Latest Migrant justice Podcast Episodes
CV S8 Ep 5: Toward a Just Transition
Community Voz - February 16, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode begins with a panel discussion with Mateo Nube from Movement Generation, Rosalinda Guillen from C2C, and TraeAnna Holiday from King County Equity Now that took place as part of Front and Centered's Just Transition Summit in December 2021. It's a good reminder of what we are talking ...
CV S8 Ep 4 Race to the Bottom: Whatcom County's Third Attempt at Funding a Mega Jail
Community Voz - February 02, 2022 23:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhatcom County officials are at it again, gearing up to propose a new jail to voters for the third time. In this episode, we talk with Josh Cerretti from Imagine No Kages (INK) about our county's obsession with incarceration, punishment, and passing the buck on accountability. Also, valid questi...
CV S8 Ep 3 Disappeared: The Consequences of Secret ICE Prisons in Our Communities
Community Voz - January 26, 2022 19:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn January 19th, 2022, Antonio Acevedo-Mendoza was abducted by ICE while waiting for a ride to work outside a 7-11 in Bellingham. When a close friend of Antonio's notified C2C of his disappearance, we mobilized our supporters and spent hours trying to find him. As is usually the case, more than ...
CV S8 Ep 2: Build Back Better and the Demand for an Updated Registry
Community Voz - January 21, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen Biden ran for president he promised major immigration reform within the first 100 days of taking office. So far nothing even close to reform is on the table. American Friends Service Committee's Policy Engagement Coordinator, Peniel Ibe, returns to the show and brings with her AFSC Colorado...
CV S8 Ep 1 Kill the Bill: Anti Farmworker Legislation and What You Can Do About It
Community Voz - January 12, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWelcome to Season 8! The legislative session just opened in Washington State and already Republicans and Democrats have introduced a bill which would erode overtime for farmworkers, on the first working day that the new overtime law went into effect. Rosalinda Guillen, Edgar Franks, Lelo Juarez ...
CV S7 Ep 28: Women Artists in the Movement
Community Voz - January 05, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsArt is a critical element in movements. It inspires us, informs us, and reminds us to keep going. In this episode, Liz Darrow interviews singer/dancer Sabrina Gomez, visual artist Phoebe Wahl, and C2C's own Artivism Coordinator, Brenda Bentley about their work. Songs in this episode: Como Una F...
CV S7 Ep 27: Storming the Castle - Inside a Secret ICE Prison
Community Voz - December 22, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSince C2C discovered an unmarked ICE prison in a business park in Ferndale earlier this year, we have been standing vigil every Monday from 12-1 pm to demand that the facility is shut down. Recently a Homeland Security sector chief reached out to us to offer a tour of the facility and "clear thi...
CV S7 Ep 26: Disaster Relief: Service and Solidarity in a Flood Zone
Community Voz - December 03, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBeginning on November 14th, 2021, Whatcom and Skagit Counties were inundated with days of non stop rain. Many communities were devastated by "atmospheric rivers", a term we wish we weren't so familiar with. In the middle of this disaster the promotora program has been mobilizing alongside allies...
CV S7 Ep 25: Encuentro Campesino 2021
Community Voz - December 02, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week's podcast is a special presentation of our recent gathering Encuentro Campesino 2021 with live music from Tomas Madrigal and Rosa Martha Zaráte Macías. This program is an opportunity to hear from farmworkers and organizers about the work that is being done on the ground in the face of ...
CV S7 Ep 24: Crash the Cop pt 3
Community Voz - November 25, 2021 21:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn our final installment of Crash the Cop, Edgar and Jill talk about takeaways from COP26 and what could come next for climate justice organizing. Many thanks to Front and Centered for producing this podcast series with Jill and Edgar. Songs in this episode: Somos Sur by Ana Tijoux Support the...
CV S7 Ep 23: Crash the Cop pt 2
Community Voz - November 17, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur second installment of Crash the Cop is a series of short podcast interviews produced by Front and Centered with Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks. Tune in to hear updates from Glasgow on inclusion, exclusion, gender equity, worker rights, haggis and who's showing up late at the hostel. You c...
CV S7 Ep 22: In Plain Sight: Confronting an ICE Prison in Our Community
Community Voz - November 11, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn a busy industrial park just off the freeway in Ferndale exists an unmarked ICE detention facility that has been operating under the radar in Whatcom County since 2018. We first heard about the facility from community members who were held there as part of the Granite Precast ICE raid. In this...
CV S7 Ep 21 COP26: Crash the COP
Community Voz - November 04, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEdgar Franks, political director for Familias Unidas por la Justicia, joins the Just Transition Alliance at COP26 in Glasgow this week. We interviewed Edgar and Jill Mangaliman for context on COP26 before the talks got started. Songs in this episode: Ay Que Bonita es la Vida by Rosa Martha Zár...
CV S7 Ep 20: Union Busting, Worker Struggle, and Election Meddling
Community Voz - October 23, 2021 01:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode we talk all about what it means to have a city council and alliance of businesses publicly express anti-worker sentiment under the guise of caring about the workers. This seems familiar somehow... Songs in this episode: Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen Tear the Fascists D...
CV S7 Ep 19: People First: Initiatives and Pushback
Community Voz - October 20, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Sage Jones, Maya Morales, and Seth Mangold from People First Bellingham talk through the process of initiatives, from writing to signature gathering to campaigning, and the forces of power that predictably push back when workers stand up for themselves. Songs in this episode: F...
