The death toll in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit 50 Monday and is expected to keep rising exponentially. Many survivors of the Category 5 storm are now seeking refuge in the United States, but they need a working visa, which they can find at this page online. At least 4,000 hurricane survivors have traveled … Continued
This edition of Making Contact is Part I of our special series examining how immigrants are responding and participating in elections and politics today. From Dreamers in Arizona to Muslims in Michigan, we’ll meet immigrant communities upholding democracy. We’ll also have a conversation with author of the “Fight to Vote,” Michael Waldman about how immigrants … Continued
We speak with Bambu about the upcoming Beyond Dreams series on Immigration. Later on we speak with Tarika Lewis, first female Black panther about the history of Oakland and the upcoming PBS special Panther Vanguard of the Revolution
Davey D speaks with author Steve Phillips about his new book, Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority.
On tonight’s APEX Express, University of San Francisco’s Professor of Law Bill Ong Hing discusses how the DREAM Act and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has impacted Asian immigrants. Two young API DREAMers who are part of ASPIRE, the first Pan-Asian undocumented immigrant led group in the country, talk about their experience and why the … Continued
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We speak with independent journalist & filmmaker David Sheen about the heightened racist treatment of African asylum-seekers in Israel. Later we speak with filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi about immigration and the new film, Ellis Island.
“We Are Living at a Critical Moment of History”: The Pope on Poverty, Immigration & Climate Change; Female Priests Stage Die-In Outside D.C. Church Urging Pope Francis to Open Priesthood to Women; A Look at the Life of One of Pope’s “4 Great Americans”: Catholic Worker Founder Dorothy Day; Inside Exxon’s Great Climate Cover-Up: From … Continued
“We Are Living at a Critical Moment of History”: The Pope on Poverty, Immigration & Climate Change; Female Priests Stage Die-In Outside D.C. Church Urging Pope Francis to Open Priesthood to Women; A Look at the Life of One of Pope’s “4 Great Americans”: Catholic Worker Founder Dorothy Day; Inside Exxon’s Great Climate Cover-Up: From … Continued
Hip Hop artivist Jasiri X of One Hood discusses police terrorism, immigration and patriarchy. Also Tony Coleman of One Fam talks about the upcoming Bike 4 Lives Matter Bike Ride protesting the NO COAL through Oakland. Jasiri X is an emcee, community activist and the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news … Continued
