Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:22:30 +0000Captivate.fmcontact@iconico.io (Iconico Campaigns)https://artwork.captivate.fm/da4657bd-def5-4d74-b2b8-0d67ab694025/OmYJnh1TxjuaNAlvDBYUCIgo.jpgIconico Campaignscontact@iconico.ioIconico CampaignsIconicoXchange is hosted by long-time activist and advocate, Luis Avila, who has founded multiple organizations that are focused on creating positive change for communities of color. Season one consists of a series of conversations with change-makers from across the country working in a multitude of spaces from education, immigrant rights, labor unions, to elections. We explore why they were moved to become leaders themselves, how they approach their work, and the lessons learned they want to pass along to the newest generations of leadership that are being born out of the chaos that is 2020.http://www.iconico.io/iconicoxchange.htmlnoserialCampaigning During COVIDAt this time in 2019, while many organizations across the country were gearing up to take one one of the most contentious and important presidential election cycles in history, no one could have imagined that they would also have to do all of this work while figuring out how to reach out to, engage, and mobilize volunteers and voters during a global pandemic that has devastated the country. Another change is that this year Arizona has become a battleground state. In this episode we talk to Alex Steele, a veteran in electoral campaigns and who served as the Campaign Director of Arizona Ready, a grassroots campaign with the goal to recruit and train thousands of volunteers in Arizona to take on the Trump/Pence campaign. We discuss what campaigning has been like in 2020, what has been more challenging, what has been easier, and what we can take away from all of it. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>At this time in 2019, while many organizations across the country were gearing up to take one one of the most contentious and important presidential election cycles in history, no one could have imagined that they would also have to do all of this work while figuring out how to reach out to, engage, and mobilize volunteers and voters during a global pandemic that has devastated the country. Another change is that this year Arizona has become a battleground state. In this episode we talk to Alex Steele, a veteran in electoral campaigns and who served as the Campaign Director of Arizona Ready, a grassroots campaign with the goal to recruit and train thousands of volunteers in Arizona to take on the Trump/Pence campaign. We discuss what campaigning has been like in 2020, what has been more challenging, what has been easier, and what we can take away from all of it.

]]>f31bf78a-3709-402b-810a-d283c5b91b77Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -070030:58nofull16At this time in 2019, while many organizations across the country were gearing up to take one one of the most contentious and important presidential election cycles in history, no one could have imagined that they would also have to do all of this work while figuring out how to reach out to, engage, and mobilize volunteers and voters during a global pandemic that has devastated the country. Another change is that this year Arizona has become a battleground state. In this episode we talk to Alex Steele, a veteran in electoral campaigns and who served as the Campaign Director of Arizona Ready, a grassroots campaign with the goal to recruit and train thousands of volunteers in Arizona to take on the Trump/Pence campaign. We discuss what campaigning has been like in 2020, what has been more challenging, what has been easier, and what we can take away from all of it.Iconico CampaignsUnapologetic Black & Brown LeadersSharhonda Bossier, the Deputy Director of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), talks to us about her experience with anti-blackness as she grew up and what it looks like now in her work where she is trying to create safe spaces for educators of color where they are vastly outnumbered. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>Sharhonda Bossier, the Deputy Director of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), talks to us about her experience with anti-blackness as she grew up and what it looks like now in her work where she is trying to create safe spaces for educators of color where they are vastly outnumbered.

]]>dec3efc7-7b38-4d46-bdee-faf7471c2c95Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -070033:58nofull15Sharhonda Bossier, the Deputy Director of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), talks to us about her experience with anti-blackness as she grew up and what it looks like now in her work where she is trying to create safe spaces for educators of color where they are vastly outnumbered.Iconico CampaignsHow Republicans Keep WinningThis episode Luis talks to Luis Heredia, the current Executive Director for the Arizona Education Association, the largest labor union in Arizona. Through his experience in congressional offices, as a delegate to the DNC, and long history of working with a lot of the political talent in the country, he talks about how Republicans continue to implement tactics that assure they keep power squarely in their corner. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>This episode Luis talks to Luis Heredia, the current Executive Director for the Arizona Education Association, the largest labor union in Arizona. Through his experience in congressional offices, as a delegate to the DNC, and long history of working with a lot of the political talent in the country, he talks about how Republicans continue to implement tactics that assure they keep power squarely in their corner.

