Basic Info
First Name | Enrique |
Last Name | Ibarra |
Username | Enrique.Ibarra |
Additional Contact Information
Pronouns | He/they/el/elle |
Progressive Profile
Current Employer | Poder Latinx |
Current Occupation | Texas State Program Coordinator |
Tagline | Power builder in South Texas |
Bio | I am a compassionate and driven organizer seeking to thoughtfully disrupt the status quo and its corresponding culture of exploitation and greed that has lorded over our lives, labor, and futures. I have worked in a variety of spaces concerned with Latine/x empowerment, LGBTQIA+ rights & empowerment, women’s rights & empowerment, SA & DV survivor support, healthcare access, harm reduction, immigrant justice, environmental justice, economic justice, mutual aid, and political campaigning.
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Impact | Through my experience as a canvasser and organizer for political campaigns like Jessica Cisneros’s, I worked to bridge the access gap of accurate information about COVID-19 and getting the COVID-19 vaccine for underserved and undocumented populations in South Texas by recruiting, training, and organizing canvassers to run a campaign in colonias and other vulnerable communities. I have also organized DACA renewal clinics, citizenship information sessions, and Know Your Rights workshops with lawyers and other community organizations. |
Mission | I want to further organize and build power with vulnerable communities and new organizers to self-advocate and take hold of their community’s future. |
Work History
Employer | Poder Latinx |
Occupation | Texas State Program Coordinator |
Employer | City of Laredo Public Health Department |
Occupation | Peer Advocate |
Employer | Canidae Collective |
Occupation | Lead Coordinator |
Employer | Jessica Cisneros for Congress |
Occupation | Canvasser / Background Consultant |
Employer | APSS Centro Aztlan |
Occupation | Community Services Organizer |
Employer | Made to Save |
Occupation | Project Manager |
Employer | Laredo Immigrant Alliance |
Occupation | Community Organizer |
Employer | Texas A&M International University |
Occupation | Administrative Associate III |
Employer | Texas A&M International University |
Education
School | Texas A&M International University |
Degree | Master of Arts in English |
Honors and Achievements | Published thesis: Minor Literature and Chicano Liberation in Heriberto G. Terán’s Espejo de Alma y CorazónFields of interest: 21st & 20th century American literature; 18th & 19th century British literature; Chicano/a/e literature & studies; ethnic studies; critical race theory; environmental racism; feminist, gender, & queer studies; rhetoric studies; historical & philosophical materialism; poststructuralism; post/decolonialism |