Hairo Cortes Founder and Executive Director of Chispa on Media and Movements in OC

Hairo Cortes is the founder and Executive Director of Chispa. Originally from Guerrero, Mexico, he is an immigrant rights organizer at heart who has led local, statewide, and national campaigns against deportations and immigrant detention.

He joined us last year to talk about the media and movement landscape of OC.

[Recorded in August 2020]

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Song: 'El Borracho de Santa Ana' by Los Regionales de Santa Ana

Audio Engineer: Edgar Silva with Iron Lion Media