Journeys is a bite-sized podcast series featuring immigrants and refugees living in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. Our mission is to center the voices of immigrants in our community while providing a platform for storytelling, cultural connection and unity.
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Doing Everything in Your Power With Leonina Arismendi
Leonina Arismendi is an immigrant from Uruguay who has lived many lives — as an artist, a civil rights activist, and now a published author. Their story has taken many turns, but the running thread has always been about creation: finding a career in art, establishing safe spaces for marginalized artists, building grassroots organizations from the ground up, and now helping migrant farmers share their stories through Farmer’s Footprint for the past three years.
Leonina is currently working on a series of writings in Spanish for News Latino Today supporting communities in North Carolina and beyond with information on the impact of climate change. They currently serve as a Lead Prevention Ambassador for Young Gifted and Green and a Climate Reality Leader in DC. They also received one of eight inaugural Environmental Artivist Fellowships of 2024 from Social Arts and Culture and the Aspen Institute’s Arts Program, and is currently co-working on a public arts project in Ward 5. Listen to the episode to hear how Leonina has found a sense of power as an undocumented parent, and prioritizes work that’s rooted in joy.
The organizations mentioned in this episode include:
Defensores de la Cuenca
Young, Gifted & Green™
Iglesia del Pueblo Freedom Church of the Poor
Photo by Gabriela Paola Franco Peña and Ben Israel for Nature Forward’s Pertenecido: Nuestras Raíces, Nuestra Tierra: A Naturally Latinos Photo Book.
23 Aug 2024
Becoming an Olympian with Giuseppe Lanzone
On our sixth episode of the fourth season of Journeys, we sit down with two-time Olympic rower for Team USA and co-founder of Peruvian Brothers Giuseppe Lanzone. Giuseppe discusses the sacrifices it takes to make the Olympics, recapturing your heritage, and starting a business as an immigrant.
Music: Ketsa - Acid Road
19 Jul 2024
Resolving Trauma with Rola Z
On our next episode of the fourth season of Journeys, we chat with Rola Z, the creator of Funny Arabs Show, DC's only Dark Comedy Show and Co-founder of DC Traumedy Festival. Rola discusses her experience finding community and bonding with people through comedy to get through trauma.
Music: Ketsa - Acid Road
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