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On March 20, 1969, students of West High in Denver, CO walked out of their classes to protest racism. This became one of the most violent student protests in US history. The students were demanding bilingual classes, the firing of a racist teacher, for teachers to quit steering students toward the armed forces and more.

On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this moment in US History.

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Sources

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mexican-american-students-walkout/ https://www.veteransofhope.org/veterans/rodolfo-corky-gonzales/ https://www.historycolorado.org/press-release/2015/03/25/latino-students-denvers-west-high-walked-out-week-1969-protest 
https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-blowout-1969/#  https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-school-walkout-of-1969-huelga-de-west-high-school-en-1969-2015/ 
https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/  https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/  https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-of-the-most-violent-student-protests-in-colorado-took-place-50-years-ago-today/73-005d4626-9536-47b8-87d8-102ba1ba2536  https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/ 
https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/  

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The 1960s were a time of revolution, with many movements co-occurring across the United States. Inspired by these movements, one neighborhood made history. Barrio Logan in San Diego, California came together to stop the construction of a highway patrol substation and instead built their own park, now known as Chicano park.

In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the occupation that led to Chicano park.

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Park
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/fifty-years-ago-fed-citys-neglect-san-diego-community-rose-create-chicano-park-180974764/
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/san-diegos-barrio-logan-remains-a-stronghold-of-chicano-culture#:~:text=Established%20by%20refugees%20of%20the,Chicano%20civic%20and%20cultural%20engagement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrio_Logan,_San_Diego
http://www.chicano-park.com/cpscbattleof.html
https://www.fhcsd.org/history-of-family-health-centers-of-san-diego/ 

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Camilo Torres Restrepo was a Colombian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, who abandoned the priesthood for the revolution and became a guerrillero. Camilo is often referred to as “the revolutionary priest,” and during his life, he attempted to reconcile Marxism and Catholicism. Camilo paved the way for liberation theology, and is known as a pioneer of liberation theology. Listen to this episode to learn more about the revolutionary priest.

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Sources

https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-59-religious-fundamentalism-and-imperialism-in-latin-america/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Torres_Restrepo  https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/torres-restrepo-camilo-1929-1966  https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/02/160212_colombia_camilo_torres_cura_guerrillero_eln_nc 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Violencia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquetalia_Republic#:~:text=%22Marquetalia%20Republic%22%20was%20an%20unofficial,(approximately%201948%20to%201958).  https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/02/25/camilo-torres-restrepo-the-importance-of-unity-and-love-in-the-face-of-a-united-right/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/12/human-rights-watch-testimony-texas-state-hb-20-and-hb-7 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/04/12/activists-in-el-paso-rally-against-border-bills-in-texas-legislature/70108656007/ https://twitter.com/border_human/status/1646359860391342080?t=anysf5ozku9qjL1zkOEpEA&s=19


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In the 1980s, a network of religious congregations became known as the Sanctuary Movement. It started with a Presbyterian church and a Quaker meeting in Tucson, Arizona. They began legal and humanitarian assistance to Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees in 1980. After two years, none of the refugees they assisted had been granted political asylum. That's when Rev. John Fife of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson announced — on the anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero — that his church would openly defy INS and become a sanctuary for Central Americans. These congregations were soon joined by networks of religious congregations and activists across the United States and Mexico.

Carmen tells Cristina about the Sanctuary movement and after that, Cristina talks about HB20 and HB7, two house bills that are being opposed in Texas.

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Sources

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sanctuary-movement-arizona/  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_movement  https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013959/https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/552658
https://twitter.com/border_human/status/1646359860391342080?t=anysf5ozku9qjL1zkOEpEA&s=19
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/12/human-rights-watch-testimony-texas-state-hb-20-and-hb-7 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/04/12/activists-in-el-paso-rally-against-border-bills-in-texas-legislature/70108656007/ 

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On December 15, 2005, the House of Representatives passed HR 4437, also known as the Sensenbrenner Bill. This bill sought to criminalize undocumented people, give the government extraordinary powers to detain non-citizens without meaningful review (and more). Many felt this was unconstitutional, including the immigrant community and the Latino/Latine community. They began to mobilize in numbers that had never been seen and on March 25th, 2006, made history, when millions protested HR 4437. It is estimated that 1.5 million marched in Los Angeles alone and protests continued throughout the year. Cristina and Carmen talk about HR 4437, their participation in student walkouts, May day and La Gran Marcha, as well as share their mom's story and a few more of those who protested.

