Línea Abierta; Simulcast - Los Angeles. Election Watch
Description:
Disclaimer: The following description was created before the live broadcast aired and thus may not accurately reflect the content of the actual broadcast. This was a special edition co-hosted by Radio Bilingüe and KPFK in Los Angeles. Listeners were encouraged to join this simulcast. In this edition, election observers have been invited to report on their efforts to ensure fair and transparent elections and prevent minority and poor voters from being disenfranchised in key swing states. This program also looked into unique campaigns to get new voters out to vote. Representatives from other political parties or movements are also being invited to discuss their views on the current state of a polarized electorate. Guests: Ted Lewis, director, Election Project, Global Exchange, San Francisco, CA; Aurora Vazquez, staff attorney, The Advancement Project, Washington, DC; Cruz Reynoso, former justice, California Supreme Court, vice chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Sacramento, CA; Jose Angel Gutierrez, pioneer of the civil rights movement, founder of Partido de la Raza Unida, Houston, TX.
