# Finding Hope Amidst Exile: How Notre Dame Became a Refuge in the Fight for Justice (Ep. 29)

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Podcast: [For Good: Stories from Notre Dame](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738)
Published: 2025-06-05T20:36:05+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nd-loyal/episodes/Finding-Hope-Amidst-Exile-How-Notre-Dame-Became-a-Refuge-in-the-Fight-for-Justice-Ep--29-e33ru96
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Duration seconds: 2739

## Resource

For Maria Fernanda Zamora ’25 and Kellogg Institute visiting fellow Juan Sebastián Chamorro, free speech is both a danger and a source of power—one that has allowed them to shine a light on the injustices they’ve experienced and witnessed firsthand. Their lives—separately shaped by the same oppressive regime in Nicaragua—are united by a shared belief in the importance of using the power of their voices to write, to teach, and to protest. Both Maria and Juan paid a steep price for refusing to remain silent. Yet both found in Notre Dame a safe refuge and a community of support where they could speak out in the name of freedom, justice, and human dignity. In this episode of For Good , Maria and Juan share their powerful stories of forced exile, unimaginable courage, unwavering faith, and relentless hope. Join us for a Notre Dame story unlike any other. 0:00 Meet Maria Fernanda Zamora 7:42 Meet Juan Sebastián Chamorro 25:38 Fleeing Nicaragua, finding Notre Dame 34:59 Notre Dame as a home, a place of faith, a community of support 39:43 Cultivating hope and overcoming fear

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