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Ode to My Back
You’ve had to carry the consequences and tension / Of pursuing a dream that requires you to be fully human in a White dominated capitalist society
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No. Not everyone survived the first Trump term.
How are you showing up for the undocumented community?
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“So much of this work is asking, what is the world we want to live in? What is the world we want to see?”
Silky Shah on abolitionist dreaming, immigrant justice, and organizing post-election
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October 2024

“When I think about the thing that I'm fighting for, it’s giving people back their time. Their time to be human, their time to be in this…
Silky Shah on advocating for immigrant justice in perilous times.
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“When our movements are siloed, we have wins in one arena that could end up as losses for some other community.”
Silky Shah on abolition, immigrant rights, and unbuilding walls
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cost of Being Undocumented
The book that launched La Cuenta arrives in bookstores everywhere in June 2025
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La Cuenta Turns Two!
Tallying 184 costs of surviving in this country while undocumented.
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“Immigrants are the enemy or the provider, depending on who you're talking to and who we benefit.”
Unpacking the invisible costs of immigration policies with author Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez.
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September 2024

“It's about coming to terms with both sides of who I am.”
Author Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez on identity, family, and why her memoir is called My Side of the River.
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"I wanted to capture the confusion of my youth."
Author Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reflects on writing My Side of the River and helping teachers make stronger connections with their students.
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Ode to My Heart
"Because the whole point of a heart of flesh / Is that it feels everything"
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Captured by Silence by Hedgiee
"A piece of paper would not heal these/ lacerations of melee induced by the/ battles of undocumentedness."
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