The Called Activist
The Called Activist
Podcast Description
This is a podcast of the Festival Center where we will interview activists, organizers, advocates, and agents of change and hear why they do what they do. One of the best ways we find encouragement and hope is to hear how people have been transformed, to hear what sparked the passion that fuels them to create change.
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The podcast explores themes centered around activism, justice, and community engagement, with episodes that highlight personal stories from leaders like Caroline Pryor and AnaYelsi R. Velasco Sanchez, focusing on topics such as racial justice in education and sustainable justice movements.

This is a podcast of the Festival Center where we will interview activists, organizers, advocates, and agents of change and hear why they do what they do. One of the best ways we find encouragement and hope is to hear how people have been transformed, to hear what sparked the passion that fuels them to create change.
On this episode of The Called Activist, Festival Center executive director Bill Mefford interviews Kathryn Doan, the Chief Executive Officer of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights. Bill speaks with Kathryn about the Amica Center's various programs and services for immigrants, how the immigration system has become more complex, and much more.
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