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The Women of Center

From: KRZA
Length: 00:59:13

Five women in the small town of Center, Colorado, talk about their decades of social and political activism. Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-0 Adeline Sanchez, Mary McClure, Stella Sanchez, Debbie Nichols, and Jenny Sanchez speak on behalf of their involvement since the 1960s in organizing for political and social justice in their community. Includes the story of the lawsuit of the Center School District vs. the Board of Education in Colorado; reflections on the Bilingual Act; distinct episodes of racial discrimination; how these women were able to change the local educational system; struggle against poverty; Hispanic issues; and organization of migrant farm workers.

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Piece Description

Adeline Sanchez, Mary McClure, Stella Sanchez, Debbie Nichols, and Jenny Sanchez speak on behalf of their involvement since the 1960s in organizing for political and social justice in their community. Includes the story of the lawsuit of the Center School District vs. the Board of Education in Colorado; reflections on the Bilingual Act; distinct episodes of racial discrimination; how these women were able to change the local educational system; struggle against poverty; Hispanic issues; and organization of migrant farm workers.

Broadcast History

This program was first broadcast in December, 2006. This interview has also been nationally syndicated through the Women's International News Gathering Service (W.I.N.G.S.) by Producer Sarah Parker.

Timing and Cues

This is an hour long segment complete with intro music, introduction, body, music bed for station identification, outro music, and production credits. There is one :30 break with music from 30:24-30:55 for an overlying station ID.

All music is original composition specifically recorded for this program.

Related Website

http://www.krzanews.org