https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd Fighting To Protect Latinx Culture en-us 2022-10-24 21:58:01 UTC 2022-10-29 00:50:24 UTC hello@padlet.com schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354410270 Tony Diaz has built a network of Chicano writers, artists, allies, and cultural accelerators to fight against censorship. In his book, The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital, Diaz calls for cultural accelerators to stand up, band together, and take action against book bans. In his book, Diaz gives examples of how powerful the Latinx community is and how that power is the "tip of the pyramid." ]]> 2022-10-24 22:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354410270 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354423328 In an underground library in Houston, Texas, Tony Diaz expresses concerns surrounding the suppression of ethnic studies and its impact on diversity. The goal of the Librotraficante Caravan is to prevent the Latinx community from being separated from its books and literature again. ]]> 2022-10-24 22:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354423328 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354430148 Tony Diaz, other Librotraficantes, and supporters celebrate the 10th  anniversary of the 2012 Librotraficante Caravan. Their message to book banners remains the same: no banning of liberation literature or critical ethnic studies! The Librotraficante includes African American studies and LGBTQ+ studies.

]]> 2022-10-24 22:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2354430148 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359684135 In 2010, Arizona banned ethnic studies and compared Latinx books to Mein Kampf. Tony Diaz and his fellow Librotraficantes smuggled "controversial" banned Latinx books back into Arizona. Diaz states the Arizona's legislation is not afraid that the Latinx community will overthrow the government through violence but instead through votes.  ]]> 2022-10-27 20:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359684135 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359700033 Faced with broader book bans, Tony Diaz continues the fight against banning books. Diaz calls for an updated approach to the one they used ten years ago. ]]> 2022-10-27 21:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359700033 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359709680 Books that Arizona banned included:
'Drown' by Junot Díaz
'Puro Teatro: A Latina Anthology' by Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez & Nancy Saporta Sternbach
'Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States' by Lori Marie Carlson & Oscar Hijuelos
'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros

]]> 2022-10-27 21:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359709680 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359716700 Ethnic studies examine history from different perspectives. The ban on ethnic studies and books would result in history only being taught from the white perspective. ]]> 2022-10-27 21:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359716700 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359735433 Latinx authors help teach young people about Latinx culture and heritage. Diaz understands the importance of stories voiced by Latinx people and continues to support Latinx authors. ]]> 2022-10-27 22:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359735433 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359742445 Tony Diaz is a writer and author who helped form the Librotraficante Caravan to smuggle books banned from Arizona's curriculum back into the state. Diaz continues to empower his community through educational consultation, innovative collaborations, and activism. ]]> 2022-10-27 22:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359742445 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359747796 Arizona's ban on ethnic studies banned more than books. It restricted access to Latinx culture, history, representation, and voices. It was an attempt to erase the Latinx identity. Books are a doorway to the world, and bans slam the door shut, limiting the youth's success.   ]]> 2022-10-27 22:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2359747796 schmick1 https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2361210369 On May 11, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a ban on ethnic studies. This ban included books written by authors of color. Arizona legislation said the ban was to prevent classes from “promoting the overthrow of the United States government” or “promoting resentment toward a race or class of people.” ]]> 2022-10-29 00:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/schmick1/agv6xmw70xjrvfkd/wish/2361210369