Urban Unrest

29 April 2007 | Programming | Ernesto Aguilar

KPFT will air two May Day specials this Tuesday.

First, we’ll air a Free Speech Radio News special at 1:30, following a shorter version of Uprising. This half-hour program will focus on labor and immigration issues. The program will feature sound-rich, documentary style features with on-mic interviews. Given the urgency of immigration issues, this program should be a welcome addition to the discussion.

Then, at 11, our usual Latino USA/Informativo Pacifica team will be replaced by an Informativo Pacifica special. The one hour “around-the-nation May-first” broadcast with reports from field reporters in cities where protests and rallies are scheduled. They have coordinated with reporters around the country, who will supply reports from New York, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, Houston, Madison, Los Angeles, and more. The bulk of the broadcast will be in English, with some Spanish-language reports, particularly surrounding immigration issues. If you are interested to hear some of the Informativo Pacifica work in English, this program will be one to catch.

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