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Sala de consumo | Consumption Room

Daniel Alarcón Pablo Argüelles Camila Segura Luis Fernando Vargas

April 09, 2024 |

Radio Ambulante |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Mexicali, Baja California

La Sala is a community center that provides harm reduction services to those in need. People can come in to exchange used needles for clean ones and other supplies to make drug use safer. The Center also provides naloxone and testing for HIV and other diseases, all for free. The Center reopened in mid-2019 and has had about 1,900 visits since then.

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Ratas en el paraíso

Daniel Alarcón

March 19, 2024 |

Radio Ambulante |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Conservationists are eradicating an invasive species of rat on the Galapagos Islands to protect native species, many of which are endangered, and local agriculture. To do so, they capture native species that could be harmed, then scatter rat poison around the islands by hand, drone, and helicopter.

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The Deliveristas

Daniel Alarcón Natalia Sánchez Loayza

May 02, 2023 |

Radio Ambulante |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Deliveristas Unidos started as a WhatsApp group for local delivery workers to connect, but over time it turned into a mobilized organization of thousands of delivery workers ready to take to the streets to protect their rights as workers. Through their organizing, the group managed to get a legislative package passed that enacted several laws that guaranteed their rights and protections, including access to bathrooms in restaurants across the city, transparent communication with delivery apps about tips, as well as hourly pay.

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