PROGRAM INFO
- Title:
- Political Unrest In El Salvador
- Program #
- 1981-01
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Latin America
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Guests:
- Carlos Galván, Eudelia Talamantez
- Date:
- Nov 1, 1980
Political unrest in El Salvador
Linda Fregoso discusses the political struggles in El Salvador with Carlos Galvan and Eudelia Talamantez as well as the ways Chicanos can support Salvadorans. Fregoso explains that over 80% of Salvadorans support the revolutionary groups who are struggling against the repressive military junta currently ruling the country, but they lack the resources to overthrow the government. Consequently, they are trying to raise awareness and aid in the United States, especially among Chicanos. Galvan, a member of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR), speaks about his outreach to churches, labor unions and minority communities in the United States. He discusses the intense repression and censorship in El Salvador that has effectively limited media coverage. He touches on the growing Chicano solidarity with Salvadorans and explains how their shared faith and heritage unites them in struggle.
Fregoso then speaks with Eudelia Talamantez, a member of the El Salvador Solidarity Support Committee. Talamantez describes the history of Chicano support for third world struggles. She looks at how Chicanos and Salvadorans are united by a shared experience of repression, albeit one that differs by degree. The conversation touches on some of the obstacles that hinder Chicano solidarity with Salvadorans. She also describes the violence and repression she witnessed on a recent trip to El Salvador. She believes that the revolution will succeed because it has the support of the masses, and she discusses the potential impact of such a victory on liberation movements in Central America, Mexico and the United States.
KEYWORDS
ActivismCalifornia
Carlos Galvan
Catholic Church
Central America
Civil War
Diaspora
El Independiente
El Salvador
El Salvador Solidarity Support Committee
Eudelia Talamantez
Exile
Faith
Foreign Policy
Guatemala
Guerrillas
Gulf Coast Legal Foundation
Honduras
Houston, Texas
Human Rights
Ignacio Trejo
Jimmy Carter
Journalism
Journalists
La Cronica
La Jornada
Labor Unions
Latin Americans and Chicanos
Latinos
Liberation Movements
Massacres
Media
Mexico
Nacho Trejo
Nicaragua
Oscar Romero
Popular Organization
Repression
Revolutionary movements
Ronald Reagan
Sandinistas
Solidarity Movements
State Department
Third World Liberation Movements
Transnationalism
U.S. Intervention abroad
Uno Mas Uno
Yankees