MOVEMENT with Meklit Hadero + Ruby Ibarra

Date and Time

• Tuesday, May 12, 2026  7pm - 8:30pm

Location

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Details

MOVEMENT with Meklit Hedero, KALW's podcast in residence, brings you a special live episode featuring rapper and director Ruby Ibarra.

At a time when immigrants are being vilified and attacked, Movement with Meklit Hadero uplifts the songs, stories and cultural power of immigrant communities. Movement claims public space for immigrant musicians to define narratives of migration on their own terms, based in songs, cultural wisdom and ancestral lineage. For all of these reasons, the beautifully crafted show has been selected as KALW's 2026 Podcast in Residence. May 12th features Ruby Ibarra, Filipina emcee and cultural organizer and winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. 

About Movement with Meklit Hadero

Movement with Meklit Hadero is a podcast that uplifts the songs, stories and cultural power of immigrant communities. They are both a music discovery show and an audio archive of belonging, hosted by Ethiopian-American singer-composer and former refugee Meklit Hadero. Launched in 2023, the show has reached over 10 million listeners via collaborations with Snap Judgement, PRX’s The World and more. They are thrilled to be 2026 Podcast-In-Residence at KALW 91.7 FM. Join Movement as they kick off production of Season 4, with a new venture into live podcasting with a focus on the Bay Area. 

Movement is hosted by Ethiopian-American singer-composer and former refugee Meklit Hadero and was co-created by Meklit, sound designer/producer Ian Coss and editor/producer Julie Caine.

Please note:

• The event space is just to the left of the main entrance to the Mills Building at 220 Montgomery Street
• We recommend taking BART/MUNI, exiting at Montgomery, and walking two blocks north
• Ride-shares can drop off and pick up directly in front of the venue
• If you drive, there are several garages within two blocks of the event location