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Emi Reyes is a true change maker, a champion for Latinos, immigrants and all who face barriers to building economic security. Hear her!
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Ww have always been financial planners for our clients. Now we have to be security officers, finding their safest path to our offices Podcast Episode · Power Station · 10/06/2025 · 40m

Latino economic power starts at Latino Economic Development Center where superstar CEO Emi Reyes builds community, business acumen, housing opportunity and resiliency. Listen to my @powerstation.bsky.social podcast and share (plus follow me!) bit.ly/3WvDpOl

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We are unapologetic about being here to support and advocate for Black and Brown communities and that is not going to stop Podcast Episode · Power Station · 09/29/2025 · 39m

There is a lot of talk about crime but do we know which communities are disproportionately impacted by gun violence? @josealfaro.bsky.social tells the real story on this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social and shares how Community Justice Action Fund is changing the conversation.
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Do not miss the great Chijioke Akamigbo on how Rising for Justice is training a new generation of public interest lawyers while representing those most at risk of eviction and homelessness. And yes, these awesome lawyers and social workers are in Court every day to meet the moment.

We are one of the few organizations that will represent you if you walk into court today Podcast Episode · Power Station · 09/22/2025 · 33m

Just a reminder that that while too many national leaders are defunding resources that help communities struggling with low incomes and eviction, great nonprofit organizations like Rising for Justice are on the literal frontlines of standing up for their housing & human rights. bit.ly/3W1jt5P

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It is our duty to make sure that our people are safe Podcast Episode · Power Station · 09/15/2025 · 37m

How does organizing and power building among Latinx community members in Virginia create accountability by Amazon, ICE and the public officials who operate at the expense of the community? @larareza.bsky.social tells the
La ColevtiVA story on @powerstation.bsky.social bit.ly/3Ir9fsh

I loved interviewing Chris Melody Fields Figueredo on @powerstation.bsky.social about how Ballot Initiatives Strategy Center supports grassroots coalitions in winning ballot measures that move democracy forward. Hear her and share! bit.ly/4nI20Ws

Our power as citizens in this moment is to care Podcast Episode · Power Station · 09/01/2025 · 39m

Ty Hobson Powell is a powerful voice for underserved communities, a leader who champions equity in #WDC and across this nation. His new book #TheFireThisTime asks us to push past apathy and embrace activism. Hear him and share!
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This is for everyone and everyone should be able to contribute Podcast Episode · Power Station · 08/25/2025 · 34m

We get the power of technology to organize, mobilize voters and push equitable policy change forward. But there is a huge opportunity to do this more creatively, across silos and without corporatization. @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy tells all on @powerstation.bsky.social. bit.ly/46630D8

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If you want to know what is happening with voting, redistricting, the Census and all things democracy (and we all need to) take a moment to hear my @powerstation.bsky.social conversation with the awesome @thecelinafactor.bsky.social CEO of @lwvus.bsky.social. bit.ly/45Jk40F

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Our job is to organize the veteran flank of a much broader progressive movement For José Vasquez, leading Common Defense, a national nonprofit comprised of 200,000 veterans who share progressive values, is an extension of the oath he took as a 17 year old enlistee. He swore to an

Veterans are not okay with authoritarianism, racism and the implosion of democratic norms. In fact, the 200,000 veterans who are members of @commondefense.bsky.social are standing up to this administration's devastating cuts to the V.A. and so much more. Listen and share!
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We are contributors, we are not takers How is it possible that in 2025, America is funding and operationalizing daily raids on Latinos in the form of arrests, detainments, deportations and disappearances? What can justify the vilification

Listen and share this powerful @powerstation.bsky.social interview with Sindy Benavides, founding executive director and exceptional leader of Aquí, The Accountability Movement. We talk about galvanizing the $4.1 trillion buying power of Latinos in America. (And follow me)!
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Organizing is the Swiss army knife of changemaking Podcast Episode · Power Station · 07/28/2025 · 42m

In this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social
@elyssafeder.bsky.social talks about how @risingorganizers.bsky.social, the nonprofit she founded is training a new generation of organizers and creating the organizing infrastructure that nonprofits need.
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nonprofits generate to drive policies and investments that create responsive public systems and meet material human needs. The opining misses the reality that it is people, in affected communities that, when they organize, influence change. They miss that nonprofits are deeply endangered.

It is clear that the @bsky.app community cares deeply about our battered democracy and the people, communities and institutions that are already impacted. But the opining often leaves out where solutions come from, it undervalues the innovation, expertise, research, data and strategies that

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We all have mental health issues Podcast Episode · Power Station · 07/21/2025 · 31m

@activeminds.bsky.social is leading a vital movement for mental health in America. My @powerstation.bsky.social interview with Brandi Pretlow goes deep into how standing with youth and young adults from middle school to college campuses is changing how we prioritize mental health.
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We are straddling the social justice and banking worlds We have a long history in America of institutions and public systems that do not serve all members of the public equally. As Erin Kilmer-Neel shares on this episode of Power Station, the financial ser

Do you know the story of Beneficial State Bank owned by nonprofit social justice investor @beneficialstfdn.bsky.social? The awesome @erinkilmerneel.bsky.social Kilmer Neel tells the story of advancing racial equity in banking: bit.ly/4kG7yEx Listen, share (and follow me)

If you believe in the right of people to have a roof over their heads and in public policy solutions that are based in lived experience and evidence, this @powerstation.bsky.social episode will resonate and inspire. @mcleanwillis.bsky.social
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