WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.
PROGRAM # 7750 12:00 PM PT
Nestora Salgado: New Campaign.
After all charges against her were dismissed and being released from prison in Mexico City, social leader Nestora Salgado returned home to Seattle. In this conversation, Salgado talks about her fight against drug cartels and corrupt authorities, her years behind bars, and the future of community police forces in Mexico.
Guest: Nestora Salgado, Leader of Community Police in Olinala, MX; Newly-Freed Political Prisoner, Seattle, WA.
Manuel Mireles and Autodefensas. Members of the defense team for Manuel Mireles, the former leader of Michoacán’s self-defense movement, discuss Nestora Salgado’s release and its the ramifications for the remaining political prisoners. They comment on the efforts to get Dr. Mireles transferred to a prison in Michoacán and give an update on the legal case.
Guests: Ignacio Mendoza, defense attorney to Dr. Manuel Mireles, Morelia, MX.
Minimum Raise to $15. Gov. Brown and legislative leaders agreed to raise the minimum wage in California to $15 gradually by 2022. A labor leader call this a historic action.
Guest: Arnulfo de la Cruz, Director, SEIU Local 2015, Los Angeles, CA.
Photo: losangelespress.org
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