Community Voz: Recent Episodes
Community Voz
Community Voz is C2C's ecofeminist radio show which presents the grassroots work that local people are doing across intersecting movements. Our radio shows are engaging conversations about issues and news you probably won't hear anywhere else. We believe in community radio and alternative media, which highlights the character, beauty and courage of the voices of people on the ground. Tune in for reflections and report backs from C2C organizers and allies on the frontlines of the struggle for farmworker justice. We are extremely grateful to the talents being volunteered by Carrie Lewis, Ry Feder Pruett, and Liz Darrow, who do all of the recording and engineering, as well as KMRE, our local non profit public radio station. You can access archived episodes (soon to be added to the podcast) at http://www.foodjustice.org/community-voz-radio
In this episode, C2C team members reflect on recent projects and give updates on events and things to come. We also discuss the necessity to pause the podcast until a new producer can be found. This is both a sad and hopeful moment. Our podcast has been live on KMRE since 2012, and we are so grateful to them for giving our ecofeminist news and information a home. We will be back!
Taking a pause to rest, consider, and build is part of our movement building that often allows us to shift toward new possibilities we may not have seen if we had kept going in the same direction. Stay tuned for our reboot coming soon in the next few months. In the meantime, you can stay connected by following us on Instagram and Facebook, or send us a message here!
RSVP to the cooperative farm work party happening on June 15th here.
RSVP to our Peoples Participation Labs here.
Songs in this episode:
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
Alone Again Or - The Damned
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
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In this episode, CommunityVOZ producers Elias Lopez and Liz Darrow talk with Movement Support Team members Ana Sofia, Liam, Mimi, Isaac, and Kira about what brought them to C2C, their favorite moments so far as part of the team, and some of the struggles they have faced as a part of movement building. We also say a bittersweet farewell to our magnificent co-producer Elias Lopez, who has brought so much to this podcast over the past two years. Best of luck in your new adventures Elias!
Songs in this episode:
Early Summer by Ryo Fukui
A Horse with No Name by America
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In this episode, Liz and Elias talk with Edgar, Rhys, Bodi, and David, C2C's digital, audio, visual, and social media producers, about our work. We discuss how our storytelling engages critically with context and how we hold the responsibility of telling the story of the movement.
Music from the episode:
Dark Eyes by Lila Downs
Rejoice by AJJ
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In this Episode, Liz and Elias talk with Remy from Northwest Youth Services about how our work is uniquely situated in Bellingham, and how creative expression can lead to self actualization in the movement.
Music from the episode:
Movement 6 by Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points
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Reportback of Marcha Campesina 2024, action at Washington Bulb Company, and batucada with Liz, Kira, Ana Sofia, and Elias.
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"If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."
- Lilla Watson
In this episode, Kira, Ana Sofia, and Elias talk about white saviors in the movement. What are the consequences of purely altruistic motives? When does the work come back to benefit us? What core beliefs are at the heart of our care?
Music from the episode:
A Little Better by Alex Figueira
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In this episode, Liz, Tara, Rosalinda, Ana Sofia, and Elias talk about a speech that Rosalinda gave at the Community Food Co-op in 2015. That speech, which is showcased in this episode, emphasizes the importance of centering farmworkers not only in our discussion about healthy produce, but also in the broader context of global social movements.
Music from the episode:
Metamorfosis by Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento
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In this episode, Movement Support volunteer Maleah Mader and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Amy Sothman talk with Liz Darrow and Tara Villalba about learning to listen to your body, navigating toxicity in a capitalist medical system, and healing ourselves and our communities through a Just Transition framework. Many thanks to Maleah for being willing to share your personal story so that others might learn what it looks like to ask for help and take the time that is truly needed to heal.
*Thumbnail photo is Maleah with an original painting she made to represent the movement as a gift to C2C's art team.
Songs in this episode:
Mother Big River by Jessica Pratt
Own Your Own by Yazmin Lacey
Everything's Beautiful by Hiatus Kaiyote
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In this episode, Liz talks with Victor Rodriguez and Edgar Franks about the popular Emiliano Zapata quote "the land belongs to those who work it" both in its local applications, and in the global struggle for labor rights and Indigenous sovereignty.
Music from the episode:
Cumbia de la Pendejita by Cumbias Poblanas
I Like It by DeBarge
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In this episode, Liz Darrow talks with Bonifacio Vega and his coworkers Martin, Adan, and Hilario about the ongoing development of their own roofers cooperative; how it started, what led them to pursue this path, and how it's going.
Stay up to date with them on their Facebook and website.
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In this episode, Liz, Kira, Elias, and Ana Sofia talk about the intersection of queer justice and labor justice, immigration policy, the 2024 election, and more.
Music from the episode:
If Your Love Cannot Be Moved by Stevie Wonder
Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P by Ric Wilson
Poetry by Roy Hargrove
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In this episode, Liz and Elias talk with Aline Prata from WPJC and Yeye Ugas from ReproJustice about ecofeminism in the movement, the politics of care, parenthood, and International Women's Day coming up on March 8th.
C2C will be hosting a celebratory event at Maritime Heritage Park from 4-6pm that day (disregard the mistaken claim at the end of the episode that the event would be from 6-8). Come join us!
Resources from the episode:
Yeye's article featured in The Front
ReproJustice Instagram
Pinkwashing documentary
Music from the episode:
Bling Bling by Katu Mirim
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Happy belated Valentine's Day! In this episode, we talk with Ian Lorenz and April Obi about their work with the Poor People's Campaign and a nation-wide march that will happen on March 2nd that all are invited to attend.
The march in Washington will take place at the capital in Olympia. Use this link to RSVP.
Music from the episode:
Dinero by Santa Fe Klan
Nakomitunaka by Verckys
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In this episode, we invite you all to come to a dignity dialogue this Saturday from 10am to 1pm as we process the impending suspension of the Immigration Advisory Board. RSVP here!
We also invite you to participate in C2C's bi-monthly batucada drumming sessions on the first and third Thursdays of every month as we prepare some rhythms to play at the 2024 Marcha Campesina. Email c2cinfo@foodjustice.org for more info.
Music from the episode:
Lipstick Lover by Janelle Monáe
Son Shine by Sault
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In this episode, Ana Sofia Garcia and Elias Lopez play audio from the events of the 2024 Farmworker Tribunal, as well as give context about their experiences there.
Music from the episode:
Corrido de Juanito by Calibre 50
Soy de Rancho by El Komander
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Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, MST for short, Landless Workers Movement in English, celebrated their 40 year anniversary on January 22nd. Since the 80s, they have been organizing in the rural sectors of Brazil for farmworker rights through political advocacy, education, public health, and much more. In this episode, learn how C2C is aligned with their cause and honors their legacy.
Helpful resources:
What U.S. Organizers Can Learn From Brazil's Landless Workers Movement
Ten Economic Protests that Changed History
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In this episode, Liz Darrow speaks with Melissa and Marcus from Serenity Outreach Services, and Beth from BOP Mutual Aid about the upcoming 3 year anniversary of the sweep of Camp 210. January 28th is the day the people of Bellingham commemorate this sweep of militaristic proportions against an encampment on the lawn of city hall. BOP Mutual Aid is organizing a vigil and supply drive on the 28th in downtown Bellingham from 3:30 to 6pm, the location will be announced the day of.
Stay updated with BOP on their Instagram @bopmutualaid
Music from the episode:
Driven to Tears by The Police
Thorns and Roses by Shafiq Husayn
Rise by Solange
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In this episode, we welcome Ana Sofia Garcia to the C2C media team! We also discuss and hear from Immigration Advisory Board members about Hannah Stone's ordinance to suspend the Immigration Advisory Board indefinitely.
Read more about the board suspension and how you can stand in solidarity with immigrant community members here.
Songs in this episode:
La Rosa de los Vientos by Makiza
Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan
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Happy holidays!
It is community members and C2C allies that power this show, so for our final episode of the year, we showcase the music that our guests have brought to the show since last January. From post-punk to protest anthems, norteño to hip-hop, this playlist is bound by no genre, thank you all for your contributions and for listening, and enjoy the start of the new year!
Music from the episode:
Honour the Fire by Killing Joke
Youth Against Fascism by Sonic Youth
System Virtue by Emma Paki
Les Fleur by Minnie Riperton
Boca Llena by Y La Bamba
Todo Cambia by Mercedes Sosa
No House by Rob Rosenthal
Mariposa de Barrio by Jenni Rivera
No Nos Moveran by Los Lobos
River by Leon Bridges
Girl on Fire by Alicia Keyes
Shock by Ana Tijoux
Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P by Ric Wilson
Fubu Forever by Mike Floss
Cumbia Sobre El Mar by Quantic
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez speak with Denzel Caldwell, an organizer of the Black Nashville Assembly, about how grassroots self-governance happens in spite of electoral politics. We examine the structure of the assemblies that Denzel is familiar with organizing as we prepare for our own People's Movement Assembly this Saturday. Come join us to put these dreams of participatory democracy into action. We will be gathering at 1295 E Bakerview Road from 10am -2pm. You can RSVP here.
