Barrio Voices

Be sure to support your varrio and local artists like José Flores Chamalé, known as Sangre Indigena Art, who are constantly pushing for representation of our communities of color. Please, hit up your local vendors. Support local and small business these holidays. Invest in our gente.

Jesus, @heysus94 on IG, goes to share how he continues to give back even in times of wild fires and distress. This episode was recorded in early September, when there were wild fires all across the west coast. We are grateful to have individuals like Jesus who is a constant source of light for our communities.

Taking a hike with a homie of mine, reflecting on the importance of connect nature to the significance of our history, identity, and our well being. In addition, this episode is full achievements to celebrate. Congrats to Richard for receiving the Environmentalist of the Year award. Varrio Voices celebrates one year of weekly podcast episodes, highlighting our gente. And lastly, but not least, we...

Today is Dia de los Muertos and we wanted to take a minute and talk about the new mural in Chicano Park, which acts as an altar to those who have been died at the hands of ICE and immigration customs. Let's continue to remember them and continue to fight for their justice.

Jesus gifts us his palabra on learning about our raza and his way of continue planting seeds within the community using murals and art. To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store

Rebeca Armendariz shares her experience running for City Council, and provides words of encouragement for other homitas to also take on roles of political power. To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Patreon.com/VarrioVoices/

Lucia Gonzalez Ippolito, a local muralist, educator, and author, goes to share the empowering messages of her art and resiliency stemming from the streets of the San Francisco Mission District. For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Patreon.com/VarrioVoices

LUNA - Latinos United for a New America - from East San Jose go to share resources for these times of Covid. To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Patreon.com/VarrioVoices/

Valentina, born and raised from the Mission District in San Francisco,  is the founder of Mission Native where she encourages young homitos and homitas to always remember who they are and where they come from. Embrace your roots, mi gente! To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Pa...

Ray Flores shares his experience growing up around lowriders and going to his first car shows with a camera along with 5 extra rolls of film. He continues his photography as a way to bring positive representation to what lowridering has always been about. For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Patreon.com/VarrioVoices

Reyna Lopez, the executive director of PCUN in Oregon, details her previous leadership experiences and the obstacles that accompanied them. She also provides her reflections on what it means to be a Latina professional, stemming from a family of immigrants. To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the...

Hector Verdugo from Homeboy Industries shares why it's important to practice healing, enabling us to then provide the best healing space possible for our varrios. To support Varrio Voices and purchase merchandise visit, VarrioVoices.com/store For early-access to Varrio Voices episodes and to support the podcast, visit: Patreon.com/VarrioVoices/

Victor Ochoa, Cindy Rocha, and Stephen Hajosy speak on the Anastasio mural in Chicano Park which reflects our modern-day hardships of the migration experience, including the murder of Anastasio Hernández Rojas at the hands of Customs and Border Protection personnel. To donate to the mural project visit: https://www.alliancesd.org/fundraiser_anastasio_mural?fbclid=IwAR2mCzd6Z2NAlqVLB8YhjR70nOr8GGmt...

Lucinda, famously known as La Morena Art, provides the perspective to how artist as a critical part to any movement, and how others can seek guidance and mentors to learn how to be begin their journey as an activist.

Lucinda, famously known as La Morena Art, goes to share her tips in how she maneuvers between the corporate world while maintaining a strong connection to her indigeneity as a community activist and artist, ensuring that her artwork is rightfully compensated and goes uncensored. La Morena Art also goes to share about one of her proudest pieces which brings awareness to the #MurderedandMissingIndig...

Jully-Alma Taveras from the YouTube channel Investing Latina goes to share her experience of her father opening a bodega (market) in the Bronx, NY during the 90's as a Dominican Republic immigrant family, as well as how she launched her financial professionalism ever since. Visit Investing Latina on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3mqjRKhZCyjWb1yA-BpH3g

Oswaldo Vargas goes to share how poetry has become a prominent part of who he is, and the obstacles our Latinx community faces in publishing.

Velaz is invites you to follow his new page called Varrio Money, a platform for our gente to become familiar with the intersectionality between financial and cultural wealth.

Raul Garcia comes through with a PART TWO and emphasizes how our community goes to reclaim our own cultura, and speaks on how to become more in touch with our indigenous roots.

Raul Garcia from Drifting On Memories goes to share the importance of valuing the experiences of our local lowriders, embracing it as part of our history and community's identity. Support our Varrios' Voices. Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early access • Deleted OG content • Monthly patreon-only giveaway https://www.patreon.com/varriovoices

Ana Barrera and Hektor Calderon stress how harmful pesticides have been for our communities of color. They also provided info on how to be involved and address environmental racism. Support our Varrios' Voices. Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early access • Deleted OG content • Monthly patreon-only giveaway https://www.patreon.com/varriovoices

Welcome to the launch of a series of dialogues about toxic masculinity in collaboration with Hernan Carvente. We will unpack how we can bring healing into our lives and the community we've once harmed, encouraging other men to hold these conversations within their community. Support our Varrios' Voices. Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early acc...

Angela Aguirre, known as The Millennial Mija, expressed how one's journey towards self loves goes to heighten the impact one could make on the worth. Support our Varrios' Voices. Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early access • Deleted OG content • Monthly patreon-only giveaway https://www.patreon.com/varriovoices

Luis Cortes shares with us some of his experiences as a DACA recipient and as a lawyer, advocate, and movement builder within our communities.  Support our Varrios' Voices! Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early access • Deleted OG content • Monthly patreon-only giveaway https://www.patreon.com/varriovoices

Guest speaker, Nate, goes to share his experience being a charro in a very white space, and the obstacles he has to overcome in order to have his cultura represented. Support our Varrios' Voices! Become a member of our Patreon community and get exclusive access to: • Sneak peaks • Early access • Deleted OG content • Monthly patreon-only giveaway https://www.patreon.com/varriovoices