Rosina Talamantes - Reasonable Suspicion: A Profile
My 82-year-old father says, "I'm too old for this shit!"
Leonardo who marched with Cesar Chavez in their own
wrath of grapes - "Uvas No!" Leonardo who
later went by Lenny, and then Oscar so not to be confused
with that migrant worker in the other Steinbeck novel.
Oscar, whose name is a hole with a scar, listens
to NPR, reads the Los Angels Times about Arizona's
new anti-immigration law. He yells, "Boycott Arayanzona!"
His eyes drift anesthetized, a fact down a river ... ex-life
as politician: shaking hands with Bobby Kennedy, a young
Jerry Brown. The first Mexican mayor of his town... sits in
a suede recliner watching the Dodgers, azul, blue,
whose slogan is "This is My Town" squares off the TV
shaking a fist, "Badges, we don't need no stinking badges!"
Rosina Talamantes was selected out of a group of community submissions to have her poem featured here for National Poetry Month and you can share yours as well.
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CHANGE BEGINS AT HOME
Even with all the efforts for change from political, medical and public health communities, change ultimately begins at home. Consumers must begin to educate themselves and take action toward making healthier more just food decisions.
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ENSURING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN
Children face enormous health risks because of the current system; therefore addressing child nutrition in government entities and in the home is critical to foster a new generation that will hopefully make conscious food choices.
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CHANGE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
Food change can easily begin at the community level with community gardens. Not only do these gardens increase food access, but they also transform neighborhoods in need of something beautiful and positive to identify with.
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THE SMALL FARM SOLUTION: BUILDING A HYPER LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
Building a hyper local food system will ensure food security for everyone in the urban core, with local farmers once again supplying the city's demand with healthy produce.
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