Colorado: Fighting Climate Change

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
PROGRAM #10353 12:00 PM PT

Colorado: Fighting Climate Change. On the heels of Earth Day, community activists in Colorado meet to explore the role Latinos can play in the fight against climate change. They discuss the disproportionate impact the pandemic had on Latino frontline, essential workers and what health care professionals can do to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the most vulnerable communities.

Guest: Juan Roberto Madrid, Colorado Clean Transportation and Energy Policy Advocate, GreenLatinos, Gunnison, CO.

25 Years After Columbine. Twenty-five years after the first mass shooting at a school in the US, the community of Columbine (Colorado) and the entire country remember its victims at the same time that a law against semi-automatic weapons is advancing in this state Legislature. The law seeks to prohibit the production, sale or transfer of semi-automatic weapons. A journalist/analyst explains the details of this law.

Guest: Jesús Sánchez Melean, Executive Director, El Comercio de Colorado Newspaper, Denver, CO.

Latino-Serving Educational Institutions On the Rise. The recently reported 5% increase in the number of colleges and institutions approaching the 25% threshold of Latino student enrollment emphasizes the importance of these schools to the communities they serve as engines of upward mobility and a backbone of educational opportunity for millions of students across the nation. What factors are driving this increase? What impact do these institutions have in the local communities by dedicating part of their recruitment and support efforts to serving Latinos?

Guest: Dr. Abel Chávez, President, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX.

Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via Facebook

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