Linea Abierta Programming: September 2, 2024

Special Election Coverage. This week, as part of our “Hacia el Voto 2024” series, Línea Abierta expands its weekday programming to two hours to offer news and analysis on the November election, with a focus on the Latino vote, the top issues driving the vote, key races in battleground states, and the most relevant state ballot propositions.

Fake News, The Truth, and Your Vote. Línea Abierta will be convening a public forum with top national experts on disinformation campaigns targeting Spanish-speaking voters. The live event will be held on Tuesday, September 17th at 5 PM at the auditorium of Madera Community College in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
PROGRAM #10487 12:00 PM PT

Indigenous Women Movement. In this special, Holiday conversation, author Sylvia Marcos, pioneer of Mexico’s feminist movement and an expert on Mesoamerican indigenous women movements, discusses her most recent book: “Poética de la Insurgencia Zapatista.” In this anthology, Marcos examines how Zapatista women “have played a leading role from a very early age, not only claiming their rights within their own communities, but also playing an active role in the political and social organization of the movement.” Marcos also discusses the beliefs of Mesoamerican peoples about the duality of the feminine and the masculine.

Guest: Sylvia Marcos, University Professor, Scholar, Feminist Activist, Author of “Poética de la Insurgencia Zapatista,” Cuernavaca, MX.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
PROGRAM #10488 11:00 AM PT

Harris vs. Trump: The Labor Agenda. On the day after Labor Day, labor analysts discuss the workers agenda behind the two major presidential campaigns. They examine Project 2025, the plan designed by former Trump administration officials, which would ban unions for public service workers and gut protections for overtime pay and child labor. They also look into Kamala Harris’ record as leader of Biden’s White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment.

Guests: Arnulfo de la Cruz, President, SEIU 2015, Los Angeles CA; Hector Barajas, Spokesperson, California Republican Party Sacramento, CA; Fabiola Rodriguez, Deputy Hispanic Media Director, Harris for President Campaign, Wilmington, DE.

PROGRAM #10489 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. US Senators and immigrant advocates are coming together to discuss next steps to prevent families from being separated after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the “parole in place” program for immigrant spouses of US citizens. In other news, an immigration attorney began in Los Angeles a nationwide “Miracles Tour” to help 20,000 immigrants across the United States through free consultations obtain legal status. Finally, detention centers operated by a for-profit prison corporation in Kern County, California, continue being the scenario of labor or hunger strikes for the past three years, amid civil rights complaints and calls from members of Congress to terminate federal contracts with those prisons.

Guests: Tony Hernández, Spokesperson for U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s Office (D-Nev.), Washington, DC; Alexandra Lozano, Immigration Attorney, Los Angeles, CA; José Rubén Hernández Gómez, Spiritual Activist in Residence, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, Oakland, CA, today from Sacramento, CA.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
PROGRAM #10490 11:00 AM PT

The Youth Vote in 2024. Millions of Young Latino Voters May Vote for the First Time in the November Election. In 2020, Latino youth turned out in record numbers to vote in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Virginia, and they were the largest bloc of Latino voters in Georgia, Colorado, and Arizona. Will they show up to vote this time? What excites them and what discourages them from voting? What’s their potential impact on the election? How are they getting involved in the election? Where can they make a difference? What do they want? Analysts share the findings of a youth poll on the issues young voters care about and the answers they want from election leaders.

Guests: Juana García, Social Media Coordinator, Power California, Fresno, CA; José Flores, Arizona State Program Coordinator, PoderLatinx, Phoenix, AZ; Esaú Torres, Promoter from the San Joaquin Valley, “Grita. Canta. Vota.” Campaign, San Francisco, CA.

PROGRAM #10491 12:00 PM PT

Environmentalists Urge Protection of Mexican World Surfing Reserve. Mexican and US surfers and environmentalists are leading an effort to protect a premier ocean beach in an area internationally recognized as a world surfing reserve in Ensenada, a city considered the “cradle of surfing” in Mexico. They say the coastal ecosystem of the beach Tres Emes, a site that has been historically used by surfers, is at risk of being contaminated by the construction work on a corporate fish farm and its residual waters may threaten the health of bathers, surfers and fishermen.

