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Re/Forming And Influencing Public Policy, Law And Religion: Missing From The Table, Laura M. Padilla
Re/Forming And Influencing Public Policy, Law And Religion: Missing From The Table, Laura M. Padilla
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Taking a leap to be at a table from which Mexican American women have always been absent, and are still not invited, takes tremendous courage, knowing that much personal sacrifice will be required. This Essay addresses why Mexican American women have been absent from the tables of influence in the worlds of public policy, religion, and law, and how they can establish their presence as part of an anti-subordination agenda.
Latcrit Praxis To Heal Fractured Communities, Laura M. Padilla
Latcrit Praxis To Heal Fractured Communities, Laura M. Padilla
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This Essay explores LatCrit praxis as a healing tool. Before turning to LatCrit practice, let me offer a preliminary observation that many Latinos are troubled by leading divided lives in fractured communities. This is exacerbated by social conditioning which encourages Latinos, as well as other outsiders, to fragment their identities. One of the benefits of LatCrit theory is that it encourages the process of working toward wholeness. At a recent conference which looked at the courage of those who have decided to live lives divided no more, Parker Palmer, the plenary speaker, suggested that the spark which causes people to …