Denzel also participated in a webinar on assemblies with FUJ's very own Edgar Franks. Check out the entire recording of that here.
Music from the episode:
Fubu Forever by Mike Floss
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Beyond the timelines and limited outcomes of elections, communities all over the world find ways to engage in priority setting and movement building to meet their political needs. In this episode, co-producers Elias Lopez and Liz Darrow talk with Josh Cerretti about strategies for organizing together through Peoples Movement Assemblies.
RSVP to our upcoming Peoples Movement Assembly here.
Songs in this episode:
Practice by Jamila Woods
Attitude by Bad Brains
Run Deep by Deva Mahal
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In this episode, Liz, Kira, and Elias talk about the new Hunger Games movie, the Black Friday strike at Macy's, and an acceptance speech that Rosalinda Guillen gave for the ACLU Washington Dwell in Possibility Award.
Check out the full award ceremony here. Rosalinda's section begins at 1:28:00.
Music from the episode:
Which Side Are You On? by Peter Seeger
A Spell, A Prayer by Corinne Bailey Rae
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez discuss the aftermath of the latest election season and our next steps forward as C2C and as community. We ground this conversation in the literature and philosophies of renowned author Arundhati Roy, whose ideas still serve as the keystone of C2C's organizing. It is important to spend time reexamining these foundational ideologies of the movement to assess how we will move forward. Her writing also catapults us into conversations about the recent extremes of violence in the occupation of Palestine, and how we can cultivate solidarity and trust in this time.
Resources from the episode:
List of Arundhati Roy's books
Storytellers' Studio interview with Roy (played in episode)
Arundhati Roy acceptance speech (European Essay Prize 2023)
Music from the episode:
Gratitude by Beastie Boys
Go West by Liz Phair
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In this episode, Elias and Liz talk with Lucy Madrigal about her campaign for Mount Vernon city council as the final days of both Lucy and Liz's campaigns rapidly approach. We are also joined by Faviola from the UFCW 3000 union, as well as Lynn from the Skagit County Democrats, who offer their resounding support for Lucy and celebration at the end of this long campaign season.
Music from the episode:
Shock by Ana Tijoux
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In this episode, Elias Lopez gives a reportback on this year's Food Chain Workers Alliance Summit that took place in Springdale, Arkansas to protest working conditions and child labor at Tyson's meat packing plant. Through audio of the protest, interviews, and panel discussions, we uncover the connections between our labor organizing struggle across all sectors of the food chain, and across the nation, for the empowerment and liberation of all workers.
Check out some of the organizations that were present at the summit below:
FCWA
Venceremos
Warehouse Workers for Justice
Trabajadores Unidos por la Justica
Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights
Music from the episode:
Raisins by Ryo Kawasaki
The Sisters by Weldon Irvine
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In honor of ballots dropping this week, members of the Solidarity Economy Team tackle yet another word that has been co-opted by mainstream electoral processes: progressive. Also introducing our new Civic Engagement Coordinator Kira Munson! And candidate for Bellingham city council ward 1 Eamonn Collins stopped by our office for a completely different reason but we roped him into the podcast. Don't come around if you don't want to talk about the issues and potentially take a selfie!
Read about the four major goals of the Progressive Era (1897-1917) here.
Find a (more) truly progressive voters guide here.
Songs in this episode:
Dreams by The Cranberries
King of Anything by Sara Bareilles
Higher Love by Whitney Houston and Kygo
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez speak with Dahr Jamail about his latest book titled We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth. In reflecting on Dahr's career, the climate crisis, and settler colonialism, this episode seeks an answer to whom, in the midst of polycrisis, we are obligated and how we uphold these responsibilities.
Check out Dahr's book talk this Thursday the 12th at 7pm at the Majestic (1027 N. Forest, Bellingham WA).
Resources from this episode:
Holding the Fire Podcast on resilience.org
Music from this episode:
Hold That Spirit by Raye Zaragoza
Semba Dos Ancestrais by Janine Mathias
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In this episode, Fiona Martinez, from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center, provides a reportback of a celebration hosted by the WPJC for the International Day of Peace. You will hear about the events of the day, speeches from two award recipients, as well as a poem that Fiona wrote and recited at the event that encapsulated this year's theme of Transforming Justice.
Music from the episode:
Boca Llena by Y La Bamba
Cumbia Sobre el Mar by Quantic
Ventana Especial by Filip y Woppe
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Lucy Madrigal break down the importance of co-governance in their communities of Whatcom and Skagit counties respectively. Sharing their unique perspectives on the margin between community organizing and government responsibility, they provide insight into the upcoming election for city council and the platforms that they are cultivating.
Support Liz and Lucy's campaigns here:
https://www.lizdarrow.com/
https://www.lucy4ward1.com/
Music from the episode:
If I Was President by Las Cafeteras
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
No Nos Moveran by Los Lobos
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In this episode, you will hear a compilation of audio from a webinar hosted by various statewide organizations in the collective formation of the Just Futures project. Featured here are the voices of C2C and Familias Unidas por la Justicia representatives who participated in the webinar. Learn more about the Just Futures Project here.
Music from the episode:
Color of Autumn by Nujabes
Ism by Heidi Martin
Reasons by Minnie Riperton
Feelin the Same Way by Norah Jones
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In this episode, Edgar Franks, political director for Familias Unidas por la Justicia, gives an update on federal policy as it relates to farmworker justice. Also, Lucy Madrigal, Alfredo and Alia Juarez, and Beatriz Godinez give a reportback about a recent solidarity march in support of HR 1511, which will update the registry bill from the 1970s to include 8 million additional undocumented people in the United States.
music in this episode:
Quédate Conmigo by Eslabon Armado y Grupo Frontera
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On August 6th, 2023, Community to Community Development, Nikkei Northwest, the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center, and Whiteswan Environmental collaborated on a community walk through what is now known as Bellingham's Old Town. The purpose of the walk was to educate participants about all of the racial violence and oppression that are a part of the history of this place, and to acknowledge the influences that continue that oppression to this day. This podcast episode contains live audio and speeches from that event.
Sign the petition to revive a Coast Salish longhouse at Xwotqwem (Whatcom Creek) here.
music in this episode:
River by Leon Bridges
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In this episode, Liz Darrow, Sophia Rey, Elias Lopez, and Brenda Bentley talk about the latest IAB meeting and the major setbacks that are currently being felt. In this conversation, anger is examined as a center of productive strength as we navigate a contentious relationship with city officials.
Resources from the episode:
The Uses of Anger by Audre Lorde
Letter written to the mayor and city council by the IAB
Music from the episode:
The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinéad O'Connor
The Last Day of Our Acquaintance by Sinéad O'Connor
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Rosalinda Guillen speak with Shirley Williams and Sandy Fugami about an upcoming walk that will take place on August 6th to remember Honesto Ibarra, a farmworker who died working in unsafe conditions. The conversation weaves together narratives of displacement and assimilation that are felt similarly among many marginalized communities in Whatcom County. From Honesto Ibarra, to James Okubo, these stories verge on forgotten yet are central to our understanding of our place and time together.
Join us on August 6th at 10am! Meet at 1600 H Street, where we will begin the walk.
Resources from the episode:
Whiteswan Environmental website
Whiteswan House of Healing petition
Music from the episode:
Pido a la Paz by Rosa Martha Zarate Macías
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez talk with Sonja Lerner, a member of the No Whatcom Jails abolitionist group, as well as Josh Cerretti and Aline Prata from the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, about the current organizing efforts that surround the proposal to build a new jail for Whatcom County. As we explore the historical and ideological foundations of this proposal, we open up new ways of imagining a society without punishment. The episode concludes with audio from a rally held on July 11th to dissuade county council members from voting in favor of this proposal appearing on the ballot in November.
Resources from the episode:
The Vera report
No Whatcom Jails
Music from the episode:
Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P by Ric Wilson
Colonial Mentality by Kokoroko
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In this episode, Liz Darrow speaks with housing advocates about a new plan to get everyone in our community housed. They call it The Big Lift.
An important function of this episode is to contextualize this new housing platform within the shifting political scene of Bellingham. As we face upcoming changes to civic leadership with this new election cycle, it is an important time to ask ourselves what emergencies in our community need immediate addressing, and what will we turn to for guidance.
The Big Lift plan is an important start. Below you will find the finalized plan in its entirety, as well as an article by the Bellingham Herald that provides an overview of the topic.
The Big Lift - Housing Landscape Platform
Bellingham Herald article
Music from the episode:
Season of the Witch by Donovan
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In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, with the rest of the Community to Community leadership team, guides us through the white supremacist forces that shape our participation in electoral politics. While participation looks different for everyone, these forces often invalidate or silence marginalized communities. Out of this framework, Community to Community endorses Liz Darrow and Lucy Madrigal in the race for Bellingham and Mount Vernon city councils respectively.
You will hear directly from them about their progressive platforms, and how the future of electoral politics will include the voices of all people, not just the privileged few.
