Tag Archives: Política
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 8694 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts the program Voz Pública from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments Photo: Gobierno de la Ciudad de México/Facebook For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea Abierta audio archives go to archivosderb.org
“Public Charge”: The Chilling Effect.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 8693 12:00 PM PT “Public Charge”: The Chilling Effect. A new rule that expands the government’s definition of “public charge” targets millions of legal immigrants who are enrolled in social programs. Immigrants who use benefits like food stamps, Medicaid, and public housing would be at risk of being denied entry […]
Schools and Homelessness Crisis.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 PROGRAM # 8692 12:00 PM PT Schools and Homelessness Crisis. In response to the housing crisis hitting the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco school board launched a pilot program in one of its schools to let homeless or home-insecure students and their families from across the city spend the night […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 PROGRAM # 8691 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Activists from the San Francisco Bay Area culminated a month-long campaign to protest immigrant detention centers, “30 Days of Daily Actions to Close ICE Camps,” and support legislation to ban contracts with for-profit private prisons. On other news, after the Trump administration expanded in […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 8689 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts the program Voz Pública from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments. Photo: Gobierno de la Ciudad de México/Facebook For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea Abierta audio archives go to archivosderb.org
“The Years of Fierro.” Also, Ending Private Prisons.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 8688 12:00 PM PT “The Years of Fierro.” A filmmaker who is premiering a movie on César Fierro, the oldest Mexican prisoner on death row in the US, tells the story of the man who continues awaiting execution after more than 30 years in a Texas prison. The prosecuting attorney […]
First Latina Mayor?. Latinos Rising After the Backlash. Rejecting Toxic Rhetoric.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 PROGRAM # 8687 12:00 PM PT First Latina Mayor? The first Latina elected to the city council in Tucson is now the Democratic candidate for mayor. With Tucson being a safe Democratic city, the daughter of Mexican immigrants Regina Romero may become in November the first woman and the second Latino to […]
“Councilwoman.”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 8685 12:00 PM PT “Councilwoman.” This is a Labor Day special interview with Carmen Castillo, the hotel housekeeper-turned-city councilwoman whose story is told in the film “Councilwoman.” The documentary, to be premiered this week on WORLD network, captures glimpses into the life of Castillo during her improbable rise from Dominican […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 8684 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After pledging legal action and demanding US protections for Mexican immigrants on the heels of the El Paso massacre, Mexico is now launching a campaign to encourage citizens living in the US to report hate crimes in the US. On other news, a Kenya-born […]
Climate and Jobs.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 PROGRAM # 8683 12:00 PM PT Climate and Jobs. Former union leader and labor champion Aida Cárdenas has been appointed to the Office of Equity, Climate and Jobs under the Secretary of Labor in California’s Newsom administration. For many years, Cárdenas directed employer-labor collaborations to build job-related skills for thousands of janitors […]
