Praxis 220: Francisco Aguirre on Immigrant Solidarity & Activism

Original air date: April 1, 2019 Host Taylor Weech shares an interview with activist and organizer Francisco Aguirre about his life as an "undocumented and unafraid" organizer working in solidarity with day laborers and the immigrant community as a whole in Portland, OR over the past decades and the work that needs to be done to support immigrants now in an especially challenging time. Also includes resources and information about the broader fights to support immigrant rights and safety in the Northwest and around the country and small bits of radical history from this week. Includes reference to or portions of the following: https://thinkprogress.org/mohanad-elshieky-libyan-comedian-detained-cbp-greyhound-spokane-washington-1956f051f550/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/greyhound-tells-passengers-how-to-push-back-when-border-patrol-comes-on-board/2018/12/22/a646d8e4-0236-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1A_SPhpTgsGwS5qcT5hh5pgP_H31Mj8AXkNxtNh55rWy74IFWVtIOAUJs&noredirect=on&utm_term=.509a4027c807 https://www.facebook.com/RocRRN/videos/2246937095536359/ http://inthesetimes.com/article/21248/how-portland-occupiers-shut-down-ice https://libcom.org/history/hermosilla-sagredo-julia-1916-2009 Intro Music produced by Jason Cross Outro Music: "ICE el Hielo" by La Santa Cecilia Photo Credit: Zane Sparling, Portland Tribune 2018