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Closing the Gap
by Tania Roa and Adriana Medina
There are a lot of gaps in society- the racial wealth gap, gender equality gap, education access gap, and more. To help close these gaps, best friends Colombian-American Tania Roa and Mexican-American Adriana Medina share stories that go against the status quo, so we can all gain new perspectives and begin a journey towards collective healing. As they navigate today’s world with its many overlapping crises, Tania and Adriana provide a space for listeners to imagine what a better future could look like.
Episodes
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Empowering Youth Leaders with Pooja Tilvawala
For our last episode of Season 2, we are welcoming Pooja Tilvawala, Founder and Executive Director of Youth Climate Collaborative (YCC), a global youth-led nonprofit building the conditions for young people to create, sustain, and scale climate leadership and action. YCC engages 6,000+ youth...
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From Fear to Solidarity: United Against Anti-Immigrant Policies
The Trump administration’s attacks on migrants in the United States has attempted to instill fear in American citizens, immigrants, and governments worldwide. Migrants have been dehumanized in the past (this is not new), but there is an increased awareness of immigrant policies and injustices due...
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The Power of Community with Fatimata Chan
Fatimata Chan is a poet, author, climate activist, speaker, and an award-winning scholar. She has founded multiple initiatives, published a poetry book, and takes different approaches to her activism such as through academia, policy, and art. Fatimata’s interconnected approach to human rights...
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How to Opt Out of Capitalism
Listen to this episode for ways to save money while supporting your values! Co-hosts Tania and Adriana share what companies they boycott and why, and which alternative companies have ethical practices they support. Many of the companies on our boycott lists have documented labor rights violations...
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Green Spaces, By Us and For Us: Angelina Alanis of Festival Beach Food Forest
Welcome, Angelina Alanis! Angelina is the Communications & Partnerships Coordinator at Festival Beach Food Forest. She talks about the importance of food forests and urban green spaces in general. The Festival Beach Food Forest, based in Austin, Texas, was founded on Indigenous land stewardship...
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The Many Ways We Stand Up for Change
Co-hosts Adriana Maria and Tania explore diverse forms of protest, from marches and vigils to calling legislators and creating art builds. They also delve into more extreme actions like hunger strikes, showcasing the range of ways dedicated activists push for change. But protest isn’t just for...
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Finding Hope in Climate Justice with Carol Viana
Carol Viana (she/her) is a passionate advocate for climate justice in Brazil and beyond. Her expertise in environmental engineering and sustainable farming practices led her to work with international organizations including the Rainforest Alliance and the United Nations. Her work with these...
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Change Through Collective Action with Aura Vasquez
Aura Vasquez (she/her) is an Afro-Latina Colombian immigrant, community leader, organizer, and justice-oriented policy expert. She has worked extensively with the Los Angeles City Council, impacting legislation across Los Angeles county and the broader state of California. Aura’s efforts towards…
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Beyond Binaries: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Environmental Movements with Brandon Rothrock
Brandon Rothrock (he/him) is a queer geographer supporting fellow LGBTQ+ environmentalists as they navigate their careers. Through his research and advocacy, he advances environmental justice for marginalized communities. Brandon’s experience in higher education, sustainability issues, and energy...
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A Year of Social Justice: Reflections on 2023
When we understand what brought us to where we are today, we can decide where to go from here. In this episode, co-hosts Tania Roa + Adriana Maria Medina discuss social justice events in 2023 that led to collective action. As we reflect, we can learn from them and determine our priorities for…
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Activism, But Make It Fashionable with Chi.qc
Chi Bailey, lover of God and high quality clothing, expresses his spirituality and fashion taste through his brand Chi qc™. All pieces are upcycled, hand crafted, and sweatshop free, speaking out against the harmful impacts of fast fashion on people and the planet. Low quality clothes produced in...
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Leaning Into Change
Closing the Gap co-hosts Tania Roa and Adriana Medina welcome you back to the podcast with a new season: Season 2. To start off the season, Tania discusses her summer living in Colombia and Adriana shares her first impressions of her new home in New York City, unceded land of the Lenape or...
