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Melanie Cervantes
11" x 15"
7-Color, Handprinted, Screenprint, Archival Lenox Paper, Printed in Oakland, 2010
This is a print called América Con Acento (inspired by Xerí Moraga and Los Tigres del Norte) for a portfolio on Immigration that the Consejo Grafico is organzing. I wanted to address my position on migration through this print. The popular ways migration is framed in the media and popular discourse contetualizes the movement of people across land in relation to the nation state and people's status. I believe in the human rights and particularly reference the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples abd firmly believe that people who are displaced by international policies like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the countries that enter into the agreements fail to take responsibilty for the massive disruption of local economies in places like rural Mexico. I believe that migration is a human right and wanted to use popular artists, Los Tigres, and their lyrics to illustrate this idea. I also name my print after a line from Cherrie (Xeri) Moraga's writings on as a nod to her influence on my thinking.
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