CV S7 Ep 18: The Immigration Advisory Board: How it Started, How it's Going
Community Voz - October 12, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAfter seventeen years of advocacy and more than three years of direct action, C2C finally pushed the city to establish an Immigration Advisory Board. So far the process has been rocky. Australia Hernandez, Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow with C2C talk with long time supporters and volunteers Maddi...
CV S7 Ep 17: Noticias de Promotoras en Español
Community Voz - October 05, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsInformación de las promotoras. Canciones en este episodio: Ay Que Bonita es la Vida de Rosa Martha Zárate Macías Mujer en Pie de Lucha de Rosa Martha Zárate Macías Vamanos Maria, Vamanos de Rosa Martha Zárate Macías El Bracero Fracasado de Lila Downs Caminos de Michoacan de Federico Villa La Ju...
CV S7 Ep 16: Building the New - Cooperative Development
Community Voz - October 01, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode Rosalinda Guillen talks with Sascha Fischel, who spent many years learning from CECOSESOLA (Cooperativa Central de Servicios Sociales del Estado Lara) in Venezuela. Songs in this episode: Los Yuyas, la página de Yuyachkani El desperatar de la historia by Ali Primera Latinoaméric...
CV S7 Ep 16: Building the New - Cooperative Development
Community Voz - October 01, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode Rosalinda Guillen talks with Sascha Fischel, who spent many years learning from CECOSESOLA (Cooperativa Central de Servicios Sociales del Estado Lara) in Venezuela. Songs in this episode: Los Yuyas, la página de Yuyachkani El desperatar de la historia by Ali Primera Latinoaméric...
CV S7 Ep 15: Promotora Update en Español
Community Voz - September 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEn este episodio las promotoras hablan sobre el trabajo que hicieron en la comunidad durante el verano. Canciones en este episodio: Hay Que Bonita es la Vida de Rosa Martha Zárate Macías Abuelo Cuéntame de Rosa Martha Zárate Macías Permisio Para Bailar de BTS Bidi Bidi Bom Bom de Selena Jarabe ...
CV S7 Ep 14: Action and Reflection - A conversation about peace with Aline Prata
Community Voz - September 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAline Prata joins us from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center to talk about militarization of public spaces, liberation, and the necessity to combine reflection with action. Join the WPJC for their International Day of Peace 2021 in person (Sept 19) and online (Sept 21). Register here: https://...
CV S7 Ep 13: Antonio Gonzalez Presente!
Community Voz - August 22, 2021 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLast week we learned that our dear friend Antonio Gonzalez passed away. We are deeply saddened by this loss for his family, the art community, and the movement. This podcast episode is a tribute to all that Antonio brought into our lives with his artwork, his humor, and just by being who he was....
CV S7 Ep 12: Political Will: Breaking the Cultural Mindset in the Fight Against Climate Change
Community Voz - August 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode longtime movement partner Jill Mangaliman talks with Rosalinda Guillen and Edgar Franks about the Climate Crisis and what is being done on the ground to create real solutions. Songs in this episode: Home by Anakbayan Seattle The Welcome Night by Crooked Constellation Support th...
CV S7 Ep 12: Climate Change, Policy, and People Led Solutions
Community Voz - August 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode longtime movement partner Jill Mangaliman talks with Rosalinda Guillen and Edgar Franks about the Climate Crisis and what is being done on the ground to create real solutions. Songs in this episode: Home by Anakbayan Seattle The Welcome Night by Crooked Constellation Support th...
CV S7 Ep 11: Dignity Dialogue with Lelo Juarez
Community Voz - August 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn August 9th 2021, C2C held a Dignity Dialogue to give Lelo Juarez an opportunity to update the community the City of Bellingham settled a racial profiling case with Lelo and his family. Edgar Franks and Marciano from Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow give update...
CV S7 Ep 10: The Heat is On
Community Voz - August 04, 2021 01:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsApproaching the 4th anniversary of the death of Honesto Silva Ibarra, Rosalinda Guillen, Edgar Franks, Lucy Lopez, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow talk about the newest emergency heat and wildfire smoke rules from L&I, federal immigration policy reform, and how the community can step up and show ...
CV S7 Ep 10: The Heat is On: The New L&I Emergency Rules on Heat Exposure Fall Short of Protecting Farmworkers
Community Voz - August 04, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsApproaching the 4th anniversary of the death of Honesto Silva Ibarra, Rosalinda Guillen, Edgar Franks, Lucy Lopez, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow talk about the newest emergency heat and wildfire smoke rules from L&I, federal immigration policy reform, and how the community can step up and show ...
CV S7 Ep 9: Dignity Dialogue with Rosa Martha Zárate Macías
Community Voz - July 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAuthor and musician Rosa Martha Zárate Macías has been working for generations to bring justice to the Braceros who came to the United States from Mexico during World War II, promised wages that many of them did not ever receive. Rosa visited Bellingham to educate the community about the paralle...
CV S7 Ep 8: Bellingham Cold Storage Strike
Community Voz - July 21, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSince the end of their union contract in late 2020, workers at Bellingham Cold Storage have been fighting for better wages and against an unreasonable hike in healthcare costs. In this episode, Rich and Heather Ewing from Teamsters 231 give an update on this situation. As of the time of publicat...
CV S7 Ep 7: Pedro Filipe Presente
Community Voz - July 16, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn July 9th, 2021, we received the sad news that our dear friend Pedro had passed away. We met Pedro in Brazil in 2020 at the MST encampment Marielle Vive. Pedro welcomed us with open arms and quickly became like family. We honor Pedro's fierce commitment to justice, joy, and a better world, whi...
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