Power Station Podcast
1) We have always been financial planners for our clients. Now we have to be security officers, finding the safest path to our offices
Latino Economic Development Center was born out of the Mount Pleasant riots, an historic event in Washington DC ignited in 1991 by police violence and the city’s failure to meet the pressing needs of ...Show More
2) We are unapologetic about being here to support and advocate for Black and Brown communities and that is not going to stop
Why would a president who speaks in dystopian terms about crime call for the Department of Justice’s cancellation of $820 million in grants to hundreds of community-based and national nonprofits with ...Show More
3) We are one of the few organizations that will represent you if you walk into court today
Equal justice under the law may be a goal of our court system, but it is not a guaranteed outcome. There is no right to counsel in civil cases, making low-income tenants in Housing Court at great risk...Show More
4) It is our duty to make sure that our people are safe
Organizing is collective action. It is the tool we employ to overcome harms sanctioned by the state and committed against those who are perceived to be powerless. Organizing exposes inequities, identi...Show More
5) It's not just if we win, it is how we win that builds power
Democracy is not just a concept; it is a practice. America’s belief in its citizenry’s right to self-expression, to dissent and to elect our political leaders is codified into constitutional amendment...Show More
6) Our power as citizens in this moment is to care
For Ty Hobson-Powell, being a child of Washington DC goes deeper than living with the United States Capital and the White House as a backdrop. It is not just that politics is in his bones and that he ...Show More
7) This is for everyone and everyone should be able to contribute
The advent of the internet changed how we interact with friends, our nation and the world. We are all there now, accessing news and popular culture through social media apps, attending school, working...Show More
8) All roads lead back to voting
At the highest levels of government our elected officials are violating the Constitution, ignoring court orders and trampling societal norms to undermine decades of progress in America. They are demon...Show More
9) Our job is to organize the veteran flank of a much broader progressive movement
For José Vasquez, leading Common Defense, a national nonprofit comprised of 200,000 veterans who share progressive values, is an extension of the oath he took as a 17 year old enlistee. He swore to an...Show More
10) We are contributors, we are not takers
How is it possible that in 2025, America is funding and operationalizing daily raids on Latinos in the form of arrests, detainments, deportations and disappearances? What can justify the vilification ...Show More