LA MUJER OBRERA (PRC Oral Storytelling Project)

In this episode, listeners will hear from the Executive Director of La Mujer Obrera, Lorena Andrade, and Community Organizer, Hilda Villegas.

La Mujer Obrera (LMO) is a local organization in El Paso, TX, specifically Chamizal, that works with residents to support economic development, community building, community health, and civic engagement. LMO approaches this support in a two-directional approach. Through Familias Unidas del Chamizal, LMO protects against discriminatory housing practices and supports residents with environmental health, housing, education, and essential quality of life. The other way that LMO works with the community is through Proyecto Verde. Proyecto Verde works to build community knowledge through ancestral food traditions. LMO is currently working on building climate resilience in its programming and community projects. In partnership with academic experts and community members, LMO developed an action-oriented planning process for community climate resilience. The process started with an assessment of neighborhood assets (both infrastructure and community knowledge). LMO will collaborate with experts to build a green infrastructure and emergency preparedness plans. All of this work culminates with the Chamizal Climate Resilience Planning Summit. All information from the Summit will ultimately help inform the Chamizal Community Plan for Climate Resilience.