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.
Civil War in Burma, Karen Women in Exile Burma is a country torn apart by civil war, and run by one of the strictest military juntas in the world. The Karen tribe, Burma’s largest ethnic minority, say they will not surrender until there is peace and a separate state for their people. Producer Jack Chance … Continued
This week on Making Contact, we profile three courageous human rights advocates: Palestinian-American Huwaida Arraf founded an organization that monitors the Israeli/Palestinian conflict; Maria LaHood is an American lawyer who takes on high profile human rights cases; Argentinian Patricia Isasa is an activist who is bringing to justice those who detained and tortured her in … Continued
Since the passing of the Patriot Act, many things have changed in the U.S., and not necessarily for the better. On this edition, we look at Bush Administration policies that many contend undermine basic human rights and civil liberties. Has the War on Terror become a War on Freedom? How much should we give up … Continued
In this special collaboration with Human Rights Watch, we’ll hear stories from HIV-positive people and activists as to what else needs to be done to protect the rights and improve the life expectancy of those infected.
This week on Making Contact, we profile three courageous women elders: Australia’s Dr. Helen Caldicott, the premier spokesperson for the worldwide anti-nuclear movement; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America; and Mairead Corrigan Maguire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for organizing a non-violence movement in Northern Ireland.
