Maricela likes to be called Mari, but commonly and for official events, she introduces herself with her full name: Maricela Ramos and, as if it were part of her introduction, she adds: those who have to raise their voices and remain united are us, those affected.
Originally from Puebla, Mexico, but living in East Palo Alto, California, for more than fifteen years she has dedicated her life to defending housing that protects Latino migrants from the injustices that this sector of the population faces in the United States.
Her interest in housing advocacy, she tells Peninsula 360 Press, began from a personal experience when, upon her arrival in the United States, she herself was a victim of one of the ills that most of her countrymen suffer from: the lack of documentation translated into Spanish.
For a sector that often does not speak English, this results in not only the loss of valuable information about government aid projects but also being the target of injustice.
That is why, today, Maricela, through volunteer aid projects such as donation funds, food distribution, legal advice in Spanish, as well as translation and writing of documents, through the East Palo Alto Neighborhood Committee and Latinos United for a New America ‒LUNA‒, is calling for the Latino sector to support each other and remain united.
In this section of Bay Area Portraits you can find more details about the assistance programs through which Maricela fights to help Latinos like her to have housing security and to continue in the fight.
It is worth mentioning that on August 27th, one of the neighborhood meetings will be held at 9:30 a.m., for which prior registration is required. To contact the organizers, you can send a WhatsApp to the following telephone numbers in the San Mateo area: 650 630 03 69 either 408 876 2603
For more details about Maricela Ramos and the registration of the neighborhood council visit the interview on the Instagram account of @peninsula360press.
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