We recently asked our community members to share with us their experience with MARKED. Here is what one of the men in our community had to say. To our partners. Thank you for making what we do possible, each and every day. You are changing the lives of many. You are giving indigenous people their voice back.
“Seeing injustice in marginalized places such as the communities in which we live and work makes us see that most of the time poverty and lack of opportunity is why the system prefers that the voices of our people stay silent. MARKED has not only broken cycles of poverty throughout, but has given so many opportunities with the programs they offer for our community to have an education and a voice. In addition, they have given voices back to so many people that for years have remained anonymous and silent for fear of being seen or heard. Today, many of our people are now being seen, have been given identity and have found their voice. From the simplest to the most necessary of cases, we now are able to go to the doctor and express our disagreement with the treatment, where before we were not aloud due to the community in which we live. MARKED has not only given opportunities but has given boys like Ronaldo the ability and confidence to take his father to the IMSS (healthcare and social security) and express his voice by asking that his rights be respected and his attention be like that of any other Mexican in this country. MARKED is helping us learn that we are important.”
**Note: This photo was taken from a community celebration day. NOT a protest.