Urbana Literary & Arts Magazine

02/10/2022

15/10/2021

🚨 URBANA ALERT 🚨
Urbana Wins National Pinnacle Awards. We are beyond elated to announce that Urbana is the first place winner from College Media Association for Literary Magazine of the Year and we also received two first place awards for Social Media Strategy and Social Media Presence as well as a second place award for Best Cover. We want to thank our volume 14 staff for all their efforts to make our work shine and volume 13 staff for laying down the foundation for this success! Congratulations to for their 2nd place win!

17/05/2021

Our Editor-in-Chief Daniela Lopez and lead layout designer María Patricia Mejicano reviewed our print magazine this past weekend 🤩!!! Our editors-in-chief, advisor, and layout team are making sure everything looks great for this upcoming volume 👀👍.

12/05/2021

Hi Urbanites!
We hope you all are having a great start in this new Summer term☀️! This time we want to introduce one of our most significant web components which is our Advocacy page 🤩.

Once you go to our website you will see different categories such as our Spotlight Action 💫 and Organizations for a Sustainable World🌍 under Urbana for Social Impact. We want to invite you to check them out and volunteer 🫂with many of the organizations we have introduced for you all.

23/04/2021

Urbana celebrates Earth Day’s 51st anniversary🌎!!!

We encourage you to commemorate this incredible day by listening to our Sustainability Podcast Series, “Towards a Sustainable World.” Not only listen to it but motivate yourself to go out and start making a change. Create a better future for the new generations! Protect the environment 🌍 by offering your hand🙌.

Earth needs us to survive, but we need Earth to be alive 🌳! Don’t forget that every day is Earth day!

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” —Lady Bird Johnson

Anyone interested in listening to the sustainability podcast serie, go and click the link in our bio.
Photo credits to Talia Fragoso

20/04/2021

Day - 7 is right here!!! 🌟

For the last day of Urbana’s 7 Days of Action Campaign, we have created a “Become a Crisis Counselor” day for those who are encountering difficulties and need a supportive hand.

Since the beginning of COVID-19, many individuals worldwide have been affronting depression, anxiety, and even eating disorders. What better way to help and be there for those who need us as we become their crisis counselors.

Participate with CRISISTEXTLINE.ORG by answering texts from people in crisis. Bring to this individuals a cool calm moment through safety planning and active listening.

Need support?
Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling. We’re here for you!💙

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18/04/2021

Day 6 officially starts now!🌈

To finalize this week, what would be a better way to end it if it is not celebrating Pride Week!!!🤩

Urbana does not tolerate hate either discrimination! We will not stop raising awareness and fighting for the LGBTQ community until all the members have equal humans rights and they are not discriminated against.

Trans youth, le****ns, g**s, and bisexuals we are by your side!

No human being should be hated neither bullied nor threatened because of their sexual orientation and for loving a person. It is 2021 already, time for a change!

Today we bring you this volunteering opportunity sponsored by The Trevor Project, one of the lead organizations supporting the LGBTQ community. You can start making a change by becoming a digital crisis counselor! You will be able to help and assists young people from the LGBTQ community with issues such as coming out, depression, and much more.

You can also support this fighting by joining organizations such as GLAAD and its Together Campaign. JOIN THE MOVEMENT!🌈

18/04/2021

To conclude Day 5 of Urbana’s 7 Days of Action Campaign, we would like to thank all of the participants who attended the Miami Beach and Crandon Park clean up events and special shout out to those who shared pictures with us.

Let’s make a change together and preserve our planet for a better future 🌍. Everyday is Earth day 🌳!

18/04/2021

Day 5 of Urbana’s 7 Days of Action Campaign!

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Today, on Day 5 of our 7 Days of Action campaign, we have featured two beach clean ups as our actions. We want to stress the significance of preserving and sustaining Earth for future generations. Climate change is real and Earth needs you! Even you can start making a change by raising awareness about climate issues through online campaigns, workshops, and using poetry as activism.

We also want to highlight the amazing work of Lauren Tufur. Through her poem “Ocean’s 1,” Tufur conveys the ignorance of the human being to take for granted all the natural resources that nature offers us for free and how man itself is responsible for misusing them.

Photo credits to

18/04/2021

Day 5 officially starts now!🤩

Earth Day 🌳 is right around the corner! We all know that you don’t need one ☝️specific day just to celebrate it. We as individuals 👥should take the lead and raise awareness about one of our main responsibilities ... to preserve and sustain Earth for the upcoming generations.

