Community Voz

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 [email protected]

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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