La Mujer Obrera

The water’s here! The water’s here!
Some shots of our community farm, Tierra es Vida, getting water from the Rio Grande this week!

Throughout history, life in this valley has been deeply intertwined with the river. For thousands of years the water of the Rio Grande/ Rio Bravo ran freely through the land we now call El Paso, TX, USA/ Ciudad Juarez, Chih. Mexico supporting a vibrant and unique riparian ecosystem. Today, that same river is almost unrecognizable after it was locked away behind a dam and cement channel then drained and polluted through the industrialization of the border. We’re deeply grateful to still be able to receive and care for this water every year. This is more than just a way to irrigate our plants, it’s our connection to what’s left of the river.

We organize not only for a dignified life for ourselves, but for the right to stay on and care for the land that we call home, and grow the community we imagine which includes the land and all its inhabitants. This is why one of La Mujer Obera’s main priorities is to re-learn our place in the ecosystem, viewing ourselves as part of instead of separate or above the land and those we share the land with. Families of the Barrio Chamizal gather, celebrate, plant and harvest throughout the neighborhood in parks, homes and La Mujer Obrera’s communal spaces to care for and share our knowledge of our urban desert ecosystem.

La Mujer Obrera was founded in 1981 as an organization of women workers in Barrio Chamizal, once known as El Paso’s garment district, to imagine and enact a vision for a dignified life for workers and their families. Four decades later, a lot has changed but we continue to carry forward this vision of a dignified life for the families of the Chamizal.

Limited time offer Dine-In Special still available! Present coupon to your waitress for a free Mini Tostadas appetizer with the purchase of two entrees!

Dine In Special! Free Mini Tostadas appetizer with the purchase of two entrées! Present coupon to waitress for your mini oven baked tostadas topped with beans, queso fresco, and pickled red onion!

We stand in solidarity with the home care workers, home care workers deserve time to take care of themselves and their family. Please share this post, and send support.

Come support home care workers who will mark 7 full days on hunger strike to end the brutal 24-hour workday in New York City. Thursday April 23, 12pm and City Hall (Broadway & Murray St)!

Join to call on Speaker Julie Menin to put the No More 24 Act to a vote NOW! Don’t bow down to ’s shameful opposition!