May 26 2006
GUESTS: Gretchen Heidemann, Program Director at A New Way of Life Re-entry Project, and an organizer with All of Us or None, Kesha Burton, member of All of Us or None, formerly incarcerated
The LA County Board of Supervisors recently passed a motion calling for an evaluation of its hiring procedures of people with prior criminal …
May 26 2006
GUEST: Dortell Williams, Lancaster Prison inmate, radio commentator for Uprising
Dortell Williams has been an inmate at Lancaster County Jail for 15 years. He is an avid listener of KPFK and has filed commentaries about prison related issues. Dortell reached us by phone recently and filed a commentary about KPFK and Pacifica. We apologize for the poor quality of the prison phone line.
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May 26 2006
GUEST: Charles Coleman, running for Democratic Party nomination in the 28th Congressional District
Charles Coleman Jr., a graduate of USC and teacher at Nidorf Juvenile Hall, is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the 28th Congressional District seat. Coleman is running against incumbent Representative Howard Berman. In a growing trend of progressive Democrats opposing conservative …
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May 26 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 on Venezuela’s Citgo Corporation.
The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.
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May 26 2006
“When a country–particularly “a democracy”–goes to war, the passive consent of the governed lubricates the machinery of slaughter. Silence is a key form of cooperation, but the war-making system does not insist on quietude or agreement. Mere passivity and self-restraint will suffice to keep the missiles flying, the bombs exploding and the faraway people dying. ” — Norman Solomon
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May 25 2006
“Our assertion of Title to the land derives from our understanding and belonging to this land. It means we have a right to live here with dignity. It does not mean we own the land. Try owning the Earth, the sand, the waters, and it will run right through your fingers. No legal system can say you do not belong here. We are in no place to refuse anyone the gift of life and livelihood. …
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May 25 2006
GUEST: Hazel Hill, spokesperson for the Six Nations occupation
On February 28th of this year members of the Six Nations reserve in Caledonia, Ontario in Canada, began occupying a 40-hectare piece of land. They claim that the land had been stolen from them more than 200 years ago. It was to be turned into …
May 25 2006
GUEST: Remi Kanazi, co-founder of www.PoeticInjustice.net, a Palestinian American writer, poet and performer living in New York City
The Israeli government is calling for a settlement of Israel’s final borders with the Palestinians, which mandates a withdrawal from much of the West Bank and relocating tens of thousands of Jewish settlers. A senior government official …
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May 25 2006
GUEST: Aura Bogado, FSRN anchor, programmer at KPFK, Pacifica
The eviction of farmers from the South Central Community Garden could come at any moment this week. Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department received the go-ahead to carry out a judicially released eviction order. News of the pending eviction placed the farm on red …
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May 25 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 Costa Mesa / …
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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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