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Frontline Dispatches with Guest Lamar Wise from Portland

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The people of Portland have been in the streets demanding dignity and respect for Black lives while facing attacks by federal police. Lamar Wise, an organizer in Portland, shares with OrgUp how Black people and people of color in Portland are fighting back.

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Xiomara Corpeño

Xiomara (she/they) has spent the last 20 years working for justice as both staff in the non-profit sector and as volunteer. Xiomara has a deep history working on immigrant rights, voter engagement, reproductive justice, and capacity building. Their work has always been centered on raising up migrant leaders to demand economic, social and political justice. More recently, Xiomara has been working with migrants and migrant rights efforts in Tijuana. Xiomara is also a parent of two wonderful children and a member of the Convergence Magazine editorial board.