By Isela Cereso Mendiola Weāve all heard the repeated phrase, āYou need to advocate for yourselfā or āAdvocate for what you believe in.ā What do those phrases really mean? How does advocacy impact our everyday life? Merriam-Webster defines advocacy as, āthe act or process of supporting a cause or proposalā. Although […]
By: Yasmin Campos-Mendez and Montserrat Castro GĆ³mez This week Esperanza Unitedās Public Policy Manager Yasmin Campos-Mendez and Policy and Advocacy Fellow Montserrat Castro GĆ³mez got to attend a White House ceremony honoring the passing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). It was on the White House south lawn, hosted by […]