Showing posts with label Mariela Castro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mariela Castro. Show all posts

6/15/12

Latin Pulse: 6.15.2012

Latin Pulse comes remotely from Honduras this week, with a special focus on Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) issues.  The program discusses a recent study that focuses on 75 murders of members of the LGBT community in the past four years.  The discussion includes the murder cases of Erick Martinez and Walter Trochez. The program also discusses the wide disparities in LGBT rights throughout Latin America. The news segment of the program includes information about the upcoming G-20 Summit in Mexico.

In-Depth Interviews:
Sandra Zambrano of APUVIMEH, and
Mirka Negroni of San Francisco State University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti
Writer:  Lydia Beyoud

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 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)























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5/25/12

Latin Pulse: 5.25.2012

This week's edition of Latin Pulse comes remotely from the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Congress in San Francisco.  The program focuses on the issue of free speech at the academic conference revolving around controversial visa decisions from the U.S. State Department, denying visas to some Cuban scholars but allowing Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuba's president, to speak.  The program also features an in-depth interview with the writers of an important book on Central American street gangs.  The news segment of the program includes the results of the elections in the Dominican Republic.

In-Depth Interviews:
Sheryl Lutjens of California State University at San Marcos,
Tom Bruneau & Sonja Wolf, contributors to 
Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti
Writer:  Lydia Beyoud

(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)

 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)





















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