By: Valerie Delgadillo “We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community — and this nation.” — César E. Chávez Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who is commemorated every year on Cesar Chavez Day…

By Pastor Tirso Rubin Latinos make up 45.4 percent of Tucson’s population. After being a part of this community for 23 years, and serving as a pastor, I’ve seen firsthand just how much our local community has struggled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While it has been challenging…

By Maite Arce, President and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, and Jamie Rappaport Clark, President and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife If you have ever been to Western Riverside County in Southern California, you might not believe that a plan to create a refuge for wildlife could be possible in…

By: Jessica Godinez As we gear up for the Latino Conservation Week, data from Colorado College’s 12th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll demonstrates the Latino community’s continued commitment to conservation efforts and bold action for policies that protect our climate and natural resources. …

By: Margarita Flores Cuando mis padres decidieron emigrar de Morelia, Michoacán, México, a los Estados Unidos en 1974, decidieron dejar todo y hacerlo frente a la posibilidad de proveer una estabilidad y un futuro mejor para sus hijos. Tuvieron que trabajar duro y enfrentar los cambios fue una decisión para…

By: Shanna Edberg As we enter the new year, Congress is continuing to consider the transformative Build Back Better Act, a bill that would invest in a number of things including education, childcare, healthcare, and housing. Importantly, it also includes a series of investments in climate action — to reduce…

by Shanna Edberg As the Biden Administration has begun to take ambitious action on environmental protection and climate justice, new polling from Colorado College’s 11th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll has shown that Latinos and other people of color throughout the West widely support…

by Maite Arce and Julie Packard The global pandemic has touched all our lives, in powerful and often painful ways. With striking clarity, it has brought home how closely we’re connected to one another, and to the natural world. …

By Maite Arce When I think about the places I have lived and loved most in my life, they have always been near the ocean. When I was a child, my family lived on the shores of El Sauzal, Baja California, a small settlement for fishermen and their families near…