Cafe Con Pam Podcast

Listeners, we're back this week with Analilia Mejia.Analilia Mejia is one of the foremost national political leaders in the progressive movement and is the Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy, the nation’s largest multiracial organizing network on the left. Prior, she served as the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Deputy Director. Previously, Mejia built on her experience of running victorious issue advocacy campaigns to serve as Political Director on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign, which built a massive rank-and-file union support program and galvanized Latino groups across the country. Analilia is a proud Afro-Latina, Jersey girl, and mom of two. During this episode we talked about:04:40 - Growing up working class05:27 - Thrive and not just survive08:46 - A union job changed everything14:56 - Privileges17:28 - Types of organizations and being a power-building org18:15 - All actions are worthy21:45 - Being afrolatina31:08 - Education36:27 - Her work journey38:04 - Pressures and po