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Linea Abierta Programs for July 2005

Friday, July 1st

PROGRAM # 4549 - 12:00 PDT
NUESTRA MÚSICA FESTIVAL - WEEK TWO. Special interviews featuring leading members of Los Pleneros de la 21 from New York, and Eliseo y su Chanchona Melódica Oriental based in Washington DC. This program originates live from WAMU in Washington, D.C., and it is hosted by Wanda Colón-Cortés, a long time radio producer and host of the weekly Línea Abierta desde Puerto Rico from WRTU, San Juan, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico.

Guests: Daniel Sheehy, ethnomusicologist, curator of the festival, director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Washington, DC; Eliseo Gutierrez, director, Eliseo y su Chanchona Melodica Oriental; Camilo Toledo, director, JCJ Band; Juan Gutierrez, director, Los Pleneros de la 21.

Saturday, July 2nd

PROGRAM # 4550 - 7:00 PM PDT
COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON. Live concert featuring Eliseo y su Chanchona Melódica Oriental, a seven member ensemble with roots in rural Eastern El Salvador; and Los Pleneros de la 21, who for 25 years have performed strong Afro-Puerto Rican music known as bomba and plena.

Sunday, July 3rd

PROGRAM # 4551 - 7:00 PM PDT
THE DANCE SCENE. Live concert featuring Los Pleneros de la 21 and JCJ Band, a dance band that specializes in popular Dominican merengue.

Monday, July 4th

PROGRAM # 4552 - 12:00 PDT
HOLIDAY EDITION: NUESTRA MUSICA FEST. This program marks the 25th anniversary of Radio Bilingüe. The pre-recorded program features interviews with leaders of the musical groups Los Camperos de Valles from San Luis Potosí, Sones de México from Chicago and Ecos de Borinquen from Puerto Rico, ensembles that headlined the Smithsonian Institution’s Nuestra Música Festival in Washington, DC. This program is co-hosted by Ligia Mazariegos, from the twelve-station network of Radio Michoacán in Morelia, México.

Guests: Daniel Sheehy, ethnomusicologist, curator of the Festival, director, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Washington, DC; Marcos Hernández, director, Los Camperos de Valles; Juan Díez, director, Sones de México; Miguel Santiago Díaz, director, Ecos de Borinquen.

Tuesday, July 5th

PROGRAM # 4553 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – IMMIGRATION ADVICE. Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña, guest commentator, talks with advocates of the DREAM and Student Adjustment Acts. These are pending legislative bills to help undocumented students pursue higher education by allowing them adjust their status, and apply for financial aid and work permits. Piña also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.

Guests: Julieta Garibay, student, president and founder of Jóvenes Inmigrantes por un Mejor Futuro, University of Austin, Texas; Alejandra Rincón, director, Multicultural Affairs, Office of Institutional Relations, Prairie View A & M University, Austin, TX.

Wednesday, July 6th

PROGRAM # 4554 - 12:00 PDT
TACO TRUCKS. The National Association of Mobile Taco Vendors elected a woman as president. Estela Jiménez from Houston was recently sworn in as the chair of this fledgling organization. In this conversation, Jiménez discusses pressing issues, including regulations restricting sales by taco trucks and the conflict between restaurant owners and taco vendors.

Guest: Estela Jiménez, president, Asociación Nacional de Taquerías Móviles, Houston, TX; Silvia Rodriguez, owner, Taqueria El Salsero, Houston, TX.

BORDER VIGILANTES IN TEXAS. The Coalición Internacional de Mexicanos en el Exterior asks government authorities to look into the activities of migrant-hunting vigilante groups that announce the beginning of operations in Texas. Leaders of the coalition will visit the city of Goliad to meet with growers and community leaders about the so-called Minutemen. Also, lawyer groups in California are gearing up to watch the vigilante groups along the border mountains.

Guest: Félix Rodríguez, presidente, Coalición Internacional de Mexicanos en el Exterior, Houston, TX; Claudia Smith, attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, San Diego, CA.

PROGRAM # 4555 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Journalist Martha Elena Ramírez, producer of the radio program "Voz Pública," begins a new chapter of this radio series. Ramírez hosts this edition live from Mexico City, providing as usual news and interviews from Mexico and voices from participant listeners.

Friday, July 8th

PROGRAM # 4556 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis on issues about women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

Monday, July 11th

PROGRAM # 4557 - 12:00 PDT
HAND-WEEDING REGS. After years of pressure from farm worker advocates, California authorities developed new regulations to restrict the backbreaking practice of hand weeding in agricultural fields. While some employers may be allowed exemptions, the new regulations place the burden of justifying the use of hand weeding on employers.

Guests: Emanuel Benitez, community worker, California Rural Legal Assistance, Coachella, CA; Luis Ramon Mireles, district manager, San Diego and Imperial County Compliance District, Cal OSHA, San Diego.

Tuesday, July 12th

PROGRAM # 4558 - 12:00 PDT
PESTICIDE DRIFT FINES BILL. A bill pending in Sacramento would tighten enforcement of existing pesticide-application laws and enhance fines for pesticide drift incidents. Sen Martha Escutia’s bill calls for expedite pesticide drift investigations and better protections for victims of pesticide poisoning. Influential grower groups oppose the measure. This is a discussion on the issue.

Guests:  Guillermo Sanchez, legislative adviser, Office of Sen. Martha Escutia, Sacramento, CA; Martha Guzman, Legislative Advocate, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation; Avelina Luna and Guadalupe Rodríguez, farm workers exposed to pesticides, Arvin, CA.