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Sources

https://immigrationhistory.org/timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Protection,_Anti-terrorism_and_Illegal_Immigration_Control_Act_of_2005#:~:text=4437)%20was%20a%20bill%20in,did%20not%20pass%20the%20Senate. 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4437 
https://www.aclu.org/letter/aclu-letter-house-representatives-urging-opposition-hr-4437  https://www.hrw.org/news/2005/12/13/us-vote-against-border-protection-antiterrorism-and-illegal-immigration-control-act 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2006/03/stud-m30.html
Latino Mass Mobilization: Immigration, Racialization, and Activism by Chris Zepeda-Millán

Music Credits:

"Laid Back Guitars" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "
Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Acoustic Sentimental- Envato Elements Hopeful Thoughts- Envato Elements
Hustlin' (Instrumental)- Neffex 

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In 2017, Diane Marie Rodriguez Zambrano was the first trans person to be elected to the National Assembly of Ecuador. Additionally, she made history in Ecuador by setting legal precedent that paved the way for trans people to be able to legally change their birth given names. Listen to this episode to learn more about Diane and her trailblazing activism and career.

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Sources

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/former-sex-worker-first-trans-woman-elected-ecuador-s-senate-n817951 
https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053019/http://gkillcity.com/index.php/fuck-you-curuchupa/725-diane-rodriguez-las-trans-en-ecuador-no-vivimos-en-democracia  https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/diane-rodriguez-zambrano  https://globalstudies.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/224/2015/04/LGBT_Report_LatAm_v8-copy.pdf 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Rodr%C3%ADguez  https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032233/
http://www.aidsalliance.org/Newsdetails.aspx?Id=505 
https://twitter.com/dianerodriguezz 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/transgender-couple-file-who-child-9958982  

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If you’re a Mana fan, you’ve probably heard the Cuando Los Angeles Lloran song, which is about Chico Mendes, but maybe you’ve never learned about Chico’s story beyond Mana’s song. Chico was a rural workers’ rights activist and environmentalist who fought to protect and preserve the Amazon rainforest, and was unfortunately killed for his activism.

In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Chico Mendes.

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Mendes 
https://sites.google.com/a/ocsdnj.org/cweaver/social-studies/amazon-land-use-conflict/rubber-tappers  https://www.rainforestfund.org/extractive-reserves-sustainable-harvesting-of-rainforest-resources/  https://archive.org/details/humanrightsessen00devi/page/202/mode/1up 

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By the mid 1800s, the population pf Puerto Rico increased to half a million. Despite the increasing population, literacy rates for all of Puerto Rico were about six percent. Only six percent of the population on the island could read and write. Celestina Cordero and her siblings, sought to change this in Puerto Rico and for their entire life, they fought for the education of all. The Cordero siblings were vital to Puerto Rico's education system.

In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Celestina Cordero, talks very briefly about Oscar Romero and brings a short El Salvador update. *Apologies for all the background noise*

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Comandanta Ramona was born in 1959. She was a Tzotzil Mayan woman & a revolutionary Zapatista who championed indigenous women’s rights. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Comandanta Ramona’s legacy and Cristina has a Bukele/El Salvador update. 

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Sources

https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/latin-americas-most-influential-feminists  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandanta_Ramona   
https://schoolsforchiapas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Who-is-Comandanta-Ramona_.pdf  https://awomantoknow.substack.com/p/a-woman-to-know-comandanta-ramona  https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/adventures-in-feministory-comandante-ramona-zapatista  https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/glimpse-zapatista-movement-two-decades-later/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andr%C3%A9s_Accords

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Juana Ramirez was born in 1790, she was a soldier, a heroine of the Venezuelan war for independence and a formerly enslaved Afro-Venezuelan. She earned the name La Avanzadora (the Advancer), a title earned because she was the first to courageously advance during battle. On this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Juana La Avanzadora and Carmen has a Bukele/El Salvador update

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Sources

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/people-global-african-history/juana-ramirez-1790-1856/
https://www.liberationschool.org/honoring-juana-ramirez-la-avanzadora/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Ram%C3%ADrez https://aaregistry.org/story/the-afro-venezuelan-community-a-story/

Bukele update sources:

https://elfaro.net/en/202302/opinion/26726/El-Salvador-Deals-Major-Blow-to-Nahuat--Language-Revitalization-Efforts.htm 
https://centralamericannews.substack.com/p/central-american-news-0b8  https://elfaro.net/en/202302/el_salvador/26739/El-Salvador-Government-Protection-of-MS-13-from-Extradition-Emerges-in-DOJ-Indictment.htm 

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