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The Pacifica Evening News March 6 2023
Norfolk Southern releases new rail safety requirements following derailment disaster. French Unions announce new round of strikes protesting government retirement proposal. President Biden considering restarting migrant family detention. Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico drug cartel clash. More than 100 nations agree to UN ocean biodiversity pledge. Mother of disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, dies at … Continued
Zoharah Simmons/ Stayed on Freedom
Today we talk to Dan Berger who is the author of the really beautifully written book Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey, and we are joined by Dr. Zoharah Simmons who is one of the subjects of this book and has been a veteran of the civil rights … Continued
Fund Drive Special: “Aware” Revisited
Audio highlights, including some never-before-aired excerpts, of the award-winning film “Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness.”
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – March 6, 2023
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Guest: Judy Heumann (1947- 2023) was a pioneering disability rights activist and international advisory on disability, on the history of the disability rights movement. Judy was a founding member of the Berkeley Center for Independent Living which was the first grassroots center in the United States and helped to launch the Independent Living Movement both … Continued