Area educators reaffirm support for LGBTQ community, local films about pesticide impacts

KAZU | By Amy Mayer

Published March 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM PDT

Filmmakers involved in a project with Safe Ag Safe Schools, Future Leaders of Change and the Watsonville Film Festival include (back row, l to r): Emma Garcia, Alexa Rangel, Noemi Chico, Jessica Gonzalez, Rocio Ortiz, Victor Torres and, (front row) Africa Torres, Camila Torres, Santiago Torres, Brenda Ávila-Hanna and Juan Manuel Morán

In today's newscast, Santa Cruz County educators hold a symposium to explore how best to support LGBTQ students in challenging times. And, the Watsonville Film Festival ends tomorrow with a collection of short films from local producers about the impacts of pesticides in their communities.

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Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.

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