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RAMA Blueprints
RAMA Blueprints is about the legacy of San Francisco's Real Alternatives Program (RAP), a revolutionary youth service organization who practiced Self-Determination and empowered their generation, community and city. In 1969, Jim Queen co-founded Real Alternatives Program or RAP, a youth advocacy agency with an emphasis on community leadership development for and by San Francisco youth. Since the agency’s opening, they developed generations of community leaders. But eventually the agency closed…
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Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: Reclamation of Sanctuary - Reclamacion del Santuario
RAMA Blueprints presents their latest Tres Generacíones/Three Voices live podcast Reclamation of Sanctuary - Reclamacion del Santuario recorded on Wednesday…
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Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: Past, Present, and Future - The Mission District's Cultural Artivism and Resistance
RAMA Blueprints presents their latest Tres Generacíones/3 Voices live podcast Past, Present, and Future - The Mission District's Cultural Artivism and…
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eXtra Commentary: Dr. Sal Nuñez
We present an eXtra commentary from Dr. Salvador “Sal” Nuñez on the 5/28/26 live RAMA Blueprints episode “Nuestra Sagrada Salud: Community Mental Health,”…
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Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: Nuestra Sagrada Salud/Community Mental Health
RAMA Blueprints hosts its 6th episode of their live series "Tres Generaciones/Three Voices.” The episode titled “Nuestro Sagrado Salud - Community Mental…
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📍 Under The Avocado Tree. El Matriarquio Salvando Community Roots Garden (Part 2)
Live from Community Roots Garden in Oxnard, California, this joint RAMA Blueprints/Que Madre podcaast. Co-hosts Socorro and Ana Rosa-Rizo Centino reflect on a…
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eXtra Commentary: Dr. Sai Leatutufu Burch
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Sai Letutufu Burch, founder of SLB Strategies, to reflect on the discussion “From Invisibility to Visibility: the Rise of the…
RAMA BlueprintsUnder the Avocado Tree: La Matriarquia Salvando Community Roots Garden
CALL TO ACTION Join us to defend that spirit at the Community Roots Garden in Oxnard Saturday, February 28th at 11am: 1801 Joliet Place, Oxnard, CA. Welcome to…
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RAMA's Live Tres Generacíones/Three Voices -From Invisibility to Visibility: The Rise of the Vasa People in SF
This is Rama Blueprints Podcast's 5th live discussion live in their Tres Generacíones/Three Voices series from the Brava Women for the Arts Theater Cabaret in…
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eXtra Bio: Ricardo Calderón
En este episodio del podcast, conversamos con el Sr. Ricardo Calderón, uno de los fundadores de CARECEN, una organización clave para la comunidad inmigrante en…
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eXtra Commentary: Darren J. de Leon and Socorro Gamboa
In this eXtra Commentary, we delve deep into the creation and intentions behind 'The Last Harvest' episode. Join CARECEN SF's Juan Rivera as he interviews…
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"They Didn't Know We Were Seeds" Tres Generacíones/Three Voices Live
"They Didn't Know We Were Seeds" is a powerful episode from the RAMA Blueprints Live podcast, "Tres Generaciones/Three Voices." Recorded on February 27th, 2025…
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eXtra Bio: Gene Royale
Discover the impactful journey of Gene Royale in this eXtra Bio episode of the RAMA Blueprints podcast. Gene Royale, a pivotal figure in San Francisco's…
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Roots of RAP (part 3): The Last Harvest
In this episode of the Rama Blueprints Podcast, we delve into the history and impact of the Real Alternatives Program (RAP) from the mid-1980s until its…
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Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: Above and Beyond: Silencio Jamás
RAMA Blueprints Podcast presents their Tres Generacíones/Three Voices live podcast series at BRAVA Cabaret in San Francisco. The panel addresses the…
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eXtra Commentary: Tia Chucha's Trauma To Transformation
On February 8th, 2024 we facilitated a discussion about the current state of Juvenile Justice in San Francisco as part of our Tres Generaciones/Three Voices…
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Shut It Down!: The Closure of YGC (RAMA Live)
In 1969, the Real Alternatives Program called for the closure of SF’s Youth Guidance Center. 50 years later in 2019, the SF Board of Supervisors overwhelmingly…
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eXtra Herstory: 2 Women of CALLES in Platica - Street Rapport and Response
In this extra for the RAMA Blueprints, we hear from three women who worked in the Real Alternatives Program's (RAP) CALLES Street Outreach program. We present…
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eXtra Commentary: Roberto Ariel Vargas
In this RAMA eXtra, we hear commentary from Roberto Ariel Vargas, the Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement and Senior Staff for the Community…
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eXtra Bio: Orlando Torriente
In this eXtra for RAMA Blueprints, we hear from one of the Mission’s beloved sons, Orlando Torriente, who as a young man found his way out of a problematic…
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Roots of RAP part 3: Mitchell Salazar, Loyal to the Soil
In a multi-part episode, we begin to tell the story of Mitchell Salazar, the Real Alternatives Program's executive director from 1984 to 1999. We cover from…
RAMA BlueprintseXtra Herstory: Fatima Ramirez & Paseo Artistico
Fatima Ramirez, Executive Director of Accíon Latina and publisher of El Tecolote in San Francisco's Mission District talks about the role their Paseo Artisico…
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RAMA Commentary - Stacie Powers Cuellar (Tres Generacíones/Three Voices)
In this commentary, Stacey Powers Cuellar, Executive Director at Brava, continues to be a warrior for the arts and the community. In this commentary about the…
RAMA BlueprintsEpisode 6: Tres Generacíones/Three Voices: Sustaining the Work through Resiliency
RAMA Blueprints Podcast presents an intergenerational conversation on the theme “Sustaining the Work through Resiliency” with Dr. Concepcion “ Concha” Saucedo…
RAMA BlueprintsRAMA eXtra Bio: Dr. Concha Saucedo
In this eXtra of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast, we listen to Doctora Concepcion Saucedo- Martinez PH.d also known to many with respect and love as “Concha”, who…
RAMA BlueprintsPreview of Dr. Concha Saucedo eXtra
On the next RAMA Blueprints podcast, Dr. Concha Saucedo-Martinez, in her own words.