Get ready and attend these two clean-up 🧹 events that are currently taking place in the city of Miami 🌇. Help your planet 🌍 and your community by offering your hand. Make a change!

Make sure to tag us on your pictures📷.

18/04/2021

To finalize Day - 4 Decode Surveillance NYC for Amnesty International, Urbana is sharing “Another Prey,” an art created by our talented member Adriana Alonso. .al_3

This art displays the fear and oppression that many immigrants and refugees face under surveillance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

These individuals don't have the privilege to defend and express themselves; their human rights are being brutally violated.

We invite you to stand for those immigrants. Their rights matter and we need to fight for them!

18/04/2021

We are inviting you to help Amnesty Decoders to research facial recognition technology🤩.

What will you do?
“As a volunteer, you will be shown a Google Street View image of a New York City intersection. They will ask you to study the image. If you see any CCTV cameras they will ask you to tag them and tell them what they are attached to—for example, traffic signals or streetlights.” Amnesty Decoders

18/04/2021

DAY - 4 "Free People From ICE Detention" starts now!!!

For many immigrants and refugees who are locked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), their human rights are constantly violated in the detention centers. They are not even treated with adequate medical care. They are held for days, months, and even years in crowded small cells. Sometimes they don’t even have access to soap neither allow to take a shower.

Urbana is encouraging you to take action in regards to this matter! As shown in the picture, sign the petition and send two letters, one to Director Tony Pham and an opinion-ed to our Editors-in-Chief letting us know you took this action.

For any questions, DM us.

16/04/2021

For Day - 3 “PRIDE OVER PREJUDICE, ” our staff members came together to demonstrate how proud we are of where we come from 😍! You can recognize that these are more than drawings and collages🤍. This is a message of support for our immigrant families👥. Let’s work together for immigrant justice!!!

"You’ll make a difference for immigrants and refugees in your community!" 🤝

15/04/2021

DAY 3 - PRIDE OVER PREJUDICE STARTS NOW ✨

“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”
Brad Henry.

No matter where you are from, every society must respect immigrants families 👥 and provide the same resources and support they give to others. Urbana proudly embraces under its wings🤲, numerous students from immigrants families. All of them have been the most important pillars for our magazine and its growth💪.

Take out 🖍, 📄, and your best creative side. Show us through a selfie where your family is from! Remember to use the following caption 👇for your post or IG story and tag us.

“You’ll make a difference for immigrants and refugees in your community!”

15/04/2021

For today’s campaign, Urbana is sharing with all of you, “My Peace,” a poem written by Joi Axem. This piece is focused on how inexcusably black communities suffer in hands of police officers.

Racism, the belief that individuals should be separated into exclusive biological entities most know as “races,” has been an issue throughout this country’s history. The African American community has been unfairly discriminated against by others and we have to stop it 🔴.

Today Urbana invites you to continue fighting for EQUALITY🤝, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, and to stand against racism!

As DAY 2 reflects, you can still actively participate in events and initiatives in your community that aim to support black-owned businesses and amplify Black stories. Don’t stop fighting for this cause since the world needs students and people like you if we want to end these injustices!
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14/04/2021

DAY 2 - DISRUPT RACISM STARTS NOW💪

The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, among others, have demonstrated the injustices and cruelty that many Black Americans face at the hands of the police.

We’ve seen how our people through protests, tweets, FB, and IG posts spoke📢 out their deepest emotions and showed the causes for which we were fighting for, EQUALITY, JUSTICE⚖️, and the ending of white supremacy❌.

We stand against racism!

DAY 2 ✨brings you an opportunity to be connected to your community to speak about these issues that are considerably affecting our people. You will be able to have a conversation about how to actively be anti-racist and disrupt racism in your communities🤝.
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14/04/2021

Urbana has started its 7-Days of Action Campaign with Virtual Readings with FNE International, an activity in which Miami Dade College students read excerpts from "The Little Prince" 🤴to a group of Nicaraguan students at the Ricardo Streb Biblioteca in Chacraseca🇳🇮.

Today, we seek to emphasize the importance of art and storytelling in early education📝, since this exposure benefits the development of creativity and self-esteem, among other things.

We also want to highlight the intersectionality of art and changemaking. With her piece, Maria Mejicano has captured Nicaraguan children reading at the library. What an amazing feeling to be able to connect with children in Central America through the power of story!

Artwork credits to

FNE International

13/04/2021

Hi Urbanites!

We are excited to announce our 7-Day Campaign, Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders!!! This initiative consists of participating in each of the opportunities we will be featuring throughout the week.

