Dec 22 2006
GUEST: Adrianna Natsoulas, Marine Campaign Coordinator with Food and Water Watch
Shrimp is the number one choice of seafood in the US. Americans eat on average, three and a half pounds of shrimp a year, surpassing even tuna. Contrary to what we might think, most shrimp is not caught in the Gulf of Mexico, …
Dec 22 2006
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is on the Democratic win in Congress. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Dec 22 2006
“Cuando la Cultura Muere, La Gente Muere” (meaning, “When Culture Dies, the People Die.”) — El Centro’s Slogan …
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Dec 21 2006
GUEST: Ronnie Cummins, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association
Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture announced its new appointments to the National Organic Standards Board. Alarming food-safety activists, all of the new appointees have industry ties to companies such as Campbell Soup and General Mills. Three of the four …
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Dec 21 2006
GUEST: Roger Wareham, Human Rights Attorney and a member of the December 12th movement
Thousands of protestors marched on New York City’s Fifth Avenue last Saturday to protest the fatal NYPD shooting of 23-year-old Sean Bell in Queens, New York, more than three weeks ago on his wedding day. His father, William Bell is …
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Dec 21 2006
GUEST: Kathleen Keest, Senior Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending and one of the authors of the report, “Losing Ground”
For most of us, being a home owner is our best chance to achieve economic sustainability. Losing our homes, in many cases, means losing life savings. Earlier this week the Center for …
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Dec 21 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 Mar Vista
6:30 to 7:30 PM
Mar Vista Park, Corner of Palms and McLaughlin
the email contact is marvista4peace@attbi.com
On Fridays in …
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Dec 21 2006
“We have not inherited the world from our forefathers — we have borrowed it from our children.” – Kashmiri proverb …
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Dec 21 2006
… on the Samuel Slater’s Mills and Child Labor
Produced 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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Dec 20 2006
GUEST: Mubark Awad, President of Non-violence International
Following a failure to form a Palestinian unity government, factional violence has broken out in the Palestinian territories. Earlier this year, the militant organization, Hamas, won the majority of seats in municipal elections. In response, Israel, the US and other countries have enforced an economic blockade, impoverishing government …
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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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