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In this episode, Edgar Franks from Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Jill Mangaliman from Front and Centered talk with Mylene Cabalona, president of BIEN (BPO Industry Employees Network) about the efforts of BIEN to organize call center workers in the Philippines and the need for international solidarity.  Mylene was visiting Seattle as part of the Kapit-Bisig Solidarity Tour. You can donate to support that tour here.Learn more about the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA) here.Songs in this episode:Born In Flames by The Red CrayolaInternasyonal (Filipino Lyrics Version) Support the show

Andrea Hernandez Romero, residente de Yakima y trabajadora agrícola habla con nuestra Promotora C2C, Australia Tobon, sobre las realidades de ser una trabajadora agrícola en nuestro sistema alimentario y el papel de los pesticidas. Discutimos cómo la conversación sobre los pesticidas no se trata solo de los productos químicos que ponemos en los alimentos, sino de las realidades de cómo los pesticidas afectan la dignidad humana de los trabajadores agrícolas y la Madre Tierra. Discutimos alternativas a una economía extractiva.Support the show

In this episode Rosalinda Guillen talks with Ali Jensen of the Whatcom Food System Committee, Laura Ridenour of the Whatcom Food Network, Tina McKim from Birchwood Food Desert Fighters and Mike Cohen of the Bellingham Food Bank about the history of the Food System Committee and the efforts being made toward equitable and sustainable food access for all people living in Whatcom County.More information about the Whatcom Food System Committee hereMore information about the Whatcom Food Network hereDirect link to the community survey for the Food System Plan hereFollow the Birchwood Food Desert Fighters on Twitter @BFDFighters or email them at birchwoodfooddesert@gmail.comSign up to volunteer with the community garden or mini farm hereSign up to help with BFDF weekend food distribution/Share Spot hereMore information about the Bellingham Food Bank hereSongs in this episode:Jambalaya by Fats DominoGimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer by Bessie SmithCrime to be Broke in America by SpearheadResilient by Rising AppalachiaPray by Jimmie AllenSupport the show

Jill Mangaliman, co-host of From the Frontlines, joins Liz Darrow and Tara Villalba to talk about nuclear energy vs nuclear weapons.Songs in this Episode:Run Deep by Deva MahalRiver by Leon BridgesSupport the show

In this episode, members of the Immigration Advisory Board get out their decoder rings and try to figure out what exactly the city is asking them to do.Songs in this episode:Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called QuestCumbia Poder by Celso PiñaSupport the show

For many years, C2C has been advocating for a city funded Immigrant Resource Center.  On Monday, May 9th, representatives from the Immigration Advisory Board presented to the city council Committee of the Whole for the first time on the need for an immigrant resource center in our community . Following that presentation, the council voted 6-0 to move the Immigrant Resource Center forward.  In this episode, members of the sub-committee to establish an Immigrant Resource Center talk about the process of getting to this point, and the work that remains to be done.Songs in this episode:Me Vale by ManaTodo Cambia by Mercedes SosaSupport the show

Several hundred people marched through the streets of Skagit County on Sunday May 1st 2022 in recognition of International Workers Day and in support of Familias Unidas por la Justicia. This episode contains live audio and interviews from the day of the marcha, as well as a recap with organizers Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks.Special thanks to volunteer Isabel Lavallee for collecting audio and interviews during the marcha.Photo by David BaconSupport the show

Marcha Campesina is coming up in Skagit Valley to celebrate International Workers Day and the victory of farmworkers in the Tulip Fields here locally. In this episode, Jessica Rojas from International Migrants Alliance, Donna Denina from Gabriela and International Womens Alliance, and Jill Mangaliman from Gabriela talk about worker solidarity and what it means to organize on an international scale.Watch the speech from Eni Lestari at the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants here.More info on Marcha Campesina 2022 here.Read more about IMA and IWASongs in this episode:La Bamba by Ritchie ValensRiver (Chico Redemption) by Diskarte NaminAlways Love You by Pinay Choir - Gabriela SeattleSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