RAMA BlueprintseXtra Bio: John Nauer
In this eXtra of the RAMA Blueprints, we speak with John Nauer who was trained at the Real Alternatives Program (RAP) under the tutelage of Mitchell Salazar…
RAMA BlueprintsPreview of eXtra: John Nauer
Community Activist John Nauer reflects on his life’s journey, the obstacles, and hurdles that helped shape his life, while contributing to his own…
RAMA BlueprintsEp 5 eXtra Commentary: Metzi Henriquez
In this extra of the Rama Blueprints podcast commentary, we hear from Metzi Henriquez, who currently works as a therapist for the San Francisco Department of…
RAMA BlueprintseXtra Bio: The Carrillo Brothers
In this Extra Episode of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast we hear from Dr. Ricardo Carrillo and Arturo Carrillo, both born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission…
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eXtra History: Esperanza Echavarri
Esperanza Echavarri's journey leads her to work with EMUNYO and RAP. A retired licensed clinical social worker, community activist, organizer, and cultural…
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eXtra History: Jim Queen
In this installment of the RAMA Blueprints eXtra, we listened to the family origins and the San Francisco roots of Real Alternatives Program founder Jim Queen…
RAMA BlueprintsEp 5: Roots of RAP (part2): The Tree Begins to Grow
Based on the Principles of Real Alternatives Program (RAP), we look at how this youth movement takes actions to better their conditions. We go in depth on 3…
RAMA BlueprintsA Joint Podcast with RAMA Blueprints and HealthCare Untold
We present a special joint podcast between HealthCare UnTold and RAMA Blueprints Podcast. HealthCare Untold is a Podcast dedicated to giving voice to everyday…
RAMA BlueprintsEp 4 eXtra Commentary: Interview with Juan Gonzales
Juan Gonzales is the original founder and 1st editor of El Tecolote, California's longest running bilingual newspaper that is printed in both English and…
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Ep 4: Roots of RAP (part 1): EMUNYO
As political consciousness arose in the Mission, many San Francisco organizations mobilized and took on city leaders demanding not just recognition, but active…
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Ep 3 eXtra Commentary: Cynthia Alicia Meza
Cynthia Alicia Meza is a San Francisco Unified School District, Spanish Immersion Teacher of 19 years, a mother of four, troop leader of San Francisco Troop…
RAMA BlueprintsEp 3: Wellness In The Time of School Chaos: A Roundtable
We present a conversation about healing and wellness in light of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. We hosted a roundtable with…
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Ep 2 Tattoos That Only I Can See / Tatuajes Que Solamente Yo Puedo Ver
In 1993, the first free tattoo removal program was established in San Francisco through a partnership between SF Department of Public Health, Real Alternatives…
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Ep 2 eXtra Comentario: Tatuajes Que Solo Yo Puedo Ver con Lourdes Herrador (Español)
Como parte del podcast RAMA del Episodio 2, Tatuajes Que Solo Yo Puedo Ver , tenemos comentarios adicionales de Lourdes Herrador, Terapista exempleada de la…
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Ep 2 eXtra Commentary: Tattoos That Only I Can See with Lourdes Herrador (English Version)
As part of the Episode 2 RAMA podcast Tattoos That Only I Can See. Tatuajes Que Solamente Yo Puedo Ver, we have additional commentary by former employee at…
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Ep 1: El Altar y La Vida
We follow the story of the establishment of the altar at the Bryant Street campus, the first of its kind in a public school setting within San Francisco…
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Ep 1 eXtra Commentary: Self-Care with Michelle Alvarez-Campos
Instituto Familiar de La Raza's Clinical Supervisor Michelle Alvarez-Campos gives reflections about the El Altar y La Vida episode, providing family services…