As human rights violations continue to mount in El Salvador, U.S. lawmakers are looking to whitewash the abuses of Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele. So the LMC spends the hour with Alexis Stoumbelis, the Executive Director of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), to break down who is involved and what it means for Salvadoran democracy under the continued state of exception.
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September 13th, 2024: Artists In Times Of War
In the lead up to the upcoming film, “The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World”, the LMC spends the hour with Ana Patricia Rodriguez and Hugo Najera on how the film tells the story of Washington’s Salvadoran community through art, injustice, and perseverance.
Ana Patricia Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of U.S. Latina/o and Central American Literatures & the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures @ the University of Maryland in College Park.
Hugo Najera is a member of the Yellow House Collective as well as a co-producer and music composer for the film.
August 16th, 2024: El Salvador’s Rebel Radio
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.”
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