1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and welcome to stuff. 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: We never told your production, but I hear radio and 3 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: welcome to I guess the first recording because I think 4 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: we've already released one episode of Activists around the World 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: because we did a review. Uh, but it's okay, So 6 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: the first recording of Activists around the World in Yes, 7 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: we're here, we've arrived, and we kind of wanted to 8 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: do a follow up episode on some of the activists 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: that we have already talked about in the past, so 10 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: we're kind of bringing it back. Yes, we're doing some 11 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: more reviews, but it's not a review as much as 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: what are they doing now type of episodes. So whole night, um, 13 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: and let me go ahead and prepare you. Not all 14 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: the updates are good, but I feel like it's still 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: important to know just because it's not a great update 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: doesn't mean we need to ignore it or we can't 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: ignore it, especially for highlighting them for their works. And 18 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: then there may be things that diminishes that we need 19 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: to acknowledge that. Um, people make mistakes, things change, So yeah, 20 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: just a heads up. And also this is gonna be 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: a two parter because we've got a few um that 22 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: we wanted to talk about about their work, So yeah, 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: hang tight with us, yes, yeah, So let's started off 24 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: with indigenous activists. Sonya Guadajara, who we first talked about 25 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: in Jahara has been working with her indigenous community in 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: a Boa in Maranyoh, the village in the Amazon rainforest. 27 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: Sorry if I butchered that. Yeah, no, I'm trying to 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: get through it. And for a quick review, Guajajara has 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: been working for the rights of the indigenous people as 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: well as for the protection of the Amazon rain forest, 31 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: which included her creating a documentary titled Motaci Indigenous Emergency, 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: which accused the government, which was under the leadership of 33 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: President Baltonaro at the time, of neglecting and even harming 34 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: the indigenous people, which brought her under the scrutiny and 35 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: harassment from the government. And also as a side note, 36 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: she was on the ticket for vice president of Brazil 37 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: in eighteen with Wallows, but did not win the election. 38 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: So she's she's been trying to be a part of 39 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: the politics. And if you've been paying attention recently, Brazil's 40 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: presidential election has been a trending topic as the previous president, Baltonaro, 41 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: lost to the newly inaugurated President Louise and Nacio Lulu 42 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: da Silva, and with the support of indigenous activists like Guadajara, 43 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: Silva has been able to push forward in taking office 44 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: and she's been making political moves herself. In October of two, 45 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: Guadajara was elected as the first federal indigenous lawmaker from 46 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: Salpolo under the Socialism and Liberty Party and by the way, 47 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: she won with the highest number of votes in the 48 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:59,559 Speaker 1: history of Brazil. But not only that, Just recently, Guadajara 49 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: has been a pointed by President Lula as Minister of 50 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: Indigenous Peoples and upon being appointed, she said, I feel 51 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: very honored and happy with the appointment of minister. More 52 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: than a personal achievement, this is a collective achievement of 53 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: indigenous people's a historic moment for the principle of reparations 54 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: in Brazil. The creation of the ministry is confirmation of 55 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: the commitment that Lula assumes with us UH and we 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: just want to say congratulations to Minister Guadajara and her 57 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: amazing works, and we're so excited to see what she 58 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: will continue to do for her community. Yes, yes, es, yes, 59 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: And then we have Samya Faruki. Faruki is the young 60 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: woman who with her team of all girls from Afghanistan 61 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: created a prototype ventilator made up of spare car parts 62 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: and a lot of ingenuity. The prototype was able to 63 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: run on battery power and making it more affordable for 64 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: those in need. Today, Faruki is now attending Missouri University 65 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: of Science and Technology, and though she should be focusing 66 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: on her education and growth, Fruki has stepped up as 67 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: an ambassador for the women and girls of her home 68 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: country in Afghanistan. Faruki left Afghanistan as the Islamist Taliban 69 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: extremist group to control and power of that country and 70 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: since then, the extreme conditions and laws have restricted the 71 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: education of young women and girls in the country beyond 72 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: the sixth grade. As of December of twenty two. With 73 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: the rise of the Taliban, restrictions on women's rights and 74 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: education has been tighter as they remain in power. Um. 75 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: Originally they said that women would be able to attend 76 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: school and universities, but slowly they restricted the level of 77 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: education and have now restricted it education past the sixth 78 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: grade for for girls and women UM. Faruki and her 79 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: robotics team left due to those types of restrictions. In 80 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: September twenty two, Faruki implored the UN to protect the 81 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: rights and education of the women in Afghanistan. In her speech, 82 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: she said, show your solidarity with me and millions of 83 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: Afghan girls. You must work together to demand at the 84 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: real being of girls schools and the protection of our 85 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: rights funder education system in Afghanistan. Critical resources are needed 86 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: to make sure that children can still learn even as 87 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: the crisis continues. And finally, to all the countries who 88 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: have welcomed Afghans to resettle in your country's give all 89 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: children access to free, safe and quality education, regardless of status. 