Making a Georgetown University Story Hyper-Local Here In Mesa

Make that real local, folks. Hoya Saxa
Way-back when your MesaZona blogger studied hard at Georgetown University for four years in The College of Arts & Sciences in Washington DC and enjoyed urban life for the very first time, we didn't have to deal with issues that one of these current students from Mesa is forced to deal with.
Please take the time to read the testimony of one student.
The Georgetown Voice                  
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Solidarity Shouts: Immigrant Solidarity

By: Arisaid Gonzalez Porras and Anahi Figueroa-Flores 02/02/2018
"My name is Arisaid Gonzalez Porras, and I came to the U.S. at the age of one. For the past 17 years, I have been raised in Mesa, Arizona–the only place I consider home. However, starting on September 8, 2019, I could be deported back to a country of which I have no memory. Since the DACA program was terminated, I have been constantly thinking about my future. Despite obtaining a degree from Georgetown, I will not be able to pursue a career without a social security number. That special number is the only thing preventing me from owning a home, being able to vote, getting a driver’s license, and much more. Many people consider these simple things, but for me, they are luxuries. . . "
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Solidarity Shouts is spearheaded by members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC). GSC is a non-hierarchical, consensus-based group that organizes around issues of labor in solidarity with workers on campus, in the DC region, and around the world.
GSC believes in the dignity of all work and workers, and stands against all forms of oppression and exploitation. General body meetings for GSC are every Monday at 9pm in White-Gravenor 202. Even though members of GSC are coordinating this column, the perspectives shared do not necessarily represent the views of GSC as a whole. GSC simply sees the need for a leftist perspective on issues concerning campus, local, and international politics. In particular, this column will expand on the perspectives traditionally underrepresented in the mainstream left, informed by critiques of capitalism, imperialism, racism, sexism, and other exploitative systems. Solidarity Shouts appears every other Friday.