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Tuesday, May 29
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In Search of Sister Radio Stations for the Magdalena Medio Region of Colombia
Amparo Cadavid came all the way from Colombia to attend a radio conference in Madison, Wisconsin. She showed a video about 15 small community radio stations along the Magdalena River in North Western Colombia. An elder woman is shooing away the chickens to turn on the radio station in the morning. At another station children are doing their own Live radio program.
The Magdalena Medio region is now one of the centers of military action in Colombia. Two radio programmers had already been killed but all 15 radio station are still on the air as of May, 2001.
Amparo Cadavid had come to Wisconsin to find sister stations for these 15 small radio stations. The goal is to call once a week and let them know that they are not alone. Later there might be a program exchange or even mutual visits.
Under the so-called Plan Colombia, financed by our taxes, all military action has increased. US aid flowing into Colombia is also arming the death squads and para-military who wage war on the civilian population. A sister radio station project might help protect the stations and the programmers.
This interview with Amparo Cadavid also includes two cuts of original music from the region. Cecilia Zarate-Laun at the Madison Wisconsin Colombia Support Network is coordinating this effort, you can call her at (608) 257-8753.
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Next Week on Making Contact....
Beyond Borders: Immigration and Racism"
Throughout the world each year, millions of people migrate from their homes to find work, sometimes thousands of miles away. They often face oppressive working conditions and racism in their search for a way to feed their families. On this special roundtable edition, we explore issues involving immigration and racism, with host David Barsamian and his guests, Miriam Ching Louie, from the Women of Color Resource Center, and Cathi Tactaquin, director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
