Power in the People: Calling On Our Village

Tune in to this episode with special guest Angelica Fontes of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. A second-generation Cape Verdean American who grew up in Brockton, Angelica serves as a Community Organizer. She developed an interest in civic engagement during early adolescense, and has been driven by the pursuit of social justice and equity for BIPOC communities. Her work focuses on centering, supporting, and empowering community voices that have been doing the work and living in the realities for decades. Angelica states "trauma doesn't stop where the bullet hits", we need to build a village and operate in unity.