El Calentón

El Calentón Ep. 12 [LIVE]: Trump-Harris Presidential Debate (Los Hot Takes)

With the race for the White House neck and neck, what happens on that stage could shape the future of this country—and the terrain we’re organizing on for the next four years. This isn’t just about one debate, either—it’s about the long road ahead to building real political power for nuestra gente. The pundits will focus on soundbites and poll numbers, but we’re here to get to the core of what’s at stake for us: exposing the abuses to immigrant communities, confronting economic inequality, demanding an end to the genocide in Palestine, and so much more. Tune in to hear from Mijente and compas across the state, for our unfiltered breakdown of everything that went down. We’ll be talking about what’s said, what’s left unsaid, and what it all means for our fight ahead. Hosted by Ali Bigio, Marisa Franco and Jorge Gutiérrez Guests: DJ Sizzle and Bulmaro Vicente mijente.net/join [https://mijente.net/join]

El Calentón Ep. 11: Mijente’s 2024 Electoral Position and Perspectives (En Vivo)

Summer is almost gone but El Calentón sigue ardiendo all year long. In this live episode we will discuss Mijente's 2024 Electoral Position and Perspectives! A lot is happening around us — endorsements, political discussions, hope for the future and uncertainties on how to get there. Here at Mijente, we believe that "hablando nos entendemos", so we want to share with our audience: what does the remainder of Biden's term look like for our communities, what does Project 2025 mean, and what's the hype with Harris + what are our concerns. Hosted by: Ali Bigio, Jorge Gutierrez and Marisa Franco

El Calentón Ep. 09: ¡Palestina Libre! A conversation with Linda Sarsour

Student encampments, water jugs and massive protests across the world. After 200+ days of an ongoing genocide in Palestine we continue to collectively demand for an immediate ceasefire and a total divestment from Universities in the United States to the State of Israel. In this episode, our very own Marisa Franco- Executive Director at Mijente, had a powerful conversation with Brooklyn born Palestinian-Muslim-American organizer, Linda Sarsour. Linda Sarsour has been at the forefront of many insurgent and historic campaigns. Don’t miss this important conversation! Join us at mijente.net/join Hosted by: Aliana Bigio, Cinthya Rodriguez and Jorge Gonzalez Produced by: Vladimir Pérez Carrucini

El Calentón Ep. 07: Coming out of the shadows, sin miedo: The history of our movement

In this episode we were accompanied by our Political Director and Immigration Organizer / Badass activist, Tania Unzueta. We discussed the history of the immigration movement, and took a trip down memory lane to March 10th, 2006 when over 100,000 protesters flooded Chicago’s downtown Loop. ¿Qué ha pasado en nuestro movimiento desde entonces? What wins, losses and lessons have been key in our growth and development as an organization. Hablamos de eso y más… ¡ojo! 👀 También le dimos su chancletazo🩴a Biden for the use of the term "illegal" in his State of the Union speech. Hosted by: Aliana Bigio, Cinthya Rodriguez and Jorge Gonzalez Produced by: Vladimir Pérez Carrucini

El Calentón Ep. 06: Hablemos de inmigración: Political context and organizing opportunities

🗣️In this episode, we discussed the latest immigration news happening in the United States.➡️We talked all about the Border Security Bill, SB4, the National Guard, and the Biden administration catering to the likes of Abbott, Desantis, and others' ultraconservative & anti-immigrant sentiments.📍Additionally, we had the privilege of interviewing Jacinta Gonzalez, Mijente's Policy Director, who provided valuable insights into these topics. We also had our traditional temperature check🔥where we discussed a campaign put out by our compas at La Resistencia, which involves Bad Bunny actually being a conejo malo. Hosted by: Aliana Bigio, Cinthya Rodriguez and Jorge Gonzalez Produced by: Vladimir Pérez Carrucini