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 – May 6, 2005
Children Denied: Family Cap and Foster Care Mothers on welfare in 24 states don’t receive increased benefits if they have additional children. Lawmakers said they wanted to hold down birthrates, but women on welfare say the rule’s intent is deeply misguided, and the results are harmful to women and children. On this special Welfare Radio … Continued
Making Contact – April 29, 2005
Social Security "Reform": Rolling Back the New Deal Ever since Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935, the program has been debated by liberals and conservatives alike. On this edition, we’ll explore the importance of the program to those often overlooked in the current debate over Social Security, like young people, and the … Continued
Making Contact – April 22, 2005
The Third Option – Assisted Suicide In 1994, Oregonians voted to make doctor assisted suicide legal, the only law of its type in United States. Ten years later, it’s still controversial. On this edition, correspondent Barbara Bernstein speaks with activists and analysts on both sides of the issue. (encore edition)
Making Contact – April 15, 2005
Fake News Flap – VNRs and Covert Propaganda You’ve heard of WMDs, but what about VNRs? What are VNRs and how is the government using them as weapons of mass deception? On this week’s edition, we’ll take a look at video news releases and the VNR industry. We’ll see how California’s governor is using them … Continued
Making Contact – April 8, 2005
Queer Youth Challenges For some lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, coming out can have some additional challenges. On this edition, we’ll take a look at the unique perspective of LGBTQ youth on such topics as foster care, childhood sexual abuse, and disability. – www.radioproject.org
Making Contact – April 1, 2005
Plan Colombia: Drug War Without End Plan Colombia began in 2000 as an effort by the Clinton administration to reduce cocaine production in Colombia and stop the growing leftist guerrilla insurgency. The Bush administration says Plan Colombia is a big success. On this edition, independent producer Reese Erlich visits rural farmers and urban shanty towns, … Continued
Making Contact – March 25, 2005
Land for Those Who Work It Brazil has the second most unequal distribution of land in the world. Inside the borders of the South American bread basket are deep-seeded social struggles over this most coveted resource. For the past quarter century, the country’s landless have shown they do not accept the ownership model dating back … Continued