MUA Denounces the Racism and Violence Directed at Asian Americans
MUA denounces the recent violence directed at Asian American communities, from the violent attacks against Asian Americans here in the Bay Area, to the murders that occurred in several SPAS in Atlanta,...
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MUA Summer 2021 Newsletter
We’re proud to share with you our powerful, bilingual summer newsletter. Please click the image below to flip through the newsletter online, or you can download it in PDF below. MUA Summer 2021...
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Asylum Seekers, Advocates Urge Garland to End Trump’s Cruel Policies Towards...
by BRIANNA KRONG and LOURDES MARTINEZ Published on 5/18/2021 in in Ms. Magazine Brianna Krong is the Communications and Advocacy Coordinator at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies. Lourdes...
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MUA member interviewed together with Ai-Jen Poo on KQED radio
by Mina Kim Guests: Ai-jen Poo, executive director, National Domestic Workers Alliance published June/8/2020 in KQED MUA’s leader, Evelin Alfaro, talks with KQED for an interview with NDWA Director,...
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U.S. Ends Trump Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors
By Katie Benner and Miriam Jordan Published on June 16, 2021 in The New York Times The decision will affect tens of thousands of cases moving through backlogged immigration courts. WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleJob Opening at MUA
If you are fluent in Spanish, have significant experience in the immigrant community, and are looking for a powerful social movement to plug into, we hope you’ll consider joining our team! Note: This...
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Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises
By RUCHA CHITNIS Published on September 2, 2021 in Yes! Magazine Movements of care workers and advocates for climate justice are making critical links between intersecting crises and the increasing...
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S.F. could be first to mandate paid sick leave for house cleaners, nannies.
by Carolyn Said Oct. 25, 2020 See original post in the sf chronicle newsletter Photo by: Brontë Wittpenn Mirna Arana was pregnant and didn’t feel well. But if she didn’t clean houses, she wouldn’t get...
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Victory for Domestic Workers! Health and Safety Guidelines in California &...
by Veronica N & Evelin A On September 27th, MUA achieved a major victory: Governor Newsom signed into law SB321: The Health and Safety for All Workers Act. Led by the California Domestic Workers...
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San Francisco poised to give sick pay to house cleaners, nannies and caregivers
BY LILA SEIDMAN Originally published on Oct. 27, 2021 in The Los Angeles Times Members of Mujeres Unidas y Activas and the California Domestic Workers Coalition rally at San Francisco City Hall to...
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MUA Fall 2021 Bilingual Newsletter
Click here to view our beautiful newsletter! Design: Guillermo Prado Cover photo: Brooke Anderson Cover art: Chandra Larsen Content: Our awesome team and member-leaders
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Congratulations MUA!!!
Last Sunday MUA received recognition from JWJ for having been part of UndocuFund SF support during the pandemic! Congratulations to all the comrades for having successfully completed the Community...
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VICTORY!! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Access to Paid...
Published by: Kimberly Alvarenga (CWDC) The California Domestic Workers Coalition is thrilled to announce that on December 14, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Access to Paid...
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MUA’s leader, Evelin Alfaro talks with Univision regarding her experience as...
MUA’s leader, Evelin Alfaro talks with Univision regarding her experience as a domestic worker with no paid sick leave. Evelin says: “Like me, many domestic workers have to go to work sick because if...
View ArticleMUA’s member Blanca gets granted asylum after ten years!!
Welcome with Dignity has a video series called #Theheroes which takes a look at how directly impacted folx are leading the charge on changing our immigration and asylum system. This video was made in...
View ArticleJob Opening – Program Manager
Program Manager January 2022 Organizational Description Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) is a grassroots organization with 30 years of experience organizing Latina immigrant women. MUA has a dual...
View ArticleA Day Without Immigrants
This video was filmed at A Day Without Immigrants, a rally for comprehensive immigration reform which MUA co-led with our sister organizations at the Federal Building in San Francisco on February 14,...
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Launch of the MUA Fotonovela
MESSAGE IN MAYA MAM BELOW / K’YOL MAM Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) and NAKA Dance Theater are proud to announce the publication of our first Fotonovela, a booklet of expressive art created by and...
View ArticleMUA featured on Telemundo for International Women’s Day
NOTE: MUA was featured on the 6:00 pm news on Telemundo Bay Area (Spanish language news station) on March 8, 2022. The following article is translated from the Telemundo website. Please click the link...
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Telemundo48 featured MUA’s member on SF Rally to End Title42
MUA was featured on Telemundo 48 (Spanish language news station) on March 21, 2022. The following article is translated from the Telemundo48 website. Please click the link to watch the video. They...
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