María Teresa Poblet is an immigrant of Mexican and Argentine descent, who has been organizing for more than seven years with the St. Peter's Housing Committee in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.  St. Peter's Housing Committee does housing rights advocacy and community organizing with low income tenants and immigrant Latinos, with the goal of building a broader, multi racial movement for social justice.  María was instrumental in transforming St. Peter's from a legal clinic into a grassroots social justice organization.  She is a founding member of the Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, which fights for community based urban planning and development, and of Deporten a la Migra (Deport the Immigration Authorities) Coalition, which has been a key force in this year's historic mobilizations for immigrant rights. She plays a lead role in local efforts towards building unity and strategic alliances among oppressed communities.