VOTE LIZ DARROW AND LUCY MADRIGAL
Music from the episode:
Youth Against Fascism by Sonic Youth
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next by Manic Street Preachers
Echo by Incubus
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In this episode, Liz, Edgar, Tara, and Lucy discuss the inequity of the ongoing conversation about climate change, as well as how we might challenge dominant narratives about climate doom.
Music from this episode:
My Island Home by Jessica Mauboy
Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
Us by Ruby Ibarra
Further Resources:
Rise: From One Island to Another
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In this episode, Liz, Tara, Edgar, and Lucy discuss the ongoing rise in global temperatures, its effects on local and international communities, as well as how current discourse on mitigating climate change often leaves out marginalized perspectives. As we shift our attention from the climate doom mentality, we open ourselves up to discovering new possibilities.
Music from the episode:
My Island Home by Jessica Mauboy
Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
Us by Ruby Ibarra
Further resource:
Rise: From One Island to Another
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In this episode, Liz and Elias talk with Yonzo and Ezma, two graffiti writers in Bellingham facing charges for vandalism, about their deeply rooted and intricate subculture. Join us as we work through issues of cultural stigma and criminalization, while collectively shifting our gaze to the clandestine forms of art that color our city.
Music from this episode:
Sugar Water (Coldcut remix) by Cibo Matto
Slipped Disc by Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Great Five Lakes (Cornelius remix) by Buffalo Daughter
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In this episode, we chat with Isabella James, from Children of the Setting Sun Productions' Young & Indigenous podcast, about the ongoing work of CSSP, the use of land acknowledgments in our community, and our capacity to build lasting relationships between communities.
Check out the Young & Indigenous podcast here!
Book recommendation from this episode:
Jesintel by Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Music from this episode:
Sisters & Brothers by Khruangbin
El Camino de Mi Alma by Hermanos Gutierrez
Shiva Shankaram by Munay
Gente Aberta by Erasmo Carlos
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Liz Darrow and Sophia Rey, two members of the Immigration Advisory Board, discuss the hypocrisy of local government and the use of the word "collaboration."
This episode is for those wanting an update on the struggle to fund an immigrant resource center in the city of Bellingham, as well as for those feeling exhausted by the labor of making change in a bureaucratic system that seeks to uphold the status quo.
Music from this episode:
Tipping Strings by The Knights
Letter From Yokosuka by Nujabes
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En este episodio, las promotoras hablan sobre la Marcha Campesina 2023, sus experiencias, la caminata, y la gente del movimiento.
Canciones en este episodio:
Coplas de Arcadio Hidalgo de Los Folkloristas
Niños Campesinos de El Teatro Campesino
Justicia, Tierra y Libertad de Maná
Don't Put Me Down (If I'm Brown) de El Chicano
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez collect audio on the ground at the 2023 Marcha Campesina. Through an assortment of audio, the events of the day will unfold through interviews with attendees and organizers, as well as testimonies from workers.
Here are a few important resources mentioned in the episode:
nogrocerymerger.com
Mount Baker Roofing - (360) 733 0191
Call to demand they stop retaliating and working with union busters, and instead negotiate with workers to meet their needs.
John Paul Cevallos - (909) 561 3850
Call to demand dignity for workers and let the union busters know that we as a community are watching them.
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez talk with Bellingham based community organizers about a new city-wide ordinance criminalizing public drug use that just went into effect. We analyze the disproportionate impacts this new ordinance will have on unhoused and BIPOC communities.
Referenced in this episode:
So You're Thinking About Becoming an Abolitionist by Mariame Kaba
Give the Police Departments to the Grandmothers by Junauda Petrus
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In this episode, Liz Darrow and Elias Lopez talk with the C2C Artivism Team about the experience of making art for social change. Through the challenges and rewards, creativity never fails to strengthen community.
Music from the episode:
Re Fresh by Common Market
System Virtue by Emma Paki
Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton
Watch the CAGJ Art and Activism Webinar here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HLPj8JWoRM
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In this episode, Jill Mangaliman from On the Frontlines reports back from a rally at Founders Day in Seattle and we talk with several workers at Starbucks for an update on contract negotiations and working conditions.
You can support the Relief Fund for PNW Starbucks Workers here.
Learn more about Starbucks Workers United here.
Listen to Hailey's picket line playlist here.
Songs in this episode:
Voulez Vous by Abba
Shoop by Salt n Pepa
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Una delegación de campesin@s con las Promotoras de Whatcom y Skagit participaron en el décimo año del tribunal campesin@. Las promotoras de C2C reflejan sus experiencias y hacen un repaso de este gran evento.
Canciones en este programa:
De Paisano a Paisana de Los Tigres del Norte
Lágrimas Del Corazón de Grupo Montéz de Durango
Mariposa de Barrio de Jenni Rivera
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The 10th annual Farmworker Tribunal took place in Olympia, WA on March 14th, 2023. In this episode, co-producers Elias Lopez and Liz Darrow discuss some of the traditions observed at this tribunal and play for you audio from the tribunal itself, including declarations from farmworkers and reactions from witnesses who came to observe and commit to supporting the next ten years of farmworker organizing in Washington State.
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In this episode we welcome Elias Lopez, the newest co-producer on CommunityVOZ! Elias and Liz talk with Morgan Nichols and Edgar Franks about all the different ways to find a "home", communities where we feel a sense of safety and belonging, from our families to political spaces to landscapes.
We also talk about the 10th Annual Farmworker Tribunal in Olympia and a recent campaign launch party we all attended.
Songs in this episode:
A partir de Mañana by Alberto Cortez
El Derecho de Vivir en Paz by Victor Jara
Cambia Todo Cambia performed live by Jose Perez
La Llarona performed live by Hope Jose Day
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More than 56% of people living in Bellingham are renters, and there is no such thing here as permanently affordable housing. In this episode, Tara Villalba of the Bellingham Tenant's Union and Rebecca Quirke from Tenant's Revolt join us to talk about the housing crisis and what is being done (and not done) and the local and state level.
Music in this episode:
Faucets Are Dripping by Malvina Reynolds
No House by Rob Rosenthal
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On Monday February 13th, approximately 20 workers began a work stoppage at Mt Baker Roofing Company after several workers were fired for bringing a list of complaints, including lack of access to bathrooms and drinking water, to their boss. Community to Community Development joined Familias Unidas por la Justicia along with many other allies and supporters on the picket line at the work stoppage. In this episode, we recap the four day work stoppage with interviews and audio from the picket line.
Songs in this episode:
El Picket Sign by Son Real
Our Life is Worth More Than Our Work by Charlie King
Todo Cambia by Mercedes Sosa
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In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Australia Tobon, and Liz Darrow discuss the corporate ag bill, SB 5476, which is yet another attempt to decimate farmworker overtime before it has even been fully implemented. If passed, SB 5476 would allow growers to choose any 12 week period to deny farmworkers overtime pay.
THE DEADLINE TO OPPOSE THIS BILL IS THURSDAY FEB 9TH at 7 am. Sign in "Con" to officially register your opposition to this bill.
Read more about the history of the fight for farmworker overtime.
Email Senator Keiser and tell her not to move this bill forward.
Music in this episode:
No nos moverán · La Rondalla Amerindia de Aztlán
Watch the Historic Case Wins Overtime for Dairy Workers video from Columbia Legal Services.
Watch the Video Poemas produced in collaboration with the California Institute for Rural Studies, the COVID-19 Farmworker Study Collective, and Campesinos from California, Oregon, and Washington.
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The 2023 state legislative session is underway. In this episode, Guillermo Rogel and Mariel Thuraisingham from Front and Centered talk with Liz Darrow about some of the legislation being proposed and how these policies will impact frontline communities.
Watch the Front and Centered briefing on the 2023 Just Transition Agenda here.
Read more about the 2023 Just Transition legislative agenda here.
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Welcome to Season 10 of CommunityVOZ! In this episode, we honor the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr with a closer look at his speech The Three Evils of Society: Materialism, Capitalism and Racism. Community organizers Melissa Wisener, Markis Dee Stidham, Tara Villalba, Eve Smason-Marcus and Terrance Morris join us for conversations about how those evils are still as prevalent today as they were in 1967 and what people in Bellingham are doing about it. Also: Teejay offers to teach Liz how to dance.
Listen to the full speech by Dr Martin Luther King here
Read the full transcript of the speech here
Register for the 25th Annual Whatcom Human Rights Task Force Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr Conference here
Get your tickets for the 2023 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Unity Masquerade Ball here
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En este programa, las promotoras de C2C hablan de tiempo extra y tambien un video poema, producido en colaboración con @California Institute for Rural Studies el Colaborativo del Estudio de Campesinos en Tiempos de COVID (COFS por sus siglos en inglés) y Campesinos de los estados de California, Oregon, y Washington.
Video Poema:
Lo Que Merecemos
Canciones en este programa:
El Inmigrante (en Vivo) de Uziel Payan y Traviezoz de la Zierra
Tres Veces Mojado de Los Tigres Del Norte
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Un video poema, producido en colaboración con @California Institute for Rural Studies el Colaborativo del Estudio de Campesinos en Tiempos de COVID (COFS por sus siglos en inglés) y Campesinos de los estados de California, Oregon, y Washington.
