Activista Rise Up
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Dr. Campos-Medina on Activista Rise Up for a series of conversations with leader activists and everyday people to demand a transformation of our politics so that America can fulfill its promise to become a more perfect union with justice for all. The show hopes to inspire activists, people of color, women, young and old to engage in direct action supporting the efforts and campaigns led by leaders at the national and local level.
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S4.E9: Generational Activism with Iconic Civil Rights Leader | Dolores Huerta
June 22, 2023 21:05 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThe season 4 finale of Activista Rise Up is out now! This week we were so excited to be joined by iconic civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, President and Founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Dolores is an inspirational American civil rights leader, who together with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the United Farm Workers union, and led one of the most impactful movements to defend the dignity of farm workers who put food on the tables of millions of families. Dolores has become a national le...
S4.E8: Building Power with Immigrant Workers | Angeles Solis
June 15, 2023 22:07 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBSeason 4 Episode 8 of Activista Rise Up is out now! This week on Activista Rise Up we were joined by Angeles Solis, a fierce organizer of the Workplace Justice Team at Make the Road New York. In this episode, we discussed how her organization works to build power for immigrant and working-class communities in New York State. Make sure to tune in to join the movement! To learn more about Make the Road New York, visit maketheroadny.org. To learn more about Angeles Solis, follow her on Twit...
S4.E7: Indigenous Women in Leadership | Odilia Romero
June 08, 2023 22:27 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBEdited to “Season 4 Episode 7 of Activista Rise Up is out now! This week we were joined by Odilia Romero, co-founder and executive director of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO). CIELO is a woman-led human rights organization that fights for social justice for indigenous migrant women. CIELO's mission is to instill cultural pride and advance the rights of indigenous women by focusing first on cultural preservation, language justice, gender violence prevention, and reproductive justi...
S4.E6: The Role of Black Women in American Politics | Dr. Sharon D. Wright Austin
June 01, 2023 21:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week we were joined by Dr. Sharon Wright Austin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. Dr. Wright Austin is a pioneer leader in the study of the Black American experience and their political engagement. In this episode, we discussed black and minority politics, voting rights, the fight for our Democracy in Florida, plus the importance of her research on the experiences of black women in American politics. Take Action: Donate to Henderson Haven, Inc., an organiza...
S4.E5: Global Labor Organizing & Solidarity | Jacob Horwitz
May 25, 2023 21:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBSeason four Episode five of Activista Rise Up with Jacob Horwitz, Field Director for Global Labor Justice is out now. He and Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina discusses global labor solidarity, and the importance of American consumers becoming engaged in campaigns that support union organizing in countries that are part of the global supply chain. Corporations are global and run global supply chains. Hence, labor organizing must become global and strategic in achieving fair wages, gender justice, a...
S4.E4: Becoming a Change Agent | Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi
May 18, 2023 21:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBEpisode four of season four of Activista Rise Up is out now! This week on Activista Rise Up we were joined by Dr. Khyati Joshi, Professor of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Co-founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice. During this exciting episode, we discussed her work on the intersection of race and religion, and how education is so critical to our future as a diverse society and as a Democracy. Dr. Joshi is an academic and social justice leader adv...
S4.E3: Transformational Leadership | Monica Ramirez
May 11, 2023 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBEpisode three of season four of Activista Rise Up is out now! Tune in to meet this week's special guest, Monica Ramirez, Founder and President of Justice for Migrant Women, Co-founder of The Latinx House, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, and Poderistas. Monica Ramirez is a change-maker, a transformational leader who is leading efforts to end gender violence against women farmworkers while actively fighting for Latina Equal Pay. Her passion for activism and wanting to build a community for L...
S4.E2: Starbucks' Workers Organize for Dignity
May 04, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBEpisode two of season four of Activista Rise Up is out now! I was joined by Niah Baker, a young organizer for his union at Starbucks in Montclair, NJ. We discussed workers’ organizing, unions, and how fighting back against these million-dollar companies like Starbucks is necessary in order to to have a voice at work and for your basic rights as a worker to be respected. Don’t miss a new episode of Activista Rise Up every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST! Available on all major podcast platforms or on...
S4.E1: Latina Leadership Lessons
April 27, 2023 21:24 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThe first episode of Season 4 of Activista Rise Up is out now! I’m joined by Honorable Delia Garcia, Executive Servant Leader and Author. We discuss her new book “Latina Leadership Lessons: Fifty Latinas Speak” and about how much representation matters in any industry. Delia continues to ensure that if she’s the first representing her community in anything, that she is not the last to do so. To purchase “Latina Leadership Lessons: Fifty Latinas Speak” visit www.DeliaGarcia.us/thebook and l...