]]>a265a964-8e11-4195-92fb-428fd0647514Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:00:00 -070021:30nofull14This episode Luis talks to Luis Heredia, the current Executive Director for the Arizona Education Association, the largest labor union in Arizona. Through his experience in congressional offices, as a delegate to the DNC, and long history of working with a lot of the political talent in the country, he talks about how Republicans continue to implement tactics that assure they keep power squarely in their corner.Iconico CampaignsThe Black and Brown Get DownMary Moran is the founder of Our Voice, Nuestra Voz, an organization based in NOLA that works with Black and Brown families to ensure quality education for their children. In this episode, Mary talks about her experience working with communities that both preserve and curate a deep history of Black People but also are seeing a new wave of immigrants displaced by violence in Central America. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>Mary Moran is the founder of Our Voice, Nuestra Voz, an organization based in NOLA that works with Black and Brown families to ensure quality education for their children. In this episode, Mary talks about her experience working with communities that both preserve and curate a deep history of Black People but also are seeing a new wave of immigrants displaced by violence in Central America.

]]>f55eeae9-e368-436b-a41f-0da16894429cTue, 15 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -070020:00nofull13Mary Moran is the founder of Our Voice, Nuestra Voz, an organization based in NOLA that works with Black and Brown families to ensure quality education for their children. In this episode, Mary talks about her experience working with communities that both preserve and curate a deep history of Black People but also are seeing a new wave of immigrants displaced by violence in Central America.Iconico CampaignsUnions In The Time Of COVIDGabby Seay is the Director of Political Action at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, one of the largest labor unions in the country, representing across five states and Washington, D.C. in the northeastern area of the country. She shares with us how the current pandemic has hit the most vital front-line workers and how unions that try to protect those workers have had to shift their work over the years. Gabby also shares how she navigates the struggle for power for the community that happens bot during and outside of election cycles. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>Gabby Seay is the Director of Political Action at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, one of the largest labor unions in the country, representing across five states and Washington, D.C. in the northeastern area of the country. She shares with us how the current pandemic has hit the most vital front-line workers and how unions that try to protect those workers have had to shift their work over the years. Gabby also shares how she navigates the struggle for power for the community that happens bot during and outside of election cycles.

]]>15baa275-0136-4a3e-9aca-8667e68991ceWed, 09 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -070022:25nofull12Gabby Seay is the Director of Political Action at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, one of the largest labor unions in the country, representing across five states and Washington, D.C. in the northeastern area of the country. She shares with us how the current pandemic has hit the most vital front-line workers and how unions that try to protect those workers have had to shift their work over the years. Gabby also shares how she navigates the struggle for power for the community that happens bot during and outside of election cycles.Iconico CampaignsMijente Shaping Meaning in the WorldOur host, Luis Avila has a candid conversation with Marisa Franco, co-founder and Director of Mijente, an online organizing tool for Latinx and Chicanx activists. Marisa is a Latinx rights advocate and community organizer who went from growing up in the small town of&nbsp;Guadalupe, AZ, to running national campaigns. In this episode she talks about what pushed her to become a leader and how she created an organization that manages to always make its supporters feel like they are a part of something much larger than themselves. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/iconicoxchange">Support this podcast</a>Our host, Luis Avila has a candid conversation with Marisa Franco, co-founder and Director of Mijente, an online organizing tool for Latinx and Chicanx activists. Marisa is a Latinx rights advocate and community organizer who went from growing up in the small town of Guadalupe, AZ, to running national campaigns. In this episode she talks about what pushed her to become a leader and how she created an organization that manages to always make its supporters feel like they are a part of something much larger than themselves.

]]>c5798620-8a9f-43a5-bc99-1fe5877581acThu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -070025:03nofull11Our host, Luis Avila has a candid conversation with Marisa Franco, co-founder and Director of Mijente, an online organizing tool for Latinx and Chicanx activists. Marisa is a Latinx rights advocate and community organizer who went from growing up in the small town of Guadalupe, AZ, to running national campaigns. In this episode she talks about what pushed her to become a leader and how she created an organization that manages to always make its supporters feel like they are a part of something much larger than themselves.Iconico Campaigns