Tara Dorabji and Carmen Reed interview Nell Myhand and Kim Sparrow about the global women’s strike and the march of mothers planned for International Women’s Day. Zahra Billoo of the California American Islamic Relations discusses landmark litigation against allegedly illegal FBI surveillance and anti-Muslim protest in Orange County. http://www.cair.com/ Reverend Harry Williams joins us in … Continued
Jason Perlman AFL-CIO public relations officer talks about the latest in the Wisconsin standoff between Gov. Scott Walker and union supporters. protectohiofamilies.com/ and Kraig of Citizen’s Action of Wisconsin. http://citizenactionwi.org/ Plus, excerpts of a new speech by Comedian, activist, health advocate Dick Gregory. Hosted by Leslie Stovall and Carmen Reed.
Interview with Kathleen Barry author of Unmaking War, Remaking Men: How Empathy Can Reshape Our Politics, Our Soldiers and Ourselves. http://www.kathleenbarry.net/ Excerpts from “How the World Changed After 9/11,” two-day symposium with Mark Crispin Miller, http://howtheworldchanged.org/ Hosted by Peter Philips and Mickey Huff.
Wisconsin Protests of attacks on collective bargaining rights continue. We speak with Molly Stentz, news director of Pacifica affiate, WORT in Madison, Wisconsin. http://www.wort-fm.org/ Excerpts from speeches at the Understanding Deep Politics Conference including Michael Parenti, Dahli Wasfi and Peter Dale Scott. http://understandingdeeppolitics.org/ Hosted by Anthony Fest and Adrienne Lauby.
U.S. Hate Groups top 1,000 with Mark Potok, Director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, Report: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/us-hate-groups-top-1000; Renee Suacedo Director of the San Francisco Day Laborer Program, http://www.sfdaylabor.org/ The Herbal Kitchen. Interview with Kami Mcbride, author of this book of 50 easy-to-find herbs and 150 recipes which cook with herbs. http://www.livingawareness.com/ … Continued
Update on labors struggle to maintain the right to collective bargaining in Ohio, from Columbus with Jason Perlman, communications manager of the AFL-CIO. Oakland Museum CK Lazeto (sp? and Cynthia Taylor. The Civil Rights Movement Then and Now with Mike Miller of the Civil Rights Veterans. Excerpts from the CD, “Sound Track for a Revolution” … Continued
Use of the label “Conspiracy”, Understanding Deep Politics Conf., The American War Machine, Fundraising Robert Abele: Commentary on Conspiracy. Excerpts from the Understanding Deep Politics Conference. http://understandingdeeppolitics.org/ Peter Dale Scott talks about his new book American War Machine. http://www.peterdalescott.net/ Hosted by Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff.
Taser use proposed by San Francisco Police Department. Opposing positions from Cynthia Munõz Ramos of Just Cause and Angela Chan of the San Francisco Police Commission. Excerpts from films about J. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin. http://rustin.org/ http://newsreel.org/video/A-PHILIP-RANDOLPH With music from Paul Robison. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs and Adrienne Lauby
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
