Episode Six: Politics and the South America with Manuela Valle-Castro

Manuela Valle-Castro (she/they) is a Chilean activist and scholar of Mestiza background who has been a guest to Turtle Island since 2005 and to Treaty 6 since 2015. They hold a Ph.D. in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC and a Masters in Women's and Gender Studies from the same university. Manuela is a resident of the core-neighbourhood and the Coordinator of the Anti Racism Network. As a guest on T6, she is working towards learning her responsibilities and to pursue the dream of social justice that she brought from home. Shownotes: Mothers of Plaza De Mayo Historical Context into Today: Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Chile agrees to hold referendum on constitution: 5 things to know Eduardo Galeano & Isabel Allende Open Veins of Latin America  Sheelah Mclean Article "We Built a Life From Nothing" Zapatists in Chiapas, Mexico: Who are the Zapatistas?  Enrique Dussel "Ethics of Liberation"