Apr
07
2006
GUESTS: Jyoti Chand, community advocate working for the Civil Rights unit with hate crimes, discrimination, and GLBTQI issues, Rubaiyat Karim, advocate for domestic violence survivors in the South Asian community
As we announced on yesterday’s show, Republicans in the Senate reached agreement earlier this week on bipartisan compromise proposal on immigration reform. The proposal would apparently put …
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Apr
07
2006
GUEST: Rocio Watson, a representative of Frente Unidos de los Pueblos Americanos (FUPA) and co-founder of Children for Chiapas
The 12th annual March for Zapata will take place this Sunday April 9th. Paying homage to General Emiliano Zapata, a hero of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, this year’s march and event will be in opposition to HR4437 and …
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Apr
07
2006
Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator
The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is about its fourth anniversary!
The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.
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Apr
06
2006
GUESTS: Shannon Heuter, member of the Episcopal Church in San Diego, organizer with Immigrant March Coordinating Committee,
A group of Senate Republicans reached agreement last night on what’s being called a “compromise proposal” on immigration reform. Anti-immigrant senator Bill Frist has endorsed the compromise. The senators hope to garner bipartisan support …
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Apr
06
2006
GUEST: Miguel Lopez, 16 year old student at Garfield High School and organizer with InnerCity Struggle
This evening hundreds of students and their parents plan to converge at the school board offices of the Los Angeles Unified School District. They represent community based organizations such as InnerCity Struggle and Community Coalition. The students and parents will be rallying against HR4437. They …
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Apr
06
2006
GUEST: Kimberlee Acquaro, filmmaker
The 1994 Rwandan genocide has gone down as a shameful chapter in human history. Now, 12 years later, Rwandans are still struggling to survive. In particular, women are bearing the greatest burden. The genocide left behind a population of mostly women – in fact 70% of Rwanda’s population …
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Apr
06
2006
Center Theater Group and John Marshall High School are presenting an original play called “Access,” on April 6th and 7th at the John Marshall High School auditorium. It’s written by KPFK’s own Jerry Quickley and is based on the opinions of teenagers who examine military recruitment through the eyes of fellow students. In September and November 2005, approximately 35 Marshall …
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Apr
06
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 Atwater
5-6:30pm
Glendale Boulevard and Glenfeliz
the information line is 213/250-5500
On Fridays in Montrose
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Corner of Ocean View and Honolulu …
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Apr
05
2006
GUEST: Patrick Silberstein, activist, and founder of the radical publishing house Syllepse
More than 2.5 million people continued their demonstrations across France this Tuesday to demand the withdrawal of a youth job contract imposed by the government. The proposed law gives employers the right to summarily lay off people under the age of 26 any …
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Apr
05
2006
GUEST: Caryl Rivers, Professor of Journalism at Boston University
Yesterday we aired a keynote address by Maria Hinojosa at last weekend’s “Women, Action, and the Media” conference. Today we present another keynote speech, by Caryl Rivers, on Selling Anxiety: how the media plays up myths about gender. These myths include the so-called “Opt-out revolution” among …
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