Season 4 Promo of Activista Rise Up
April 19, 2023 16:30 - 30 seconds - 470 KBSeason four of the Activista Rise Up podcast is finally here! We have an amazing lineup of guests this season and we are ready to dive into topics such as justice for migrant women and unionizing. Stay tuned for more information on when we will be launching season four! We are here to help amplify the voices of local and national leaders who are demanding change. Check out www.patriciacamposmedina.com/activista-rise-up and sign up for email updates! The first episode drops Thursday, Ap...
S3.E10: Disability Justice Movement
June 02, 2022 21:00 - 52 minutes - 96.5 MBLearn about Javier Robles’ story and vision as the new president of Latino Action Network (LAN), New Jersey’s most respected civil rights organization. In this new episode of Activista Rise Up, we discuss how LAN is supporting advocacy to improve access to services for people with disabilities and the issues that are impacting them, specifically in the Latino community. For more information about the Latino Action Network, visit latinoactionnetwork.org. For resources and info on how to su...
S3.E9: LGBTQ+ Rights and Education Standards
May 27, 2022 15:10 - 44 minutes - 36.1 MBJoin us to learn more about GLSEN and how they are working across movements to defend the rights of our LGBTQ+ youth. In my interview on Activista RiseUp with Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, Executive Director of GLSEN we discuss how we can engage on the current debate on education standards and the safety of LGBTQ+ in our schools, the FL "Don't Say Gay" bill and how all these issues connect to workers' rights movements across our country. For more information on GLSEN, visit www.glsen.org. Ne...
S3.E8: Immigrant Worker Organizing
May 19, 2022 21:00 - 43 minutes - 81.6 MBWatch a brand new episode of Activista Rise Up out now! I am joined by Jorge Torres, a national campaign strategist for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) for an in-depth discussion on the importance of worker and popular education as critical in empowering workers to lead their own movements for rights and economic justice. Join us to learn how ndlon.org is supporting the movement for immigrant workers' rights nationally through its #DALE campaign led by workers and for wor...
S3.E6. Activista Rise Up: Reproductive Rights and Latinas | Nuestro Cuerpo, Nuestro Derecho
May 05, 2022 21:43 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBNow more than ever, women must learn about their reproductive rights and in this episode of Activista Rise Up, we specifically focus on Latinas and the taboo surrounding abortions. Joining me for this important discussion is Alejandra Sorto, a campaign strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ). We have the right to our body and we decide what we want to do with it; it is our choice. Take action HERE so everyone in New Jersey regardless of insurance, economic,...
S3.E5 Activista Rise Up: Sharing Our Stories: Salvadoran Immigration to the U.S.
April 28, 2022 21:18 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBLearn about the stories of migration and success that connect to the current struggles for identity, belonging, and integration of Salvadorans and Central Americans in the United States in this new episode of #ActivistaRiseUp! Joining me for this important discussion is Carmen Molina Tamacas, a journalist, anthropologist, and author of “SalviYorkers”. For more information on her book, "SalviYorkers" visit linktr.ee/salviyorkers. New episode available every Thursday! Follow me @DrCamposMedi...
S3.E4 Activista Rise Up: LGBTQ+ Rights and Education Standards
April 21, 2022 21:00 - 44 minutes - 36.1 MBLearn about LGBTQ+ rights, education standards, and racial justice on today's new episode of Activista Rise Up! Joining me for this important discussion, is Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, Executive Director of @GLSEN. GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. For more information on GLSEN, or to get involved, visit glsen.org. New episode available every Thursday! Follow me @DrCamposMedina on Facebook, Twitte...
S3.E3 Activista Rise Up: Discussion on the Housing Crisis
April 14, 2022 21:22 - 50 minutes - 39 MBThe third episode of season 3 of the Activista Rise Up Podcast is out now! I’m joined by Staci Berger, a Housing & Neighborhood Advocate to discuss the current housing crisis in NJ. She shares her experience leading policy reform that addresses the post-pandemic housing crisis and explains what it takes to create real affordable housing in the state, in order to combat the housing crisis we’re experiencing nationwide. For more information on housing for low and moderate-income community res...
