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Des Moines City Council At-Large Candidate Marlu Abarca brings us the 411 on why she is running and how she would represent all Des Moines residents!

You won't want to miss todays special episode in our Faith and Politics series as Pastor Debbie Griffin speaks with advocate Marlu Abarca who is the vice chair of the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs and is currently running for Des Moines City Council at-large. Join us as Marlu shares a piece of her journey through spirituality, being a part of the LGBTQ+ community, her extensive social justice work, and drive to make sure she leaves Des Moines better than she found it.    

Mike and Tammy chat with Marlu Abarca about her work with bilingual programming at the Des Moines Public Library.DMPL Annual Report: https://www.dmpl.org/about-us/annual-reportDMPL/Evelyn K Davis Digital Literacy Class: https://www.dmpl.org/events/digital-literacy-class-0#.XDwWBy3MzEYLatinos in Iowa 2018 report: https://www.iowadatacenter.org/Publications/latinos2018.pdfLatino Day on the Hill LIVE SHOW: https://humanrights.iowa.gov/cas/la/events/2019-latino-day-hill

Noura Abu Ghosh (An-Najah National University) reflects on her interview with Latinx advocate Marlu Abarca.

Marlu Abarca is a Los Angeles native who moved to Iowa for college in 2010. After moving to Des Moines in 2014, she has gotten involved in civic engagement through local non-profits, like Al Éxito!, volunteering at Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs, and a full-time job at the Des Moines Public Library. PAYCE Fellow Genesis Buckhalton (Drake University) describes how Marlu focuses on local change to bring cultural awareness and to represent the Latino community in Iowa. Song credit: "Flauta" from Miente, miente, que algo queda by los tu.l.a. At Free Music Archive.

As a child, Marlu Abarca would often interpret for her mother. But what she lost she also gained in translation. Marlu is now a first generation college graduate with a bachelor's in psychology from Grinnell College.