In a show of solidarity against the anti-Latino/a and immigrant sentiment in Arizona and the 30 days 30 actions campaign currently going on,  artist from here in East L.A. and the Bay area organized a 12 hour print-a-thon, silk screening more than 1,000 posters, some stickers and shirts with various designs for the July 29 action taking place in AZ against SB 1070. Joel “Rage” Garcia and Melanie Cervantes first got the ball rolling for the print marathon after discussing solidarity work with the AZ coming up. Garcia along his partner/artist FelicaMontes , musician Olmeca and Vyal have been working with artist in AZ for the last few months. Doing organizing, connecting with artist there and helping them get the resources not found in AZ. Cervantes and her partner Jesus Barraza at the same time have been working on the AZ campaign as well providing artistic resources and support with groups, orgs and individuals in AZ along with frequent partner and collaborator Favianna Rodriguez. Initially the plan was for everyone to go to AZ and do the work there, but contributing artist Ernesto Yerena warned them that the weather conditions and the AZ boycott would impede their productivity. Soon enough the conversation turned to printing here in L.A. and with the help of artist Dewey Tafoya, Self Help opened their doors to use the space and the marathon was on.

Other artist that contributed time and energy into the days action were Nico of Los Poets del Norte, Ernesto Vazquez of Solidarity Ink, John Carlos de Luna of Corazon del Pueblo, Wenceslao Quiroz and of course myself. All the posters made that day were taken to AZ that same night by Joel, Vyal and Olmeca.

~ Pics and captions by Melanie Cervantes ~

“We Will Not Comply” Photo by Diane Ovalle, Design by Jesus Barraza of Dignidad Rebelde

Defend Ethnic Studies by Joel Rage One Garcia and SJEP Tucson

518 Years of Resistance by Natalia Garcia and Leslie Lopez

Todos Somos Arizona by Nico

Brown and Proud by Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde

La Cucaracha Sigue Caminando by Ernesto Yerena

Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Si Se Puede by Melanie Cervantes, Dignidad Rebelde

Indigenous Solidarity by Chandra Narcia

Siempre En la Lucha by Ernesto Vazquez

“The Revolt of the Cockroach People” by Dewey Tafoya

Dignidad Rebelde an Exhibition of Prints and Posters

Feb 4, 2012 to Apr 15, 2012
Artillery Apparel & Gallery
San Francisco, CA
DescriptionArtillery AG presents Dignidad Rebelde, a graphic arts collaboration between artists Melanie Cervantes & Jesus Barraza. Emerging from the everyday struggles of Raza &...
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the Chicana/o Biennial

Jan 18, 2012 to Mar 10, 2012
Movimiento de Arte Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose, CA
The Chicana/o Biennial is an exhibition and public forum conveived to take inventory of and invite reflection every two years on the continuously emergent energy, critical edge, a...
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Portraits of Resistance

Nov 20, 2011 to Feb 19, 2012
AT CAFE GABRIELA
AN EXHIBIT OF PRINTS AND POSTERS BY DIGNIDAD REBELDE AT CAFE GABRIELA 988 BROADWAY AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND OPENING RECEPTION DEC. 8, 2011 6PM EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 20, 2011 -...
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This is What Democracy Looks LIke

Oct 28, 2011 to Nov 18, 2011
Gallatin Galleries
NEW YORK, NM
Three of my We are the 99% pieces are included in this exhibit-Melanie. "If the Occupy Wall Street movement was initially criticized for being inchoate, it is because the prot...
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Honoring Our Ancestors

Oct 25, 2011 to Nov 11, 2011
Library & Three Seasons Restaurant, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA
Day of the Dead Art Exhibit-Honoring the Ancestors
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DRAWING INSPIRATION 40 YEARS & COUNTING: Living the Legacy of At

Sep 16, 2011 to Sep 16, 2011
EastSide Cultural Center
Oakland, CA
$15 admission* *admission includes receiving a poster created by Dignidad Rebelde! Honoring the living legacy of the 40th anniversaries of George Jackson's assassination and th...
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