Chicana Motherwork

In this special mini-episode, Cecilia Caballero from Chicana M(other)work teamed up with Trina Greene Brown, Black feminist mama-activist and founder of Parenting for Liberation, for a panel titled "Mothering the Revolution" at the Allied Media Conference 2017. The podcast begins with a dedication to the memory of Black mothers killed by police, Charleena Lyles and Megan Marie Hockaday, and we hon...

In this episode, Chicana M(other)work is interviewed by Esther Diaz Martin, a Mexicana migrante and Chicana PhD mama. Esther researches, in her words, "Latina feminisms as heard through the voice of contemporary Latina podcast and radio locutoras." First, we begin the podcast by sharing our end-of-term experiences and our initial thoughts about reviewing submissions for the Chicana M(other)work an...

In this episode, Chicana M(other)work interviews queer Xicana single mother, writer, and activist, Ana Castillo. We discuss her Lambda Award-winning memoir, Black Dove: Mama, Mi'jo, y Yo (2016), and she elaborates on topics such as: her queer single Xicana mothering, how and why she wrote her book The Massacre of the Dreamers (1994) and the impact her book had on the rise of Chicana feminist thoug...

We dedicate this Chicana M(other)work episode to the Standing Rock Water Protectors, especially the youth, mothers, and elders. In this episode, Michelle and Cecilia interview Emileah Lujan, a 22-year-old Taos Pueblo Water Protector. Lujan discusses her motivations for going to Standing Rock, the importance of intertribal solidarity, indigenous revolution, and how folks can support the Standing Ro...

We dedicate this podcast to Chicano activist, musician, father, and beloved community member of San Diego and beyond, Ramon "Chunky" Gonzalez. We play the song "Chicano Park" by his band Los Alacranes in his honor. His daughter, activist-mother Esmi Sanchez, joins us with Michelle, Judi, Yvette, Christine, and Cecilia. Through a platica and healing circle, we discuss the aftermath of the president...

In the second episode of the Chicana M(other)work podcast, Yvette, Christine, and Cecilia are joined by special guest Andrea Penagos, licensed acupuncturist, energy worker, herbalist, and curandera. Andrea shares self and community care strategies for people of color and offers her knowledge about the the transitions of the fall season and the ways we can honor our ancestors by planting seeds and...

Chicana M(other)work Episode 1: Back to School Relaunch is dedicated to the memory of Black revolutionary mother and freedom fighter, Korryn Gaines. In this episode, Michelle, Christine, Yvette, Judi, and Cecilia discuss what we have been up to since our last podcast, including presentations at UCLA and the Latina/o Studies Association conference, a communal healing session with a curandera, and a...