Martha Fernández (en Español)

Martha Fernández, quien estuvo prisionera en el VSPW, murió el Lunes 12 de Diciembre del 2005, después de haber sido atendida en la sala de emergencies del hospital de la comunidad en la ciudad de Madero. Su cuerpo fue trasportado y entregado a su familia en la ciudad de Watsonville; y ellos procedieron con los arreglos para su funeral el día Viernes 16 de Diciembre del 2005. Inmediatamente después del funeral, la funeraria le informó a la familia que no pudrían enterraria por no haber recibido el certificado de defunción propiamente firmado. La familia, naturalmente, se indignó. La familia, quienes inmigraron de Mexico y tienen conocimiento limitado en el idioma ingles, no solamente sufrieron la inesperada muerte de su hija, pero tampoco la pudieron enterrar en el tiempo y manera esperada.

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Martha Fernandez

Martha Fernandez, who was a prisoner at VSPW, died on Monday, December 12, 2005 after having been treated in the emergency room of Madera Community Hospital. Her body was transported to her family in Watsonville and they proceeded to schedule a funeral for Friday December 16th. Immediately after the funeral, the mortuary informed the family that they could not bury Ms. Fernandez because they had not received a signed death certificate. The family was, of course, extremely upset. The family, which is of immigrant background with limited English knowledge, not only suffered the unexpected death of their daughter but were also unable to bury their loved one in a timely, compassionate manner.

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Compañeras project

Compañeras is a project born from the necessity of raising our voices for justice, dignity and the defense of our human rights as immigrant Latina and Chicana women within a system that seeks to subordinate and brake our strengths as a community, culture and race. The focus of this project is on our compañeras inside prison. Freedom is denied to them because of the injustices of a system that blames them for surviving the difficulties that are put in their way as Latina and immigrant women.

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