Radio Teco News

Today I have the honor of speaking to El Tecolote’s Chilean-American photojournalist, Pablo Unzueta Pablo and I talk about the work that he has been focused on the last few months ecpecially his biweekly photo newsletter called Ojos. He also explains to us the meaning behind the word, Ojos, and the inspiration to put this series together. Then we talk in depth about his love for photojournalism and cameras.

It's the end of another year and we have another recap episode for you. Rebeca Flores and Alexis Terrazas join the show to talk to us about all that was in news and culture. Previous podcast episodes mentioned on this show. 53. Remembering Pelé https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-teco/id1555663643?i=1000599372458 58. The People's House https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-teco/id1555663643?i=1000611311929 60. Turning Pain into Purpose and Power https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-teco/id1555663643?i=1000615004185

In this episode, we speak with three women, all from the Bay Area, and all who will participate in the upcoming Vigil for Gaza, which will take place in Balmy Alley on Nov. 2nd, during Dia de los Muertos in San Francisco’s Mission District. In the first segment of this episode, we speak with Lucia Ippolito, who put out an open call to the community to build altares for victims of Gaza. Later in the episode, we’ll hear from Yenia Jimenez, a mother, poet, community advocate, and author, who will be building an altar in Balmy Alley, alongside her son, who is half Latino, and Half Palestinian. And our final guest for this episode will be Seham Steyteyieh, aka Susu, a 20 year old full time student at USF and a community organizer who helped coordinate a student walkout on Oct. 25.

On this episode we talk to Pablo Unzueta. Pablo, a photographer and writer here at El Tecolote, recently visited Chile and experienced the 50th anniversary of El Golpe, the military coup that nation suffered in 1973. We talked about what happened in ’73, how Chile is today, and his own Chileno roots

In this next episode, we speak with Gabriela Dematteis, Lou Dematteis, about her father, and her work as a filmmaker.

Over the last few years, we’ve seen many in our communities be the targets of xenophobic and racists scapegoating. These attacks have been known to come from right-wing politicians, desperate to capitalize on the fears of their less-informed constituents. But what happens when these attacks come from with the so-called progressive safe haven of San Francisco?

With the Women’s World Cup under way, we’re doing something special for this next episode. We are revisiting last year’s interview with Bay Area Filipino soccer star, Sarina Bolden, as well as an amazing conversation with her parents Sherry and Robert.

In this episode of Radio Teco News, we sit down with Michelle Monterrosa, the older sister of Sean Monterrosa. Three years ago, Sean Monterrosa was killed by Vallejo police. Since then, Michelle and her sister Ashley have been tirelessly fighting for justice. Michelle shares who her brother was, the arts pop-up show that was recently held in Sean’s honor, and gives us an update on Sean’s case. 

On this episode of Radio Teco News we speak to El Tecolote contributor Galicia Stack Lozano about Puerto Rico and it's long history with the United States. Further reading - Story Part 1 & Story Part 2

This January, the Anti Police-Terror Project opened its new building, the People's House---a community center for abolitionist organizing. For this episode, we spoke to two key APTP organizers-- Cat Brooks, the group's co-founder, and Guadalupe Chavez, its healing programs coordinator. From them, you'll hear about Mental Health First, the APTP's non-carceral crisis response team, and about healing justice and its relationship to abolition. 

On this episode of Radio Teco News, El Tecolote reporter Manuel Obregozo talks to Alexis Terrazas about the coup and protests in Peru.

On this episode of Radio Teco News we speak to boxing expert Jose Corpas. We talk about Jose's article about legendary boxer Luis Angel Firpo as well as legendary warrior Tecun Uman, and how the battle against colonialism has been a constant fight for many generations. Read Jose's article here - https://unanimodeportes.com/sports/firpo-dempsey-fight/ 

Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced that the federal state of emergency—the thing that has been keeping COVID tests, vaccinations, and Paxlovid free— will end on May 11. But as much as we wish it would, declaring the pandemic over won’t make that true.  On this episode of Radio Teco News, El Tecolote reporter, Mara Cavallaro gives us an update on COVID in our community. 

On this episode of Radio Teco News, we talk about the Brazilian icon, Pelé, who passed away in December of 2022. El Tecolote reporter Mara Cavallaro joins us to talk about her fellow Brazilian and what Pelé meant to her.

Cynthia Gutierrez (she/ella) is an award winning first-generation Nicaraguan Salvadoran reproductive justice organizer, full spectrum doula, cultural strategist, writer, and public speaker. Her work looks at the intersection of reproductive justice, the criminal injustice system, disability justice, and environmental justice. She is currently the program manager for the University of California San Francisco Hub of Positive Reproductive and Sexual Health (HIVE) and Team Lily programs. Cynthia is a proud abortion storyteller with We Testify. She is on the Board of Directors for ACCESS Reproductive Justice, the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, and Women’s Voices for the Earth. Her work can be found on her website cynthiaagutierrez.com. She has a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Cynthia is originally from San Francisco’s Excelsior District and now resides in East Oakland with her husband and son. For those seeking an abortion or who are looking to donate and support an abortion fund, visit the links below. https://www.nationaladvocatesforpregnantwomen.org/ https://www.wetestify.org/ https://www.blackmillennials4flint.org/ https://abortionfunds.org/ https://accessrj.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/ https://californialatinas.org/ https://www.protectabortionca.com/

On today’s show we have a very special guest, El Tecolote founder Juan Gonzales. It was such a pleasure talking to the legend himself and fun to learn more about his life growing up in the Central Valley, his very early start in journalism, and what it takes to create a newspaper that has fifty plus years of experience when it comes to informing our community.

Nicole Santamaria, an intersex woman from El Salvador, is the executive director of the San Francisco Based organization, El/La para translatinas. For more than 25 years, El/La has been advocating and seeking justice for the transgender community. In this episode, Nicole tells us about her journey, and the ever important work that El/La continues to do in the face of rising transphobia.

On this episode of Radio Teco News we are joined by Candice Ford and Kritee Kanko, two dear friends of Wynn Bruce. Wynn Bruce was a practitioner of Shambhala buddhism who had deep connection with the earth. On April 22, 2022, Earth Day, Wynn self immolated on the steps of the Supreme Court, and ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Wynn’s death was not suicide, but a an act of courage in the face of an ever worsening climate crisis.

Welcome to season four of Radio Teco News!  This season begins with an important conversation with AJ Rio-Glick. AJ talks about their personal journey as a trans person, their relationship with their lesbian parents, and the amazing work they do today.

With over 40,000 homes empty in San Francisco, a city with thousands of unhoused people, we talked to D5 Supervisor Dean Preston about his new plan, the Empty Homes Tax.