Exploring Abolition, Intergenerational Trauma, and Creative Resistance w/ Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez

Episode Summary:

Words matter. Especially when it comes to adoption. Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sanchez isn't just "adopted" - they were separated from their first family for 28 years. In this episode, we unpack how the language we use shapes our understanding of adoption. Benjamin shares their journey of rejecting industry terminology and embracing more accurate descriptions of their experience. We discuss how this shift in language opens up new possibilities for solidarity and political action. "I think it's just really important to name what happened to us."

In this episode, we cover:

(00:22) Who is Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sanchez?

(01:41) Conceived in violence

(04:58) Adoption day

(07:23) Good experiences but still angry OR Good vs. bad adoptions

(10:10) Learning to think critically about adoption OR Language of adoption

(14:35) Being hungry for community OR Availability of light skinned children

(18:56) Not only focusing on adoptees OR Adoptees are not alone 

(26:46) Organized abandonment 

(28:30) We Are Holding This Magazine

(37:46) Intersectionality vs. isolation

(44:12) Finding alternative power brokers OR Finding power brokers 

(48:14) Get curious 

(51:32) Support Benjamin

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Resources:

• We Are Holding This Magazine
• Benjamin’s website

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Editing by Samuel Oyedele (Editor)

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