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I DREAMED I SAW JOE HILL LAST NIGHT--BIOGRAPHIES
ESSENTIALS
Some words from Angel de la Muerta
(Saint's Row: The Third)
"I underestimated you. I thought you were just an actor. I didn't realize you were the man who trained Bear Trap Calhoun."
ANTONIO RAMOS
WISE WORDS
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself--and you are the easiest person to fool."
--Richard Feynman
READINGS
CURRENT WORK
PAST
SIMULATIONS
Antonio Ramos was born in the Bronx, New York, on March 31, 1980. He was raised by two successful parents who were both children of Mexican migrant workers in California. Ramos believes this family connection to migrant workers influences the type of person he is today. Ramos was educated at NYU, majoring in History and Public Policy. He went on to further his education by getting his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice at Georgetown.
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After college, he was employed by the federal government in Washington D.C. to oversee the national crop production and regulation from a legal standpoint.
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Ramos has participated in many social activist movements focusing on progressive views, human expression, social justice, and speaking on behalf of the rights of the underrepresented in society. He considers himself liberal in politics but also a feminist who works towards equality with a motivation to bring about social justice in all realms.
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Ramos, in the 2016 election, was not only surprised, but devastated, by the populist presidential candidate being elected into office. However, this only gave him more motivation to work towards what he believes is right. Ramos is never one to give up in time of uncertainty.
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Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But…they are wrong. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard.
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2017 brought on many obstacles in both Ramos’ work life and his life as a progressive in the twenty-first century. Immediately, he was faced with his first roadblock.
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Amid the growing animosity brewing, in the Salinas region of California, amongst the immigrant laborers and the anti-immigrant groups, where violence was sure to occur, Ramos felt a personal need to help. Ramos was told by his superiors not to intervene for fear of blowback on the government. The president and his associates determined that they did not want to help those fighting for the laborers, fearing the president's reputation.
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Ramos is not one to sit back and watch injustice happen before his eyes. Hearing about young Mirelia Chavez’s efforts in helping fight for laborer’s rights, he was inspired to go against oppression in order to do what he fully believes is right—regardless of what he has been ordered to do.
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Ramos secretly travels to California holding what he believes is the inspiration that Mirelia needs to motivate him to do what he is made to do—stand up for others. Sympathizing with Mirelia, and her lack of government support, he plants a sort of “hidden treasure” for Mirelia to encounter. This “hidden treasure” is the last words of Joe Hill, the legendary martyr labor organizer.
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Ramos knows what he is doing is both dangerous and risky. Yet he fervently believes in Mirelia and what she is capable of. Ramos has no intent to reveal his identity to Mirelia or expose his own actions to his contemporaries. Ramos fears the new president and fears that progression towards areas such as immigration reform, workplace equality, and social justice stand in danger. He has always, from a young age, been influenced to stand up for something he feels is right, regardless of whether he is the only person standing up, whether in the face of oppression or not.
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Antonio Ramos not only supports Mirela and her efforts, but he does not back down when he is told not to do something that he truly believes is right. He could be considered a traitor towards his own government for his own actions—but her carries out his plan anyway.
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