Maggie Loredo, Pocha House and Otros Dreams en Accion

Maggie Loredo (She/Her/Ella) Activist and Executive Director of Otros Dreams en Acción (ODA). She grew up in the United States undocumented and was forced to return to Mexico in 2008. Since 2013, she has organized participatory research processes on the experiences of people who have been deported and forced to return to Mexico, with whom she has created a community. Along with her community, she advocates for family reunification and mobility for all through an intersectional and narrative approach. She has participated in academic spaces, international media and co-authored publications. In 2015, she co-founded Otros Dreams en Acción (ODA), a Mexican non-profit organization. She is also the co-creator of the Pochas So What podcast. She is the impact producer for “El Digno Retorno” documentary directed and produced by Jose Eduardo Aguiliar.