Public Education on the Hot Seat with Ken Yale, a professional educator with 11 years as a leadership and equity coach & facilitator, and Louis Freedberg, Executive Director of EdSource; and “The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco” with Randy Shaw, author and executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic.
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Remembering Eduardo Galeano; SXSW 2015 interviews with the Brazilian band Apanhador Só and the Mexican band La Orquesta Vulgar; plus information about the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival. With Host Miguel Guerrero
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On today’s episode of Indie Landscapes, we feature music from a recently formed group signed to record label Female Fantasy titled Lace Curtains, the psychedelic pop writer Jacco Gardner signed to Polyvinyl Records, a trio from Los Angeles who call themselves Mini Mansions, a four piece band based out of Mebourne, Australia who go by … Continued
Making Contact partnered with the 2014 National Poetry Slam to produce this special open mic highlighting the power of thoughtful, truth telling, community focused poetry. Featuring: Chris Cuadrado; Lindsay Stone; Jared Paul; Caitlin Clark; Queen T, spoken word poets. More information: http://nps2014.poetryslam.com/ Full Length recording of the 2014 social justice open mic https://soundcloud.com/makingcontact/2014-national-poetry-slam-social-justice-open-mic
As Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the U.S. Know Who It Is Killing? Pentagon Speeds Efforts to Resettle Guantanamo Prisoners Ahead of Vote on Two-Year Transfer Ban; Watch: Explosive Footage from Inside Rikers Jail Shows Guard Beating Teen Accused of Backpack Theft; A People Expunged: Marking the 100th Anniversary of … Continued
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With the upcoming visit to Northern California of blind Aboriginal Australian singer/songwriter GURRUMUL and the ongoing situation, rampant on the ground in Australia, of government-enforced shutdowns and evictions of Aboriginal communities from their traditional homelands (info: SOSBlakAustralia.com), Music of the World focuses on contemporary Aboriginal music.
Alexander Harcourt, Professor Emeritus at UC Davis and author of the forthcoming book Humankind: How Biology and Geography Shape Human Diversity. And social justice advocate Hilary Klein, author of Compañeras: Zapatista Women’s Stories, about women’s involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico.
“Running While Black”: Protests Swell over Death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore Police Custody; U.S.-Backed Saudi War in Yemen Continues as Aid Groups Describe “Catastrophic” Humanitarian Crisis.
Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens. Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015. This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale Episode 6 (Aired April 22nd 2015) “Corporatizing Every Level” Connects the parallel strategies & impact of the corporate education agenda … Continued
Selma James, lifelong intellectual, activist and writer. And sports writer Dave Zirin.