S3.E2 Activista Rise Up: Reproductive Rights and Latinas with ACLU-NJ
April 07, 2022 22:07 - 40 minutes - 32.4 MBDive into the discussion of Reproductive Rights and Latinas with the Activista Rise Up podcast! I'm joined by Alejandra Sorto, a campaign strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) who has led the successful efforts to pass the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act. Reproductive rights is a topic that continues to be taboo especially in the Latino community, even though communities of color are the ones most disproportionately impacted by the lack of access to hea...
S3.E1: New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
March 31, 2022 21:00 - 51 minutes - 42.3 MBWe're kicking off Season 3 of #ActivistaRiseUp highlighting the movement for domestic worker rights in NJ; Evelyn Saz, a domestic worker and organizer with National Domestic Workers Alliance shares her experience and struggles while working through the pandemic. Reena Arora, an Employment Policy Attorney with NDWA will discuss the NJ Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and reminds us that domestic work makes all other work possible. Support domestic workers by signing NDWA's petition. For more ...
Season 3 Promo of Activista Rise Up
March 23, 2022 17:55 - 59 seconds - 942 KBSeason three of the Activista Rise Up podcast is finally here! We’re ready to dive in and help amplify the voices of local and national leaders demanding change. Check out www.PatriciaCamposMedina.com/Activista-Rise-Up and sign up for email updates to receive new episode previews and features of our guests! The first episode drops Thursday, March 31 at 5 pm EST. #ActivistaRiseUp #Podcast #Podcasting #Activism #LatinaPodcast #VideoPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....
S2.E5: Building Allyship with Our Asian American Community to #StopAsianHate | Alvina Yeh & Jun Choi
April 15, 2021 23:11 - 47 minutes - 38.7 MBWelcome back to a new episode of Activista Rise Up! Today we are having a in-depth conversation on Building Allyship with Our Asian American Community to #StopAsianHate! Alvina Yeh, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), and Jun Choi, co-founder of Jersey Promise and Board Member of Demos, share with us their history of Asian American activism for civil rights and how we can join their efforts to #StopAsianHate. Important Resources: APALA Website APALA’s ...
S2.E4: Women Equal Pay Activist Fights Because 54 cents is Nonsense | Julene Allen
April 01, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes - 38.2 MBWelcome to Season Two Episode 4 of Activista Rise Up! This new episode is about the gender and racial #PayGap and joining us today is Julene Allen, CEO of Women of Color in the Workplace. DYK: Women are paid on average 82 cents to a man’s dollar? The disparities are even greater for Native American women (63 cents), Black women (60 cents), and Hispanic women (55 cents) compared to white men's wages, respectively. Julene suffered all types of discrimination while working in corporate America ...
S2.E3: Fearless & Unapologetic Grassroots Organizer Leading the Way for Immigrant Advocates | Carlos Rojas Rodriguez
March 25, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 41.8 MBWelcome back to episode 3 of season two of Activista Rise Up! This interview is by far one of the most raw conversations I have had on my podcast and I hope it inspires other fearless activists to continue the fight for immigrant justice, worker's and human rights. Listen to the full interview to learn about Carlos’ courageous unplanned interaction with now President Joe Biden during a campaign town hall in South Carolina. This exchange elevated the need to push for a Democratic president...
S2.E2: Keeping Latino Issues at the Forefront in Congress | Rafael Collazo
March 18, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 82.7 MBListen to this brand-new episode of Activista Rise Up to learn more about Rafael Collazo! He is someone who Dr. Campos-Medina considers a true advocate for the community and who she has been grateful to be able to work with on several projects throughout the years. One particular project that was discussed was Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC and Unidos Us Action Fund’s press conference to endorse Bob Menendez for U.S. Senate in 2018. Remember to tune in every Thursday at 5 p....
S2.E1: DACA Recipient & Social Media Influencer Fights for Immigrant Rights | Sara Mora
March 11, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWelcome to Season Two of Activista Rise Up with guest, Sara Mora! Sara is a young woman with #DACA, advocating for immigrant rights, working as a strategist and social media influencer for brands like Reebok, Banana Republic, among other known names. "Migration is a HUMAN RIGHT but a GLOBAL CRISIS" - Sara Mora Sara's generation is taking over and we need to allow ourselves to follow in their footsteps and realize how important social media has become in the fight for social justice! Rem...