Video Poemas
¡Nosotros, los sin papeles, somos importantes!
¡Nosotros, los sin papeles, somos importantes! (con lengua Mam)
Lo que merecemos
Eso no es normal
Eso no es normal (en Mixteco, Mam, y español)
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In this episode, Liz Darrow talks with Maya Morales, founder of WA People's Privacy, about commercial surveillance, data security, and legislation that would interrupt the sale of massive amounts of data to federal and law enforcement agencies.
Songs in this episode:
Watching Me by Jill Scott
Surveillance Capitalism by Evan Greer
Technologic by Daft Punk
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In this episode, members of the Immigration Advisory Board reflect on the process of working with city government, the value of community input as data, and where we will go from here in the struggle to establish an immigrant resource center.
Please join the community rally in support of a city funded immigrant resource center on Thursday November 17th at noon, Bellingham city hall. More information here.
Sign the petition in support of a city funded immigrant resource center here. (You do not have to be local, have any kind of status, or be of voting age to sign this petition. We want everyone everywhere to sign and share it!)
Music in this episode:
Ojalá Que Llueva Café by Juan Luis Guerra
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In this episode, Liz Darrow talks with Tara Villalba, Homero Garrido and Australia Tobon - members of the Immigration Advisory Board who have been working to get the city of Bellingham to include an Immigrant Resource Center in the 2023-2024 city budget.
Sign and share the petition to fund an immigrant resource center!
Song in this episode:
Profecia by Return of the Matriarch
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In this episode, Liz Darrow talks with Edgar Franks about an upcoming statewide tour with Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Aline Prata about the super close election between Bolsanaro and Lula last week in Brazil.
Songs in this episode:
Negro Nagô by Banda Pj e Raiz
AmarElo by Emicida
Support the Farmworker Solidarity tour! Members of Familias Unidas por la Justicia are taking a week off from the fields to join the tour and spread awareness about the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Help make their participation in the tour possible by making a one-time donation today! Donations are also needed to cover the costs of venues, materials, housing and food. Donate here.
The current Brazilian election runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro is one of the most crucial elections in the world. At stake is not only the future of the Amazonian rainforest and the Indigenous people who live there, but also the future of democracy in Latin America. Ballot locationsfor Brazilians in diaspora in the US are extremely limited. As Aline mentions in this podcast, she will have to go to Washington D.C. to cast her ballot. You can provide solidarity support for this local peace and justice organizer by contributing to her Venmo @Aline-Prata.
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In this episode, Jill Mangaliman, Edgar Franks, and Liz Darrow discuss recent extreme air quality conditions in Western Washington, and organizing in communities while continuing to push for meaningful legislation to protect farmworkers and the working poor, who are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis.
Songs in this episode:
Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
photo credit: Alfredo Juarez
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In this episode, Liz Darrow talks with Edgar Franks and Alfredo Juarez about an action on August 26th in Olympia to demand that the governor declare a climate emergency as farmworkers continue to work long days in the heat.
Sign the Food Chain Workers Alliance petition to oppose the Farm Workforce Modernization Act here.
Read more about L&I's response to farmworker demands here.
Song in this episode:
Under Pressure by Queen
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In this episode Liz Darrow talks with Aline Prata from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center about the the International Day of Peace, which coincides this year with the center's 20th anniversary celebration. Learn more about the celebration and register for the celebration here.
View the entire conversation with Walidah Imarisha and Aaron Dixon referenced in this episode here.
Songs in this episode:
Canto Das Três Raças by Clara Nunes
Asa Branca by Luiz Gonzaga
Pido la Paz by Rosa Martha Zarate Macías
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On August 5th, 2022 dozens of community groups and allies gathered at City Hall in Bellingham for a vigil in honor of Honesto Silva Ibarra and to show support for a city-funded Immigrant Resource Center. During the previous month, immigrant families and allies folded thousands of origami butterflies in recognition of the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in solidarity with the continued struggle of immigrant detention and deportation. Following the vigil at city hall, community went into the building and strung the strands of butterflies up as gift to city hall, symbolizing unity and solidarity. We have asked that city hall keep the butterflies on display until after Artwalk on September 3rd, but have received no confirmation that they will. If you live in Bellingham, go see the installation at City Hall before it is gone!
Songs in this episode:
Sukuyaki by Selena
Sacar la Voz by Ana Tijoux
photo credit: Lorenzo Huerta
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In this episode Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks from On the Front Lines join Liz Darrow for a conversation with filmmaker and creative director Tani Ikeda and artist Michelle Kumata about their project Emerging Radiance, which celebrates the untold stories of Nikkei farmers who lived in Bellevue from 1920–1942.
"Emerging Radiance: Honoring the Nikkei Farmers of Bellevue" will be on display as part of Augment Seattle at 9th & Thomas building in South Lake Union, 234 9th Ave N, Seattle, 98109. More info here
More info on Emerging Radiance here
Watch the Day of Remembrance 80th Anniversary Virtual Program Honoring the Nikkei Farmers of Bellevue film here
Follow on Instagram: @emergingradiance @taniikeda @michellekumata
Songs in this episode:
Posing for Cars by Japanese Breakfast
Butterflies by Sen Morimoto
Photo credit: ARTXIV
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In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Tara Villalba, Aline Prata and Liz Darrow talk about perspectives on migration, organizing for an immigrant resource center, and a community wide art project that you can take part in!
Songs in this episode:
El Derecho de Vivir en Paz by Victor Jara
Pido a la Paz by Rosa Martha Zárate Macías
Us by Ruby Ibarra
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Hey! It's our first episode of Season 9! In this episode, Edgar Franks, Jill Mangaliman, and Liz Darrow talk about the Just Transition Framework and building solidarity with workers in rural communities.
Many thanks to Rosa Martha Zárate Macías for providing the theme song for this season. Find more music from Rosa here.
Songs in this episode:
Calle 13 by Latinoamérica
My Favorite Mutiny by The Coup
Talkin' Bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman
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In this episode, Edgar Franks from Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Jill Mangaliman from Front and Centered talk with Mylene Cabalona, president of BIEN (BPO Industry Employees Network) about the efforts of BIEN to organize call center workers in the Philippines and the need for international solidarity. Mylene was visiting Seattle as part of the Kapit-Bisig Solidarity Tour. You can donate to support that tour here.
Learn more about the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA) here.
Songs in this episode:
Born In Flames by The Red Crayola
Internasyonal (Filipino Lyrics Version)
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Andrea Hernandez Romero, residente de Yakima y trabajadora agrícola habla con nuestra Promotora C2C, Australia Tobon, sobre las realidades de ser una trabajadora agrícola en nuestro sistema alimentario y el papel de los pesticidas. Discutimos cómo la conversación sobre los pesticidas no se trata solo de los productos químicos que ponemos en los alimentos, sino de las realidades de cómo los pesticidas afectan la dignidad humana de los trabajadores agrícolas y la Madre Tierra. Discutimos alternativas a una economía extractiva.
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In this episode Rosalinda Guillen talks with Ali Jensen of the Whatcom Food System Committee, Laura Ridenour of the Whatcom Food Network, Tina McKim from Birchwood Food Desert Fighters and Mike Cohen of the Bellingham Food Bank about the history of the Food System Committee and the efforts being made toward equitable and sustainable food access for all people living in Whatcom County.
More information about the Whatcom Food System Committee here
More information about the Whatcom Food Network here
Direct link to the community survey for the Food System Plan here
Follow the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters on Twitter @BFDFighters or email them at birchwoodfooddesert@gmail.com
Sign up to volunteer with the community garden or mini farm here
Sign up to help with BFDF weekend food distribution/Share Spot here
More information about the Bellingham Food Bank here
Songs in this episode:
Jambalaya by Fats Domino
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer by Bessie Smith
Crime to be Broke in America by Spearhead
Resilient by Rising Appalachia
Pray by Jimmie Allen
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Jill Mangaliman, co-host of From the Frontlines, joins Liz Darrow and Tara Villalba to talk about nuclear energy vs nuclear weapons.
Songs in this Episode:
Run Deep by Deva Mahal
River by Leon Bridges
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In this episode, members of the Immigration Advisory Board get out their decoder rings and try to figure out what exactly the city is asking them to do.
Songs in this episode:
Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
Cumbia Poder by Celso Piña
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For many years, C2C has been advocating for a city funded Immigrant Resource Center. On Monday, May 9th, representatives from the Immigration Advisory Board presented to the city council Committee of the Whole for the first time on the need for an immigrant resource center in our community . Following that presentation, the council voted 6-0 to move the Immigrant Resource Center forward. In this episode, members of the sub-committee to establish an Immigrant Resource Center talk about the process of getting to this point, and the work that remains to be done.
Songs in this episode:
Me Vale by Mana
Todo Cambia by Mercedes Sosa
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Several hundred people marched through the streets of Skagit County on Sunday May 1st 2022 in recognition of International Workers Day and in support of Familias Unidas por la Justicia. This episode contains live audio and interviews from the day of the marcha, as well as a recap with organizers Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks.