90 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: If Afghan girls deserve the right to education, do not 91 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: let me and my Afghan sisters become victims of global politics. 92 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Do not let our country become a cemetery of our 93 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: dreams and goals. Yeah. Yeah, she's been traveling, I believe 94 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: a lot more recently and even did speech at her school, 95 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: so I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more from her. Yeah, 96 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: And since arriving to the United States, Rukie has been 97 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: working as an advocate for the young women and girls 98 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: of Afghanistan. And yeah, speaking up about it, And as 99 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: you said, I'm sure I hope be another update in 100 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: the future, and next we wanted to talk about the 101 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: controversy of Ruby Colorado UM. Ruby Colorado just as a 102 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: Review is a trans survivor from El Savador UM and 103 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: in twenty twelve, Korado started the Cassa Ruby, which was 104 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: a resource for the LGBTQ plus community for housing and 105 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: services around d C. She had been applauded for her 106 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: work and continued advocacy for the trans and quator communities 107 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: around the world and seemed to be doing well with 108 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: the organization. Unfortunately, reports have come out about Karado allegedly 109 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: diverting funds and resources from her organizations to her own 110 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: personal accounts. According to the allegations written by The Washington Post, 111 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: Quote Corrado allegedly set up bank accounts for the firms 112 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: and between twenty nineteen and twenty two withdrew more than 113 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: a one hundred thousand dollars and transferred more than four 114 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars into personal bank accounts in El Savador 115 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: without authorization from CASA Ruby's board of directors. In July 116 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: twenty two, the d C Attorney General filed a civil 117 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: comp late in the c DC Superior Court with the 118 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: allegations of violating the city's Nonprofit Corporations Act. The organization 119 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: had been successfully getting grants estimated around nine point six 120 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: million dollars UM, and after several incidents, including karado salary 121 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: being raised two sixty thousand and twenty twenty, the organization 122 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: was denied a renewal from the DC Department of Human 123 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: Services in one, which was one of the larger grants 124 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: for that nonprofit at that time. Colorado stepped down from 125 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: Casa Ruby and the nonprofit shut down completely in July 126 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: of two. So, on top of all of these allegations, 127 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: Karado has also been accused of violating wage laws UH 128 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: It's alleged that Karado was paying less than minimum wage 129 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: and oftentimes not paying the workers the entirety of their 130 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,119 Speaker 1: wages earned UM and in December twenty two, Colorado spoke 131 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: with Washington Blade News and said, this is a persecution. 132 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, I'm interested in people 133 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: knowing all these things because I am a human rights 134 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: activist and what is happening to Ruby Corrado should be 135 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: an alarm for any human rights defender. So I'm not 136 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: really sure where the case is at I believe she's 137 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: still in El Savador at this point, at one point 138 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: from July too. I think just recently they couldn't find 139 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: her and they finally were able to reach her. There 140 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: has been a lot of amendments to this allegation, adding 141 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: new charges, so we'll see what happens. But as of today, 142 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: Casta Ruby does not exist. Makes me really sad because 143 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: it's lost a lot for its intent and losing a 144 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: resource like that which was held as something amazing and new. UM. 145 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: To see it fall apart, it's really sad, especially for 146 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: those who could have used this type of help. Again, 147 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: we don't know what exactly happened. There's a lot of 148 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: allegations and we won't know probably for a little while um, 149 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: and so we'll keep an eye out. But we definitely 150 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: needed to report it because we did talk about her 151 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: amazing works and I don't think it should diminish what 152 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: she went through and her original intent. I don't think 153 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: it should have diminished up. But we have to acknowledge 154 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: when things fall apart, people have to be held accountable. Yes, 155 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: absolutely absolutely, UM. So we'll be keeping an eye on 156 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: that as well, and listeners, you can keep an eye 157 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: out for some more of our updates in the part 158 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: two of this episode, and also for future segments. If 159 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: you have any ideas who we should highlight, please let 160 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: us know. You can email us at Stephanie mom Stuff 161 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: at iHeart media dot com. You can find us on 162 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,599 Speaker 1: Twitter at moms of podcast or Instagram and stuff I 163 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: Never Told You. 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