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Tracy and Chris reflect on their experiences and learning from the 2023 La Chola Conference held in October, 2023, at Yakima Valley College.

Chris and Tracy talk with Drs. Yesenia Navarette Hunter, Gonzalo Guzmán, and Josué Estrada about Ethnic Studies, living and learning in the Yakima Valley, and the new unit they co-wrote on Latinx history in Washington State.

The WAESN Youth Advisory Board hosts their own, special podcast on the difference between youth voice and youth leadership as well as how adults can support youth agency. 

This is a continuation of a series of podcasts focused on identity. For Episode 11, we're joined by Brandi Waller-Pace, founder and Executive Director of Decolonizing the Music Room. Tracy, Chris, and Brandi discuss intersectionality - NOT multiplicity!

In our tenth episode, Chris and Tracy are joined by new WAESN board director, Oliver Miska. We discuss the importance of celebrating Pride Month with an intersectional lens and critique the white and capitalist washing of the Queer Rights Movement.

WAESN Board President and K–5 educator, Amanda Hubbard, joins Chris and Tracy for Episode 9 to discuss what Ethnic Studies looks like for "The Littles."

When asked, "Who is getting Ethnic Studies right?" our answer is Shoreline School District. In the northernmost part of King County, Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder and Amy McClellan are building the collective capacity needed in a system to build a sustainable K–12 Ethnic Studies program.

In this episode, Tracy and Chris unpack common misunderstandings of Critical Race Theory and Ethnic Studies that are often shared by far right, and oftentimes liberal, individuals. We aim to arm the listener against anti-CRT and ES advocates by helping to develop their talking points against the rhetoric espoused by these individuals. 

WAESN Youth Advisory Board members, Ainslie, Alex, Alexis, and Tara, join Tracy and Chris to talk about their scholarship contest and why breaking the rules is part of fighting for justice.

Tracy and Chris are joined by leaders in the national BLM at School movement, Denisha Jones, Jesse Hagopian, and Darrin Hoop. We talk history, organizing, barriers, and how to sustain the movement.

 Episode 4 continues where Episode 3 left off. Tracy and Chris welcome Marquita Prinzing and Sarah Arvey Tov, two key union organizers in the Seattle movement for Black Lives Matter at School. 

* Note: This podcast was recorded before the murder of Tyre Nichols and contains discussions of state-sanctioned violence against and murder of Black Americans. In this episode, Tracy and Chris chat with DeShawn Jackson and discuss the origins of the internationally known Black Lives Matter in the Schools Week. 

In this episode, Tracy and Chris chat with  Terry Jess about Pan-Ethnic Studies and why white people will also benefit from an education focused on Ethnic Studies. 

On this episode, Tracy and Chris chat with Oliver Miska and Bruce Jackson about the upcoming legislative session in Washington, and the history of white supremacy in school policy.