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March 8, 1999
12:00-1:00 p.m. PST
HEALTH EDITION - BREAKING STEREOTYPES IN RAISING A DAUGHTER. Psychologist Marta Lucia Palacios will discuss how parents can raise their daughters without applying subtle practices that early on create artificial differences between men and women and send mixed messages to girls about their sexuality. Dr. Palacios is known as the "Dr. Ruth" of Colombia, where she has conducted a popular radio program on sex issues for the last seven years. This Monday's programs will be part of Radio Bilingue's celebration of March 8th as International Women's Day.
FORMER LEVI'S WORKERS STILL DEMAND FAIR TREATMENT. Recently, Levi-Strauss Co. announced that it will close half of its plants in the U.S. and Canada, laying off 5,900 workers. Petra Mata, who coordinates Fuerza Unida, a San Antonio, Texas-based group of individuals who were among the first Levi-Strauss workers to be laid off ten years ago during Levi's first downsizing round, will talk about their continuing efforts to get a fair severance pay, at a time when the company is offering attractive packages to the workers who recently lost their jobs.
March 9, 1999
IMMIGRATION EDITION - CITIZENSHIP DENIAL RATES ARE GROWING. Although the number of naturalized immigrants increased during the first quarter of 1999, the number of denials also skyrocketed. The trend has prompted the National Association of Latino Officials (NALEO) to express doubts about whether all cases are being processed fairly. Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderon will comment on this trend and answer listeners' questions about immigration procedures.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AMONG FARMWORKERS. Millie Trevino, director of Lideres Campesinas, will discuss the organization's current efforts to raise awarenessamong farmworking women about the different kinds of domestic abuse and when to seek help for themselves and their husbands.
March 10, 1999
STRENGTH OF THE ROOTS. Using traditional Mexican songs and popular sayings, artist and community activist Francisco Herrera conducts a workshop designed to enhance self-esteem among migrant communities. Herrera will share parts of his workshop, and explain why he feels it is necessary for communities with a significant migrant population to re-evaluate their positive contributions to society.
PRIVATIZING ELECTRICITY. Mexico's President Zedillo announced plans to reform the Constitution and offer the government-owned electricity service to private capitals. With this measure, Zedillo expects private competition to modernize the industry and increase the supply of energy. The proposed sale of this strategic national resource has sparked an anticipated debate in Congress, questioning the administration's ability to protect the public's interest. The program includes an interview with Luis Tellez, Mexico's Secretary of Energy, and electricians union leaders.
March 11, 1999
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WOMEN IN PUBLIC RADIO. Interviews with women who stand out as distinguished radio managers and producers in the nation's public radio system.
MEXICO EDITION. Mexico City residents comment on current events. A program of the "Voz Publica" series hosted by the founder of civic journalism in Mexico, Francisco Huerta.
March 12, 1999
LATINAS, CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights conducted a national survey to find out where Latinas stand on issues related to the different methods of contraception, and whether or not they support a pro-choice agenda. The Institute's executive director, Araceli Panameno, will discuss the results.
GUATEMALANS IN THE U.S. STEP UP EFFORTS TO GAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCE. Representatives of two organizations of Guatemalans living in the United States will discuss the report recently released by Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission, which found that the Army was responsible for 93% of the close-to-200,000 deaths that took place during 36 years of war. Our guests will also discuss plans for a march to Washington to ask the Clinton Administration for an 18-month TPS extension, and for equal treatment for Guatemalans and Salvadorans under NACARA.
March 15, 1999
COLORECTAL CANCER. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Only lung cancer takes more lives. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, will talk about ways to detect the disease In time and ways to reduce the risks of dying from it.
WEAKENING "MIRANDA RIGHTS"? Attorneys Antonio Rodriguez and Sonia Mercado will discuss the meaning and possible effects of a recent Federal Appeals Court ruling which allows prosecutors to use a confession made by a suspect before he is read his rights. Our guests will also comment on a recent report which concluded that California's "three-strikes" law has had no effect in reducing crime in the state.