Special thanks to volunteer Isabel Lavallee for collecting audio and interviews during the marcha.
Photo by David Bacon
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Marcha Campesina is coming up in Skagit Valley to celebrate International Workers Day and the victory of farmworkers in the Tulip Fields here locally. In this episode, Jessica Rojas from International Migrants Alliance, Donna Denina from Gabriela and International Womens Alliance, and Jill Mangaliman from Gabriela talk about worker solidarity and what it means to organize on an international scale.
Watch the speech from Eni Lestari at the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants here.
More info on Marcha Campesina 2022 here.
Read more about IMA and IWA
Songs in this episode:
La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
River (Chico Redemption) by Diskarte Namin
Always Love You by Pinay Choir - Gabriela Seattle
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Farmworker Marches are a long standing tradition in Skagit county, going back to 1987. After several years of the march being on pause, Familias Unidas por la Justicia is teaming up with C2C Promotoras, Bayan Seattle, and other local organizations to bring the tradition back with new reasons to celebrate. In this episode, organizers of the march talk logistics and offer a historical context for farmworker marches.
We need supporters to help make this march happen! Sign up to volunteer here.
Follow @Gabriela Seattle and @BAYANUSA to stay up to date on the election issues that Jill talks about in this episode.
More info on Philippine election observation process here.
Translation of lyrics to Pagbabalik (Homecoming) here.
Songs in this episode:
Pagbabalik by Asin
El Picket Sign by Son Real
photo by Edgar Franks
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While C2C and FUJ were supporting workers on the strike line in Skagit Valley in late March, the Ag Industry wasted no time weaving new tales about the nefarious reasons for unions and farmworker advocacy. In this episode, Brenda Bentley, Rosalinda Guillen, and Liz Darrow talk about the reasons behind carefully crafted anti-worker propaganda and also offer a sneak peak into their own reasons for organizing (spoiler alert: it's not about money).
Songs in this episode:
Ay Que Bonita es la Vida by Rosa Martha Zárate Macías
La Feria de las Flores by Jorge Negrete
Tiptoe Thru the Tulips with Me by Tiny Tim
Take This Job and Shove It by Willie Nelson and Johnny Paycheck
*photo by Bodi Hallet (Sattva Photo)
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On Tuesday March 22nd several workers left work at Washington Bulb over a wage dispute. In this episode, Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow recap the strike that followed, with live audio from the front lines. Since the recording of this episode, Trabajadores de las Flores, a committee that was elected by flower pickers at Washington Bulb Co. have signed an agreement with the company to ensure worker health and safety and a process to continue discussions about improving conditions.
Read more background on the tulip strike from David Bacon here.
Songs in this episode:
Bread and Roses by Joan Baez
Which Side Are You On by Tom Morello
photo credit: Bodi Halleck of Sattva Photo
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The Rainbow Coalition was an antiracist, anticlass multicultural movement founded April 4, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois by Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party, along with William "Preacherman" Fesperman of the Young Patriots Organization and José Cha Cha Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords. The Whatcom County chapter was founded in the late 1980s. In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Maury Foisey and Hue Beattie look back on the Whatcom County Rainbow Coalition and how it became the foundation for future organizing efforts.
Songs in this episode:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus
Solidarity Forever by Pete Seeger
Fingertips by Little Stevie Wonder
Compared to What by Les McCann and Eddie Harris
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In this episode, Aline Prata from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center, Sage Jones with the Whatcom DSA, and Jill Mangaliman with Gabriela Seattle talk with Liz Darrow about the radical roots of International Working Women's Day and all the aspects of sensationalizing imperialism that have been brought to light with the war in Ukraine. As our good friend Jill says, "If you're an anti-capitalist, you're probably an anti-imperialist too."
More on the Palestinian Feminist Collective here.
Songs in this episode:
War by Edwin Starr
Mama by alysari
Trabajador, Trabajadora by Las Cafeteras
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Rudy Madrigal has been incarcerated in the Washington State prison system for the past twelve years. In this episode, we talk with Rudy about his perspectives on the punitive nature of our carceral system, and what he sees as a better path forward. Many thanks to Rudy (who is also married to C2C's own Lucy Madrigal!) for taking the time to share his stories and ideas with us from inside the Monroe Correctional Complex.
Songs in this episode:
Rudie Can't Fail by The Clash
En Estos Días by Regulo Caro
15 Años de Prisión by El Tigrillo Palma
La Prisión de Folsom by Los Tigres del Norte
Far Away by Jessie Reyez
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On President's Day, The US Customs and Immigration Services released a statement announcing and celebrating the president's plan to expand the H2A labor program as an answer to widening calls for immigration reform. The memo is deeply problematic and at the same time not at all surprising.
In this episode, Lelo Juarez, Rosalinda Guillen, and David Bacon respond to the memo and discuss the damage that an already unmitigated labor exploitation program is doing to families in the US and in other countries that are impacted by upside down US policies.
Read the Dignity Campaign's statement on Abolishing H2A here.
Songs in this episode:
Dark Eyes by Lila Downs
El Conchinito by Los Jornaleros Del Norte
Many thanks to Rosa Martha Zarate Macias for our theme music. Find more music from Rosa here.
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This 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 about when we talk about a Just Transition, especially as that term is used more and more in political spaces that are not aligned with the actual meaning of the words.
Following that conversation, Rosalinda checks in with Aurora Martin and Rebecca Rosado from Front and Centered, who recently visited us in Bellingham.
Watch the Front and Centered Summit intro here.
Songs in this Episode:
Stand Up for Something by Andra Day feat. Common
It's a Good Day (to Fight the System) by Shungudzo
Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
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Whatcom 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 question: what happened to the funding Whatcom County already got to repair the crumbling county jail?
Watch Racially Charged from Brave New Films here
Songs in this episode:
I Fought the Law by Dead Kennedys
Jail Guitar Doors by The Clash
The Guillotine by The Coup
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On 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 a day passed and we were finally able to locate Antonio in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. As is usually the case, by the time he got there, it was too late for us to help him. In this episode we discuss the horrific consequences of secret ICE prisons abducting people from our community, until we run out of words.
Contact Patty Murray and tell her what you think about secret ICE prisons in our communities here.
Songs in this episode:
Clandestino by Manu Chao
Seranata a un Indocumentado by Los Jornaleros del Norte
El Corrido de Nayarit by Banda la Costeña
Justicia by Lila Downs
El Cochinito by Los Jornaleros del Norte
Bloody Bloody Border by Manu Chao
Traguito de Dignidad by Los Jornaleros del Norte
No Están Solos by Rupa and the April Fishes
Ave Que Emigra by Gaby Moreno
Borders by M.I.A.
El Hielo by La Santa Cecilia
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When 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's program director Jennifer Piper, AFSC New Hampshire's program coordinator, Grace Kindeke, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium's policy manager Michelle Liang and immigrant justice organizer at Minkwon Center for Community Action, Diana Woojung Park. In other words, this show is packed full of super smart organizers who have a lot to say about why Build Back Better must include immigrant relief in the form of updating the registry date to today (and beyond), and what happens when we normalize the presence of border patrol and immigration enforcement in our everyday lives. Also featuring a lively playlist brought to you by our guests.
More background info on Build Back Better here
Get involved!
Tell your representatives to pass Build Back Better here
Demand citizenship for all here
Join NAKASEC for a weekly phone-dog here
Songs in this episode:
Dale Duro by Debajo del Agua
Uzutrap by Uzuhan feat Yetti Paints
Nguya na ngai by Kolinga
Brujas by Princess Nokia
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Welcome 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 and Liz Darrow talk about why this bill must die before it gets a hearing and how you can help make that happen.
Also in this episode: an update on flood relief, Lelo's inaugural Immigration Advisory Board meeting, and which movies we think you should add to your watch list.
Contact Chairman of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Mike Sells, and tell him not to give this bill a hearing:
mike.sells@leg.wa.gov
(360) 786-7840
Contact your state representatives and ask them to vote "no" on HB 1750 if it does get a hearing.
Songs in this episode:
Five Feet High and Rising by Johnny Cash
Fronteras by Gaby Moreno
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Laughing by David Crosby
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Art 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 Flor by Sabrina Gomez
Lady What Do You Do All Day by Peggy Seeger
You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore
Straight to Hell by The Clash
Find out more about the artists:
Bilongo
Day to Day Dance School
Phoebe Wahl
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Since 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 things up". In this episode, Sierra Green, Marciano Sanchez and Liz Darrow discuss the tour, and the ways in which things are less clear now than ever before.
Western Front article referenced in this episode:
Does ICE have a secret facility in Ferndale? The city won't say, but protesters are angry
Photo credit: Sattva Photo
Songs in this episode:
Ay Que Bonita Es la Vida by Rosa Martha Zárate Macías
Borders by M.I.A.
