Despite a long tradition of midwifery in the Black community, which predates the founding of the United States, less than 2% of midwives today are Black. In this episode we share the story of Kim Durdin, who found her calling in reclaiming midwifery and birthwork.

It is part one of two episodes where we bring you the stories of Black midwives in Los Angeles devoted to helping women experience empowered births through their foundation and birth center, Kindred Space LA.

The Calling

We often refer to birth as miraculous, and it can also seem mysterious. Many times there is a veiling around birth and labor, and the types of work mothers and birthworkers do to bring new life into this world. In this episode, Allegra Hill shares birth stories from her family and how her personal journey led her into the world of birthwork. 

It is part two of our miniseries on Black midwives in Los Angeles devoted to helping women experience empowered births through their birthing center and foundation.

Episode 27: It's Magic

This fall, California’s fast food workers won a historic victory when Governor Newsom signed AB 1228, which ensures the creation of a fast-food industry council with the ability to determine wages and industry standards, and which, importantly, includes worker voices. The bill also means that by next spring, the minimum wage for California’s fast-food workers will go up to $20 an hour.

In this episode, Mauricio Juarez shares his journey from working in the silver mines in Taxco, Mexico to working in fast-food in San Diego in his sixties, and becoming a part of the Fight for $15.

To learn more about the fast-food industry, please check out our recent reports:

(2022)"Fast-Food Frontline: COVID-19 and Working Conditions in Los Angeles" - bit.ly/fast-food-frontline

(2021) "The Fast-Food Industry and COVID-19 in Los Angeles" - bit.ly/fastfoodcovid19

These reports were a collaboration between the UCLA Labor Center, UC Berkeley Labor Center, UCLA Labor Occupational Health and Safety Program, and UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program.

To learn more about the Fight for $15, visit fightfor15.org.

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Here Comes Mau!

Today we are sharing an episode from our friends at Feet in 2 Worlds, an independent media outlet and journalism training program that empowers the voices of immigrant journalists.

We hear from women who work at the intersection of labor and immigration, including our own Labor Center director Saba Waheed. These women discuss the most pressing threats to immigrant workers, as well as the ways immigrants can resist and also support one another.

This episode is a part of a Feet in 2 Worlds series called The Hustle, which focuses on the ways immigrants navigate a changing economy — today and throughout history. 

To learn more about Feet in 2 Worlds, please visit fi2w.org.


Re:Work presents "The Shifting Immigrant Hustle" (from Feet in 2 Worlds)

A women-led podcast that spotlights stories of work and activism to humanize and break down economic and racial justice issues. Produced by Veena Hampapur and Saba Waheed.

Re:Work presents "The Shifting Immigrant Hustle" (from Feet in 2 Worlds)

Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center

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