ximena 🦋
@ximenaspeaks.bsky.social
contra costa reporter w/ @eltimpano 📝
CA local news fellow w/ uc berk journalism 👩💻
bay area native and self proclaimed yapper 🗣️
CA local news fellow w/ uc berk journalism 👩💻
bay area native and self proclaimed yapper 🗣️
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We loved being a part of this community event and recording oral histories!
The muralist collective, Los Pobres Artistas constructed sacred phone booths to ignite conversations, Peaceful Warriors Mens Circle led a drumming circle, @voiceofwitness.org recorded oral histories, and Taller Xochicura and @artogether-org.bsky.social led arts workshops.
April 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We loved being a part of this community event and recording oral histories!
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In our latest #MiHistoria💬, produced by @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social, Venezuelan immigrant Alisa Domingo reflects on new motherhood, the tragic loss of her partner Alex, and her uncertain future under Trump’s immigration policies. www.eltimpano.org/mi-historia/...
“I’m not a criminal; I am only a mother”: A grueling journey from Venezuela to the United States ends in uncertainty
My dreams of belonging in the United States are being shattered by the crackdown on immigration.
www.eltimpano.org
March 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In our latest #MiHistoria💬, produced by @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social, Venezuelan immigrant Alisa Domingo reflects on new motherhood, the tragic loss of her partner Alex, and her uncertain future under Trump’s immigration policies. www.eltimpano.org/mi-historia/...
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As part of the collaboration, El Tímpano reached out to members of our text messaging community who live in Oakland to solicit their questions and concerns in the upcoming elections. At the top of their list were illegal dumping, public safety and cost of living.
March 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
As part of the collaboration, El Tímpano reached out to members of our text messaging community who live in Oakland to solicit their questions and concerns in the upcoming elections. At the top of their list were illegal dumping, public safety and cost of living.
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El Tímpano reporter @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social shared these concerns at the forum and offered candidates the opportunity to respond. Read some of their answers in our latest Inside El Tímpano post.👇 www.eltimpano.org/inside-el-ti...
Oakland mayoral candidates tackle community concerns at public forum
The event provided a platform for Latino and Mayan immigrants to share their concerns about everything from illegal dumping to public safety.
www.eltimpano.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
El Tímpano reporter @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social shared these concerns at the forum and offered candidates the opportunity to respond. Read some of their answers in our latest Inside El Tímpano post.👇 www.eltimpano.org/inside-el-ti...
after months of reporting, new story is out!! bilingual educators are on a downturn and Spanish speaking families are being affected.
In East Contra Costa County schools, many Spanish-speaking families are struggling to find the bilingual support they need. @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social reported on the reasons for the shortage of bilingual educators and what some parents are trying to do about it. www.eltimpano.org/education/a-...
A shortage of bilingual educators leaves English learners with too few qualified teachers
Misassigned teachers and courses surge in Contra Costa County districts.
www.eltimpano.org
February 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
after months of reporting, new story is out!! bilingual educators are on a downturn and Spanish speaking families are being affected.
Reposted by ximena 🦋
In East Contra Costa County schools, many Spanish-speaking families are struggling to find the bilingual support they need. @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social reported on the reasons for the shortage of bilingual educators and what some parents are trying to do about it. www.eltimpano.org/education/a-...
A shortage of bilingual educators leaves English learners with too few qualified teachers
Misassigned teachers and courses surge in Contra Costa County districts.
www.eltimpano.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In East Contra Costa County schools, many Spanish-speaking families are struggling to find the bilingual support they need. @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social reported on the reasons for the shortage of bilingual educators and what some parents are trying to do about it. www.eltimpano.org/education/a-...
absolutely insane i have no words
Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo.
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
January 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
absolutely insane i have no words