Host Aztec Parrot profiles and interviews contemporary Latinx artists whose work incorporates and addresses the issues of community empowerment through their art and/or efforts. Radio 2050 can be heard on Fridays at KUCR.org from 8 to 10 pm(PST) or KUCR-FM 88.3 in Southern California's Inland Empire.
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Based on "At the Movies with Siskel & Ebert," Parrot & Pinche Pancho is a monthly film review by Two Xicanos, Aztec Parrot and Pancho Cardona. They select and review 3 films, one a "New" film (Under 3 years), a "Mature" film (20 years or younger), and a "Classic" (Over 20 years). They provide a classic critique of films from a Modern Neo-Xicano perspectives. Aztec Parrot was director and host of KPFA's Radio2050 for 12 years and Pancho is a professor of Literature and a well-read librarian.
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In 1996 in San Francisco, CA, Darren J. de Leon and Norman Zelaya formed Los Delicados. Paul S. Flores would join them and for the next 5 years they scorched poetry stages everywhere with their style they called the Word Descarga. This podcast goes over the history of Los Delicados as they rose from a spoken word ensemble to the leading Latinx Poetry groups. In their prime, they recorded their CD "Word Descarga" (Calaca Press) and toured their poetry play, "Guyaberas By the Pound." They will ...
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Started by L.A. based painter Sandy Rodriguez and Poet/Journalist Adolfo Guzman Lopez, Project 1521 has gathered 10 poets and artists to reflect on the 500 years since the fall of the Aztec Empire. This podcast will give you an insight into the work of modern day Tlacuilos and the publication of their work. Donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/project1521
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RAMA Blueprints is about the legacy of San Francisco's Real Alternatives Program (RAP), a revolutionary youth service organization who practiced Self-Determination and empowered their generation, community and city. In 1969, Jim Queen co-founded Real Alternatives Program or RAP, a youth advocacy agency with an emphasis on community leadership development for and by San Francisco youth. Since the agency’s opening, they developed generations of community leaders. But eventually the agency clos ...
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Above and Beyond: Silencio Jamás Live Podcast
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RAMA Blueprints Podcast presents their Tres Generacíones/Three Voices live podcast series at BRAVA Cabaret in San Francisco. The panel addresses the intersectionalities of insider/outsider, invisibility, homophobia, resilience, migration, ethnicity, race, class, and gender, the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the history of social and politica…
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eXtra Commentary: Tia Chucha's Trauma To Transformation
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On February 8th, 2024 we facilitated a discussion about the current state of Juvenile Justice in San Francisco as part of our Tres Generaciones/Three Voices conversations. In this eXtra Commentary we are joined by two frontline staff of Tia Chucha’s Trauma To Transformation team Elvia Aguirre and Freddie Chavez. They work and serve youth incarcerat…
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Shut It Down!: The Closure of YGC (RAMA Live)
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In 1969, the Real Alternatives Program called for the closure of SF’s Youth Guidance Center. 50 years later in 2019, the SF Board of Supervisors overwhelmingly approved the closure by the end of 2021. RAMA Blueprints hosts a live discussion with community members and leaders who were active in the Shut YGC down movement over the last 50 years. The …
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eXtra Herstory: 2 Women of CALLES in Platica - Street Rapport and Response
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In this extra for the RAMA Blueprints, we hear from three women who worked in the Real Alternatives Program's (RAP) CALLES Street Outreach program. We present this platica or dialogue to demonstrate how these two women, through consistency and relentlessness can lead to effective street outreach support services in response to community violence. W…
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In this RAMA eXtra, we hear commentary from Roberto Ariel Vargas, the Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement and Senior Staff for the Community Engagement Program and the Research Action Group for Equity of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, of the UCSF. As a lifelong member of RAP's family, he talks about the parallels …
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In this eXtra for RAMA Blueprints, we hear from one of the Mission’s beloved sons, Orlando Torriente, who as a young man found his way out of a problematic life filled with drug use and criminal activity. He talks about his life with the Real Alternatives Program and the challenges of healing from trauma. We thank all the private donors for their s…
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Roots of RAP part 3: Mitchell Salazar, Loyal to the Soil
