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Aura Bogado

Community Journalism Coordinator
New York, NY

Aura Bogado is the community journalism coordinator and blogger for Voting Rights Watch 2012. Aura has reported in Spanish and English from Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and the United States. Her work has been published in Mother Jones, Newsweek Argentina, AlterNet, and The Huffington Post. With the support of the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute, she conducted an in-depth examination on the consequences of immigration enforcement by local police in Arizona.

Aura has worked as a national host and producer for the Pacifica Radio network. While there, she also coordinated a media literacy and training program for youth of color in Los Angeles with a grant from the California Technology Foundation. She was a founding member of 33+1/3 Books Collective, an independent bookstore and gallery in Los Angeles. In 2006, City Lights Books published The Other Campaign, which featured her exclusive interview with Subcomandante Marcos, his first in five years.

She earned her B.A. from Yale University, majoring in American Studies. An immigrant from South America of indigenous (Guarani) decent, she is currently based in New York, and plays son jarocho music in her spare time.

Follow Aura at @aurabogado.

Another Voting Rights Victory, This Time in Ohio

by Aura Bogado on October 5 2012, 5:22PM

A court blocks Ohio from cutting off its early voting hours, ensuring black voters can participate ahead of Election Day.

Topics: /NOW Blog

Chipotle Agrees to Respect Farmworkers

by Aura Bogado on October 5 2012, 12:36PM

Chipotle agrees to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ terms for respect in Florida’s tomato fields.

Topics: /NOW Blog

Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights

by Aura Bogado on October 2 2012, 11:29AM

Minnesota’s Communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Are Mitt Romney’s Canvassers Deceiving Nevada Voters?

by Aura Bogado on September 28 2012, 12:55PM

Senior citizens in Nevada say Romney canvassers are misinforming them about the voter registration process.

Topics: /NOW Blog

Meet Our Team of Voting Rights Community Journalists

by Aura Bogado on September 27 2012, 9:55AM

Voting rights are at risk all over the country, so we’ve recruited eyes and ears in key states to help us stay on top of rapidly unfolding events.

Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics

The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act

by Aura Bogado on September 25 2012, 9:48AM

People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year’s presidential election.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That

by Aura Bogado on September 21 2012, 9:38AM

Looking to find out how to protect your right to register and vote? These social media apps can help.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot

by Aura Bogado on September 18 2012, 9:56AM

One in every five African Americans in Kentucky are barred from voting—only due to their criminal record.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

This Week’s Victories in Voting Rights

by Aura Bogado on September 14 2012, 11:29AM

The push back against voter suppression has resulted in some major victories this week.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID

by Aura Bogado on September 12 2012, 9:30AM

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is already proving to be a burden to local agencies and non-profits.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Junot Díaz Nearly Causes a Riot at New York City Book Signing

by Aura Bogado on September 12 2012, 9:25AM

Some 200 Junot Díaz fans were turned away as the author made his first public appearance since the release of his new book.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Facing Race 2012, /NOW Blog

New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote

by Aura Bogado on September 11 2012, 2:45PM

A new video aims to mobilize rural Native youth to register to vote. Watch and share it now.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Can a Super PAC of Black Fraternity Brothers Register a Million Voters for Obama?

by Aura Bogado, Frank Reynolds on September 7 2012, 10:12AM

1911 United aims to get a million voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video]

by Aura Bogado on September 5 2012, 10:18AM

Colorlines.com’s Aura Bogado traveled with Undocubus and brings you her reporter’s notebook.

Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics

‘Undocumented and Unfraid:’ UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example

by Aura Bogado on August 31 2012, 7:17PM

In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

On Its Way to the DNC, Undocubus Finds Struggle and Hope in Knoxville

by Aura Bogado on August 30 2012, 3:17PM

On their way to the Democratic National Convention, UndocuBus riders find community in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

This is What Voter Participation Looks Like

by Aura Bogado on August 28 2012, 9:23AM

Nearly half of all California voters are new or occasional voters. In South LA, one group is empowering community members to realize the significance of their vote.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Voter ID Threatens to Storm Next Week’s GOP Convention

by Aura Bogado on August 24 2012, 1:36PM

As the RNC platform is amended to include support of voter ID legislation, we bring you the week’s voting rights updates

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting

by Aura Bogado on August 22 2012, 4:00PM

Changes to Florida’s voting rules target people of color, and not those who have done anything wrong. Our newest community journalists reports what’s happening on-the-ground.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Court Cases Continue to Decide Future of Voting Rights

by Aura Bogado on August 17 2012, 2:02PM

This week’s updates on early voting, voter ID, and the power of marginalized voters.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

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