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Yvette Borja interviews reproductive justice and abolitionist organizer Ale Pablos about the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the call from Democratic Senators for Biden to phase out private detention centers and close four of the most problematic ones, and Biden's recent proposed rules that would make it harder for asylum seekers to gain protection.Support the podcast by joining the patreon and get first access to all episodes: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook Follow Ale Pablos on Instagram @emotionalgangzter and listen to her Support Don't Deport podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EBTIuijaEykmcg6qOpjgX?si=9b739115d77a4360

On this #litreview, Yvette Borja and Ronnie, a Tucson mutual aid organizer, discuss "La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City" by Lydia Otero. They discuss how urban renewal is a euphemism for gentrification, break down how Tucson elites attempted to whiten the city's history, and emphasize the deep history of racial segregation of the city. To support the podcast and get access to all of the #litreviews, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook.

Yvette Borja and guest Meghna Sridhar discuss Theft is Property! by Robert Nichols. They discuss how and why land can't be neatly divided as US property law suggests, the usefulness of understanding racism as long-standing patterns of group-differentiated vulnerability, and the links between the Black radical tradition and indigenous relationships with/stewardship of their lands.   Read Robert Nichols' article prelude to Theft is Property! here: https://criticaltheory.northwestern.edu/mellon-project/critical-theory-in-the-global-south/sub_projects/theft-is-property,-nichols.pdf Support the podcast by becoming a patron here: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja discusses "Black and Blur" by Fred Moten with art history PhD student Jasmine Magaña. They break down Fred Moten's focus on Blackness as "fugitivity," track the humanities' shift from a postcolonial to a decolonial framework, and share the importance of sitting with the "not in between."Read "The Undercommons" by Fred Moten here: https://www.akpress.org/the-undercommons.html Read "Stolen Life" by Fred Moten here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/stolen-lifeFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook Support the podcast and hear more #litreviews like this one by becoming a monthly patreon subscriber here: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

Yvette Borja interviews Tucson mutual aid organizer Ronnie about Laura Gomez's book Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism. They discuss the malleability of Latinx identity and the privileges that has afforded them in the U.S., share what the Latinx community can learn about the limitations of citizenship from the Black community, and break down the myth of mestizaje. Support the podcast by becoming a monthly subscriber for as little as $3 a month and get access to more #litreviews like these: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja discusses "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" by M.E. O'Brien author, scholar, and preacher Dr. Courtney Bryant. They work through the connections between prison and police abolition and the capitalist nuclear family unit, note how communities of color have always operated outside of this nuclear family unit ideal, and imagine how familial and loving relationships would look different without coercion embedded within them. Order Courtney Bryant's book "Erotic Defiance, Womanism, and Resistance" here: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506478692/Erotic-DefianceSupport the podcast by becoming a Patreon monthly subscriber and get access to dozens more #litreview bookclub chats for as little as $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja and Adriana Obols, PhD student of modern art in Latin America, discuss the book "Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship" by Kirsten Weld. They discuss how archival practices were central to post-war Guatemalan civil society's attempts to hold war criminals to account while also being indispensable to the nation-state's targeting and surveillance of leftists in the capital. To hear more #LitReview episodes, become a monthly patreon subscriber for $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja entrevista al profesor Miguel Angel Diaz Perera sobre la historia de Máximo y Bartola, dos niños Centroamericanos quienes fueron traficados para participar en las exhibiciones de "freak show de Barnum and Bailey" en el siglo 19. Discutan cómo el racismo científico contribuyó a la opresión de Máximo y Bartola, como las percepciones de las nacientes naciones de Mexico y Centroamerica en ese tiempo siguien relevante hoy,  y  el fenomeno del "espectaculo" y el show de circo también creo estructura para la victimización de Máximo y Bartola. Si quiere apoyar el podcast, puede subscribirse al Patreon por solo $3 al mes. Recibirá acceso a extra contenido como los episodios del #litreview. Siga @radiocachimbona en Instagram, X, y Facebook.

Yvette Borja interviews professor and author Laurence Ralph about his upcoming book "Sito: An American Teenager and the City That Failed Him."  They discuss how the juvenile justice system traumatizes youth, lament the criminal legal system's failure to provide healing for victim's family members, and envision accountability without punishment.To support the podcast, become a monthly subscriber on Patreon for as little as $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Belén Sisa, creator and host of the Pretty Serious Podcast and former National Latino Press Secretary for Senator Sanders' presidential campaign. They discuss the history of the DACA movement and Belén's participation in it, the importance of voting in local elections, and why it's important to vote Kyrsten Sinema out of office in 2024. To support the podcast, become a monthly patreon subscriber at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Yvette Borja interviews professor and author Cesar Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about his upcoming book Welcome The Wretched: In Defense of the Criminal Alien. They discuss how migration is an example of decolonial resistance, the importance of celebrating the "ordinariness" of migrants, and why Hernandéz wants the privileges that a US passport brings for a much wider group of people. To support the podcast, become a monthly patreon subscriber for as little as $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

