From Egypt to Wisconsin, and from Wall Street to anytown USA. 2011 was a year in which people raised their voices to call for justice. As we head into 2012, there’s optimism about the possibilities for change. On this edition, we look back at some the most important issues of 2011: Attacks on organized labor, the Egyptian revolution, and the struggle to address climate change. We’ll hear highlights of some of the best programs we’ve brought you this year, and get some updates on where those stories stand now.
Featuring:
Shimaa Helmy, Egyptian human rights activist; Pedro De Sa, ILWU local 6 Rank and File organizer; Kris Hirsh, Stand up For Ohio spokesman; Melissa Fezekas, We Are Ohio spokesperson; Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America President; Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO President; Fred Risser, Wisconsin State Senator; Khalid Shalid, Tahrir square protestor; Salma Shukrallah, Al Ahram Online journalist; Tarek Shalaby, Tahrir Square leader; James Inhofe, US Senator from Oklahoma; Bernaditas Mueller, South Centre climate change special advisor; Patrick Bond, Center for Civil Society Director at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa; Mike Ludwig, Truthout reporter; Brian Edwards-Tiekert, journalist
For More Information:
No Military Trials For Civilians
Shimaa Tahrir
http://www.facebook.com/Shimaa.Tahrir
Al-Ahram online
Muslim Brotherhood
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
ILWU
Occupy Wall Street
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/
Workers Independent News
WORT Community Radio-Madison, WI
Wisconsin AFL-CIO
Communications Workers of America
We the People Campaign
http://www.wethepeoplecampaign.org/
Campaign Cash
Stand Up For Ohio
http://standupforohio.org/home/
We Are Ohio
ALEC exposed
http://alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
Truthout
The Media Consortium
http://www.themediaconsortium.org/
Durban Platform
http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/durban_nov_2011/decisions/application/pdf/cop17_durbanplatform.pdf
Climate Signals-An Inventory of Climate Change Impact Reports
Skeptical Science
Mobilization for Climate Justice
http://www.actforclimatejustice.org
Center for Civil Society, University of Kwazulu-Natal
Indigenous Environmental Network
The South Centre
COP17 in Durban, South Africa
Books/Articles:
Tina Gerhardt: Get It Done! Youth to UN on Internationally Binding Climate Treaty
http://onespot.wsj.com/politics/2011/12/12/d0f96/tina-gerhardt-get-it-done-youth-to-un-on
Scenes From a Revolution
http://printmag.com/Article/Scenes-from-a-Revolution