Why We Must Always Believe Survivors | Capítulo 263

About this episode

Diosa and Mala discuss the allegations against Cesar Chavez and the importance of believing survivors.

This week on Locatora Radio, Diosa and Mala respond to New York Times investigative reporting that reveals that Cesar Chavez, civil rights leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, groomed and sexually abused young girls. Dolores Huerta, feminist leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, shares her own story of sexual assault for the first time. In this episode, Mala reflects on the victim blaming that survivors deal with. Diosa discusses the culture of silence that enables the abuse of girls and women.  Source: Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years. By: Manny Fernandez, Sarah Hurtes Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Diosa, Mala

Guest: Dolores Huerta

Topics covered

• survivor support
• sexual abuse
• victim blaming
• civil rights
• feminism
• culture of silence

Keywords

• Cesar Chavez
• Dolores Huerta
• sexual assault
• victim blaming
• survivors
• National Farm Workers Association

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Farm Workers Association

Books & works: Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years

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