La Raza Chronicles

On this week's program we include a report from an advocate straight from the Adelante Immigrant Detention Center on current hunger strikes. We feature interviews and music from this year's Encuentro del Canto Popular; Soltron y La Mecanica Popular and the music of John Santos. We also share with you holiday mariachi music and the the poetry of Francisco X Alarcon in honor of the upcoming Ruben Dario centennial event. Enjoy!

Tonight's program includes a discussion on organizing for women's health around the world, a report on the Beach Flat community garden/Jardin de la Playa in their struggle with the Santa Cruz board walk developers and a commentary on thanksgiving and gratitude by activist and poet Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and an interview with CubaCaribe choreographer Ramon Alaya!

We celebrate the influential and inspiring work of John Santos on his 60th birthday! He tells the story of his life in music and we hear his compositions.

Tonight's program features the music of Bomba Estereo. The show includes a conversation focused on restorative justice inside and out of prison walls, and the newest poem by Jorge Argueta about keeping the culture of Mission district alive in the face of evictions and gentrification, he also discusses his newest children's bilingual book,

“ Olita y Manyula, The Big Birthday/ El gran cumpleanos”; and a chance to win free tickets to hear Bomba Estero! Listen and enjoy!

Produced by Vanessa Bohm, Julieta Kusnir and Nina Serrano.

On this program, the Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety puts occupational safety and health information into a form that can be used by those most affected by workplace hazards—the workers themselves. From low wages to sexual harassment and ergonomics to chemical exposures at work, this book draws on the experiences of factory workers and their communities around the world to provide actionable tools that help organize for short- and long-term improvements. Developed in collaboration with factory workers and their advocates, workers, educators, and organizers will find a wealth of practical and sustainable information in this one-of-a-kind resource. For more information see: hesperian.org/workers

Tonight's program features: the newly released music album of Nicaragua's hottest new band LA CUNETA SON MACHIN, “Mondongo” and an interview with the musicians by Vanessa Bohm;

Greg Landau talks about about an upcoming December 2015 tour to Cuba to enjoy the Havana

Jazz Festival for Bay Area listeners; Nelson Valdez, Cuban­ American historian tells about the

Peter Pan children sent alone from Cuba to the U.S. by their parents, who feared the Cuban revolution of 1959: a calendar of upcoming local events. Listen and enjoy!

Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Vanessa Bohm and Nina Serrano.

Tonight’s program features: the economic crisis in Puerto Rico; A report back on the Tribunal of Conscience about the Human Rights in Mexico with poet, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez; A a message of solidarity to the parents of the 43 disappeared Mexican students in Spanish by Munia Abu Jamal; and an interview with filmmaker Lou Dematteis about “El Other Barrio,” a noir film shot in San Francisco featuring a fictional housing inspector investigating suspicious fires in the Mission district, who finds himself face to face with corruption in City hall. We include a calendar of upcoming Latino themed events y musica.

Tonight, we put a political foot forward with news and an analysis by Jose Ortiz-Daliot of what’s going in Puerto Rico. We offer news of the upcoming Human Rights International Tribunal focusing on immigration justice and the 43 disappeared Mexican students, as well original poems on the topic by Rafael Jesus Gonzalez. We also give a taste of the upcoming SF Latino Film festival with the director of East Side Sushi. You’ll hear an interview with Puerto Rican Cumbia group, Los Chinchillos del Caribe recorded for you on the streets of Barrio Santurce, Puerto Rico and enjoy their great music!

Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Vanessa Bohm, Nina Serrano, and Vylma V.

On this week's program Nina Serrano interviews author Carolina De Robertis about her latest book "The Gods of Tango", and Julieta Kusnir speaks with musician Nano Stern about his latest release and his upcoming tour. All this and more!

Listen and enjoy!

Tonight we hear the thoughts, politics, and songs of San Francisco mayoral candidate, Francisco Herrera speaking about the “Francisco for Mayor” campaign; Sagnicthe Salazar, of the Xican@ Moratorium Coalition discusses the upcoming historic celebration of the Xican@ Moratorium against the Vietnam War and how now, 44 years later, we are fighting a war at home; Tara Dorabji interviews author Juan Alvarado Valdivia about his coming of age and surviving cancer memoir, “Cancerlandia.” As always, we offer listeners the best of Latin music.

Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Vanessa Bohm, Nina Serrano and Vylma V.