On this #litreview, Yvette Borja brings back Salvi lawyer Yessenia Medrano to discuss Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis. They share what leftist movements can use the hopeful spark that Davis inspires, why global solidarity is necessary for liberation, and why freeing Palestine needs to be on every United Statesian leftist's agenda. To get access to more #litreviews, become a monthly Patreon supporter for as little as $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

On this *UNLOCKED* #litreview, Yvette and friend of the podcast Yessenia Medrano discuss the first three chapters of To Rise in Darkness: Revolution, Repression, and Memory 1920-1932. They discussed the Salvadoran elite’s complete disconnect from the material realities of the majority of the working class at the turn of the 20th century, the government’s fear-mongering over Communism as justification for indigenous ethnocide in Western El Salvador, and how the mestizaje discourse was employed by the Salvadoran government to erase the presence of indigenous and afro-descendent people in the country. To support the podcast, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. For as little as $3 a month, get early access to all future episodes and exclusive access to #litreview episodes just like these. Follow @RadioCachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

On this *unlocked* Patreon episode, Yvette Borja interviews deportation defense lawyer and friend of the podcast Jehan Laner Romero to discuss the SCOTUS ruling in Sineneng v. Smith. They disagree with SCOTUS' characterization of 9th circuit "out-of-bounds" behavior, express gratitude that SCOTUS punted on the First Amendment analysis, and criticize the majority opinion's addendum as highlighting the very behavior SCOTUS was criticizing the 9th circuit for engaging in. *Yvette misspoke when stating the date of the decision. It was decided on May 7, 2020. To best understand this episode, listen to the first two segments here first:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l2TMYHxKzh8FmasvLsgvS?si=JTVaXORXRvW--6kXxsIfLAhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1Fq6FFswuTPPHTZgwV7hdVThank you to the patrons for supporting the podcast. Join for as little as $3 a month to get early access to episodes like these and exclusive access to the #litreview bookclub-style episodes: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Jasmine Rangel, policy expert, about how and why housing security is important, how the undocumented community is often overlooked in housing policy, and the results of a case study analyzing Boston and Houston-area eviction rates in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods. Support the Radio Cachimbona podcast by becoming a patreon monthly subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Carlos Sauceda about his campaign to return home, the deplorable conditions in ICE detention centers that cause people to self deport, and how the deportation of one person affects families and communities. The discussion is grounded in the #litreview pick Deported Americans by Beth Caldwell. To support the podcast, get early access to episodes like these, and get exclusive access to the #litreview book club chats for as little as $3 a month, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Facebook, and InstagramSign this petition to the CA governor asking for Carlos' return home: https://www.change.org/p/bring-carlos-home-return2us?recruiter=1267033664&recruited_by_id=06e257b0-dc3f-11ec-a80e-f1de2984e694&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboardFollow @bringcarloshome on Instagram to find other ways to support Carlos Sauceda's campaign.

Yvette Borja interviews Enrique Alan Olivares-Pelayo about how his lived experience of incarceration informs his graduate research on the production and maintenance carceral landscapes of Arizona. They discuss the pandemic of deaths in the Pima County jail and Enrique shares how he became involved in the campaign to stop the creation of a new and expanded Pima County jail. Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patreon subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow the podcast @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook. Follow Just Communities Arizona @justcomaz on Instagram, X, and Facebook Follow @nojaildeaths on Instagram to follow the campaign to stop the creation of a new Pima County jail.

Yvette Borja interviews Gloria of Nalgona Positivity Pride. They discuss why Gloria has taken a harm reduction approach to eating disorder recovery, how traditional treatment options have failed many, and why "healing isn't a requirement" for Gloria's recovery approach. Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook. Follow @nalgonapositivitypride on Instagram and Facebook and @nalgonapride on X. To support the podcast and get access to exclusive Cachimbona-bonus content become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Yvette Borja interviews Xavi and V of the mutual aid project Community on Wheels. They discuss the fallacies of carceral humanism, what social services could be funded with the $400 million currently proposed for a new jail, and why it's important for everyone to be trained in how to use naloxone. To support the podcast, become a patron: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Email radiocachimbona@gmail.com to share feedback!Follow @communityonwheels on InstagramDonate to Community On Wheels here: https://givebutter.com/communityonwheelsFollow @nojaildeaths on Instagram to learn more about the fight against the new Pima County Jail.

Yvette Borja interviews LA-based Salvi poet Yesika Salgado. They discuss how Yesika is writing into the silences of Salvadoran diaspora culture and history; Yesika shares her journey to becoming a published poet and the tensions around writing about a motherland steeped with historical trauma. To support the podcast, get first access to episodes like these, and exclusive access to the #litreview Cachimbona book club where I discuss timely texts with other women of color, become a patron monthly subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @RadioCachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Yesika Salgado @yesikastarr on Instagram and Twitter