May 14 2008
KPFK will be airing the Winter Soldier on the Hill hearings from 6 – 11 am. Uprising will resume regular programming on Friday May 16th. Winter Soldier on the Hill will feature testimonies from Iraq and Afghanistan vets before the Congressional Progressive Caucus. …
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May 14 2008
GUEST: Dr. Marjorie Jobson, Acting National Director of Khulumani Support Group, live from South Africa
Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court allowed two cases to move forward that seeks redress for victims of apartheid from major corporations. Under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789 the plaintiffs of the lawsuits are claiming that companies violated international …
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May 14 2008
GUESTS: Wendy Gonaver, and Judith Schaeffer, Legal Director at People For the American Way Foundation
An Adjunct professor at Cal State Fullerton was recently fired from her job over a loyalty oath. Wendy Gonaver, teaching American Studies, found herself taking a stand on an issue she might well have discussed in her own …
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May 14 2008
GUEST: Kasey Corbit, attorney with Disability Rights Advocates, a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities
It is estimated that about 10% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability – making disabled people the world’s largest minority. Yet only recently did the United …
May 14 2008
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May 14 2008
“The time is always right to do right.” — Nelson Mandela …
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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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