by Vanessa Cervantes
<p><strong>Welcome to the Radical Hope Project Podcast, your stop to listen in on stories of resilience, advocacy, and hope!</strong></p><p></p><p>The Radical Hope Project is a student-driven initiative at California State University Long Beach, using art and digital media to amplify voices of resistance, foster unity, and inspire resilience in the face of adversity.</p><p></p><p>The Radical Hope Project podcast is an artistic expression of resistance and resilience. It unites the community through counter-storytelling to enable collective healing, connect individual stories to larger community struggles, and foster unity at CSULB and its surrounding communities. Students, staff, faculty, and community members share their stories of hope through tumultuous times.</p><p></p><p></p>
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April 30, 2025
<p>In this episode of the Radical Hope Project, host Vanessa Cervantes welcomes Kevin Mora—CSULB Master's in Social Work graduate student, mental health advocate, and heart-forward visionary. Kevin reflects on his journey through advocacy and social work, sharing how purpose finds its shape in community and creativity. Together, Vanessa and Kevin explore what it means to be radical and hopeful in a world that often feels heavy—and how hope doesn’t need to roar; sometimes it hums through hummingbirds, sunlight, and late-night study sessions. They speak to the silenced child within, the artist in all of us, and the sacred act of telling your story out loud.</p><p>This episode is an invitation: to lean on one another, to grow something meaningful, and to believe that sharing your truth—even in whispers—can be revolutionary.</p>
April 23, 2025
<p>In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Fernando Pinedo, a hospice worker and MSW colleague from CSULB. Fernando opens up about his personal journey shaped by familia, resilience, and the powerful influence of medical social workers who helped guide him into the social work profession. He speaks candidly about the importance of being emotionally present—for both clients and peers—and how honest conversations serve as a healing outlet in his life and work.</p>
April 16, 2025
<p>We have our first guest!</p><p>In the second episode of the Radical Hope Podcast, host Vanessa Cervantes sits down with her MSW colleague, Evelyn Del Cid Martinez. Evelyn shares how she maintained hope while recounting her journey of migrating from El Salvador as a young girl, navigating the foster care system, and finding her voice. She also defines what radical hope means to her.</p>
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