Latino Rebels Radio

So... our Internet went down tonight and we had issues with a live show, but that didn't stop us from going on with the show and calling up Brenda Gonzalez Ricards of Tamarindo Podcast. Once we got it all squared away, Brenda talked about what's new for Tamarindo, the future of Brown podcasts and what's missing in the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We decided to drop a BONUS show this week, because our friends at the Latino Media Collective are such cool guest hosts, so for this episode, the LMC focuses on what is going on in Argentina and the country's economic policies. Juan Cruz Ferré, a columnist for Left Voice and La Izquierda Diario, speaks with the LMC about austerity measures in Argentina and how people are mobilizing against it.For more LMC shows, go to latinomediacollective.comFor more Latino Rebels, go to LatinoRebels.comFeatured image by Victoria Batiston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts in this episode about setting the record straight about the Haitian-American experience and Temporary Protected Status (TPS). What does it mean for a community that has been part of U.S. history since the start the 18th century? Haitian-America Jessicah Pierre of the Institute for Policy Studies talks to the LMC.For more LMC shows, go to latinomediacollective.comFor more Latino Rebels, go to LatinoRebels.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is happening to individuals providing humanitarian aid to migrants? According to Tucson's NO MORE DEATHS/NO MÁS MUERTES, it means getting arrested by Border Patrol agents. Ana Sánchez, one of the organization's volunteers, joins us to share updates about what is happening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's missing from the current debate about the government shutdown? We talk with Juan Escalante of America's Voice from DC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration said it would eliminate Temporary Protective Status for El Salvador, directly impacting the lives of 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States. What does it mean to this country's Salvadoran community? We talk with two of our show's resident Salvadorans: Christian Henríquez and Oscar Fernández.In addition, immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken tells us about the legal implications of TPS ending, as well as whether there will even be an immigration deal in Congress for DACA.Featured image by Joe Mabel (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio this week and interviews Daniel Cano, co-founder of the Kuykuitin Project, about the social justice struggle for the Mapuche people of Chile. Cano explains the little-known history of the Mapuche and how to resolve the conflict between the Chilean state that goes back to 1883.For more LMC episodes, visit latinomediacollective.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we did a show with the Latino Media Collective! Hear what the LMC and Latino Rebels had to say about some of the most important stories of 2017. ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Happy New Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Latino Media Collective is back, and asks: What does it mean to be black and beautiful in Ecuador? And how has the rise of Afro-Latinos in Ecuadorian society changed the country's national identity? Professor Hugo Benavides, chair of the Fordham University's Anthropology Department, is the featured guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As she finishes up her time as NYC Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito talks with Latino Rebels Radio about Puerto Rico in a world after Hurricane María, why "politiquería" continues to dominate Puerto Rican society and what needs to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Friday, seven DACA recipients and one ally got arrested after two sit-ins at the offices of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Carlos Curbelo. As of Sunday night, the individuals are in a DC jail, refusing to disclose their names to law enforcement. They are also on a hunger strike. Why are they doing it? We talk with Juan Pablo Orjuela, a spokesperson for the Seed Project—the group supporting these activists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host Latino Rebels Radio this week with a very special show about the most important story that nobody is paying attention to: the controversy about the latest presidential elections in Honduras. Amid reports of corruption, voter suppression and violence, the LMC speaks with Suyapa Portillo about what happens next in Honduras. Portillo is an assistant professor of Chicano & Latino studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. She was also an election observer during the election in Honduras.For more about the LMC, visit their site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Thursday December 7, Puerto Rico's Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) celebrated its 10-year anniversary. This nonprofit independent media organization has transformed journalism in Puerto Rico. As one of its many media partners, Latino Rebels spoke with Carla Minet, the CPI's Executive Director, about the group's history and what the future of journalism will be like for them and for the island.For more about the CPI, visit http://periodismoinvestigativo.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On November 16, 1989, US-trained, Salvadoran-backed military forces killed six Jesuits priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador. This week, the Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio to discuss this atrocity. The LMC speaks with author Robert Lassalle-Klein about the significance of this event as it relates to liberation theology and the history of El Salvador.Photo from the Fundación Hermano Mercedes Ruíz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been a breakthrough year for Making Movies, the Kansas City-based band, and Latino Rebels talks with singer/guitarist Enrique Chi about the group's success—from hitting #3 on the Latin Billboard charts to releasing a series of new protest songs and earning some love from THE Rubén Blades. For more about this band we love, go to http://makingmoviesband.com.Featured image: Brian Slater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week. Documentary photographer Delphine Blast speaks with the LMC about the rise and acceptance of Bolivian Cholita fashion. After generations of being marginalized and denied access to public services, the indigenous women of Bolivia are using the Cholita aesthetic as a symbol of femininity, elegance and dignity. When fashion and social justice collide. Learn more at http://delphineblast.comFeatured images by Delphine BlastFor more episodes, visit http://LatinoRebels.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's now two months since Hurricane María, and what's life like in Puerto Rico? We speak with Marlena Fitzpatrick and Hector Luis Alamo, who are currently on the island, reporting for Enclave Magazine. Later in the show, host Julio Ricardo Varela shares his thoughts about Sunday's Unity March for Puerto Rico in DC. Where will the diaspora go next?Show image by Flavio CumpianoFor more, visit LatinoRebels.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Activist Belén Sisa talks about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Belén was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to participate in a massive DREAM ACT demonstration and was one of more than one dozen people arrested during the protest at the Hart Senate Office Building. Thousands of high school and college students had traveled from as far away as Washington state and Arizona in an effort to keep politicians focused on the struggle for immigrant rights.For more about Latino Rebels, go to LatinoRebels.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our host @julito77 spoke with Rosa Clemente about her latest project: #PRontheMap, an independent grassroots media initiative solely dedicated to authentic storytelling out of Puerto Rico.For more, visit PRontheMap.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keeping its guest hosting duties going, the Latino Media Collective is back with an episode about Jamaica. The LMC speaks with Brian Meeks about the life and legacy of former Jamaican prime minister Michael Manley and how the struggle for social justice in the 60s and 70s still affects the Caribbean nation to this day. Meeks is the chair of Africana studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.For more about the LMC, visit https://latinomediacollective.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.