Farmworker Marches are a long standing tradition in Skagit county, going back to 1987. After several years of the march being on pause, Familias Unidas por la Justicia is teaming up with C2C Promotoras, Bayan Seattle, and other local organizations to bring the tradition back with new reasons to celebrate. In this episode, organizers of the march talk logistics and offer a historical context for farmworker marches.We need supporters to help make this march happen! Sign up to volunteer here.Follow @Gabriela Seattle  and @BAYANUSA to stay up to date on the election issues that Jill talks about in this episode.More info on Philippine election observation process here.Translation of lyrics to Pagbabalik (Homecoming) here.Songs in this episode:Pagbabalik by AsinEl Picket Sign by Son Realphoto by Edgar FranksSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

While C2C and FUJ were supporting workers on the strike line in Skagit Valley in late March, the Ag Industry wasted no time weaving new tales about the nefarious reasons for unions and farmworker advocacy. In this episode, Brenda Bentley, Rosalinda Guillen, and Liz Darrow talk about the reasons behind carefully crafted anti-worker propaganda and also offer a sneak peak into their own reasons for organizing (spoiler alert: it's not about money).Songs in this episode:Ay Que Bonita es la Vida by Rosa Martha Zárate MacíasLa Feria de las Flores by Jorge NegreteTiptoe Thru the Tulips with Me by Tiny TimTake This Job and Shove It by Willie Nelson and Johnny Paycheck*photo by Bodi Hallet (Sattva Photo)Support the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

On Tuesday March 22nd several workers left work at Washington Bulb over a wage dispute. In this episode, Brenda Bentley and Liz Darrow recap the strike that followed, with live audio from the front lines. Since the recording of this episode, Trabajadores de las Flores, a committee that was elected by flower pickers at Washington Bulb Co. have signed an agreement with the company to ensure worker health and safety and a process to continue discussions about improving conditions.Read more background on the tulip strike from David Bacon here.Songs in this episode:Bread and Roses by Joan BaezWhich Side Are You On by Tom Morellophoto credit: Bodi Halleck of Sattva PhotoSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

The Rainbow Coalition was an antiracist, anticlass multicultural movement founded April 4, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois by Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party, along with William "Preacherman" Fesperman of the Young Patriots Organization and José Cha Cha Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords. The Whatcom County chapter was founded in the late 1980s. In this episode, Rosalinda Guillen, Maury Foisey and Hue Beattie look back on the Whatcom County Rainbow Coalition and how it became the foundation for future organizing efforts.Songs in this episode:Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles MingusSolidarity Forever by Pete SeegerFingertips by Little Stevie WonderCompared to What by Les McCann and Eddie HarrisSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

In this episode, Aline Prata from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center, Sage Jones with the Whatcom DSA, and Jill Mangaliman with Gabriela Seattle talk with Liz Darrow about the radical roots of International Working Women's Day and all the aspects of sensationalizing imperialism that have been brought to light with the war in Ukraine. As our good friend Jill says, "If you're an anti-capitalist, you're probably an anti-imperialist too." More on the Palestinian Feminist Collective here.Songs in this episode:War by Edwin StarrMama by alysariTrabajador, Trabajadora by Las CafeterasSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

Rudy Madrigal has been incarcerated in the Washington State prison system for the past twelve years. In this episode, we talk with Rudy about his perspectives on the punitive nature of our carceral system, and what he sees as a better path forward. Many thanks to Rudy (who is also married to C2C's own Lucy Madrigal!) for taking the time to share his stories and ideas with us from inside the Monroe Correctional Complex.Songs in this episode:Rudie Can't Fail by The ClashEn Estos Días by Regulo Caro15 Años de Prisión by El Tigrillo PalmaLa Prisión de Folsom by Los Tigres del NorteFar Away by Jessie Reyez Support the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

On President's Day, The US Customs and Immigration Services released a statement announcing and celebrating the president's plan to expand the H2A labor program as an answer to widening calls for immigration reform. The memo is deeply problematic and at the same time not at all surprising.In this episode, Lelo Juarez, Rosalinda Guillen, and David Bacon respond to the memo and discuss the damage that an already unmitigated labor exploitation program is doing to families in the US and in other countries that are impacted by upside down US policies.Read the Dignity Campaign's statement on Abolishing H2A here.Songs in this episode:Dark Eyes by Lila DownsEl Conchinito by Los Jornaleros Del NorteMany thanks to Rosa Martha Zarate Macias for our theme music. Find more music from Rosa here.Support the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

