Café Con Pam

Written By Lorena Banda

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“In this episode of Cafe con Pam, Pam chats with Lorena, a trailblazer in political organizing and reproductive justice. Lorena shares her journey starting from San Antonio, Texas, moving to New York City at the height of the pandemic, and the life experiences that drove her into the politics scene.

The conversation gets real as Lorena dives into sex positivity and the complex relationship between politics and sexuality. It's all about breaking down barriers and empowering communities through education and open dialogue. So grab your cafecito and join us!”

 
Lorena Banda

Lorena Rodriguez Banda has served as an electoral campaign strategist, and experienced professional in grassroots organizing, government, and in the Femtech industry. Her very first campaign was Jessica Cisneros for Congress TX-28 where she started off as a volunteer and eventually worked her way up as the San Antonio Field Organizer. Lorena moved to New York City in 2020 to pursue her political career, which led her to work on over 6 electoral campaigns at the state and local level. Most recently she was the Training Manager at EMILYs List under their Training and Community Engagement department in Washington D.C.

Lorena is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and first-generation, receiving her Bachelors in Social Work from Texas State University. She is especially passionate about redefining what it looks like for a woman, especially BIPOC women, to run for office. Lorena is the Founder of The P Files Newsletter, which aims to break sexual pleasure and health stigmas/taboos within BIPOC communities and to change what it looks like to be a woman running for office by discussing the taboo subjects society has ignored.

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