Laura is co-editor of the Tribuno del Pueblo. She is also a co-editor of Teatro Chicana, a collective memoir and selected plays published by UT Press. As part of the Mexico Solidarity Network she visited Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua. After her return she wrote, "Who is Killing the Women of Juarez?" As an independent journalist, she has written on the immigration and migration of people to the U.S. for more than three decades. The centerpiece of her journalism has been the rights of the undocumented population in the U.S. and the human rights of migrants and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border. She is a member of MALCS (Mujeres Activas de Letras y Acción Social) and the Zooming to the Border for Human Rights Coalition. Laura is a Chinese-Mexican immigrant from Mexico.

Maria Elena joined the Editorial Board because of the massive immigrant right’s mobilizations and mega marches in 2006 and was involved in the student movement for Chicano/a Studies at UCLA. She is a member of the Trinational Coalition in Defense of Public Education, Association of Raza Educators-Los Angeles, and AFT 1521 Los Angeles College Faculty Guild. As a journalist she has reported from the Border Social Forum in Ciudad Juárez, Social Forum in Atlanta, and World Social Forum in Venezuela. A parent and educator in Los Angeles, Maria Elena has written about Charter Schools, Housing, and Immigration. Currently she heads the Education Department for the Tribuno Del Pueblo.

Gloria worked as a public high school guidance counselor for eighteen years. Immigration, human rights, and ending hunger and homelessness are some of her areas of concern. She was the first female president of MEChA at UCLA and has worked with MAPA, Mujeres Latinas, Comité ProFiestas Patrias Mexicanas, WEAP, Equal Rights Congress, and most recently with the California Central Valley Journey for Justice. Currently, she is now partnering with the California Poor People’s Campaign to help grow and broaden the movement to abolish poverty. At this time, El Tribuno del Pueblo Immigration Desk is her focus. Gloria is a proud nana and great-grandmother and raised her family in the California Central Valley where she still resides today.

Salvador is a public health physician with an extensive background of having served the underserved including farm laborers, immigrants, homeless, and rural poor. Over the years he has written about and advocated for health care for everyone, immigration issues, workplace injuries, pesticide poisoning, and environmental concerns. As a member of El Tribuno del Pueblo Editorial Board, he is developing a health care desk so that the vision of a healthy and just future is shared with the Tribuno’s audience. Salvador has worked and lived in the San Joaquin valley of California for most of his life.

Ada Marys is a senior at USC studying political science with a focus on law and human rights. Inspired by the Tribuno’s passion for immigrant and working class rights, she joined the Tribuno as a community college student. She has worked with labor and immigrant rights organizations in Chicago and Los Angeles including Unite Here Local 11 and Latino Union of Chicago. A previous UCLA Law Fellow, she hopes to continue researching the criminalization of immigrants.

I am a Fronteriza Artivista (transborder artivist), an interdisciplinary artist working in San Diego. I was born in Los Angeles, California, but grew up on the border between San Diego and Tijuana. The fact that I can be both American and Mexican at the same time makes me muy orgullosa. My objective as an "artivista" is to convey to audiences that all change starts inside ourselves. I utilize photography, social practice, computer graphics and drawings, ceramics, and installations in my artivismo to discuss topics that impact the less underprivileged, such as food sustainability, chronic disease, and mental health. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from San José State University, along with a minor in studio art. I'm looking forward to continuing my artivismo study in graduate school settings. I have exhibited my art practice both individually and collectively, as well as worldwide. Since the military border zone has increased over time, my artivimos now focuses on my role as a fronteriza (cross-border person).

Luz is a current student at Northeastern Illinois University majoring in Communication with a minor in Journalism. She came to the United States at the age of 7 and has always had a passion for writing and the environment. When she was in community college she attended a Teatro Chicana forum and joined El Tribuno del Pueblo after connecting with Laura. She hopes to bring awareness about climate change and how we can all come together to mitigate environmental consequences.

Jose supports students with disabilities in assistive technology and alternative media at Cal State Los Angeles. Currently focusing on disability rights, disability justice and accessibility and researching the different movements within disabled communities. A steward for CSUEU 311 and previously on the statewide executive board for UAW 4123. From the 1994 high school walkouts in protest of California Prop 187 to recently becoming an editor of the Tribuno del Pueblo, Jose has contributed to student, labor, and immigration movements.

Richard’s political awakening came when he was shot by sheriffs following the Chicano Moratorium. Following this moment, he dedicated his life to speaking on the role of Latino workers in the political life of the country, the differences between the struggles of the 1960s and today, and new strategies for labor in a global economy. He was the former Executive VP of Workers United and the manager of the Chicago and Midwest Region.

As a documentary filmmaker, I have written, co-directed, and co-produced several works in film and video, among them “Manos a la Obra: The story of Operation Bootstrap y Plena is Work” and “Plena is Song” (La Plena es Trabajo y Canción ) two award-winning documentaries. My journalistic writings have been published in El Diario La Prensa and in Eco Latino, in New York City, and in El Tribuno del Pueblo, nationwide. My most recent work has focused on the research and production of materials for workshops and curricula in social history and communication arts and documentaries on the social and cultural character of the labor movement in Puerto Rico. My documentaries also include “Kids: Beyond the Front” for the first season of the Zona Franca series on Channel 6, “A tiple comes out of his hands to sing”, and more recently “Unwrapping”, in its early stages of distribution. Finally, I want to emphasize that collaboration has always been the platform from which I have worked since my insertion in all the tasks that I have just mentioned.