March 16, 1999
"ZAPATISTA CONSULTATION." About 5,000 unarmed "Zapatistas" have left their towns in Chiapas, to visit all of Mexico's states in an effort to invite people to participate in the "consultation" that will take place on March 21. Mexicans living in the United States have been invited to participate in answering 5 questions on the status of Indian communities in Mexico,and whether Mexicans living abroad should have a say in the country's political process. Representatives of civic brigades that are organizing the "Consulta" in Los Angeles and Baja California, Mexico, will talk about their reasons to join the effort.
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderon will comment on recent developments in immigration policies and procedures.
March 17, 1999
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MEXICO'S DUAL NATIONALITY LAW. Mexico's Consul General in Los Angeles, Jose Luis Pescador Osuna, will provide the latest information on the number of U.S. citizens who have claimed their "dual nationality." He will also comment on the reasons why these numbers remain low.
MAJOR SETTLEMENT BENEFITS FARMWORKERS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. Attorney Cindy O'Hara, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will share details of the settlement of a major sexual harassment case between the EEOC and Tanimura and Antle, one of the largest agricultural growers in the United States. The case affects farmworkers in California and Arizona.
March 18, 1999
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Topic to be announced.
MEXICO EDITION. Mexico City residents comment on current events. A program of the "Voz Publica" series, hosted by the founder of "civic journalism" in Mexico, Francisco Huerta.
March 19, 1999
DOLORES HUERTA. A special program conducted at the site of the Annual Conference of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters in San Francisco. Dolores Huerta, co-founder and Secretary-Treasurer of the United Farm Workers of America, will discuss, among other topics, efforts to reintroduce a "guest worker" bill and the strawberry organizing drive.
TRADITIONAL HEALING. In this live-audience broadcast, Dr. Concha Saucedo-Martinez, director of Instituto Familiar de la Raza in San Francisco, will talk about how family traditions, faith and ancient healing rituals have helped Mexican and Latino immigrants maintain the mental well-being in the barrio.PLEASE NOTE: BOTH FRIDAY PROGRAMS WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE SITE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO -- THESE PROGRAMS MARK THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF LINEA ABIERTA. LINEA PREMIERED AT AN NFCB CONFERENCE FOUR YEARS AGO IN ALBUQUERQUE.
March 22, 1999
ALLERGIES. Spring season is here and the anticipated blooming of flowers also often brings attacks of hay fever. Dr. Luis Bautista will talk about how to control or reduce the itchings, runny noses, watery eyes and other effects of allergies.
70 YEARS OF PRI RULE. Mexico's ruling party celebrated its 70th birthday amidst debate on how to select its new presidential candidate without using traditional authoritarian methods, like the "dedazo" or presidential designation of a successor. In this program we will present exclusive interviews with the president of the PRI, Mariano Palacios Alcocer, and leaders of dissident groups within the party, on the changes that the Party is facing as it approaches the year 2000.
March 23, 1999
HOLY WEEK IN THE TARAHUMARA SIERRA. In the mountains of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara, residents from different Indian groups blend their ritual celebrations of the beginning of the planting season with the Christian festivities of Holy week. In this program, Gregorio Molina, an Odame, and Salvador Velazquillo, a Raramuri, will review rituals, dance and music that is part of Holy Week holidays in the different regions of the Tarahumara mountains in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Victor Martinez, manager of XETAR, a community station based in Guachochi, Chihuahua, will provide some insight into some of the rules that tourists are asked to observe when they visit the area during the holiday.
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderon will discuss recent developments in immigration policies, including years-long backlogs in procedures such as petitioning immediate relatives and filling for Naturalization papers.
March 24, 1999
VOTING RIGHTS ABROAD. Mexicans living abroad have only a few more months to pressure Mexico's Congress into making the legal reforms necessary to allow them to vote during the upcoming presidential election of 2000. Delegations of different states in the U.S. will meet this week in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss how to lobby Mexican lawmakers on the need to allow the "vote from abroad" on time for next year's elections. Jose Jacques Medina and FelipeAguirre, from the Voto 2000 coalition in San Antonio, Texas, and Los Angeles, will discuss proposals to further their agenda in Mexico.