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In a multi-part episode, we begin to tell the story of Mitchell Salazar, the Real Alternatives Program's executive director from 1984 to 1999. We cover from the blocks of San Francisco's Bernal Heights as a young hustler with a deep entrepreneurial drive, to the legacy in the Mission for his You & I dances, to the young community leader who led RAP…
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eXtra Herstory: Fatima Ramirez & Paseo Artistico
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Fatima Ramirez, Executive Director of Accíon Latina and publisher of El Tecolote in San Francisco's Mission District talks about the role their Paseo Artisico program plays within building community. Accíon Latina and El Tecolote have been promoting cultural arts, community media, and civic engagement as a way of building healthy and empowered Lati…
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RAMA Commentary - Stacie Powers Cuellar (Tres Generacíones/Three Voices)
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In this commentary, Stacey Powers Cuellar, Executive Director at Brava, continues to be a warrior for the arts and the community. In this commentary about the Live RAMA Blueprints discussion, Tres Generaciones/Three Voices, she shares with us her life's work as an arts administrator in the Mission District, the role of Brava in the community and th…
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Episode 6: Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: A Live Conversation
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RAMA Blueprints Podcast presents an intergenerational conversation on the theme “Sustaining the Work through Resiliency” with Dr. Concepcion “ Concha” Saucedo, Fatima Ramirez, and Oscar Grande. The live conversation brings to light the depth of challenges and approaches to solutions through the wisdom of an elder and former executive director, thro…
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In this eXtra of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast, we listen to Doctora Concepcion Saucedo- Martinez PH.d also known to many with respect and love as “Concha”, who is a Mexican Yaqui Chicana born in California and raised in traditional indigenous ways. In the 1970’s, Dr. Concha Saucedo- Martinez was instrumental in co-founding Instituto Familiar de la R…
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On the next RAMA Blueprints podcast, Dr. Concha Saucedo-Martinez, in her own words.By 5 Sisters Audio Garden
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In this eXtra of the RAMA Blueprints, we speak with John Nauer who was trained at the Real Alternatives Program (RAP) under the tutelage of Mitchell Salazar. He reflects on his life’s journey, the obstacles, and hurdles that helped shape his life, while contributing to his own transformation and commitment to fighting the good fight for the betterm…
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Community Activist John Nauer reflects on his life’s journey, the obstacles, and hurdles that helped shape his life, while contributing to his own transformation and commitment to fighting the good fight for the betterment of all people and more recently concentrating his efforts to the Samoan / Pacific Islander people! The full 33 minute interview…
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ElleSeven: Riding at the Goethe-Institut LA
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In this episode we talk with Artist/Curator Elle Seven about RIDING - Inclusive Mobility For All From Los Angeles to Berlin & Beyond, an exhibition curated by Elle Seven. Presented with the support of the Friends of Goethe Nationwide, passionate riders of every kind blaze trails through roads, on tracks, and off rampsRIDING – expresses passion by m…
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We reach back into our archives and present an encore presentation of Radio 2050 from January 15th, 20056, with the legendary San Francisco Youth Advocate specialist, Ray Balberan. He speaks about his personal history since the late sixties doing film work with the Mission Media Archives, his efforts with the Real Alternatives Program in San Franci…
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This is a rebroadcast from Radio 2050's archive featuring author Jaime Cortez, who talks about his graphic novel, Sexile from August 24, 2004. The interview was conducted at the KPFA studios in Berkeley, CA. Radio 2050 is part of the 5 Sisters Audio Garden. This episode was produced and edited by Darren J. de Leon. You can listen to past episodes o…
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In this extra of the Rama Blueprints podcast commentary, we hear from Metzi Henriquez, who currently works as a therapist for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She comments on the RAMA Blueprints series and shares with us her knowledge and approach working in community mental health services.…
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Radio 2050: The Intersection of Xicano art and politic with Aztec Parrot. Aztec Parrot interviews A Chicano from New York, photographer and photojournalist Luis C. Garza whose exhibit of black and white photographs entitled The Other side of Memory is on display at the Riverside Art Museum until March 19, 2023. This interview was conducted inside t…
