This Tuesday on Feminist Magazine with hosts Lynn Harris Ballen & Karina Elias:
FIRST … The recent separation of over 2,000 children from their parents along the U.S. border has put immigration into the mainstream spotlight. Despite what Trump says, there’s not a flood of people racing across the border. And many are women and families— fleeing violence in their home countries. This Saturday June 30, a coalition of dozens of organizations under the banner of Families Belong Together is organizing marches and rallies in Washington, D.C., and around the country to demand that the administration stop separating families, end the criminalization of migrants and change policies. One of the coalition member groups – Moms Rising or Mamás Con Poder – has been organizing around immigration issues long before this current crisis. And we’re joined by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of Moms Rising, and Khadija Gurnah, a campaign director for immigration issues.
THEN …Occupy ICE protests are happening across the country. And Occupy ICE LA is currently protesting at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown LA – against immigration policies and separation of children from their families. In the spirit of defending immigrants and children, civil and basic human rights, this tent encampment stands against internment camps and profiteers, and organizers are calling for policies that allow immigrants and refugees to legally and easily find comfort and safety here, for reunification of separated children, and to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We hear from Miranda Sklaroff, one of the organizers, about the protest and how you can join/support this ongoing Occupy action.
AND… Cherise Charleswell speaks with Lark Lo, founder of Black Kids In Outer Space, about the video podcast (vodcast) that utilizes an Afrofuturism and Afrosurrealism perspective – reporting on the topics of urban planning, transportation, and the environment – and how they’re linked to larger frameworks of housing, jobs, access, and racism. The podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black, Latinx, and indigenous communities around the globe.
All this on Tuesday at 2, on KPFK. What Feminism Can Sound Like.
Produced by: Lynn Harris Ballen & Karina Elias.
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