Archives for 18 May 2007

Sonali to Speak this Weekend in LA and OC

Published 18 May 2007 at 2:26 pm. No Comments.
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Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar and her co-author James Ingalls will be discussing their book, Bleeding Afghanistan, and the latest situation in Afghanistan in the Southern California area this weekend:

EAGLE ROCK
WHAT: Revolutionary Mic Nite: RAWA/AWM Benefit Event
WHEN: 7-11 pm, Friday May 18, 2007
WHERE: IMIX Bookstore, 5052 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
FOR MORE INFO, download the flyer, or visit www.imixbooks.com
There will be spoken Word by Mujeres de Maiz and others, dance by UCLA’s Middle Eastern Dance and Performance …


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Weekly Digest - 05/18/07

Published 18 May 2007 at 11:24 am. No Comments.
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Our weekly edition is a nationally syndicated one-hour digest of the best of our daily coverage.

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This week on Uprising:

* Gordon Brown and the Future of British Politics
* Empire Notes on the Iraq Policy Failure
* Because I’m a Girl: New Study Shows Stark Global Gender Inequality
* Black Agenda Report on Chavez and Oil
* The Big Eddy Club: The Stocking Stranglings …


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Gordon Brown and the Future of British Politics

Published 18 May 2007 at 9:42 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Tony Benn, retired from the House of Commons in May 2001, after fifty years in Parliament, was the longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, which he joined in 1942 - he is also the President of the Stop the War Coalition in Britain

Gordon Brown has been named the ruling Labor Party’s new leader …


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From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

Published 18 May 2007 at 9:40 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Christopher Finan, President of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the chair of the National Coalition Against Censorship, author of “From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America”

Writing the first comprehensive history of the evolution of free speech in the United States, Christopher Finan, begins …


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Tribute to Yolanda King

Published 18 May 2007 at 9:39 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Alexander Robinson, Executive Director/CEO National Black Justice Coalition

This past Tuesday, Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died at the age of 51 in Santa Monica. The King family did not know the cause of her death but relatives think it may have been a heart problem. A public …


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Black Agenda Report on Chavez and Oil

Published 18 May 2007 at 9:36 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is on Chavez and Oil. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.


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Radical Day in History - 05/18/07

Published 18 May 2007 at 9:36 am. No Comments.
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Listen to This Radical Day in History

… about Napoleon Bonaparte and the Haitian Revolution .

Radio RootzProduced by Radio Rootz.

Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org.


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May 18, 2007

Published 18 May 2007 at 8:57 am. No Comments.
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Martin Luther King Jr.


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