Latino Rebels Radio

On Tuesday, a federal immigration court ordered the deportation of nationally known reproductive rights and immigrant rights activist Alejandra Pablos. In this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela gives Ale a call to learn the latest about her case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and underreported stories from Latin America: the crisis in Honduras and how we got to where we are today. In a conversation that begins to explore the root causes of why so many are leaving Honduras, we chat with Dana Frank, Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz's History Department and author of the new book, The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday, the American Immigration Council released a report called "The Landscape of Immigration Detention in the U.S." We share the media call about this report and why the information is so relevant today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra is back in Puerto Rico, visiting schools to donate musical instruments for students and getting ready for HFTRR's island debut at La Respuesta in Santurce. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela gave Alynda a call on Monday to talk about her week in Puerto Rico, what it means to be Nuyorican and where HFTRR goes next. And yeah, the convo gets pretty deep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Colectiva Feminista en Construcción demonstrated in front of the governor's residence to bring more attention to the island's femicide cases. Amanda Alcántara of Futuro Media called up Colectiva Feminista spokesperson Shariana Ferrer via phone to get the latest about the demonstrations and what the collective is hoping to seek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Friday afternoon, Latino Rebels attended a media call organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The purpose of the press conference was to discuss the current situation at the border and the ongoing challenges to the Trump Administration’s war on asylum seekers.Featured image by Francisco Lozano/Latino Rebels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Latino Media Collective continues guest hosting for us this week with an October show about Guam, a place that has a lot in common with Puerto Rico when it comes to its colonial status under the United States. On this episode, the LMC speaks with Chamorro rights organizer Leilani Ganser about the latest in Guam's struggle for self-determination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week while we take a break. In this episode first broadcast on November 16, the LMC tries to shed light on what U.S. corporate media missed or got completely wrong about the migrant caravan story. Suyapa Portillo joins the show to set the record straight. Suyapa is an assistant professor of Chicano & Latino Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. She also has contributed to Latino Rebels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last few days in Tijuana have been tense. Reports of migrants getting targeted by groups of people shouting MEXICO FIRST and being told to go back home has gotten international attention. Nonetheless, organizations like Border Angels and their allies vow to stop the hate they have been seeing, noting that this type of behavior is not reflective at all of Tijuana. We play some of Border Angels' recent press conference about what is going on and we share the latest from our own contributors.Featured image by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This past week, Migrant Justice in Vermont filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that several of its members were being targeted by ICE, DHS and the state's DMV just for their activism. We speak with Will Lambek of Migrant Justice about the lawsuit and how Vermont is dealing with a changing farmworker community that has literally saved the state's iconic dairy industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we look back at Election Day and understand how the national Latino vote is evolving, we share a media call from earlier this week about exit polls and Latinos. Could it be that the "sleeping giant" is starting to rumble?Featured image by RENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special Election Day episode, we run a Tuesday morning media call about a new national poll that challenges the conventional political wisdom that President Trump's immigration propaganda is helping him. It isn't helping him at all, in case you were wondering.Photo by Gage Skidmore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We connect with the fabulous Pilar Marrero, whose recent Latino Rebels story about why the LA Times published different political endorsements in English and Spanish caused the newspaper to offer a formal apology. In addition, we ask Pilar the question that always comes up during each election cycle: will Latinos show up?Hey, and don't forget to subscribe to Pilar's podcast, The Pundettes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new research brief about the role of Latina voters was released on October 31. The following Latino Rebels Radio features a public media call with UnidosUS and California Civic Engagement Project, the two organizations who shared their findings about Latinas and their impact on this year's midterm elections.For more about the study, visit LatinoRebels.comFeatured image: Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week's show. In this episode, the LMC shines the spotlight on the struggle for gender equality in Argentina women's futbol. Despite a lack of support, institutional sexism, and hazardous training conditions, Argentina's women's national team is still close to reaching next year's Women's World Cup. So we speak with Gabriela Gartón, goalkeeper for Argentina's national team, and Nemesia Hijo, assistant professor of social anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Tuesday, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela made a guest appearance on the Latinos Out Loud podcast. The conversation was unfiltered and real, covering a wide range of topics like how Latino Rebels was formed and the state of Latinx media. It's one convo you don't want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Thursday, a Prince George's County police officer stopped an undocumented woman and allegedly raped her. By this past Monday, the officer was arrested and suspended. By Wednesday, there was a court hearing. We talk with Ingrid Zelaya of CASA Maryland about the case and what it all means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over the hosting chair with its first episode on Trinidad and Tobago. The LMC speaks with Andre Bagoo about a landmark victory for the local LGBTQ community that struck down colonial-era anti-gay laws. Bagoo is a Trinidadian poet and journalist. He will also discuss the significance of the nation's first-ever pride parade after the court ruling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With all the focus on El Salvador (Romero's canonization) and Nicaragua (Ortega's government), news of a spontaneous migrant caravan occurred in Honduras over the weekend. This comes at a time when Vice President Pence is urging Central American countries to do more so that their citizens don't leave their countries. But, as with anything involving U.S. policy in Central America, it's not so simple. We talk with Martín Pineda of CARECEN in Los Angeles about what is happening in Honduras. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We wanted to share an October 10 media call that Latino Rebels attended about the efforts to register Puerto Rican voters in Central Florida. On the call are Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL), Frederick Vélez of Respeta Mi Gente, Betsy Franceschini of the Hispanic Federation and Nancy Batista of the Mi Familia Vota Education Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.