In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Rafael “Rafa” Solórzano—social movements scholar and organizer. We talk about his childhood, activism, and how the places he has lived and made community have shaped his work. Rafa takes us from growing up Chicano in Santa Ana, Orange County during the era of Proposition 187, 209, and 227, to organizing with MEChA, and multiracial youth coalitions in the Bay Area, and defending Ethnic Studies through the 1999 TWLF hunger strike at UC Berkeley. We also talk about why he chose to build and study migrant movements in the U.S. South, how he sustains himself through community, and his current projects—Migrant Refusal about migrant youth activism.

Music

Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library

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