LATE AMNESTY LIMBO. Close to 400,000 immigrants are still unable to renew their work permits, even though they have lived in the United States for over two decades. Jose Cardenas, from the Association for Residency and Citizenship in America ARCA in Houston, Texas, will discuss lobbying efforts to keep the cause of "late amnesty seekers" in the legislative agenda.
March 25, 1999
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Artists and academics will talk about the role of "salsa" music as a cultural common ground in the Caribbean. The producers of this program will also dedicate time for listeners pledges, in the first effort of its kind in Puerto Rico's public radio.
MEXICO EDITION. PROTECTING PATIENTS' RIGHTS. A report on the work of a special office created to address the mounting number of Mexico City residents' complaints about medical malpractice. A live program from the studios of Radio Educacion, Mexico City's public station.
March 26, 1999
PREGNANCY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Dr. Carolina Reyes will discuss the physical and emotional dangers of domestic violence during pregnancy, including the effects of anxiety and lack of self-esteem during this crucial period. This is the final program in our special four-part series on prenatal care, co-sponsored by the National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO).
KOSOVO BOMBING. The United States and the NATO alliance unleashed missiles and bombs against Yugoslavia to halt a Serbian offensive on Kosovo. Will this attack stop the killing in Kosovo? Will it poise NATO as a new global police force? A United Nations representative will talk on the subject.PINOCHET RETRIED. Britain's highest court rejected Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's claim of immunity from prosecution for human rights crimes. The Law lords upheld the arrest of Pinochet, in a precedent-setting victory for human rights advocates. A scholar from Massachussets will comment on the prospects of extraditing Pinochet to face charges in Spain.
March 29, 1999
HEALTH EDITION. BELL'S PALSY. Neurologist Rodrigo Uvilluz will explain what causes this partial paralysis of face muscles and recent treatment alternatives.
GUERRERO: A CONTESTED ELECTION. In Mexico's Southern state of Guerrero, a new governor from the ruling party PRI prepares to take office on April 1. Senator Felix Salgado, the defeated left-to-center opposition candidate, is contesting the election in the federal courts and the streets. This program will feature an interview with him. Also, PRI leaders debate how to nominate their presidential candidate without following traditional authoritarian methods. But can the 70-year-old party change without undermining its base? Traditional and critical "Priistas," as well as two analysts, answer this question.
March 30, 1999
IMMIGRATION EDITION - FIRST MEXICAN SOLDIER TO WIN ASYLUM CASE. A Mexican military officer was granted political asylum in the U.S. claiming that his life was in danger after he disagreed with orders to execute rebels in Chiapas, Mexico. Lt. Jesus Valles becomes the first Mexican officer to break ranks and apply for asylum in the U.S. Representing attorney Carlos Spector-Calderon will discuss the importance of this case.
LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION OR JUST DOWNSIZING? Fourteen California workers filed discrimination complaints before the EEOC, against NIBCO, a multinational corporation. Two of the workers will tell of the kind of work they did in the plant, and why they feel that an English-language exam that they were forced to take resulted in their termination even though English language proficiency is not needed to perform their work. Attorney Maria Elena Hincapie, from San Francisco's Employment Law Center, will talk about the importance of preventing efforts to make these kinds of exams a rule in workplaces.
March 31, 1999
FROM DOMINATION TO PARTNERSHIP. Riane Eisler, an academic and author of "The Chalice and the Blade" and other books, will detail her views on the need for society to recover and adapt ancient forms of social organization in which men and women had an equal status. According to Ms. Eisler, this sort of partnership between men and women is the only way to achieve a peaceful society in the 21st century. This is the final program in our special series celebrating March as Women's History Month.
CESAR CHAVEZ HOLIDAY. Mike Zepeda, from the Texas Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, offers an update on efforts to create a state holiday in Texas on March 31, to celebrate Cesar Chavez's birthday. This "optional" holiday, as well as plans to rename a South Texas highway to honor Chavez, are part of ongoing efforts aimed at teaching younger generations about the positive contributions of Latino leaders. This is the first program of a special series on the legacy of the late Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW).
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