Three White Women Talk About May Day

Listen to three white, female, graduate students chat about our experiences marching with Voces de la Frontera on May 1, covering topics like our reactions to the march, the unfortunate backlash we saw the march receive on social media, and the often dehumanizing aspects of citizenship. 
​-SP, DK, & CS

Protest sign: "Immigrant youth here to stay"

Protest sign: "Sin Papeles, sin miedo". Translation: "Without papers, without fear".

Protest sign: "Stop pretending your racism is patriotism".

Over 10,000 people across the state took part in strikes and protests against a policy to give police officers capabilities of ICE agents.

Protest sign: "They want to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds".