We are happy to announce that Richard Blanco, the esteemed poet who spoke at President Obama’s 2012 inauguration, is endorsing Moises Serrano and our documentary project!
Richard and Moises met in October 2013 during a poetry tour in Greensboro, NC. Moises gave a brief telling of his story before Richard’s talk…Read More
On Wednesday, May 14, Moises visited the Univision studio in Raleigh, NC, for an interview to be aired on Univision in the coming weeks. Univision is the largest American Spanish language television broadcasting network in the country. They are featuring interviews with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) beneficiaries, like Moises, talking about the…Read More
Reporter Bert Gutierrez from the Winston-Salem Journal wrote an article about Forbidden in today’s paper (Wednesday, May 7, 2014). Find out more about how the documentary started!
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/documentary-tells-story-of-immigrant-activist/article_965323dd-e1fa-5929-80c3-a8bd1ccabd82.html?mode=jqm
The next Summit is this Monday May 5th at the Yadkin Arts Council and Cultural Center in front of the Front Yard on Main St. Yadkinville from 5pm-8pm!
La proxima junta es el lunes Mayo 5th a la @Yadkin Arts Council and Cultural Center enfrente del Front Yard al lado de Main St. Yadkinville de…Read More
One of Forbidden’s partner organizations, FaithAction International House will be holding their Annual Downtown Unity Walk – Loving Our Neighbors as Ourselves – on Saturday, May 3rd! Participants will gather at FaithAction at 4:30 p.m., and walk throughout downtown Greensboro. The walk will include diverse artistic performances, as well as an interfaith vigil for…Read More
Moises and his mom spoke at a beautiful and powerful event for the American Friends Service Committee’s NC Immigrant Rights Program on Wednesday, April 30 in Greensboro, NC. The AFSC, along with a small gathering from the Greensboro community, created an Immigrant Justice Quilt with personalized squares depicting their personal stories.
After months of preparation, research, and endless emails, the website is finished and running! We hope you will take the time to look through all the pages, watch episodes, view photos, and read more about the issues. Please comment on the videos and circulate them and the website to your friends, family, and social…Read More
An article about Moises was recently featured in Qué Pasa, a prominent Latino newspaper in the Triad area!
Activista cumple su sueño de estudiar (Activist achieves his dream of going to college)
http://greensboro.quepasanoticias.com/noticias/greensboro/local/229191-activista-cumple-su-sueno-de-estudiar?fb_action_ids=10152203375219221&fb_action_types=og.likes
For seven years Moises attempted to attend college. Receiving a scholarship after high school, he quickly learned it would be revoked because of an out-right ban on undocumented residents attending college. Once the ban was removed, he faced another hurdle—to attend college he would have to pay out-of-state tuition and he was not eligible…Read More
Moises speaks to students at Wake Forest University during the 3rd annual Latino Awareness Week.