Abuelas en Acción: A Multicultural Podcast for Our Common Good
Abuelas en Acción (Grandmothers in Action) are Latinx mothers and grandmothers, Climate Comadres, who strive for a more compassionate and equitable world. Our conversations cross generations with guests, leaders in our communities, who have a passion for justice. Their stories and work all started with a vision and will infuse you with hope for your own communities. Subscribe to hear a new, 30 minute interview each week on topics– racial, social and environmental justice and physical/emotional/spiritual wellbeing–-that will touch your soul and challenge the leader in you to change the world. Hosts: Marie Dahlstrom, Dr. Rosemary Celaya-Alston and Consuelo Saragoza spent their careers promoting social justice for our common good…and will never stop! “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” Dolores Huerta
Abuelas en Acción: A Multicultural Podcast for Our Common Good
Latinx HIV/STI Sexual Health
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Abuelas en Acción
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Season 1
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Episode 29
Today we are talking with Ayla Rosen, from Familias en Accion, Portland, Oregon, about the Latinx HIV/STI (sexually transmitted infections) epidemic. HIV/AIDS continues to be a serious health threat within Latinx communities requiring culturally specific community prevention programs, family communication, increased testing and healthcare access. She speaks about the human rights violations often experienced by Latinx LGBTQ community members including discrimination and sexual violence.