Ave Que Emigra by Gaby Moreno
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Beginning 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 and volunteer crews to respond with dignity and solidarity. In this episode, Australia Tobon, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow talk about what they have seen so far and what the recovery effort moving forward will look like in the context of the movement work that has already been taking place.
Songs in this episode:
When the Levee Breaks by Led Zepplin
Ojalá Que Llueva Café by Juan Luis Guerra
Umbrella by Rihanna
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This 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 COVID, labor struggles, and historic flooding.
You can watch the video of the Encuentro webinar here:
https://youtu.be/7S2jhTyysvg
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In 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
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Our 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 can see photos and videos from Edgar's trip on Front and Centered's landing page designed specifically for #CrashtheCop.
Songs in this episode:
Right On by the Roots
All the Good Girls Go to Hell by Billie Eilish
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In 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 episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow talk about how prisons like this are allowed to exist in public spaces without public knowledge, and building the campaign to get ICE OUT of our community.
Songs in this episode:
Ave Que Emigra by Gaby Moreno
Todos Somos Ilegales by Residente, Tom Morello and Chad Smith
Get the Balance Right by Depeche Mode
Related reading:
Whatcom Immigration Justice Timeline: Community Organizing Toward a Bellingham Immigration Advisory Board
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Edgar 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 Zárate Macías
The Last Trumpet by Lyrics Born & Lateef
Stop the Killings by Sendai Era
Links from this episode:
Global Climate Wall from Transnational Institute
Resilience in Action from ReSources for Sustainable Communities
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In 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 Down by Woody Guthrie
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen
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In 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:
Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P by Ric Wilson
War on the Workers by Anne Feeney
People Have the Power by Patti Smith
Finish What We Started by Anti-Flag
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After 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 Parvankin and Henry Heeth about progress and obstacles with the Immigration Advisory Board over the past 18 months.
Songs in this episode:
Bored by Iggy Pop
Hold On by Alabama Shakes
The Guillotine by The Coup
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Información 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 Juala de Oro de Los Tigres del Norte con Juanes
Antipatriarca de Ana Tijoux
Campesino Soy de Los Tigres del Norte
Derecho de Nacimiento de Lila Downs
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In 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
Latinoamérica by Calle 13 ft. Totó la Momposina, Susan Baca, Maria Rita
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En 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 mixteco Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
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Aline 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://secure.qgiv.com/for/rrtiia-1idop/
Songs in this episode:
Territorio Ancestral by Kaê Guajajara
AmaraElo (Sujeito de Sorte - Belchior) by Emicida
More info on the zine release from La Semilla: Food, Land and Us
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Last 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. Rest in power, Antonio.
Songs in this episode:
Hold On by Alabama Shakes
Reach for the Sky by Social Distortion
Nothing to Lose by St Nomad
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In 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
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On 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 updates on immigration reform, dignity vigils, and the need for a city funded Immigrant Resource Center.
Music in this episode generously provided by Rosa Martha Zárate Macías. You can find Rosa's music here. Find Rosa's new book, Our Grandfathers Were Braceros and We, Too here.
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Approaching 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 support for farmworker health and safety in Washington state.
Song in this episode:
My Favorite Mutiny by The Coup
The Heat is On by Glenn Frey
Yo Estoy con Chavez by Los Lobos and Friends
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Author 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 parallels between the Bracero program and today's version of legal slavery, the H2A guest worker program.
To order a copy of Rosa's new book, Our Grandfathers Were Braceros and We, Too... email c2cmedia@foodjustice.org
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Since 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 publication, an agreement has still not been reached between the union and management.
Songs in this episode:
There is Power in the Union by Utah Phillips
Solidarity Forever by Pete Seeger
Which Side Are You On? performed by Tom Morello
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On 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, which will live on through the movement. Pedro Filipe Presente.
Thanks to Brenda Bentley for this video clip of the last time we saw Pedro.
Songs in this episode:
Negro Nagô by Banda Pj e Raiz
E Vamos Á Luta by Gonzaguinha
Amigo by Roberto Carlos
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Edgar y Marciano de Familias Unidas por la Justicia brindan contexto y actualizaciones sobre la huelga en Bellingham Cold Storage en Bellingham. Algunos trabahadores dan su perspectiva desde la huelga. Gracias a Rosa Martha Zárate Macías por las música.
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Queer movement support team members Jenn Gonzalez and Leau Darrow checked in with Liz Darrow this week about what it means when Queer is a verb and why camping is an exclusive activity. Thank you to both you rad folks for spending an hour chatting with us!
Music in Season 7 was generously provided by Rosa Martha Zárate Macías. You can buy her music here.
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In this episode Liz Darrow chats with Kara Black and Mialee Jose from the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship about the burden of white fragility in ally spaces.
Special thanks to Rosa Martha Zárate Macías for providing original music for season seven of Community Voz. You can purchase Rosa's music here.
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On Thursday, June 10th, three farmworkers were violently detained on their way to work in Whatcom County. Their family members did not know where they were being held or how to contact them. In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow give an update on the workers and discuss the history of the Dignity Dialogue and its purpose in the movement.
Many thanks to Rosa Mathias Zárate for providing music for season 7. You can support Rosa by purchasing her music here.
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En este episodio, Edgar Franks, director politico de Familias Unidas por la Justicia conversa con Armida Rivera, organizadora de Trabajadores Unidas por la Justicia, sobre la reforma migratoria, la tarjeta azul y su perspectiva sobre las condiciones de los trabajodores en el Valle de Yakima.
Un agradecimiento especial a Rosa Martha Zárate Macias por las música. Puedes comprar la música de Rosa aquí.
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In this bilingual episode, Rosalinda Guillen interviews musician and author Rosa Marta Zárate Macias and her editor, Armando Rendón about the upcoming book, "Our Granfathers Were Braceros".
Our Grandfathers Were Braceros is a dual language, Spanish and English, book on the Bracero Program, co-authored by Rosa Marta Zárate Macias and Abei Astorga Morales.
The authors collected many interviews, research and witness the fact that many Braceros were never paid, however much their labor was critical to the war effort of the USA during WWII. These Braceros still await their remuneration by the USA government, more than 50 years past due.
Armando Rendón, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is the award-winning author of The Adventures of Noldo books for young adults, the author of Chicano Manifesto (1971, 1996), all of which are available as e-books, and the founder/editor of "Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine."
Special thanks to Rosa Marta for providing the beautiful music for season 7 of CommunityVoz. You can support Rosa by purchasing her music here. Stay tuned here for information on the release of Our Grandfathers Were Braceros.
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In the final episode of Season 6, journalist Dena Jensen discusses her latest three part series from Noisy Waters Northwest. Read Dena's series, Anatomy of a Shutdown: How Whatcom Officials Pursue Silencing One Member of the Homeless Strategies Workgroup here:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Music in this Episode:
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
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Tara Villalba is an instructor in the Human Services Department at Western Washington University. She is also a nuclear weapons abolition organizer with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, an organizer with the Bellingham Tenant's Union, and a leader with the Mangrove Collective, a women of color collective in NW Washington. Despite doing all that, Tara took some time to talk with Liz Darrow about parenting, capitalism, the growing housing crisis, and why abolishing nuclear weapons should be low hanging fruit.
Learn more about the movement to abolish nuclear weapons here
Songs in this episode:
Run Deep by Deva Mahal feat Coco Peila
Creo En Ti by Ana Tijoux
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Rosalinda Guillen and Liz Darrow talk about honoring Mother Earth, Queering Ecofeminism, and moving beyond the binary. Happy Mother's Day to all the caretakers out there, whatever that looks like.
Queering Ecofeminism talk with Asme Ourkiya
Songs in this episode:
PARAD(w/me)E by Sylvan Esso
SOS by Will.I.Am
Now that the Buffalo's Gone by Buffy St Marie
All the Good Girls Go to Hell by Billie Eilish
My City Was Gone by the Pretenders
La Patria Madrina by Lila Downs
Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie
Utopian Futures by Kimya Dawson
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C2C's resident artivist, Brenda Bentley, interviews Rosalinda Guillen about growing up in the fields of Skagit Valley and the art work of her father, Jesus Guillen.
You can see the exhibition of Jesus' artwork at the Skagit County Historical Museum from now until May 23rd.
Songs in this episode:
Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald
Sabor a Mi by Eydie Gormé & Tril Los Panchos
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Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow go into the end of the 2021 Legislative Session with fingers crossed and gratitude for those who have worked hard on our issues at the State Capitol. Stay tuned for part two of this episode, where we will reflect on where the final votes landed.
songs in this episode:
Dark Eyes by Lila Downs
Houses in Motion by Talking Heads
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Peniel Ibe is the policy engagement coordinator at AFSC’s Office of Public Policy and Advocacy. She leads AFSC’s advocacy efforts to coordinate grassroots engagement strategies to impact policy change. She is an immigrant from Nigeria who recently relocated to the United States and is advocating for the rights of others like her. In this episode of Community Voz, Peniel tells us everything we need to know about what's happening with federal immigration policy.
songs in this episode:
Mamizolo by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
Immigrants: We Get the Job Done by K'naan featuring Residente, Riz MC & Snow Tha Product
Check out Peniel's podcast here
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Climate Justice Organizer Yolanda Matthews from Puget Sound Sage and Edgar Franks, Political Director for Familias Unidas por la Justicia, talk about the details of Cap and Trade and why it is bad for communities.
