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Yvette Borja interviews law professor Jonathan Feingold about his law review article examining the tools that universities have to promote racial diversity and inclusion in the wake of the SFFA Supreme Court case. Feingold breaks down why institutions of higher education have backed away from efforts moving towards racial equity despite these openings. Read Jonathan's article here: https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4769&context=faculty_scholarshipCheck out the book "Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts" by Nolan Cabrera and Bob Chang here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/banned/8949DEDAA2FA939E11551FA97B418747Learn more about the U of A consolidating its cultural centers here: https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-06-03/ua-has-consolidated-several-campus-resource-centers-what-this-means-for-studentsSupport the podcast by becoming a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaig

Yvette Borja interviews Sandra De Anda, the Director of Legal and Policy Strategy at the Orange County Rapid Response Network. They discuss the history of participatory defense in Orange County, explain how the organization has pivoted during the increased immigration enforcement under the second Trump administration, and share how the participatory defense model allows for the distribution of legal knowledge amongst community members who are empowered to interrupt criminalization and deportation. Support the podcast by becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and FacebookLearn more about the Orange County Rapid Response Network's work here: https://ocrapidresponse.org/

Yvette Borja interviews Bamby Salcedo, CEO of the Trans Latin@ Coalition. Bamby shares how the death of Gwen Araujo propelled her into political advocacy for trans people, discusses the strategic plans for the future of the Trans Latin@ Coalition, and how her direct lived experience is knowledge that can be used to change oppressive systems. Support the podcast by becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook Learn more about the Trans Latin@ Coalition and their work here: https://www.translatinacoalition.org/

This episode is a recording of a panel conversation at the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics 2026 symposium with Yvette Borja, the Laura E. Gómez Teaching Fellow at UCLA Law School, and Rachel López, the Barrack Chair in Law at Temple Law School. They discuss Yvette's forthcoming article: Participatory Deportation Defense, Becoming Abogades de Confianza, the shared tenets between participatory defense and participatory law scholarship, and what repair and redress might look like outside of a retributive/punitive frame. To support the podcast, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radio.cachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews lawyer and justice educator Courtney Teasley about her resource "Disrupt the Criminal Justice System of Oppression: The Easy Way to Learn Your Rights." They discuss the work of Emeffen, the organization that Courtney founded and leads, to proactively fight mass incarceration and reform the criminal justice system. Courtney shares why she calls the criminal legal system the "system of oppression" and why she appreciated working with participatory defense organizers as a practicing criminal defense lawyer. Support the podcast by becoming a patron here: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkBuy the Easy Way To Learn Your Rights here: https://disruptthecjsoo.emeffen.com/#:~:text=about%20the%20book%3A,Your%20rights%20are%20your%20power.Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

This episode is a recording of the "Due Process, Deportation, and Human Dignity" panel at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting with Yvette Borja, Laura E. Gómez Teaching Fellow on Latinx People and the Law at UCLA Law, Evelyn Rangel-Medina, Associate Professor at Temple Law, Raquel Aldana, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis, Bamby Salcedo, CEO of the Trans Latin@ Coalition, Giselle Garcia, Project Director, NorCal Resist, Laila L. Hlass, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic, Tulane University Law School, Cinthia A. Ibarra, former Temple law student, and Tania Wolf, Southeast Advocacy Manager, National Immigration Project. To support the podcast, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja entrevista al vocero de la organización MOVIR, Samuel Ramírez. Borja y Ramírez hablan de los efectos del régimen de excepción de Bukele y la nueva ley de agentes extranjeros en la sociedad Salvadoreña, Ramírez comparte como el régimen es fortalecido por el miedo del pueblo y como Bukele usa el régimen como una herramienta contra disidentes. Apoyen el podcast en Patreon: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSigan @radiocachimbona en Instagram, X, y Facebook

To hear the rest of this episode, join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkYvette Borja and Ronnie Wollenzier discuss the article "Excommunicate Me From the Church of Social Justice," why unhealthy/toxic dynamics within leftist/progressive spaces exist, why conflict resolution skills are necessary for all those in community organizing spaces to have, and the connections between the strictures of Christian religious institutions and perfectionist expectations in social justice spaces.Read the article here: https://www.autostraddle.com/kin-aesthetics-excommunicate-me-from-the-church-of-social-justice-386640/The book Ronnie mentioned:We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice by Adrienne Maree BrownFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Germán Gonzalez, one of the Stanford 11 students criminally charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy to commit trespass for a pro-Palestine campus protest, the harshest charges to arise out of 2023/2024 anti-genocide campus-related political expression. They discuss what the Stanford 11 hoped to accomplish with their protest, one of the motions at trial regarding whether the word "genocide" can be used to explicate protestors' motivations, and how El Salvador's civil war inspired Germán's decision to become involved in pro-Palestine activism. Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook Support the podcast via Patreon: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink You'll get access to the #litreview, a bookclub for Cachimbonas.

