On this *LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* Yvette interviews Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez about her book "For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts". They discussed why respectability politics don't serve people of color, Prisca's journey through imposter syndrome to landing a major book deal, and why brown girls need each other. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Yesenia Portillo of CISPES: the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, to critique Biden's plan for Central America. They break down how the private-public partnerships proposed in Biden's plan do not address the root causes of migration, emphasize the history of Salvadorans advocating for themselves and calling on international solidarity that resulted in the CISPES organization, and praise the "radical roots" delegations of CISPES that involve diaspora returning to El Salvador for political education purposes. 

Here is a google doc of resources to learn more about what was discussed in this episode, courtesy of Yesenia Portillo: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vxj9uTYnPaNTqMXG2O8Ay3bZ9mFWbIH0km9IqdKE6P8/edit

Learn more about CISPES at: cispes.org

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Eloísa López, Executive Director of Pro Choice Arizona about Governor Ducey joining an amicus brief asking SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade and the sweeping anti-abortion bill passed by the Arizona legislature this spring. Eloísa breaks down the contradictions of the GOP anti-abortion agenda, criticizes the current barrier to abortion care in Arizona, and expresses worry over SCOTUS restricting reproductive autonomy. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Roxy Valenzuela: community organizer and affordable housing advocate with the Casa Maria Catholic Worker Community. They discuss the mental health toll that the eviction threats take on tenants, the bureaucratic red tape that is causing backlogs for people seeking eviction relief from government agencies, and why community land trusts can be beneficial as a tool against gentrification and displacement. 

Here are a list of resources for those fighting eviction in Pima County, Arizona. Please share widely: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D312_jML51c3TOcvDyqj49xALwTvp2C9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105397433437571498479&rtpof=true&sd=true 

On this episode, Yvette interviews founder of "Hermanas in the Law" and visiting law professor Paulina Vera about the article "Silent Screams from Within the Academy: Let My People Grow" by Peter Alexander and her experiences as a Latina woman in academia. They discuss the soul-sucking aspect of abiding by respectability politics, how Paulina handles students who challenge her authority, and how few white academics have accepted the pervasive white supremacy across higher education. 

Read the article here: https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/64975/OSLJ_V59N4_1311.pdf 

On this episode, Yvette and fellow Salvi lawtina Yessenia Medrano discuss Farabundo Martí's biography "Farabundo Martí : Rebelión En El Patio Trasero." They discuss the devolution of the FMLN from guerilla resistance group to corrupt political party, celebrate the revitalization of government obscured Salvadoran history and note the larger failings of the Central American left in incorporating indigenous issues into their platforms and goals.

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*PREVIEW* On this #litreview, Yvette interviews deportation defense attorney Sophia Gurúle about Harsha Walia's new book "Border and Rule." They discuss the intertwined histories of indigenous land theft and anti-Black slavery, applaud Walia's clear-eyed analysis about the difference between honoring the right to move and gentrification, and explain why "no borders" is preferable to "open borders."

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On this episode, Yvette and Meg pick up their #litreview conversation about David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs" and give an update on vaccine distribution in India. They discuss the gendered dimension of the bullshitization of jobs, share which aspects of lawyering are bullshit, and shine a light on those profiteering from COVID-19.

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On this *UNLOCKED* patreon episode, Yvette interviews UCLA Professor of Chicano/a Studies Leisy Abrego to discuss her book “Sacrificing Families: Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders," where she unpacks emotional and economic inequalities between transnational families. As a Salvadoreña herself, Leisy shares how focusing on Salvadoran migration disrupts the narrative of single men cyclically migrating for seasonal work as Salvadoran women have historically migrated in equal numbers to men; how children experience parental separation on a specific visceral emotional level; and how the precarity and failures of Temporary Protected Status affected transnational parent/child relationships.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Hollie Webb, supervising attorney for Al Otro Lado's Border Rights project about Title 42 and its effect on asylum seekers. They discuss the long-standing barriers to asylum prior to the enactment of Title 42, point out the disingenuousness of the law's alleged purpose of preventing spread of COVID-19, and criticize Biden for being nearly as bad as Trump on immigration. 

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