Mónica Ramírez Inspires Us to Step Up our Activism

We speak to Mónica Ramírez, attorney, author and activist, about what motivates her to do more than enough (a lot more than enough!) to stand up for migrant women and her community. She is the founder of Justice for Migrant Women and co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, The Latinx House, and Poderistas, and an overall badass! Trigger Warning: This episode talks about sexual violence. Below is a list of resources for anyone that may need support:  https://www.rainn.org https://casadeesperanza.org/ https://metoomvmt.org/ Before we speak to Mónica, we catch up on the latest in Latinx chisme. We reference this think piece that does an excellent job of recapping the Flamin’ Hot Cheetoh’s controversy over the creator of the loved snack. Note, that since we recorded, this is the latest on the Flamin' Hot saga. We also suggest Brenda’s piece on Hip Latina about the upcoming Black-ish spinoff, Brown-ish.  Don’t forget to join us for True Stories En Vivo, June 10 at 5pm PT. Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/true-stories-en-vivo-tickets-152724329581 Mónica speaks to us about Healing Voices, a first-of-its-kind mental health initiative for Farmworkers. The program from Justice for Migrant Women, National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Program, Latinx Therapy, and the Eva Longoria Foundation, with funding from The Workers Lab Innovation Fund and Collective Future Fund, will pilot the use of technology to engage farmworkers and bring them together in virtual support groups to support healing, teach workers their rights, build community connections, and inspire change. Listeners can learn more about Healing Voices and how to support the work at Justice for Migrant Women through the website: https://justice4women.org, or find them on Instagram and Twitter at: @mujerxsrising. More about our guest: Mónica has received numerous awards, including Harvard Kennedy School’s first Gender Equity Changemaker Award, Feminist Majority’s Global Women’s Rights Award and the Smithsonian’s 2018 Ingenuity Award. She was named to Forbes Mexico’s 100 Most Powerful Women’s 2018 list and TIME Magazine included her in its 2021 TIME100 Next list. Mónica is also an inaugural member of the Ford Global Fellowship.  Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on culture, politics, identity, representation, and life!  Producer Jeff provides original music and sound engineering. Michelle Andrade edits the show. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. Follow Tamarindo on twitter @tamarindocast or on Instagram @Tamarindopodcast Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter@Shelli1228