Lupe Salazar, Natalie Rivera, and Beverly Nelson
Recorded
April 14, 2019
Archived
April 14, 2019
01:04:51
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Id:
ddd001757
Description
Friends and community advocates Beverly Nelson (54) and Natalie Rivera (51) speak with Lupe Salazar (51), founder of Barrios Unidos, about their shared connection as mothers of children who are drug users.Subject Log / Time Code
LS talks about going back to get a degree to educate herself on addiction
LS talks about not turning her back on her son even though there was stigma and discrimination in the community
BN talks about her step son being a user and the moment she realized it is not a choice
LS talks about "querencia" which relates to belonging and family and the core of Barrios Unidos
NR talks about being a recovering alcoholic and never knowing she needed help
LS talks about soul sickness being at the root of the addiction
BN tells a story of making a difference with one person at a time as her guiding story
NR talks about educating of children being important, "educating the educated."
LS talks about when her son got out of prison for the first time and he said everything was the same, nothing had changed in Rio Arriba County
LS talks about hoping for a crisis triage in the community so there could be a positive place and somwhere safe for users
Participants
- Lupe Salazar
- Natalie Rivera
- Beverly Nelson