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What happens when speaking up becomes more than a single moment of courage?
In Episode 11 of the Casa de María Publisher Podcast — Write… Reflect… Reimagine, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán sits down with nationally recognized violence-prevention leader and youth advocate Jacquelyn Santiago for a conversation about voice, service, and the legacy that grows from speaking when silence once felt safer. Jacquelyn Santiago is a respected author, community leader, and advocate whose work centers youth empowerment, organizational leadership, and personal development. Jacquelyn has made multiple visits to Washington, D.C., to share her expertise in the violence prevention field with The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice.
This conversation unfolds in Hartford, Connecticut, as Casa de María Publisher prepares for the public literary event Grace & Boldness: Latina Voices for Change at Yale University in Dwight Hall: Center for Public Service and Social Justice. The episode begins with the image of vibrant murals rising from brick walls across Hartford — one of them bearing Jacquelyn Santiago’s face, voted on by the Frog Hollow neighborhood itself as a reflection of her decades of work with youth and families navigating violence, grief, and systemic inequities.
But long before national recognition, policy conversations, or murals painted across Hartford neighborhoods, there was a young girl navigating questions of identity, belonging, and worth.
In this episode, Vilma and Jacquelyn explore the deeper journey behind public leadership:
• how a voice forms when silence once felt like safety
• the tension of cultural identity and belonging • the moment when personal healing becomes service
• how storytelling disrupts systems and liberates people
• and what legacy truly means when communities reflect courage back to those who speak
Together, Vilma and Jacquelyn reflect on a powerful truth: Legacy is rarely built in a single moment. It is built quietly in different spaces and in the decisions to speak when silence would be easier.
Listen to Episode 11: The Legacy of Speaking Up
Voice does more than tell a story. Voice builds a future.
FROGHOLLOW MURAL
HARTFORD HEROES MURAL
Support the show
https://www.casademariapublisher.com/
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What happens when speaking up becomes more than a single moment of courage?
In Episode 11 of the Casa de María Publisher Podcast — Write… Reflect… Reimagine, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán sits down with nationally recognized violence-prevention leader and youth advocate Jacquelyn Santiago for a conversation about voice, service, and the legacy that grows from speaking when silence once felt safer. Jacquelyn Santiago is a respected author, community leader, and advocate whose work centers youth empowerment, organizational leadership, and personal development. Jacquelyn has made multiple visits to Washington, D.C., to share her expertise in the violence prevention field with The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice.
This conversation unfolds in Hartford, Connecticut, as Casa de María Publisher prepares for the public literary event Grace & Boldness: Latina Voices for Change at Yale University in Dwight Hall: Center for Public Service and Social Justice. The episode begins with the image of vibrant murals rising from brick walls across Hartford — one of them bearing Jacquelyn Santiago’s face, voted on by the Frog Hollow neighborhood itself as a reflection of her decades of work with youth and families navigating violence, grief, and systemic inequities.
But long before national recognition, policy conversations, or murals painted across Hartford neighborhoods, there was a young girl navigating questions of identity, belonging, and worth.
In this episode, Vilma and Jacquelyn explore the deeper journey behind public leadership:
• how a voice forms when silence once felt like safety
• the tension of cultural identity and belonging • the moment when personal healing becomes service
• how storytelling disrupts systems and liberates people
• and what legacy truly means when communities reflect courage back to those who speak
Together, Vilma and Jacquelyn reflect on a powerful truth: Legacy is rarely built in a single moment. It is built quietly in different spaces and in the decisions to speak when silence would be easier.
Listen to Episode 11: The Legacy of Speaking Up
Voice does more than tell a story. Voice builds a future.
FROGHOLLOW MURAL
HARTFORD HEROES MURAL
Support the show
https://www.casademariapublisher.com/