Wednesday, July 13th

PROGRAM # 4559 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – SUPREME COURT NOMINATION AND OTHER NEWS. This is a conversation with syndicated columnist Carlos Guerra of the San Antonio Express-News. A veteran journalist and former civil rights leader, Guerra comments on current developments, including the potential nomination of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the U.S. Supreme Court, the multi-billion U.S. military contracts with Texas-based Halliburton, and the increasing drug war in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.

PROGRAM # 4560 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Journalist Martha Elena Ramírez, producer of the radio program "Voz Pública," begins a new chapter of this radio series. Ramírez hosts this edition live from Mexico City, providing as usual news and interviews from Mexico and voices from participant listeners.

Friday, July 15th

PROGRAM # 4561 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis on issues about women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

Monday, July 18th

PROGRAM # 4562 - 12:00 PDT
HELP FOR THE UNINSURED. The patient navigator project, an initiative sponsored by congressman Robert Menendez to assist underserved patients and families in negotiating the health care system has passed Congress. Dr. Elmer Huerta shares details of the new law, inspired on his preventorium model. Dr. Huerta also talks about free or low-cost health services and programs available for the low-income and the uninsured.

Tuesday, July 19th

PROGRAM # 4563 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – CITIZEN CHILDREN OF UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS AND IMMIGRATION ADVICE. Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña, guest host, talks with Stephanie Palomar, a twelve-year-old U.S.-born child of undocumented parents. Millions of citizen children like Stephanie face deportation or separation from their families. Piña comments on these cases and also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.

Wednesday, July 20th

PROGRAM # 4564 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION - LATINOS IN COLLEGE. While Latino students are the fastest group enrolling in college, many still fail to get a degree. The high costs of tuition fees are a barrier for many and still few Latinos request college loans. Those who stay, prefer Hispanic Serving Institutions. In this program, Dr. Antonio Flores, president of Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) in San Antonio, talks about what’s being done to bring down Latino dropout rates and what can parents and educators do to prepare kids to succeed in higher education. Dr. Flores also comments on the Higher Education Act, Texas’ school funding crisis, and the drive against underperforming teachers by the California administration.

PROGRAM # 4565 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Journalist Martha Elena Ramírez, producer of the radio program "Voz Pública," begins a new chapter of this radio series. Ramírez hosts this edition live from Mexico City, providing as usual news and interviews from Mexico and voices from participant listeners.

Friday, July 22nd

PROGRAM # 4566 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis on issues about women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

Monday, July 25th

PROGRAM # 4567 - 12:00 PDT
HEAT STROKE RELIEF. A legislative bill approved by the assembly in California seeks to ensure that piece-rate workers in the agricultural and garment industries get paid rest periods. Another bill seeks to prevent heat deaths requiring standards to set procedures for immediate emergency treatment of heat illness suffered by farm workers. These and other items are discussed as part of a special farm workers’ health series.

Guests: Assemblyman Hector de la Torre, D-Los Angeles; Merlyn Calderon, senior legislative assistant for assemblywoman Judy Chu; Jose Millan, deputy secretary of enforcement, labor and workforce development agency, San Diego, CA.

Tuesday, July 26th

PROGRAM # 4568 - 12:00 PDT
MEGA-DAIRIES. California is the largest milk-producing state and the dairy industry has announced plans to continue building more large-scale feed lots. At the same time, a growing public outcry blames mega-dairies, confined feed lots with thousands of head of cattle, as heavy polluters that destroy rural areas.  Environmental groups note that dairy farmers were only recently required to meet clean air standards and demand large-scale operations should be better watched and regulated.

Guests: Dr. Alejandro Castillo, dairy adviser, Cooperative Extension, University of California Davis, Merced, CA; Michael Marsh, CEO, Western United Dairymen, Modesto, CA; Susana de Anda, community organizer, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, Delano, CA; Teresa de Anda, president, Comite de Bienestar de Earlimart and organizer for Californians for Pesticide Reform, Earlimart, CA.

Wednesday, July 27th

PROGRAM # 4569 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS-GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST – Leaders of Jalisco émigré groups in Texas comment on current issues, including the fund approved by Mexico this year to compensate veteran Bracero workers, the investments of money remittances migrants send home, health coverage of migrant families under the Seguro Popular, and the steps Mexican emigres are taking to vote in Mexico's elections. This binational program, broadcast in conjunction with the three-station network Radiarte in Guadalajara, also includes a pre-recorded conversation with Jalisco Gov. Francisco Ramírez Acuña, chair of the Commission for Migrant Affairs in the National Conference of Governors.

Guests: Francisco Rojas, president, Club Jalisco, Dallas, TX; Juan Manuel Rayas Camarena, leader, Brazos Unidos de Jaliscienses, Guadalajara; Heberto Perez, director, Radio XERF, Ciudad Acuña, Coah.

PROGRAM # 4570 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Journalist Martha Elena Ramírez, producer of the radio program "Voz Pública," begins a new chapter of this radio series. Ramírez hosts this edition live from Mexico City, providing as usual news and interviews from Mexico and voices from participant listeners.

PROGRAM # 4571 - 21:00 PDT
LOS ANGELES SIMULCAST. WORKERS’ COMP REFORM: ONE YEAR LATER. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed last year a law overhauling the workers’ compensation system claiming that the high and rising costs hurt businesses and the economy. One year later, insurance companies say the reforms are working to control costs and bring predictability to the system and claim historic rate decreases. Meanwhile, injured workers advocates say the reforms have cut permanent disability compensation and took away injured-workers choice of doctor. They call for new reforms to cap greedy insurance companies profits and insurance premium rates. This is a debate in co-production with KPFK’s “Nuestra Voz” in Los Angeles.

Friday, July 29th

PROGRAM # 4572 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis on issues about women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

 

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