Making Contact
2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: Fridays
Covering the movements, the issues, and the people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang.
Making Contact – No ‘Fracking’ Way: The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling
We’ll hear excerpts from the movie Gasland, including stories from residents who say their drinking water catches on fire—one of the toxic affects of hydraulic-fracking a natural gas drilling method that uses hundreds of chemicals. While the BP oil spill has increased calls to use natural gas as a so-called ‘clean energy’ alternative, activists are … Continued
Making Contact – Fund Drive Special
Special Hour-long Edition of Making Contact
Making Contact – Oscar Grant and Police Accountability
Barbara Attard, civilian oversight consultant, former San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaints investigator and former Berkeley Police Review Commission Director; Marcel Diallo, artist and victim of police harassment; Rashidah Grinage, PUEBLO Executive Director; Jason Wechter, San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaints investigator; Reginald Lyles, BART consultant and former Berkeley Police Officer; Gary Gee, BART Police … Continued
Making Contact – Lessons from Latin America
For decades, people have said the United States has treated Latin America as a project for exploit and economic expansion. Even do-gooders see the global south as deserving of unilateral help or charity. But social change activists say the tables have turned. On this edition, we'll hear from experts who say – especially in times … Continued
Making Contact – Crisis as Opportunity: Voices from The U.S. Social Forum
This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the United States Social Forum. Participants said it wasn't a conference, but a movement building process toward ecological and economic justice. We were at the forum and on this edition of Making Contact, we'll bring you some of the local and international voices … Continued
Making Contact – Immigrant Families Behind Bars (encore)
Immigrant detention is the fastest-growing form of incarceration in the U.S., with more than 30-thousand detainees behind bars on any given day. Reports of rampant abuse and negligent medical care are widespread. And once again politicians, lawyers and human rights groups are calling for comprehensive immigration reform. On this edition, we hear the story of … Continued
Making Contact – Working Beyond Unions
It's been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a new U.S. labor movement. It's a vision that goes beyond the unions. On this edition, we'll hear from an array of panelists discussing the future of labor … Continued
Making Contact – James Lawson: Non-Violent Warrior
The 1960 lunch counter sit-ins catapulted civil rights into the nation's consciousness. But they weren't just spontaneous protests; they came after years of planning and studying techniques of non-violent civil disobedience. The chief architect of the strategy was James Lawson, who worked along side Martin Luther King Jr., and was with him only hours before … Continued