It Could Happen Here

2025 Q&A

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CZM Rewind: CZM Book Club: "The Orchard of Tomorrow" by Kelsea Yu

Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful. Original Airdate: 7.21.2024 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help. Donation links for groups featured in this series:  Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/ [https://borderkindness.org/donate/] Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund [https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund] Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/ [https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/] Original Air Date: 11.1.24 Sources: https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2023-11/OIG-24-07-Nov23.pdf [https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2023-11/OIG-24-07-Nov23.pdf] https://www.notiparole.com [https://www.notiparole.com] https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 [https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5] https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html] https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ [https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino] https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/ [https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/] https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border [https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border] https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf [https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/] https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/ [https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/] https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one [https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one] https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html [https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html] https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf [https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf] https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers [https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers] https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama [https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center

In the fourth installment of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks to migrants at Lajas Blancas reception center north of the Darién, who can often be stuck there for months without the money to continue their journeys. Original Air Date: 10.31.24 Sources: https://www.notiparole.com [https://www.notiparole.com] https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 [https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5] https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html] https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ [https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino] https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/ [https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/] https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border [https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border] https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf [https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/] https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/ [https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/] https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one [https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one] https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html [https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html] https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf [https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf] https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers [https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers] https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama [https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind

In part three of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks about what drives Venezuelan and African migrants to make the journey through the Darién Gap. Original Air Date: 10.30.24 Sources: https://www.notiparole.com [https://www.notiparole.com] https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 [https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5] https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html] https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ [https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino] https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/ [https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/] https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border [https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border] https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf [https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/] https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/ [https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/] https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one [https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one] https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html [https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html] https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf [https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf] https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers [https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers] https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama [https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.