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Identifying as a Minority in the U.S.
It's our last episode of Season 1! Tania & Adriana take time to reflect on the past season and celebrate the beautiful, progress-oriented community we've all built - that includes you! We then discuss something very close to our hearts: what it's like to live in the United States when you lack...
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Climate Justice is Social Justice: Climate Operation
Meet our first international guest: Heizal Patricia Nagginda of Uganda. Heizal founded Climate Operation to create a place where all people can learn about the climate crisis, how it impacts them, and what they can do to address it. Climate Operation began as a regional hub and is now an...
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The Gente in Gentrification
Gentrification impacts communities around the world. It can lead to increased cost of living, displacement of long-term residents, and discriminatory behavior. We analyze gentrification trends in México City, Puerto Vallarta, and California and use them as examples of a larger issue. To allocate...
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Community Building Against Oppression: Melanated Youth
Students Ahsha Jones and Chloe Serrano founded Melanated Youth, a BIPOC youth-led coalition that uplifts members of the community who need it most. The coalition provides resources and organizes demonstrations to end inequality on all fronts through mutual aids, protests, and discourse. Ahsha and...
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Making Mental Health Services More Accessible with Sergio Maldonado
Sergio Maldonado is a Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student at Purdue University from Pomona, California. His research examines therapeutic experiences of the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated community to find culturally-relevant practices that provide support during life after incarceration....
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The Struggle to Identify in the Latin Diaspora
People of Latin American descent can identify as Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, Latine, or Chicano/a/x. Others prefer to identify as Indigenous as a way to reclaim their roots. Others identify according to their nationality(ies), such as Colombian-American or Mexican-American, to speak out against...
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Representation in the Outdoors: Our Paper Trails
Meet Veronica Castillo and Miguel Venegas of Our Paper Trails. Four years ago, this power couple decided to transform their lifestyle and live in a van to reach their traveling and financial goals (they just paid off their student loans - woot woot!). Joining the vanlife and nomadic communities...
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Allyship All Year Long: A Tribe Called Queer Founder, Sabine Maxine Lopez
Pride month is every month! Sabine Maxine Lopez, founder of A Tribe Called Queer, discusses how her Instagram page grew to a brand and now a nonprofit organization. This platform creates and shares resources for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and LGBTQIA+ (see definition below)...
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The Theory of Intersectionality
American scholar and civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term "intersectionality" in 1989 as a way to describe what Black women are subjected to. Recently, this theory has received mainstream attention as people from other marginalized communities, from Asian Americans and Pacific...
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Warren Dickson On Hip Hop & Environmental Education
Meet Warren "Dzign" Dickson, hip hop artist from Watts, California who combines his love for music, community, and the environment through education and advocacy. Warren highlights the connections between different social causes, specifically, racial justice, wildlife conservation, and...
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The Impacts of War & the Refugee Crisis
In light of Russia's attack on Ukraine, Tania & Adriana discuss the impacts war has on citizens. Ukraine is gaining a lot of international attention, and while we are glad the media and governments are responding to this attack, we can't help but question why this situation is receiving such…
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Introducing: Closing the Gap
Hi everyone! Welcome to our first episode! Meet your hosts Tania and Adriana. We talk about our Latinx backgrounds, immigrant parents, and what inspired us to create this podcast on Closing the Gap(s) in society through social justice, healing, and taking action. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There are a lot of gaps in society- the racial wealth gap, gender equality gap, education access gap, and more. To help close these gaps, best friends Colombian-American Tania Roa and Mexican-American Adriana Medina share stories that go against the status quo, so we can all gain new perspectives and begin a journey towards collective healing. As they navigate today’s world with its many overlapping crises, Tania and Adriana provide a space for listeners to imagine what a better future could look like.
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There are a lot of gaps in society- the racial wealth gap, gender equality gap, education access gap, and more. To help close these gaps, best friends Colombian-American Tania Roa and Mexican-American Adriana Medina share stories that go against the status quo, so we can all gain new perspectives...
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