Maru Mora Villalpando

Maru Mora Villalpando

is founder of La Resistencia and is a community organizer and undocumented immigrant. She was born and raised in Mexico City. In December 2017, ICE put her in deportation proceedings. She is continuing her community organizing work.

Articles By This Author

Opinion | Social Justice

The Time Is Now, Whatever It Costs

We don’t want saviors, we want accomplices.

Maru Mora Villalpando | Jul 7, 2020

Can We Build a Better Man?

Could a mindful masculinity, freed from toxic notions of “manhood,” end the gender wars?

Tarana Burke, Alex Meyers, Jude Ellison Sady Doyle, Tony Porter, Earth-Feather Sovereign, Kalimah Johnson, Imara Jones, Kendrick Sampson, Maru Mora Villalpando | Nov 12, 2019

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I Stood Up to ICE, and Now They’re Trying to Deport Me

With the letter delivered to my house, ICE has officially made the leap from a law enforcement agency to a political repression agency.

Maru Mora Villalpando | Jan 17, 2018