Community Voz

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.

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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.

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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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