On April 5th, Teachers for Class War spoke with Hollister educator and poet Joe Navarro about local struggles, his 1st grade students, poetry and history. An educator since 1994, Navarro is a "literary vato loco," teacher, student and community activist. He also has experience as a factory worker, union leader, author and poet, and a father.

Navarro is a contributor to The Cost of Privilege: Taking On the System of White Supremacy and Racism and author of Ambidextrous (In Two Languages)." In the interview, Navarro discusses what politicized him, and the non-traditional road he took to find his way back to the classroom to teach. Finally, Navarro talks about the need for, history of, and struggles over bilingual education in Hollister, and the problems with "zero-tolerance" policies.

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