Guests: Víctor Rodríguez, Journalist, Ensenada, Baja California, MX; Beatriz Ibarra, Surfer, Ensenada, Baja California, MX; Serge Dedina, Executive Director, Wild Coast San Diego, CA.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
PROGRAM #10492 11:00 AM PT

Latina Women Voters. Latinas register and vote in bigger numbers than Latino men. Young Latina voters are a particularly influential group within the US voting population, with Latinos being a younger population. And they could decide the 2024 election in battleground states. What are the top issues driving Latinas to get ready to vote in this election? What’s their potential impact in the 2024 election? How are they shaping the political landscape? On other news, Latino groups around the nation are launching this week a comprehensive effort to register new Latinx voters and drive voter participation. Canvassers will walk through Latinx neighborhoods, assisting voters with registration and talking with them about the political threats looming on the horizon.

Guests: Clarissa Martinez de Castro, Vice President, Latino Vote Initiative, UnidosUS, Washington, DC; Giselle Gasca, Regional Manager, Poder Latinx, Visalia, CA.

Flood of Misinformation During Election Time Causes Concern. At a time when the Latino population continues to grow exponentially, so does the power of its electoral strength. However, fake news and misinformation seem to be circulating with greater frequency and at a higher speed than in previous electoral times, which is partly driven by social networks and the trust in sources or people of apparent credibility. For this reason, this Tuesday, September 17, Radio Bilingüe will present Fake News, Truths and Your Vote, a community forum to take place in Madera, California. Today the moderator of the event, Radio Bilingüe’s national news director Samuel Orozco, offers a preview of the forum and explains how listeners can join in, either in person or through the Radio Bilingüe network, its partner stations, its website (radiobilingue.org) and other platforms.

Guest: Samuel Orozco, National News Director, Fresno, CA.

PROGRAM #10493 12:00 PM PT

Cell Phone Bans in Schools. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign a bill called the Phone-Free Schools Act, which requires school districts to enact cell phone restrictions within two years. Twelve states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools during class time. Why banning student access to cellphones? Education leaders are invited to explain the policies and discuss their ramifications and parents are welcome to call in and express their opinion.

Guest: Zaidee Stavley, Reporter and Podcast Host, EdSource, Oakland, CA.

Georgia high school shooting. A new gun attack left at least four dead, including two students and two teachers, and nine wounded at a Georgia high school. A teenager fired shots at Apalachee High School, in Winder, a few miles from the capital, Atlanta. Authorities reported that a 14-year-old student was taken alive after the attack, which is being described as a “heartbreaking” event.

Guest: Gerardo Guzman, Program Host and Reporter, Atlanta, GA.

Hotel employees hold a three-day nationwide strike. Over the Labor Day weekend, thousands of workers at major hotel chains across the country went on strike. The three-day work stoppage demands a wage increase and an end to excessive workloads, as many employees were laid off during the pandemic, while the staff size remains the same.

Guest: Norma Brambila, Employee, Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, CA.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
PROGRAM #10494 11:00 AM PT

Farmers to Retire Croplands in Baja California. (Program Repeat). Faced with the severe drought conditions in the Colorado River basin, the International Boundary and Water Commission of the United States and Mexico have agreed to possible cuts in water allocations for the Mexicali Valley. In response, to help the Colorado River system and pressured by low grain prices in international markets, farmers in the Mexicali Valley are proposing to take advantage of the compensation program for fallow lands. This historic land rest is designed for the long term and to help recharge the aquifer, say farming leaders. Meanwhile, in the neighboring Imperial Valley of California, growers are alleviating the impact of the drought impacting the Colorado River thanks to a number of water reservoirs. How dependent is the Mexicali Valley area from the Colorado River waters? What’s the plan? What lands and what farmers would be part of it? What are the alternative plans to save water and protect agriculture in the Mexico-US border area? This program was originally aired on August 28, 2024.

Guests: Dr. Carlos de la Parra Rentería, Retired Professor and Researcher, Urban and Environmental Studies, Colegio de la Frontera Norte, also Founding Partner, Luken Center for Water and Environmental Strategies, and President, Restauremos El Colorado, joining today in a personal capacity from Tijuana, Baja California, MX; Dr. Carlos Orozco, Consultant on irrigation water use and management in arid zones on both sides of the border, also Consultant in the production of various crops, Holtville, CA; Raúl Reyes, Farmer, Ejido Nayarit, Mexicali Valley, Baja California, MX.

PROGRAM #10495 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. This is a conversation with the national leader of Mexico’s financial agency Financiera para el Bienestar (Finabien) about the progress on her efforts to promote the sending and receiving of remittances from Mexicans in the US at a lower cost. After a year of releasing the Finabien Card, tens of thousands of card-holders have been able to send millions of dollars. What’s the latest about this money transfer service? What are the challenges?

Guest: Rocío Mejía, General Director, Finabien, Mexico City, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s next Secretary of Economy.