Laura Gómez moderates a conversation with Yvette Borja, Laura E. Gómez Latinx People and the Law Teaching Fellow, UCLA School of Law, Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán, staff attorney at Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Mariel Bustamante, PhD student at the UC Berkeley School of Jurisprudence and Social Policy, Emily Morel, community organizer with Red De DefensAZ, and Alejandra Pablos, co-founder of Red De DefensAZ. They discuss the successful policies passed in New Mexico during the last 25 years that allow immigrant New Mexicans to pursue higher education and workforce training, obtain driver’s licenses, receive protection from wage theft and discrimination, and access state guaranteed-basic-income pilots. By contrast, Arizona has passed several anti-immigrant laws, including a ban on cities passing sanctuary policies, served as the center stage for racist policing as immigration enforcement, and is home to many localities that use immigration detention centers as a means for economic development. But Arizona has also served a

Yvette Borja interviews Monica Hopkins, the Executive Director of the ACLU-D.C. about Trump's deployment of D.C.'s National Guard to respond to a manufactured emergency. They discuss how D.C. is the canary in the coal mine for future militarization of liberal cities, how D.C. not being a state allows for over-involvement from Congress and the executive, and the racist history that informs why D.C. residents aren't given the full power of the vote. To support the podcast, become a patreon member and get access to the #litreview, a book club for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Ahilan Arulanantham and Mariah Tso about the Mapping Deportations Project, which unmasks the history of racist immigration enforcement dating back to 1895, the first year that the government published data on deportations. They discuss the challenges of compiling and making sense of centuries-long data of deportations and exclusions, the Mapping Deportations data visualizations that show how immigration enforcement has policed the racial boundaries of the U.S. over time, and whether a non-racist border/ immigration enforcement system can exist. Explore the Mapping Deportations website: https://mappingdeportations.com/Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Jorge Cuellar about the recent retrial verdict of the Santa Marta 5, the legal subjugation the activists have experienced, and how lawfare is operating in Bukele's El Salvador. To support the podcast, join the Patreon and hear the back catalog of #litreviews, a book club for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja participates in a virtual panel with Bernie Hammond and Kerry Maclean, hosted by International Allies Against Mining. They discuss how the Santa Marta 5 prosecution is an example of lawfare, or the weaponization of the legal system for political ends, critique Bukele's ongoing violations of due process norms through the state of exception, and note how the trials and retrials of environmental defenders in El Salvador is chilling speech and expression. To support the podcast, become a Patreon and get access to the #litreview, a bookclub for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Joa Jacobo, the Southwest editor of Caló News about the state of Latine-led local News in Arizona, the challenges of creating culturally-relevant content, and what is missing from the media landscape from the perspective of Latinx consumers. To support the podcast, become a patreon & get access to the #litreview, a bookclub for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Mike De La Rocha about his new book Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How To Love. They discussed the outdated definitions of manhood that Mike was raised in and how that impacted his relationship with his father, how toxic masculinity is transmitted intergenerationally, and the physical health impacts that toxic masculinity can have. Support the podcast by becoming a Patreon supporter and get access to the whole back catalog of #litreviews, a book club style segment for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Yvette Borja interviews Harvard J.D. Jesus Carreon about his higher education journey as an undocumented DREAMer. He shares his reflections living in LA during this time of ICE raids and protest, where he found inspiration to pursue college and law school as the first in his family to do so, and tips for undocumented students interested in pursuing higher education. Support the podcast and get access to the #litreview, a book club for Cachimbonas, by becoming a Patreon subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on X, Instagram, or Facebook

On this #litreview, Yvette brings back Jehan Laner Romero to discuss the book of short stories "Funeral for Flaca" by Emilly Prado. They shared which aspects of Prado's life as a Chicana Latina growing up in California mirrored their own, broke down multi-generational fatphobia, and appreciated the rawness with which she shared her childhood traumas. To support the podcast and get access to more #litreviews, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Jonathan Peraza Campos joins the podcast to discuss Teaching for Change's Teaching Central America program. Yvette and Jonathan discuss the linkages between Latinx communities in the U.S. South and the Global South, the importance of integrating Central American history into K-12 education, and why ethnic studies of and in the U.S. South matters. To support the podcast, become a patron of the #litreview, a bookclub for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Thelma Dietrich Rivera joins the podcast to discuss her recent article discussing the poetic practices of exiled Nicaraguans in Costa Rica. Thelma and Yvette discussed the history of the FSLN and the authoritarian turn of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, how the women Thelma writes about are examples of "existing otherwise," and the events of 2018 that led to the mass exile of thousands of Nicaraguans. To support the podcast and get access to the #litreview, a bookclub for Cachimbonas, become a patron: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook