Original air date: April 1, 2019
Host Taylor Weech shares an interview with activist and organizer Francisco Aguirre about his life as an “undocumented and unafraid” organizer working in solidarity with day laborers and the immigrant community as a whole in Portland, OR over the past decades and the work that needs to be done to support immigrants now in an especially challenging time.
Also includes resources and information about the broader fights to support immigrant rights and safety in the Northwest and around the country and small bits of radical history from this week.
Includes reference to or portions of the following:
https://thinkprogress.org/mohanad-elshieky-libyan-comedian-detained-cbp-greyhound-spokane-washington-1956f051f550/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/greyhound-tells-passengers-how-to-push-back-when-border-patrol-comes-on-board/2018/12/22/a646d8e4-0236-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1A_SPhpTgsGwS5qcT5hh5pgP_H31Mj8AXkNxtNh55rWy74IFWVtIOAUJs&noredirect=on&utm_term=.509a4027c807
http://inthesetimes.com/article/21248/how-portland-occupiers-shut-down-ice
https://libcom.org/history/hermosilla-sagredo-julia-1916-2009
Intro Music produced by Jason Cross
Outro Music: “ICE el Hielo” by La Santa Cecilia
Photo Credit: Zane Sparling, Portland Tribune 2018