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"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
Natural healing can take many forms. These days, the Latin American curandera is re-emerging in the US, after generations of going underground. On this edition, producer Erica Hellerstein takes us on a journey to identity through an ancient medicinal practice.
Special thanks to Claire Schoen, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, Lauren Villa, Sandra Pacheco, and the members of the Sol Collective.
Featuring:
Lauren Villa, UC Berkeley Graduate Student; Atava Swiecicki Garcia, Healer; Sandra Pacheco, Healer and Professor of Chicana Latina Indigenous Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies; Patricia Torres, owner of Mystical Collections; Anna, Psychotherapist and Sol Collective Member; Lauren Villa s father.
