Ramon del Castillo reads “A Strut Down Memory Lane in North Denver,” an original poem that celebrates culture and reflects on stories of solidarity and community. Ramon pays tribute to the North Side and gives listeners a glimpse into gentrification, displacement, and intergenerational wounds of colonization. 

Ramon is a retired professor who taught at Metropolitan State University of Denver for 35 years. He served as the Director of El Centro de las Familias and the PODER Project at NEWSED. Ramon was the Chair of the Master's Program of Nonprofit Management at Regis University and of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Program at Metropolitan State University. Read more of Ramon’s poetry here: https://coloradopoetscenter.org/poets/castillo_ramon/ 

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