novoa on September 28 2010, 9:34AM
The Applied Research Center and ColorLines launch a campaign to get rid of this ugly word in politics and media.
Topics: Drop the I-Word
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