On this episode, the LMC speaks with George Ygarza about Latin America’s solidarity with Palestinian self-determination and it both challenges recent events in Gaza and calls into question the justification of Zionism.
George Ygarza is a translator, popular educator, and postdoctoral researcher at Binghamton University in New York. He is also a member of the Faculty for Justice in Palestine.
Against a military dictatorship. Against US propaganda. Against all odds. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance journalist Michael Fox to discuss the amazing story of Radio Venceremos and how it became a beacon of independent journalism during El Salvador’s civil war in the 80s.
Michael Fox is also the host and producer of the podcast docuseries “Brazil on Fire” and “Under the Shadow.”
On a special episode of the LMC, Magdalena Albizu & Eddie Bailey, the producers of the documentary Negrita, discuss how their new film explores the challenges of cultural prejudice and presumptions surrounding the lives of Afro-Latinas in the US.
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.