Friday, January 06, 2006

SWOP: 25 Years in the Movement!

marjorie says...

If you ever wanted to know all about SWOP, here's your chance. This is going to be a great show:

Espejos de Aztlan, a production of the Raices Collective at KUNM, will be airing a special live radio show on SWOP's 25 years of social justice early next week.

The special can be heard at 7:00 pm Monday, January 9, 2005 on 89.9 KUNM here in Albuquerque and can be found streaming live for folks outside the broadcast area on the net at www.kunm.org/listen.

Hosts Roberta Rael and Henry Gonzales will be talking to a pretty fantastic group of people.

  • Richard Moore, a founder and former director, and Roberto Contreras, a founder and current board member, will be discussing the founding of the organization.
  • Loretta Naranjo Lopez (Martinez Town), Eleanor Chavez (District 1199, former board member), Michael Guerrero (former co-director), and Gabe Lucero (Las Vegas) will be talking about building local power in local communities.
  • Eileen Gauna, (Southwestern Law School), Ruben Solis (Southwest Workers Union), and Pam Tau Lee (Northern California), will be on hand to discuss SWOP's role in helping to build a regional and national Environmental Justice Movement.
  • Teresa Cordova (Bern. Co. Commissioner), Eric Schmieder (Duranes, ABQ) and Steve Viederman (formerly with Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation), will have a discussion about SWOP's corporate accountability campaigns.
  • Fernando Abeyta (ABQ), Rosina Roybal (Jovenes Unidos Coordinator) and Celia Fraire (ABQ) will talk about SWOP's youth organizing work.
  • Robby Rodriguez, SWOP director, will talk about current and future SWOP work.
Looks to be a lively, informative discussion. Tune in and find out about an important part of the state's history.