Category: Transforming Justice

Before smart phones and before Black Lives Matter movement, La Cucaracha was writing about police brutality, over representation in the courts and prisons, and double standards under the law. In 2021, El Movimiento Sigué, (publisher of La Cucaracha) entered into a partnership with the Latino Coalition for Community Leadership, and the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. We report on the activities of the Transforming Justice Project funded by the Public Welfare Foundation. La Cucaracha News continues to cover all aspects of the legal system.

Gaza as bad as ever

After 12 Foreign Deployments Aguilar Says Gaza Conditions Worse Witnessed By JOSEPH ALAN SANCHEZ FREE THE OPPRESSED is the Special Forces motto he has sought to follow during the course of his military career. A highly decorated combat veteran with Bronze Star and Purple Heart awards, Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar in his 25 years of… Continue reading Gaza as bad as ever

When They Come…

Guest Editorial By AARO KARJALA This isn’t new. I’ll grant you that federal agents shooting middle-class white people in the face is a bit novel, but on the whole, this isn’t new. I would argue that this is about as American as it gets. America is no stranger to state or federal agents terrorizing cities.… Continue reading When They Come…

When youth lead…

We listen Pueblo Middle Schools march for justice Cucaracha News Staff Report The killing of Trayvon Martin in February 2012, became a spark that helped ignite a generation of young people who would later challenge many forms of state violence from police brutality to immigration enforcement.  Years later, on what would have been his 31st… Continue reading When youth lead…

Rest in Power!

PUEBLO, Colo.— The community has lost a giant, in the on-going fight for civil rights, human dignity and love and respect for all, in the death of the Rev. Robert “Boba” Lewis, 76. Rev. Lewis was an elementary school teacher who touched the hearts of hundreds young students and was a tireless advocate for social… Continue reading Rest in Power!

Cold as Ice

Guest Column By Joseph Alan SanchezSpecial to La Cucharacha News Most  Americans recognize the name ICE and the images of masked military men that dominated the major media in recent weeks. Despite the inescapable familiarity of the federal agency, many don’t know what the acronym spells out. It is the office of Immigration Customs Enforcement. … Continue reading Cold as Ice

What’s happening

Tisza Jauique: Recognizing the Inheritance of Chigonan Indigeniety SOAR is hosting Tlisza Jaurique for a virtual speaker event in February. Jaurique is the first Chicana woman to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York. She is a philosopher, activist, artist, and scholar whose work largely reflects her research… Continue reading What’s happening

Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released

Jeanette Vizguerra as she appeared at El Cinco de Mayo in Pueblo in 2024.

Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center.  Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released

Life, after life without parole

By JUAN ESPINOSA They say, we learn from our mistakes. David Carrillo, 51, wants the young men and women he encounters to learn from his mistakes. As a 19-year-old gang leader, Carrillo was convicted of first degree murder of a young man in 1993 who was a member of a rival gang. He was sentenced… Continue reading Life, after life without parole