🛻 Water is Life, Politics, & Liberation | San Luis Reservoir, CA - Day 1

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🛻 Water is Life, Politics, & Liberation | San Luis Reservoir, CA - Day 1

We officially embark on our Road Trippin' for Change series. Our 1st stop in Central California dives into food sovereignty, water rights, the 2024 election, & Latino voters.

To watch today's episode join us on YouTube or PeerTube. Explore the episode:

• 00:00 - Traveling 6 Months into Trump's Tenure
• 02:07 - Our 1st Stop: Climate, Fruit Stands, & Sun
• 03:27 - Mapping California's Ecology
• 07:10 - Walking the Reservoir, Seeing the Climate Crisis
• 09:08 - Water Rights Are Migrant Rights
• 12:50 - The Trope of Latino's Voting Against Our Interest
• 13:30 - Understanding Republican's 2024 Messaging
• 14:46 - Breaking Through Republican Messaging
• 15:30 - Stories, Film, & Society
• 16:20 - Forget About It Jake, It's Chinatown

References / Resources

• 🏜 Feeding America, Demanding More in the Central Valley
• 💧 California's Central Valley (California's Water Science Center)
• 🌱 Hope for AI | Climate & Regulation
• 🌱 I'm a Climate Girl, Living a Plastics Life
• 🌱 Ubuntu & Other Lessons from Black Liberation
• 🎬 Chinatown (1974) (Available for free on Hoopla)

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🧑‍🌾 Cultivating Connection, Empowering Change We talk about navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. Host Sam Chavez connects with organizations, campaigns, and social change communicators who are boldly creating change in today's social, political, tech & media landscape.