Centering Survivors: The Farmworker Movement, Cesar Chavez, and What Comes Now feat. Dr. Angelica Cortez

Join us in conversation with Dr. Angelica Cortez on Centering Survivors, The Farmworker Movement x Cesar Chavez and what’s next for cultivating movement spaces that center joy and safety. PS - we recorded this on IG Live so it's a little rough!Guest: Dr. Angelica “Gel” Cortez is the Founder and CEO of LEAD Filipino, a national civic, cultural, and advocacy organization advancing Filipino American leadership across California, Texas, and Nevada. A queer Filipina American community builder shaped by San José’s civic culture, Ethnic Studies, and Filipino American organizing traditions, Dr. Cortez brings more than 15 years of experience in public policy, racial equity, and organizational development. Her work has spanned immigrant rights advocacy in Los Angeles, legislative policy in Sacramento, and equity initiatives with Silicon Valley–based healthcare and civic institutions.We also want to uplift our local organizations at the forefront of centering community care, find them on instagram: @sisepuedecollective @next_door_solutions @yourywca Nationally, you can check out @freefromdotorg a national survivor-led organization on a mission to build a world free from gender-based violence. A world where everyone is free to live to their full potential.Its official! We're relaunching Other Perspectives with Ellina Yin, exploring how culture, technology, and civic life shape the places we live. Each piece offers grounded analysis and lived experience to illuminate the systems influencing our lived realities. From policy insights to cultural memory to emerging tech, this podcasts aims to bring clarity to what’s happening and why. Subscribe to the newsletter on Substack: https://ellinayin.substack.com/