Iris Ayelen Mercado
Template:TOCnestleft Iris Ayelen Mercado is Education and Outreach Manager at Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region. Former Organizer at Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. From Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She is friends with Abbey Judd and Aylen Quema.
Iran Peacejam Conference
The Iran Peacejam Conference was held Memphis Tennessee, February 2010, Iris Ayelen Mercado wrote on her Facebook page February 22, 2010; ·
With Kamyl Harvey, Ismael Rashad, Barron Thompson, Carlisia Mccord, Adrian Ross, London Thomas, Amira Dasouqi, Maria Cristina, Blake Stephens, Jared Boyd, Oliver Haynes, Denzil Bailey, Mr. Unnerstall :), Katt Satterfield, Audrey-Anna Donaville, Audrey Eason, Allison Glass, Elsy J. Rodriguez, Sarahi Kraft, Kayla Brooks, Teshay Mccord, Amberia Rawlings, Georgeanne Gourley, Irem Kn, Ben Winborn, Cameron Moten, Lauren A. Thomas, Denzel Briggs, Bridget McCall, Nick Mastron, Ashley Nakole Small, Alonzo Jones, Anna Rollosson, Bethaney D'Evan Goodloe, Carlos Moreno, Imani Phipps, Candace Renee Rice, Jordan Miles and Geoffrey Morris.
Workers' Dignity Labor Day Celebration
Iris Ayelen Mercado, September 2, 2013, Workers' Dignity Labor Day Celebration — with Aylen Quema at 2nd Annual Labor Day Parade & Celebration.
BLM Memphis
From Gale Jones Carson October 27, 2015;
The Commercial Appeal October 26, 2015 - (From left to right) Moderator Dr. Charles L. Hughes, director, The Memphis Center at Rhodes College, and panelists: Dr. Chris Johnson, Assistant Professor of History, University of Memphis; Dr. Andre Johnson, Assistant Professor of Communications, University of Memphis; Tami Sawyer, organizer, The Movement for Black Lives; and Iris Mercado, health educator, Planned Parenthood, have a discussion during a #BlackLivesMatter panel at Rhodes College. The forum touched on a wide range of topics, including the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as how it has worked in Memphis.
Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing
Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing, was a nationwide conference call organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Sunday October 30, 2016.
- What's the nature of this right-wing threat? What has this election cycle changed about the political terrain we're fighting on? How do we need to prepare for whats coming after the election? Hear about these crucial questions from our panel of top political strategists, including Nelini Stamp, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Linda Burnham, and Sendolo Diaminah.
Those indicating interest in attending, on Facebook included Iris Ayelen Mercado.[1]
Now What? Defying Trump and the Left's Way Forward
Now What? Defying Trump and the Left's Way Forward was a phone in webinar organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization in the wake of the 2016 election.
- Now what? We’re all asking ourselves that question in the wake of Trump’s victory. We’ve got urgent strategizing and work to do, together. Join Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson of the Movement for Black Lives and Freedom Road, Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Jodeen Olguin-Taylor of Mijente and WFP, Joe Schwartz of the Democratic Socialists of America, and Sendolo Diaminah of Freedom Road for a discussion of what happened, and what we should be doing to build mass defiance. And above all, how do we build the Left in this, which we know is the only solution to the crises we face?
- This event will take place Tuesday November 15, 2016 at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central/6pm Pacific.
Those invited, on Facebook included Iris Ayelen Mercado.[2]
Memphis Feminist Collective
Nour Hantouli October 29, 2016:
Big thanks to SisterReach for welcoming us to such a phenomenal event! Also to Tony de Velasco, Matthew Adams, and of course our own members for getting us there!
- CSE #reproductivejustice #memphis #choose901 — with Iris Ayelen Mercado and Bailea Coleman at BRIDGES, USA.
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center’s 35th anniversary
Angela Davis stood before a crowd of hundreds at First Congregational Church in Midtown on SaturdayJanuary 14, 2017. She attacked capitalism, praised communism and criticized Donald Trump.
"Our goal is to guarantee that Donald Trump will not be able to govern comfortably. ... If you think you've been to a lot of demonstrations in the past, well, multiply that by a hundred. Or a thousand over the next period," she said, and the audience cheered.
Earlier, she said Trump embodied the worst elements of oppression and capitalism. "He represents precisely those forces of capitalism that have impoverished so many of the people who decided to vote for him, because they feared for their future."
"Sometimes I feel really nostalgic about that era because it meant we were connected with people all over the world, because there were communist parties all over the world," she said. "And so we felt as if we were a part of a global struggle. The Cuban revolution was our victory. And we don't have that now."
The organizer of the event, the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center, billed the annual fundraising banquet as a kickoff to long years of struggle against Trump's policies. In an email before the event, the staff wrote, "We will, with every resource at our disposal, stand against an agenda that denies the dignity and humanity of people of color, undocumented families, women, people with disabilities, and those of the Muslim faith. These values are non-negotiable."
Banquet attendees filled not just the seats at the round dinner tables but the church balcony, and some stood in the back. The event was attended by some Memphis elected officials including Shelby County Commissioner Eddie Jones as well as state Sen. Lee Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.[3]
Speakers included Brad Watkins and Tami Sawyer. Panelists were Iris Mercado, Jayanni Webster, Allison Donald and Dr. Andre Johnson.[4]
Comrades
Tami Sawyer March 18 2018.
With J. Dylan Sandifer, Lesley Brown, Steph Butera and Iris Ayelen Mercado.
Memphis Can't Wait rally
Memphis Can't Wait rally for Tami Sawyer and Peppa Williams, March 9 2019.
Aimee Lewis, Andre Gibson, Pastor Andre Johnson, Barry Myers, Bobby White, Carl Schneider, Pastor Charlie Caswell, Dr. Charles McKinney, Cherisse Scott, Corey Strong, Danny Song, Emily Fulmer, Gabby Salinas, Rev. Gregory Stokes, Iris Mercado, Jamal Whitmer, Jayanni Webster, Josh Spickler, Kat McRitchie, Keedran Franklin, Kenya Bradshaw, Kevyanna Rawls, Kirstin Cheers, Latasha Gentry Holmes, Lee Rankin, Lori Spicer-Robertson, Lydia Crivens, Mahal Burr, Meggan Kiehl, Mendell Grinter, Miska Clay Bibbs, Molly Quinn, Imam Nabil Bayakly, Paul Garner, Reggie White, Dr. Roz Nichols, Shahidah Jones, Suzanne Jackson, TaJuan Stout-Mitchell, Tarrin McGhee, Thomas Wayne Walker, Tim Ware, Tony de Velasco, Vanisha Hasan, Victoria Jones.
Memphis Socialist Party - Members Only Facebook group
Members of the Memphis Socialist Party - Members Only Facebook Closed Group, as of August 10 2017 included Iris Ayelen Mercado.[5]
Socialist Party USA - Members Only Closed FB Group
Members of the Socialist Party USA - Members Only Closed Faceook Group, accessed October 19, 2017, included Iris Ayelen Mercado.[6]