Freedom to Thrive: Resistance, Justice, Resilience Podcast is back with Season 2, and we’re kicking things off with a powerful first episode: “Comedy is Resistance.” Our new host, Hector Flores, an LA-based artist and founding member of Las Cafeteras, welcomes acclaimed comedian and writer Cristela Alonzo, fresh off her third Netflix comedy special, to explore how laughter fuels activism. From growing up on the border to breaking into Hollywood, Cristela shares her journey, her stand-up trilogy, Lower Class, Middle Class, Upper Class, and how rest and joy are radical tools for change.

Also in this episode: Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), shares how people can take action and what NILC is doing to support immigrant communities.

Come for the joy and laughter, stay for the call to action. Leave renewed, ready to stand together and help our communities thrive.