Rebel with many cause – After nearly four decades, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin remains an artist for justice – Pasadena

Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin was among a group of people being honored recently by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who presented the Pasadena artist with a certificate of achievement before handing over the microphone so she could address a crowd of people and elected city officials gathered last month to celebrate Latino History Month.

“I said a few words about the bonds between a mother and a child, and then I asked the council to please help stop the war,” she recalled of the ceremony. “That’s when they took the mic away from me.”

This was not an unusual situation for Aparicio-Chamberlin, a native of East Los Angeles whose work was chosen to help commemorate Latino Heritage Month. She remains as committed today as she ever was to creating peace, ending war and seeking social justice through her art.”*

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