0:08 – Impeachment Watch: Debriefing Trump impeachment hearings – Day 1
The House holds the first open hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, with two witnesses: Ambassador William Taylor, the Chargé D’affaires for the U.S. State Department in Ukraine and Secretary George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State.
New: Ambassador Taylor testified his aid overheard EU Ambassador Gordan Sondland speaking with Trump over speaker phone, and mentioned the word “investigation.” The Republicans tried to discredit the witnesses as invoking hear-say, and never speaking with Trump directly about these issues.
0:34 – Days after the coup, Bolivia may have a new president
Linda Farthing is a researcher and journalist working in Bolivia. She has written three books on the country, and currently reports for the Guardian, Al Jazeera and Americas Quarterly.
0:45 – Native women are experiencing increasing violence, murder and kidnapping
Morning Star Gali is a member of the Ajumawi band of Pit River located in Northeastern California. She is a Leading Edge Fellow focusing on the disproportionate impact of the criminal and juvenile justice systems on Native Americans; a co-host of KPFA’s Bay Native Circle Wednesdays at 7pm, and the keynote speaker at
Event: BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT OUR STOLEN SISTERS (Part of the Women’s Building Women Speaker Series). Tonight Thursday Nov 14, 6pm – 8pm, at the Women’s Building, San Francisco 3543 18th Street SF. Tickets and info here.
1:08 – Weeks after an Oakland Unified School District turned violent – when police assaulted and violently arrested six parents, including sending one to the hospital, while protesting school closures – the OUSD Board members met again last night. The Black Organizing Project is demanding OUSD disband its police department – the only school police force in Alameda County – and reinvest in support and resources for students including counselors, programs and enrichment.
Desiree Mims is a Member Leader with the Black Organizing Project.
Nikeah Manning is a Program Coordinator of the Black Organizing Project’s BOSS Campaign, or the Bettering Our School System Campaign. The campaign is focused on ending the school to prison pipeline, eliminating school police , and creating sanctuary for all.
1:18 – This weekend: a transmutational ritual to heal from sexual assult
Jennifer Johns is a powerhouse, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur who creates sounds, experiences, and products that are sure to stir your soul, inspire your mind and move your body.
Kendra Barnes is a Producer, Choreographer, Instructor in the Department of Physical Education at UC Berkeley – and director of K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS founded in 1996, now presenting:
Event: ReDzONE: A Choreopoem and Transmutation Ritual by the Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble and Jennifer Johns. Two Performances Only: Saturday November 16 @ 7:30pm and Sunday November 17 @ 3pm at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice Street Oakland, CA. Tickets & Info here.
1:34 – Why is violence in Oakland increasing?
David Harris is the CEO of Urban Strategies Council.
1:45 – Approaches to de-escalating and preventing violence
Donald Lacy is an activist and actor, and founder of the LoveLife Foundation (@lovelifeloeshe).
Event: Second Annual Oakland’s Finest Black Tie and Holiday Ball. Saturday, November 30th – 5-11 pm. Tickets and info here.