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In this Extra Episode of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast we hear from Dr. Ricardo Carrillo and Arturo Carrillo, both born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District. The Carrillo Brothers talk about their upbringing and how they were raised within the community village and healed through the transformative practice of the arts.They are an early exa…
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Esperanza Echavarri's journey leads her to work with EMUNYO and RAP. A retired licensed clinical social worker, community activist, organizer, and cultural practitioner for over 40 years, Esperanza's commitment to social change significantly contributed to revolutionizing the mental health systems of San Francisco. In this installment of the RAMA B…
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In this installment of the RAMA Blueprints eXtra, we listened to the family origins and the San Francisco roots of Real Alternatives Program founder Jim Queen in his own words. Listen to these eXtras to get a deeper understanding of the RAMA Blueprints podcast. You can listen to Roots of RAP (part 1): EMUNYO how Jim Queen began his youth empowermen…
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Ep 5: Roots of RAP (part2): The Tree Begins to Grow
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Based on the Principles of Real Alternatives Program (RAP), we look at how this youth movement takes actions to better their conditions. We go in depth on 3 actions, the chaining of the doors of the Youth Guidance Center (YGC), the Sears Roebuck picket line, and the assignment of young community leaders in pivotal positions of power. We examine how…
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A Joint Podcast with RAMA Blueprints and HealthCare Untold
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We present a special joint podcast between HealthCare UnTold and RAMA Blueprints Podcast. HealthCare Untold is a Podcast dedicated to giving voice to everyday heroes and their untold health stories that can improve health to our most vulnerable communities. You can visit their website here. You can donate to the RAMA Blueprints Podcast by visiting …
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Ep 4 eXtra Commentary: Interview with Juan Gonzales
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Juan Gonzales is the original founder and 1st editor of El Tecolote, California's longest running bilingual newspaper that is printed in both English and Spanish. This free bilingual biweekly publication was founded in 1970 at San Francisco State University's La Raza Studies Department after the 3rd World Strike agreement. He reflects about the pol…
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As political consciousness arose in the Mission, many San Francisco organizations mobilized and took on city leaders demanding not just recognition, but active participation of programs and services designed by and for their communities. As progress was slowly bubbling, some of these youth were experiencing harassment by police and neglect from the…
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Cynthia Alicia Meza is a San Francisco Unified School District, Spanish Immersion Teacher of 19 years, a mother of four, troop leader of San Francisco Troop number one of the Radical Monarchs and Latin American Teachers Association Teacher of the Year in 2016. We asked her to reflect on episode three Wellness in the Time of School Chaos, a Round Ta…
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Ep 3: Wellness In The Time of School Chaos: A Roundtable
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We present a conversation about healing and wellness in light of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. We hosted a roundtable with dedicated individuals who join us to share their wisdom and insight : Anthony Ceja, Former Real Alternatives Program (RAP)Employee and now Senior Manager for the System of Support for the San…
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Ep 2 Tattoos That Only I Can See / Tatuajes Que Solamente Yo Puedo Ver
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In 1993, the first free tattoo removal program was established in San Francisco through a partnership between SF Department of Public Health, Real Alternatives Program (RAP) and CARECEN SF. In this episode, we explore the 28 year history, purpose and effects of the 2nd Chance Tattoo Removal Program currently located at CARECEN SF. We talk with Lari…
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Ep 2 eXtra Commentary: Tattoos That Only I Can See with Lourdes Herrador (English Version)
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As part of the Episode 2 RAMA podcast Tattoos That Only I Can See. Tatuajes Que Solamente Yo Puedo Ver, we have additional commentary by former employee at RAP's Casa de Jovenes , and Instituto Familiar de La Raza, Lourdes Herrador, LMFT Therapist, who talks about the residual effects of tattoos and their removal both on the individual, family and …
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Ep 2 eXtra Comentario: Tatuajes Que Solo Yo Puedo Ver con Lourdes Herrador (Español)
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Como parte del podcast RAMA del Episodio 2, Tatuajes Que Solo Yo Puedo Ver , tenemos comentarios adicionales de Lourdes Herrador, Terapista exempleada de la Casa de Jóvenes de RAP y del Instituto Familiar de La Raza, quien habla sobre los efectos residuales de los tatuajes y su eliminación tanto en el individuo como en la familia y comunidad. Visit…