This episode begins with a panel discussion with Mateo Nube from Movement Generation, Rosalinda Guillen from C2C, and TraeAnna Holiday from King County Equity Now that took place as part of Front and Centered's Just Transition Summit in December 2021. It's a good reminder of what we are talking about when we talk about a Just Transition, especially as that term is used more and more in political spaces that are not aligned with the actual meaning of the words.Following that conversation, Rosalinda checks in with Aurora Martin and Rebecca Rosado from Front and Centered, who recently visited us in Bellingham.Watch the Front and Centered Summit intro here.Songs in this Episode:Stand Up for Something by Andra Day feat. CommonIt's a Good Day (to Fight the System) by ShungudzoWake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Blue NotesSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

Whatcom County officials are at it again, gearing up to propose a new jail to voters for the third time. In this episode, we talk with Josh Cerretti from Imagine No Kages (INK) about our county's obsession with incarceration, punishment, and passing the buck on accountability. Also, valid question: what happened to the funding Whatcom County already got to repair the crumbling county jail?Watch Racially Charged from Brave New Films hereSongs in this episode:I Fought the Law by Dead KennedysJail Guitar Doors by The ClashThe Guillotine by The CoupSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

On January 19th, 2022, Antonio Acevedo-Mendoza was abducted by ICE while waiting for a ride to work outside a 7-11 in Bellingham. When a close friend of Antonio's notified C2C of his disappearance, we mobilized our supporters and spent hours trying to find him. As is usually the case, more than a day passed and we were finally able to locate Antonio in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. As is usually the case, by the time he got there, it was too late for us to help him. In this episode we discuss the horrific consequences of secret ICE prisons abducting people from our community, until we run out of words.Contact Patty Murray and tell her what you think about secret ICE prisons in our communities here.Songs in this episode:Clandestino by Manu ChaoSeranata a un Indocumentado by Los Jornaleros del NorteEl Corrido de Nayarit by Banda la CosteñaJusticia by Lila DownsEl Cochinito by Los Jornaleros del NorteBloody Bloody Border by Manu ChaoTraguito de Dignidad by Los Jornaleros del NorteNo Están Solos by Rupa and the April FishesAve Que Emigra by Gaby MorenoBorders by M.I.A.El Hielo by La Santa CeciliaSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

When Biden ran for president he promised major immigration reform within the first 100 days of taking office. So far nothing even close to reform is on the table. American Friends Service Committee's Policy Engagement Coordinator, Peniel Ibe, returns to the show and brings with her AFSC Colorado's program director Jennifer Piper, AFSC New Hampshire's program coordinator, Grace Kindeke, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium's policy manager Michelle Liang and immigrant justice organizer at Minkwon Center for Community Action, Diana Woojung Park. In other words, this show is packed full of super smart organizers who have a lot to say about why Build Back Better must include immigrant relief in the form of updating the registry date to today (and beyond), and what happens when we normalize the presence of border patrol and immigration enforcement in our everyday lives. Also featuring a lively playlist brought to you by our guests.More background info on Build Back Better hereGet involved! Tell your representatives to pass Build Back Better hereDemand citizenship for all hereJoin NAKASEC for a weekly phone-dog hereSongs in this episode:Dale Duro by Debajo del AguaUzutrap by Uzuhan feat Yetti PaintsNguya na ngai by KolingaBrujas by Princess NokiaSupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)

Welcome to Season 8! The legislative session just opened in Washington State and already Republicans and Democrats have introduced a bill which would erode overtime for farmworkers, on the first working day that the new overtime law went into effect. Rosalinda Guillen, Edgar Franks, Lelo Juarez and Liz Darrow talk about why this bill must die before it gets a hearing and how you can help make that happen.Also in this episode: an update on flood relief, Lelo's inaugural Immigration Advisory Board meeting, and which movies we think you should add to your watch list.Contact Chairman of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Mike Sells, and tell him not to give this bill a hearing:mike.sells@leg.wa.gov (360) 786-7840Contact your state representatives and ask them to vote "no" on HB 1750 if it does get a hearing.Songs in this episode:Five Feet High and Rising by Johnny CashFronteras by Gaby MorenoFortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater RevivalLaughing by David CrosbySupport the show (https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2)