S1.E7: Discussing Worker's Rights with Former Political Director for Bernie 2020 | Analilia Mejia
November 19, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBListen to this final episode of Season 1 of Activista Rise Up with Analilia Mejia! Analilia is a national progressive activist, leader, and Former Political Director for Bernie 2020. Hear the full interview to learn more about what inspired her to become a fierce advocate for workers' rights. Remember to tune in every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to watch a new episode of Activista Rise Up on all my social media platforms @DrCamposMedina or you can listen to all new episodes on most podcast platf...
S1E6: Engaging in Radical Love After Four Years of Bigotry | Charlene Walker
November 12, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week on Activista Rise Up, my guest Charlene Walker, Executive Director of Faith in New Jersey, discusses how her work as a social justice organizer is based on the simple idea that we must engage in "Radical Love," centering the movement for social and economic justice on the experiences and on the leadership of those impacted the most by racial inequality and poverty; our youth of color, undocumented immigrants and their children. Her message of transformational and radical love is an...
Live Show: Wine, Women, and Politics | Post-Election Analysis
November 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB“Wine, Women and Politics” a post-election show of Activista Rise Up is special because it's Activista Rise Up's first live show! I was joined by Imani Oakley, North Jersey Regional Director of Progressive Democrats of New Jersey; Arlene Quinones Perez, Chair of Hunterdon County Democratic Committee and New Jersey Democratic State Committee's Latino Caucus Chair; Emy Quispe, Labor and Immigrant Rights Leader; and Uyen Khuong, Executive Director of Action Together New Jersey. These political ...
S1E5: Personal Journey with Activism as a Young Woman of Color | Imani Oakley
October 29, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBImani Oakley is this week's special guest on Activista Rise Up, sharing her personal journey with activism as a young woman of color through Progressive Democrats of New Jersey, a grassroots organization dedicated to electing progressive candidates and pushing for political reform on behalf of the people of New Jersey. Imani is not afraid to speak truth to power and activists like her, are why we launched this podcast in the first place. Remember to tune in every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to ...
S1E4: Empowering the Growing Latino & LGBTQ Population | Ingrid Duran & Catherine Pino
October 22, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDuring this week's episode, we have two special guests, Ingrid M. Pino Duran and Catherine M. Pino Duran. They are the Co-Founders of D&P Creative Strategies and PODER PAC. They are partners in life and in business, empowering Latinas to run for US Congress. Ingrid and Catherine are actively working hard to make Congress more reflective of the population and the growing Latino and LGBTQ demographics by telling our stories with several HBO documentary series like The Latino List and The Trans...
S1E3: Building the #NotMeUs Revolution | Anna-Marta Visky
October 15, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBToday’s guest on Activista Rise Up is Anna-Marta Visky, Regional Organizing Coordinator for Our Revolution. Tune in to see how she continues to build the #NotMeUs revolution by joining Our Revolution, a national grassroots movement that fights to protect progressive issues. Anna-Marta shares what inspired her to become the activist she is today and how she's mobilizing voters to elect progressive candidates both statewide and nationally. Remember to tune in every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to ...
S1E2: NJ Movement Promoting and Establishing Progressive Policies Locally, Statewide and Nationally | Sue Altman
October 08, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBWe are back with our second episode of Activista Rise Up. Our guest this week is Sue Altman, Executive Director of New Jersey Working Families Alliance. Sue is leading the movement in NJ to promote and establish progressive policies locally, statewide and nationally. Remember to tune in every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to watch a new episode of Activista Rise Up on all my social media platforms @DrCamposMedina or you can listen to all new episodes on most podcast platforms! Follow Dr. Patri...
S1E1: Latino Vote Decides 2020 Elections | Chuck Rocha
October 01, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBWelcome to the first episode of Activista Rise Up, a forum by Activists for Activists. This platform was created to engage and inspire conversations with grassroots leaders who are building a movement for economic and racial justice. Our first guest is Chuck Rocha, Senior Adviser to the Bernie Sanders 2020 and 2016 presidential campaigns and author of the book "Tio Bernie: Inside the Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos into the Political Revolution." Chuck is a fierce advocate for e...
Activista Rise Up, a Forum By Activists for Activists
September 30, 2020 21:00 - 1 minute - 998 KBJoin Dr. Campos-Medina on Season One of Activista Rise Up for a series of conversations with leader activists and everyday people to demand a transformation of our politics so that America can fulfill its promise to become a more perfect union with justice for all. Tune in every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to watch a new episode of Activista Rise Up on all social media platforms @DrCamposMedina or you can listen to all new episodes on most podcast platforms! Follow Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina o...