Mia Wong

Welcome, welcome to quarter one of the recession. This is going to be the best quarter of the economy for a long time.

Welcome, welcome to quarter one of the recession. This is going to be the best quarter of the economy for a long time.

Welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast that asks the question, what happens when the people who are trying to help put things back together are also being exploited in the process? I am your host, Mia Wong, and today we are going to be talking about a union that is attempting to do exactly that.

Welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast that asks the question, what happens when the people who are trying to help put things back together are also being exploited in the process? I am your host, Mia Wong, and today we are going to be talking about a union that is attempting to do exactly that.

Welcome to It Could Happen Here, a podcast that asks the question, what happens when the people who are trying to help put things back together are also being exploited in the process? I am your host, Mia Wong, and today we are going to be talking about a union that is attempting to do exactly that.

And with me to discuss this are Jess and Jesus, who are mentors for Friends of the Children PDX and members of the Friends PDX Union Network. Yeah, Jess, Jesus, welcome to the show.

And with me to discuss this are Jess and Jesus, who are mentors for Friends of the Children PDX and members of the Friends PDX Union Network. Yeah, Jess, Jesus, welcome to the show.

And with me to discuss this are Jess and Jesus, who are mentors for Friends of the Children PDX and members of the Friends PDX Union Network. Yeah, Jess, Jesus, welcome to the show.

Yeah, thank you. Yeah, I'm really happy to talk to you both because I think this is a very, very unique and interesting union, especially, you know, talk about especially right now. But to get people sort of rolling, can you explain what Friends of the Children is and what it is that you two do?

Yeah, thank you. Yeah, I'm really happy to talk to you both because I think this is a very, very unique and interesting union, especially, you know, talk about especially right now. But to get people sort of rolling, can you explain what Friends of the Children is and what it is that you two do?

Yeah, thank you. Yeah, I'm really happy to talk to you both because I think this is a very, very unique and interesting union, especially, you know, talk about especially right now. But to get people sort of rolling, can you explain what Friends of the Children is and what it is that you two do?

Yeah, and I mean, you know, I think that you can look at this and see how it's supposed to work structurally. And, you know, you were talking about, like, I mean, this is supposed to be a, like, over a decade-long commitment to these kids, right?

Yeah, and I mean, you know, I think that you can look at this and see how it's supposed to work structurally. And, you know, you were talking about, like, I mean, this is supposed to be a, like, over a decade-long commitment to these kids, right?

Yeah, and I mean, you know, I think that you can look at this and see how it's supposed to work structurally. And, you know, you were talking about, like, I mean, this is supposed to be a, like, over a decade-long commitment to these kids, right?

That ideally you're working with the same person and, you know, you're forming really deep emotional attachments because you can't not do that if you're doing this kind of work. But then also... you know, in order for that to work, I think this is, you know, you can see this from the outside, it's like, in order for this to work, this has to be a job that you could stably do for a decade, right?

That ideally you're working with the same person and, you know, you're forming really deep emotional attachments because you can't not do that if you're doing this kind of work. But then also... you know, in order for that to work, I think this is, you know, you can see this from the outside, it's like, in order for this to work, this has to be a job that you could stably do for a decade, right?

That ideally you're working with the same person and, you know, you're forming really deep emotional attachments because you can't not do that if you're doing this kind of work. But then also... you know, in order for that to work, I think this is, you know, you can see this from the outside, it's like, in order for this to work, this has to be a job that you could stably do for a decade, right?

Yeah, I mean, there's this way in which you're effectively... What this job is, is you're the person who is trying to mitigate the impact of literally all of the structural systems of violence that exist in this entire country. And how they're just sort of targeted down on these kids. And your job is to try to...

Yeah, I mean, there's this way in which you're effectively... What this job is, is you're the person who is trying to mitigate the impact of literally all of the structural systems of violence that exist in this entire country. And how they're just sort of targeted down on these kids. And your job is to try to...

Yeah, I mean, there's this way in which you're effectively... What this job is, is you're the person who is trying to mitigate the impact of literally all of the structural systems of violence that exist in this entire country. And how they're just sort of targeted down on these kids. And your job is to try to...