Flip the Script: The Future is Female - Executive Directors of ACLU SD & Alliance SD, Norma Chavez Peterson and Andrea Guerrero: Latinas Leading in Historic Times

Executive Directors of ACLU SD & Alliance SD, Norma Chavez Peterson and Andrea Guerrero: Latinas Leading in Historic Times

08/17/17 • 64 min

On the third episode of "Flip the Script", co-hosts Nicole Capretz and Ismahan Abdullahi sit down with the Executive Directors of ACLU (Norma Chavez Peterson) & Alliance San Diego (Andrea Guerrero) as they tell us their personal stories, how they found their voice as Latina immigrants and how they became leaders in the progressive movement. They also explore the current political climate and the respective work they are doing to flip the script in San Diego.

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