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by Rudy Ch. Garcia

Richard Vargas poem to video

We received this news from Latino poet Richard Vargas, whose poetry has appeared on La Bloga as recently as this week in Sedano's Tuesday Floricanto post:

"I have the honor of a graduate film student taking one of my poems and turning it into a short film. it's only a couple of minutes. When someone uses their art to interpret what you created, it is beautiful and powerful, a wonderful way to wrap up the year. – RV"

So, go here to see "a creative montage about earth through a Chicana's eyes" by Viridiana Martinez. As a non-commercial website, La Bloga believes that aspiring artists' work deserves consideration.

About Viridiana Martinez: "I am a senior majoring in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production at The Art Institute of California - Sunnyvale. I am in the process of making my Senior Project and I am in dire need of your help. My project is inspired by a Chicano poet, Richard Vargas. This project will show consumerism through the eyes of a young Chicana watching people lose respect, not only for others but our mother earth. This will be shot in the places that are dear to my heart such as Monterey county, San Benito County, and Santa Cruz County.

"I hope to create a positive impact and desire to change the world we live in now. The world we are all citizens of, because no matter where you live, earth is our home and if I am not able to reach my goal, my video might be cut short in length and not be entered in film festivals. This project will happen one way or another; this is a project that has a place in my heart and on my grade sheet. I need this in order to graduate."

Richard Vargas received his MFA (with distinction) from the UNM Creative Writing Program in 2010. He has two books published, Mclife, 2005, and American Jesus, Tia Chucha Press, 2007. He was recipient of the 2011 Hispanic Writers Award at the Taos Summer Writers' Conference, and a community scholarship from the 2011 National Latino Writers Conference. Vargas was also featured last summer on National Public Radio's All Things Considered / Summer Sounds. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM., where he edits and publishes The Más Tequila Review. You can visit his website here.

No mataron al Occupy movement

When city and state governments and enforcement officials decided to try to shut down Occupy sites across the country, and the world, they might have unintentionally given new surprising life to Occupy. You can't blame the structure that enforces the 1%'s privileged status. They believe Occupy has more potential than many of us of the 99% do. Here's two new aspects that reveal something of how seriously the 1% look at Occupy.

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