Some of these activities have an aim to educate students on topics such as equality, education📚, mental health🧘, and immigration 🌃and encourage them to take action in their communities to bring about change🌟.

We are inviting you to check out our website URBANALIT.COM ✅ to see more details about this event currently taking place!

If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know through a private message or in the comments section below.

Without further ado, let’s change the world!!!☮️🌎

10/04/2021

Virtual Readings 📚With FNE International.
URBANA needs your cooperation!

Our team is currently collaborating with FNE International to carry out virtual readings in Spanish for a group of Nicaraguan 🇳🇮students. This event will be held on Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Once you sign in we will send you an email with the link to join via Google Meet as well as the age group you will be reading to 📖. We suggest logging in at 3:00 pm 🕒as we may deal with technology and connection issues.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-DnBvCfqzeRjQ_thM4B3cGJAdxmWHzqbDRCo-ttIu4dKLow/viewform

Special Note🚨: Keep in mind to include a book appropriate for the age group and mostly in Spanish.
Service-learning hours will be provided based on your participation.
Follow FNE International on IG and Facebook .international
Official website:
https://fneinternational.org

08/04/2021

Hi Urbanites,
This week we are back with a new blog piece created by our talented member Gabriela Garcia! 💕

In “Eighteen Years of Injustices Experienced as a Girl,” Gabriela exposes how throughout the years she has been affected by gender inequality. She shares with all of us her own opinion on how women should be equally treated in all societies🤝.

“...we need to advocate for change and incentivize women to feel free to perform the same actions men do.”

Anyone interested in reading this great article, go and click the link in our bio🤩.
Artwork credits to Maria Patricia Mejicano

30/03/2021

Thank you so much 🤩🤩🤩!
Posted • , the literary magazine at Padrón Campus, won a Gold Crown Award in the Hybrid Literary Magazine category from the 👑

“[It] makes me feel like those long nights working amid the pandemic chaos were worth it,” said Laura Santos-Somohano, one of Urbana’s editor-in-chiefs.

Read more at the link in our bio. //📸 By

29/03/2021

🚨 Urbanites Alert 🚨
Stay tuned for Season 2, Episode 11 “Towards A Sustainable World, Part 1” coming out at 7pm tonight!

For the remainder of the season, Urbanites will showcase our brand-new three-part Sustainability Series 🍃 where we'll be featuring six informative podcast segments written by Padrón 1st-year students. Through this project (also in collaboration with Yes! Club) we aim to raise awareness about a variety of important conservation and sustainability topics currently affecting our community and the world. We can all make a difference! If you care about the planet 🌎 , this is a series you can’t miss.

In the meantime, enjoy this teaser for tonight’s episode! Pay close attention and you might be able to guess the first two subjects 👀!

27/03/2021

🚨URBANA ALERT🚨

We have the privilege to announce that our talented Editor-in-Chief and Honors College student, Laura Santos, has been awarded the prestigious “Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program” sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the American Councils for International Education.

This summer study abroad opportunity allows American students to study one of the fifteen languages they offered intending to increase the USA engagement with the world.

Many congratulations to Laurita for achieving this great accomplishment 👏👏👏. We couldn’t be any happier!!! Not only do you make URBANA proud🏆, but Miami Dade College and your community.

26/03/2021

URBANA ARTIVISM FESTIVAL D-5🎉.
Even though today we are saying goodbye to our Artivism Festival🥺, we still have so many exciting events for all of you😊! Remember to invite your friends, family, and professors and share the link in our bio with them👍.
Today’s agenda:
8:45 am - 11:00 am: Faculty Showcase.
11:00 am-noon: Creative Practice as Activism.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Social Justice Monologues.
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Deep-Time Wisdom & Post-Doom Inspiration.

https://esendin.wixsite.com/urbanarts?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=urbana+artivism+festival+agenda

25/03/2021

URBANA ARTIVISM FESTIVAL D-4🎊.
This is the event you don’t want to miss out‼️Invite your friends, family, professors, anyone you know and participate in this awesome “Gender Equality” Escape Room👀.
See you all at 11:15 am!!!

https://esendin.wixsite.com/urbanarts?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=urbana+artivism+festival+agenda

24/03/2021

URBANA ARTIVISM FESTIVAL D-3🎊
Do not miss out on “Surviving the White Gaze” by Rebecca Carroll today at 6 PM. Make sure to RSVP by clicking the following link🚨.
https://tinyurl.com/carrollRSVP