Dec 28 2006
GUEST: Sarah Olson, independent journalist and radio producer
When US Army Lt. Ehren Watada refused deployment to Iraq earlier this year, anti-war activists rejoiced. Watada is the highest-ranking member of the military to express his opposition to the war. The US Army is now going to court martial Watada. In doing so, they have targeted …
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Dec 28 2006
GUESTS: Sun Yung Shin, editor of “Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption,” Shannon Gibney, adoptee and one of the authors in “Outsiders Within”
What do Hollywood movie stars Angelina Jolie, Julie Andrews, Meg Ryan, Ewan McGregor, and pop icon Madonna have in common? They are all the parents of adopted children of …
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Dec 28 2006
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Keith Ellison.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Dec 28 2006
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Dec 28 2006
Neighborhood activists all over Southern California hold regular peace vigils to end the war in Iraq. Each week we announce just some of the 50 plus vigils that are taking place. Complete listings of all the vigils are available at www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org or www.peacevigils.com.
On Fridays in Alhambra
6:30 to 8:30pm
Main Street and Garfield Avenue
in front of Edwards Stadium 14 Theater
On Fridays in Belmont Shore
7 to 9 …
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Dec 28 2006
“The voices of transracial adoptees have been silenced, our experiences have been overshadowed and overruled by the glossy public image created by adoption agencies and sometimes even our own families. Our overall goal has been to provide a counter-narrative to the dominant story, which has been about us but not authored by us. We are not objects but rather subjects in our own histories. Our lives are impacted by the larger forces of colonization, racism, …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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