Brava Presents
Indómitas: Live Podcast with guest Laura Guzmán
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
7:00pm in Brava’s Cabaret
Indómitas is a live monthly podcast series hosted by Chelis López of KPOO and Radio Bilingüe, featuring untamable voices of fierce women artists and activists. For the September 2024 podcast, Indómitas will interview Laura Guzmán, a national leader who has spearheaded transformative initiatives at the forefront of harm reduction, homelessness, health, and housing.
Please note that the live podcast will be conducted in Spanish.
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ABOUT laura guzmán
LAURA GUZMÁN
Laura Guzmán born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the Executive Director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC), a national nonprofit that advocates for the rights and well-being of people who use drugs. As a national leader, she has spearheaded transformative initiatives at the forefront of harm reduction, homelessness, health, and housing. Her leadership at NHRC has not only garnered national recognition, it has also secured substantial investments, including a $61 million commitment from California’s Opioid Settlement Funds to extend the California Harm Reduction Initiative she championed. Prior to becoming Executive Director of NHRC, Laura served as Senior Director of Capacity Building and Community Mobilization, which under her leadership saw the expansion of innovative programs such as Project DOPE, a pioneering naloxone distribution initiative.
Her commitment to advocacy and service began during the AIDS epidemic, shaping her deep dedication to offering dignified support and care to those in need.
Laura holds a Juris Doctor degree from the New College of California School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. She is Chair of the Alameda County Commission on Health Care for the Homeless.
EN ESPAÑOL
Laura Guzmán nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina, y es la Directora Ejecutiva de la Coalición Nacional para la Reducción de Daños (NHRC), una organización sin fines de lucro a nivel nacional que aboga por los derechos y el bienestar de las personas que consumen drogas. Como líder nacional, ha encabezado iniciativas transformadoras en la vanguardia de la reducción de daños, la falta de vivienda, la salud y la vivienda. Su liderazgo en NHRC no solo ha obtenido reconocimiento nacional, también ha asegurado inversiones sustanciales, incluido un compromiso de $61 millones de los fondos de liquidación de opioides de California para extender la Iniciativa de Reducción de Daños de California que ella defendió. Antes de convertirse en Directora Ejecutiva de la NHRC, Laura se desempeñó como Directora Sénior de Desarrollo de Capacidades y Movilización Comunitaria, que bajo su liderazgo vio la expansión de programas innovadores como el Proyecto DOPE, una iniciativa pionera de distribución de naloxona.
Su compromiso con la defensa y el servicio comenzó durante la epidemia del SIDA, dando forma a su profunda dedicación a ofrecer apoyo y atención dignos a los necesitados.
Laura tiene un título de Juris Doctor de la Facultad de Derecho del New College de California y una Licenciatura en Lingüística de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. Es Presidenta de la Comisión de Atención Médica para Personas sin Hogar del Condado de Alameda.
ABOUT INDÓMITAS
Indómitas is a live podcast series hosted by Chelis López of KPOO and Radio Bilingüe, featuring interviews with fierce women artists and activists
Each month in Brava’s Cabaret, Indómitas will interview female singers, writers, poets, activists, artists, journalists, filmmakers, and others – some well-known and some deserving to be – for live broadcast. These 60-minute conversations will cover the women’s stories of achievement, pitfalls, and hopes for their futures.
Be ready for open and honest conversations, where intimacy fosters the sharing of joy, fear, acceptance, and ultimately, the strength of women. It’s our time to be the ones who narrate our stories of who we are, what we do, what matters to us and how we organized and stand up for our rights.
Indómitas Podcast Series will be available through Chelis López’ website, and other platforms.