by Berry Craig

They can promote social justice, too, according to Axel
Caballero and Ofelia Yañez of Los Angeles. They're battling anti-Latino
Tea Party racism and violence on Cuéntame, their Facebook page.

Both Ofelia and I have seen with great sadness and frustration
how Tea Partiers have unjustly and unfairly targeted the Latino community to
further their political agenda,Caballero wrote in an email from the Culver
City, Calif.-based Brave New Foundation.

Cuéntame is a project of the foundation, which uses media to
promote an open democratic society that encourages rigorous debate,
opportunity and justice for all."

Cuéntame's latest campaign exposing Tea Party racism has hit a
nerve, not only within the Latino community but also with many folks across
the country who "are also sick of "...all the hatred, the violence and the
bigotry peddled by Teabaggers, Caballero added.

The campaign features videos that can be viewed online at

http://www.facebook.com/cuentame?v=app_11007063052.

Caballero's email also explained that Cuéntame is a Facebook
community of users where Latinos and the general public can connect and
interact with fellow Facebook fans, activists, artists, bloggers, public
figures, musicians, journalists and other community members.

Cuéntame has a double meaning in Spanish, according to
Caballero: Count me in, and Tell me your story.

The email from Caballero also said that From calling Mexicans
filthy, stinking animals, to listening the likes of Tom Tancredo and Sarah
Palin deliver hateful speech after hateful speech, to the increased use of
violence in their words and actions, Teabaggers have come out in full force
against our community.