Songs in this episode:
Living It Up by Damien Marley
Montero (Call Me by Your Name) by Lil Nas X
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In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen talks with Myrna Martinez Nateras from the American Friends Service Committee about proposed immigration reform legislation and longterm community organizing strategy.
Read more about the seven principles of A New Path here.
Read Myrna's article about the struggles for immigrant women here.
Find more information about the Immigration Advisory Board here.
Find more information about the Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Service Advisory committee here.
Songs in this episode:
Todavia Cantamos by Mercedes Sosa
Lo Único Que Tengo by Isabel Parra y Victor Jara
Cariñito by Lila Downs
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Rosalinda Guillen, Edgar Franks, David Bacon, and Liz Darrow discuss the irreversible damage that the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which will be voted on in Congress this week, could do to farmworker communities. Also, there is a little bit of pop culture discussion. Because Edgar was on the show.
Read David Bacon's Dignity or Exploitation paper here
Oppose the Farm Workforce Modernization act here
for questions about the FWMA or other comments on the show email c2cmedia@foodjustice.org
Songs in this episode:
Dark Eyes by Lila Downs
This is America by Childish Gambino
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Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow discuss the ideas behind Ecofeminism and the changing shape of feminism over time.
Songs in this episode:
Bad Girls by M.I.A.
Mother by John Lennon
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett
En El Zapillo by Puakaea Oceania
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En este episodio las promotoras de C2C dan una actualización sobre el trabajo que han estado haciendo.
Canciones en este episodio:
El Alma y el Cuerpo de Bomba Estereo
Dark Eyes de Lila Downs
Los Caminos de la Vida de Los Diablitos
Derecho de Nacimiento de Natalia Lafourcade
Trabajador Trabajadora de Las Cafeterias
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C2C leadership discuss a recent militant sweep of a homeless camp in downtown Bellingham and the implications of communities getting shut out of governmental processes.
Read the companion blog here.
Submit a comment in opposition to SB 5172 here.
Read the Migrant Justice Platform here.
Songs in this episode:
The Guns of Brixton by The Clash
Hold on by Yola
All You Fascists written by Woody Guthrie, performed by Billy Bragg
Dig It by the Coup
Derecho de Nacimiento by Natalia Lafourcade
Thanks to Sattva Photo for this episode's artwork
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Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow discuss the institutional lies that keep the wheels of capitalism turning.
Songs in this episode:
American Dream by Willie Jones
Sodade by Cesaria Evora
Truth Hurts by Lizzo
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In part two of our exploration of what makes local coalitions valuable during this chaotic political moment, Rosalinda Guillen, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow chat with Celia Baker and Sage Jones, co-chairs of the Whatcom chapter of Democratic Socialists of America and members of the Coalition to Protect Our Community.
To receive updates and action alerts from the Coalition to Protect Our Community, you can sign up here.
Songs in this Episode:
Talkin' Bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman
It's a Good Day (To Fight the System) by Shungudzo
New World Coming by Nina Simone
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Sage Jones from the Whatcom DSA talks with leadership from C2C about the political moments that necessitate coalition building.
music in this episode:
Utopian Futures by Kimya Dawson
special thanks to Maddi Parvankin for this episode's artwork
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C2C leadership team looks back on 2020 and forward to the work ahead. It's been quite a year. We're ready to move on.
Songs in this episode:
Sukiyaki by Selena y los Dinos
Lord is Coming by H.E.R and YBN Cordae
All is Full of Love by Bjork
Thanks to Brenda Bentley for this episode's artwork
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Typically when people talk about human trafficking they are not thinking of the millions of workers who come here legally but are denied basic human rights, or of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border and detained, deported, or adopted out to white families. In this episode of Community Voz, Rosalinda speaks with author and professor Grace Chang and C2C Researcher Tomas Madrigal about the legal human trafficking that is happening all around us everyday, and the conditions of capitalism that demand these practices continue.
You can take action now by calling your representative and demanding that they stop the deportation of detained children. More information here.
Songs in this episode:
American Dream by Raye Zaragoza
Quiet Dog by Mos Def
Mother, We'll Meet Again by Raye Zaragoza
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This episode was originally aired as a webinar as part of Labor Network for Sustainability's JustTransition Listening Project. Enei Beyaya with Native Movement, Kali Akuno with Cooperation Jackson, Elizabeth Yeampierre with Uprose, and Rosalinda Guillen with Community to Community Development discuss what their organizations are doing amidst a growing climate crisis to move toward a just transition. Jeff Johnson from The LNS moderates the discussion.
Songs in the episode
Canto de Ossanha by Baden Powell
New World Water by Mos Def
Rain, Rain Beautiful Rain by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Thanks to Brenda Bentley for this week's artwork.
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Artists Brenda Bentley, Francia Orozco and Antonio Gonzalez talk about the difficulties of creating in isolation and what keeps them going, even though their artwork isn't "Instagram-able".
Songs in this episode:
Nothing to Lose by St Nomad
Butterfly by Umi
Reach for the Sky by Social Distortion
Liberated by DeJ Loaf ft Leon Bridges
Hold On by Alabama Shakes
Special thanks to Kim Wulfesteig for this episode's artwork
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In this episode, C2C volunteers and supporters, who are a varied mix of students and educators, talk about the unrealistic expectations of this moment, and what changes could be made to educational systems moving forward.
Songs in this episode:
Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie
Chicano Batman by El Jalapeño
Stuck by Trapboxxx feat Speaks Geek
Trabajador Trabajadora by Las Cafeteras
Thanks to Maddi Parvankan for contributing artwork for this episode
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Nearly eight months into everything being shut down due to the pandemic, more and more pressure is put on students and teachers to "keep up" with the education system as if everything hasn't been turned on its head. In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen and Liz Darrow talk with long time volunteer and WSU student Stephany Lopez and about the increasingly unrealistic expectations of a system that has always left BIPOC behind.
songs in this episode:
I Can by Nas
Another Brick in the Wall pt 2 by Pink Floyd
Words I Never Said by Lupe Fiasco
Wake Up by Arcade Fire
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C2C is located on the lands of the Coast Salish people. Today and everyday we honor the struggle of Indigenous peoples against colonialism and systemic racism. We stand in solidarity with those who demand justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women. We must also include Black Indigenous, African Indigenous, and Indigenous people from all over the world. Here in our counties, as in many other places, the majority of farmworkers are indigenous to the southern lands, migrating to survive colonialism.
In this episode of Community Voz, Rosalinda Guillen, Henry Bennett, Brenda Bentley, and Liz Darrow discuss ancestry, accountability, and the white supremacist structures that continue to exclude indigenous people and black and brown people from participation.
Recommended viewing with this episode:
Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Music in this episode:
We Are Circling by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Salish Son by Salish Son
Land Back by A Tribe Called Red
Full Transcript of Chief Seattle's Address at the 1854 Treaty Signing
Artwork by Soni López-Chávez @soni_artist
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C2C Promotoras discuss the intersection of capitalism and systemic oppression in education, the workplace, and the homes of BIPOC.
audio in this episode:
Bodies Upon the Gears - speech by Mario Savio at UC Berkley in October 1964
Campesino Soy - Los Tigres Del Norte
Farewell - Naomi Wachira
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Volunteers are a crucial part of the work that Community to Community Development accomplishes. We've been missing our volunteers since we are not meeting regularly in person, so we decided to invite them to do a podcast. We have so many dedicated volunteers and many of them were not able to be on this show, so we hope to do another one in the future! In this episode, Eleazar Cayax Funes, Sage Fairman, Abby Ernest-Beck, and Maddi Parvankin talk about their experiences volunteering with C2C and what they've been up to lately.
Songs in this episode:
Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane
It Isn't Nice by Malvina Reynolds
Sua Alma by Skinshape and D'Alma
Nine Pound Hammer by Merle Travis (performed by Townes Van Zandt)
Jayou by Jurassic 5
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The C2C promotoras in Whatcom & Skagit counties provide Support, Solidarity and Service with farmworkers, immigrants, and their families. In this episode, several promotoras share some favorite songs with us. Follow and support the work that C2C promotoras are doing in the community. For more information contact us www.facebook.com/c2cpromotoras
Songs in this episode:
Los Caminos de la Vida by Los Diablitos
Caminos de Michoacan by Ricardo Amador
La de Mochila Azul by Pedrito Fernandez
Hakuna Matata by Jason Weaver, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Joseph A. Williams
Me Enamorado de un Fantasma by Liberación
Como la Flor by Selena
Campfire Song Song by Dan Povenmire, Michael Culross, Jr., Jay Lender, Michael Walker, Carl Williams
La Gente Me Dice Que Soy un Loco by Mateo Reyes
Tu forma De Ser by Alberto and Roberto
Agua by J Balvin
Mi Niña by Ozuna
Mujeres by Julieta Venegas
Un Derecho de Nacimiento by Natalia Lafourcade
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In the sixteen years that C2C has been working for farmworker justice, we have never endorsed a single candidate for elected office. Rosalinda Guillen and Liz Darrow discuss the reasons for that, and why this year is different.
