Aliento Podcast

We have a special guest music artists! Ileana Salinas! In this episode we go over the power of music and how it can heal and energize the soul to create action!

Budgets, sequestration, debt ceiling, fiscal and balance budget. What does all of this mean!? In this episode we talk about the US Federal Budget and how it affects our daily lives!

The Political Junkie, The Elder Dreamer, Longtime Community Organizer, Straight from Guanajuato, we bring you Jose Patiño! In this episode we explore themes of becoming politically involved, community organizing, and tackling toxic masculinity.

What is going to on with DACA? Is it still in the courts?! Wait, there are four court cases!?! Yes! In this episode we go over the current state of DACA in the courts. We discuss the four active cases and how it impacts DACA recipients.

WIn this episode, we talk about the current situation at the U.S. border, zero tolerance policy, what's happening with the children separated from their families, and asylum seekers. What can you do and what you need to know about children at the border. Use this toolkit to inform yourself and others about the current border crisis. http://alientoaz.org/bordercrisis Share it with your friends and family!

In this episode we talk about the impacts of detention centers and family separations of immigrants and their families. Our special guest, Celeste Andrade Ramos, talks about her experiences with her family being separated by the unjust laws of our country. This is part 2 of 2, be sure to listen to Part 1.

Indefinite detention, mandatory bed quotas, criminalization of immigrants, mass profit of immigrants, and private prisons. We will be discussing the history of detention from Ellis Island to mandatory bed quotas, to corporate America lobbying politicians to criminalize immigration. Modern day detention began with President Reagan to President Obama. Now President Trump has a system whose sole purpose is to make money of immigrants. This is part 1 of 2!

Fear, doubt, and anxiety were some feelings that were palpable after the 2016 election. In this episode we hear from from two DACA recipients journey of finding their voices. These two sisters share how their path of step into leadership and how they have inspired our youth in North Phoenix to create spaces of change and empowerment!

Historically undocumented immigrants have struggled to attain higher education in the United States - from not knowing how to enroll to school, not having the proper documentation, or having specific laws prohibiting to enroll. Learn about the laws, policies, and practices that undocumented students have overcome to pursue higher education in Arizona.

Learn and reflect on the beginning of the agency that deports undocumented immigrants. We will be discussing its impacts and comparing the effects of each president’s leadership on undocumented people. Please fill out our survey after the video! http://www.alientoaz.org/aliento-podcast-survey