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Promo eXtra: Roberto Calderón

En este episodio del podcast, conversamos con el Sr. Ricardo Calderón, uno de los fundadores de CARECEN, una organización clave para la comunidad inmigrante en San Francisco. Ricardo nos cuenta su llegada a los Estados Unidos hace 39 años y su exilio forzado desde El Salvador. Nos habla sobre la creación de CARECEN en San Francisco, las necesidades prioritarias de la comunidad inmigrante y cómo han abordado temas como el trabajo, la educación, la vivienda y la inmigración.

Ricardo describe el apoyo de diversas organizaciones y personalidades, incluyendo a César Chávez y Dolores Huerta, así como la cooperación con grupos religiosos y comunitarios. Detalla su trayectoria dentro de CARECEN, desde el trabajo inicial orientado a los asilos hasta la expansión de servicios legales y humanitarios.

Además, discute las similitudes entre las necesidades de los inmigrantes de los años 80 y las de hoy, enfatizando que muchas de las condiciones y problemáticas se mantienen vigentes. La entrevista, platica concluye con reflexiones personales de Señor Calderón sobre su trayectoria, el crecimiento de CARECEN y su dedicación continua a la causa inmigrante. ¡No te pierdas esta interesante y emotiva conversación!

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RAMA Blueprints

The History of the Real Alternatives Program (RAP), a Revolutionary Youth Organization practicing Self-Determination.

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Darren J. de Leon

Darren J. de Leon is an award winning poet from San Bernardino, CA., playwright, podcast/radio producer, street DJ, high school teacher, taquero and community activist. For 12 years, he produced and hosted Radio 2050, a Latino Arts Radio Magazine for KPFA in Berkeley, CA. In the mid 90’s, Darren was a teacher at Real Alternative Programs (RAP High School) where he developed a curriculum that emphasized the practice of non-violence, composition, and self-expression for juvenile delinquents and the chronically truant. Currently, Darren lives in San Bernardino, CA in his family’s house of over 50 years. He continues to write, create art, and tend to his garden of vegetables and fruits. He produced Podcast Descarga: A History of Los Delicados and Project 1521, a poetry podcast. An avid bicycle rider, he can be spotted around the L.A. area on weekends pedaling and enjoying the art and literary scene. He loves mezcal and hates gasoline.

Socorro Gamboa

Socorro R. Gamboa is a conscious and passionate leader born and raised in Oxnard, California, she is a Community Activist, Artvist, an original Chicano Park muralist, a former high school principal, former Gang Reduction Intervention/Outreach specialist, a podcast producer and a community engagement consultant.
Socorro is truly a renaissance artivist. Socorro moved to San Francisco in 1988 where she began her journey working at the Real Alternatives Program (RAP) where she worked for 15 years as Case Manager, Education DIrector and the interim Executive Director of R.A.P. She also worked as the Director of the Community Response Network (CRN) a city wide community youth violence street intervention program, supervising 25 formerly incarcerated individuals, providing outreach and professionalism development. She is currently the co-founder of the 5 Sisters Audio Garden Production Company and co-producer and host of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast. She is rooted deeply in her spiritual practices, working the land, gardening and preserving the legacy of the elders by leaving a repository of valuable life lessons and insights.