Songs in this episode:
The Revolution by Tree 63
Proletariat Blues by Blue Scholars
No No Keshagesh by Buffy Sainte Marie
Another World is Possible by Jeffrey L. Richardson
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While doing research for a paper on agriculture and labor justice, college student Carlos Morales stumbled across our podcast. After listening to several episodes, he contacted us with some more questions. We thought he might not be the only community member with questions, so we made it into a podcast. In this episode, C2C leadership Australia Hernandez Cosby and Liz Darrow have a conversation with Carlos Morales.
songs in this episode:
Mi Gente by Fania All-Stars
Djobi Djoba by Gipsy Kings
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In this episode, leadership from C2C are grateful to have Cecilia DeLeon and Edgar Franks on the show to talk about their memories of Camp Zapata and the struggle for worker's rights moving forward. View the visual companion here.
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Rosalinda Guillen from Community to Community Development and Edgar Franks from Familias Unidas por la Justicia discuss the history of the workers' struggle for protection against exploitation and unsafe living conditions on farms in the Pacific Northwest.
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C2C team members are taking turns recording shows focused on music from their childhood and teen years. In this week's podcast, Rosalinda Guillen shares music and experiences from her life as a young migrant farmworker.
View the visual companion to this episode here.
Songs in this episode:
No Salgas Niña al la Calle by Trio Tariacuri
El Barzón by Amparo Ochoa
El Cielito Lindo by Trío Guardianes de la Huasteca
Las Mañanitas by José Mendoza con Trio San Pedro
String Serenade No. 13 in G major by Mozart
Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald
Callejon sin Salida by Los Relampagos Del Norte
Mis dos Patrias by Los Tigres del Norte
Wooly Bully by Sam and the Pharoahs
La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Twist and Shout by The Beatles
Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen
Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix Experience
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
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Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow from C2C discuss the first meeting of the Immigration Advisory Board with Marisol Chapina from Raid Relief to Reunite Families. The Immigration Advisory Board was formed by Ordinance No. 2019-11-033 after nearly three years of vigils asking for transparency and community oversight of the City of Bellingham's interactions with ICE.
You can listen to full audio of the first Immigration Advisory Board meeting, which took place on June 23rd, 2020, here.
Songs in this episode:
Sopa de Caracol by Banda Blanca
I'm Bored by Iggy Pop
I Fought the Law by Dead Kennedys
Original artwork for this episode by Kelly Hoekema
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Rosalinda Guillen speaks with Ninfa Gutierrez and Dulce Gutierrez from the Yakima Valley about the Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Services Advisory Committee and the risks that farmworkers continue to face amidst the Corona Virus pandemic.
Songs in this episode:
El Bracero Fracasado by Lila Downs
Vuelvo Para Vivir by Illapu
Listen to audio recordings of ASWS meetings here
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**Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow from C2C talk with artist Angelita Martinez about the influence of the punk rock movement in their lives and work. They discuss some of their favorite punk rock bands and the political impact of punk, including its limited representation of women and people of color.
Angelita Martinez is a Seattle based artist who practices with an emphasis in painting and drawing. Raised in Montana and attending the University of Montana, she learned some things here and there about working in 2D, arguing about art history/present, and creating images with various art styles and aesthetics. Main medium is acrylic, color pencil, and ink. She has shown in Montana, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon. See more of Angelita’s work here**.
Songs in this episode: Oh Bondage! Up Yours! by X-Ray Spex, Feminazi by Fea, Gloria by Patti Smith, Dead of Night by Orville Peck, We Will Bury You by The Bags, Pledge of Allegiance by The Brat, Rid of Me by PJ Harvey, On My Radio by The Selecter, Peek-a-Boo by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Shitlist by L7, To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey
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Leadership with C2C pays respects to community members who we have lost locally, in the farmworker struggle, and to police violence nationally. These are really difficult times for so many people. We have to stay in the struggle and support each other as we push forward for justice for our friends, for farmworkers, and for Black people who are dying at the hands of white supremacy everyday.
Songs in this episode:
Somos Más Americanos by Los Tigres del Norte
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
Seconds by Human League
This is America by Childish Gambino
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Brenda, Maureen, and Abby share their perspectives on what it was like to be in Yakima for extended periods of time supporting the various strikes. Brenda was at Allan Bros. Fruit, Jack Frost Fruit Co., and Matson Fruit Co. Maureen was at Allan Bros. and then Jack Frost from the first to the last day of their strike. Abby joined her at at Jack Frost and intermittently visited Columbia Reach Pack around the corner, and stayed until the last day of Jack Frost. Thank you to all of the workers who welcomed us, gave us food and shelter, and taught us about solidarity and struggle.
Songs in this episode:Canto al Trabajador by Bajo Salario
Know Your Rights by the Clash
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Las promotoras de C2C informan sobre sus experiencias en las huelgas en el Valle de Yakima.
Canciones en este episodio:
El Picket Sign de El Teatro Campesino
La Basurita de Beatriz Adriana
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In this Episode Edgar Franks, Maureen Darras, Liz Darrow, Brenda Bentley, and Ry Feder Pruett examine the state of politics over the past couple months, with special attention to the presidential election.
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For 3 weeks in March, C2C promotoras and leaders visited with the MST (Landless Workers Movement) in Brazil. We studied at the MST’s political consciousness-raising school, participated in the first national gathering of the women of the MST as part of an international delegation, marched with our brothers and sisters on International Women’s Day, visited an MST encampment (Marielle Vive), and visited an MST settlement (Mario Lago). To learn more about our trip and all that we brought back from our time with the MST, listen to Part 2 of our Brazil report back series here.
Music in this episode: Construcao by Chico Buarque, O dia em que a Terra Parou by Raul Seixas
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For 3 weeks in March, C2C promotoras and leaders visited with the MST (Landless Workers Movement) in Brazil. We studied at the MST’s political consciousness-raising school, participated in the first national gathering of the women of the MST as part of an international delegation, marched with our brothers and sisters on International Women’s Day, visited an MST encampment (Marielle Vive), and visited an MST settlement (Mario Lago).
Music in this episode:
Secos and Molhados by Sangue Latino
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Edgar Franx and Marciano of FUJ and Arely Dominguez of C2C discuss their recent trip to Hawaii to visit farming projects which are working to reclaim the land and the culture of the Indigenous people.
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Maureen Darras interviews Pedro at Marielle Vive, an encampment of the MST in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow of C2C talk with Edgar Franks from FUJ about the impacts of the corona virus on working people.
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A music show, featuring some of the teams favorite songs from Ireland's long struggle for sovereignty.
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The women leadership at C2C discuss housework, patriarchy, menstruation, and what it looks like when women lead.
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The leadership team at C2C discusses their upcoming trip to the first National Women's Encontro in Brazil.
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Liz Darrow and Carmen Ferran talk about the current state of politics, economy, art and sustainability in Cuba following Ferran's recent trip to Havana as part of a Grassroots Global Justice convening.
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The 7th Annual Farmworker Tribunal in Olympia Washington took place in the State Supreme Court hearing room on Latino Legislative Day, February 10th, 2020. Testimony from C2C and FUJ leadership is followed by recommendations and findings from specially selected judges.
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Edgar Franks from FUJ discusses movies and border militarization tactics with Brenda Bentley and Ry Pruett Federer from C2C.
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Edgar Franks from FUJ joins Brenda Bentley, Australia Hernandez Cosby and Liz Darrow from C2C for a discussion on migrant justice, election cycles, worker rights and more.
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Aimee Day talks with Brenda Bentley about a new initiative, Project Welcome. Hope José Day and Paloma Edison talk about youth in the movement.
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Maureen Darras returns from five weeks in Chile and reports on the protests, solidarity, and street scenes she witnessed while visiting friends and family there.
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Rosalinda Guillen and Liz Darrow look back on victories and challenges from 2019
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Maureen Darras of C2C gives historical context for the ongoing community organizing and public protests taking place in Chile. Maureen will be in Chile for the month of December and will report back in January. Part one of two.
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In this episode we discuss the impacts and ramifications of the impending Farm Workforce Modernization Act which was approved in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on November 20th, 2019. Additionally we talk about how this impacts our own local efforts, and why we need as much financial support as possible at this critical time where farm workers and their rights are under further attack.
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In this episode we discuss the General Election Results within our counties and beyond. Our discussion also touches on the underlying factors and complexities of our current political moment, and how local politicians are either meeting or ignoring the needs of those most effected in their communities.
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After three years of weekly vigils in front of Bellingham city hall and the transit center, we have finally convinced the members of city council to pass the ordinance that establishes an immigration advisory board which will review and evaluate city policies regarding immigration and compliance with the Keep Washington Working Act.
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