Community Voz

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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