First, an update on the labor-rights battle in Wisconsin, and details on solidarity demonstrations set for today in Northern California. We’re joined from Madison by Diane Palmer of the Wisconsin Health Care Workers Union, and from Sacramento by Steve Smith with the California Labor Federation.What is daily life like in the Gaza Strip? We listen … Continued
We talk to people from the Mommy Tsunami, members of the developmental disability community, who are walking from Yuba City to Sacramento to protest cuts to California’s social service budget. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mommy-Tsunami/#!/pages/Mommy-Tsunami/128284690575532 Then, excerpts of the Oliver Stone film, South of the Border. http://southoftheborderdoc.com/ Hosted by Tara Dorabji and Carmen Reed.
Karen Johnson, co-owner Marcus Books, San Francisco. http://www.marcusbookstores.com/ Helen Taylor, communications director of the CA Academy of Sciences. http://www.calacademy.org/ Laura Ellis, execucitve dir. African and African-American Performing Arts Coalition. http://www.bcfhereandnow.com/AboutUs7.html Allegra Bandy, singer, musician. http://www.allegrabandy.com/ Hosted by Leslie Stovall.
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Interview with three Palestinian queers from the organizations alQaws and Aswat who are on tour through the U.S. Excerpts from speeches by Nikki Giovanni and J. California Cooper. Poetry from 100 Best African American poems, edited by Nikki Giovanni. Hosted by Adrienne Lauby and Veronica Fazon.
President Obama released his proposed federal budget yesterday. Marylia Kelly of Tri-Valley CARES joins to Morning Mix to take a look at the Department of Energy budget: how much of it is earmarked for nuclear-weapons programs?Slavery existed in North America for 250 years. How does its legacy weigh on today’s African-Americans, and how does it … Continued
Affordable Care Act makes all children eligible for health coverage in California but cut off date for some to purchase is March 1. Interview with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and Co-Founder of MomsRising. http://www.momsrising.org/ Excerpts of the film “Economics of Happiness.” A chorus of voices from six continents, including Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, … Continued
Four students talk about the hard times they face as they attempt a California State University degree. The impact of proposed budget cuts on the Fall 2011 semester. Why are some pushing vouchers and the privatization of higher education? Other guests: Andy Merrifield: Political Science Instructor, SSU Susan Meisenhelder, Past President of the California Faculty … Continued
Guests: Professor Ghada Talhami author of books including “The Mobilization of Muslim Women in Egypt”; Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian novelist, physician, feminist and writer whose books were banned in Egypt; Anjali Kamat, producer with Democracy Now!, reporting on the ground in Cairo; and Zeina Zaatari the Global Fund for Women’s regional director for the Middle … Continued
Egyptian protesters hold firm for the fifteenth day. Guests: Cairo blogger, Hosam el-Hamalawy & Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies. The developmentally disabled community protests death row expansion. Guests: Lisa von Kleist (Rohnert Park), Jerry Fabiano (Sebastopol), Sara Norman of Prison Law Office, & Barbara Maizie the executive director of the Contra Costa … Continued