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We follow the story of the establishment of the altar at the Bryant Street campus, the first of its kind in a public school setting within San Francisco Unified School District and how the two agencies, Real Alternatives Program (RAP) and Instituto Familiar de La Raza (IFR) came together through cultural spiritual healing practices. We also address…
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Ep 1 eXtra Commentary: Self-Care with Michelle Alvarez-Campos
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Instituto Familiar de La Raza's Clinical Supervisor Michelle Alvarez-Campos gives reflections about the El Altar y La Vida episode, providing family services in times of crisis, resilience, and self-care to re-energize our focus and prevent burnout. This episode was produced and edited by Darren J. de Leon and Socorro Gamboa. Donate to RAMA Bluepri…
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In this episode, Los Delis talk about how living and creating in SF's Mission District (1996 - 2001) developed Los Delicados' stage presence. Included is also a close encounter with Bill Murray and the recipe for the Mission Libre cocktail. Featured tracks include "Bryant St." and "I Know They Will Not Be Satisfied..." from the 2000 release Word De…
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Listen to the history of how Los Delicados started from the mouths of Los Delis, Darren J. de Leon, Norman Zelaya and Paul S. Flores. They also talk about the inspiration behind the creation of the poetic form known as Presentes. This episode features two tracks from their CD "Word Descarga" (Calaca Press) CV Cafe #1 and ¡PRESENTE! Heroes, Sheroes …
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In this episode, Project 1521 collaborators offer special performances of original writings inspired by Sandy Rodriguez’s traditional, hand-processed paintings on amate paper from the series You Will Not Be Forgotten. On Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 at 6pm, we will be presenting online for San Francisco's City Lights Bookstore Reading series. Yo…
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P1521 E9: The Collective Voice and Total Time
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When we think of total time, when we speak of collective voice, when we dream of having choices, the long arcs of history resonate in painful ways. Project 1521 member Darren J. de Leon talks with principal coordinator of Project 1521 Adolfo Guzman-Lopez. They explore the themes of collective voice and total time. (Produced by Sara Harris)…
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P1521 E8: La Malinche, Malintzin, Malinalli, or Doña Marina
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In this episode, we discuss the contemporary context of La Malinche. We speak with author and editor of Feminism, Nation and Myth: La Malinche, Amanda N.H. Gray about La Malinche's role in today's society. Project 1521 members Sara Harris and Linda Ravenswood de Montaño discuss Federico García Lorca poetry about the legacy of one of the key histori…
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P1521 E7: Poets In Conversation: Yago S. Cura and Arminé Iknadossian
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In today's episode, we capture Project 1521 Poets Yago S. Cura and Arminé Iknadossian about their perspectives and approaches to writing poetry, teaching, mentorship, and their ancestors. This episode was produced by Darren J. de Leon and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.By Darren J. de Leon
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E5: Goldie's Farm's Carlos Garcia and Summer Movies
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In this episode we are joined by Owner and Proprietor of Goldie's Farm Carlos Garcia. We are reviewing 3 movies: Frank Perry's Last Summer, Last Summer (2021) and The Way Way Back (2013).By Darren J. de Leon
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P1521 E6: Listen to What the Land is Saying
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The date is July 26, 2021. Listen to what the land is saying is a phrase I’ve been hearing from Southern California American Indian scholars and tribal members for a few years. I wanted to learn more, so we talked to Cal State Long Beach professor Theresa Gregor to explain. Also, Project 1521 member and poet Darren J. de Leon has been listening to …
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On today's show, we’ll talk about the land we stand on and the land inside us, and being caught in between. Project 1521 member Gloria Enedina Alvarez writes about those states. She’s a Los Angeles writer. Project 1521 member Darren J. de Leon talks with Gloria and shares her recording of Poeticas (w/Greg "Goyo" Hernandez)We also get an update abou…
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P1521 E4: Ancestors and the End of Conquest
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On today's show, Project 1521 members poet Linda Ravenswood de Montano and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez talk about their ancestors and how they inform their poetry today. Their conversation touches the past of their childhoods and through the ancestral influences that have shaped their writings and senses. Thank you for listening to this podcast. This episo…
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