Wed. Draft Questions - Chloe Rabinowitz

In Sobreviviendo, the idea of songwriting meetings is brought up in terms of how they “offer invaluable interaction, convivencia, and dialogue” (Gonzalez 133). How does providing space for communities to gather/come together facilitate growing unity between community members? Can this unity be seen in other contexts besides songwriting, like community centers?

In the article about farmworkers in America during the coronavirus crisis, the CARES relief act is deemed often inaccessible to many essential farmworkers who are documented, “the legislation blocks many farmworkers from seeking federal help” (revealnews.org). How does the juxtaposition of deeming these farmworkers essential to America’s food systems while also excluding them from the coronavirus relief funds created to protect struggling workers promote the sentiment that undocumented people in this country are disposable?

Also in the article about undocumented farmworkers in America, the article highlights America’s response to coronavirus towards undocumented workers as a function of deeper mistreatment of undocumented people as a whole. How does the coronavirus crisis expose underlying sentiments of misjustice and mistreatment of undocumented immigrants within American society?

The NPR article describes a variety of musicians playing music at rallies and protests against the current administration’s border policies. How does music and shared outward expression help to bridge the gap between cultures, transcending social justice movements beyond the confines of ethnic or cultural heritage?