Nov 30 2007
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This week on Uprising:
* Protests Rock Bolivia Over New Constitution
* Empire Notes on Declining Violence in Iraq
* Oxfam Warns of Worsening Climate Change
* Black Agenda Report on Somalia
* Journalists Decry Racism in Media Coverage of Mumia
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Nov 30 2007
GUEST: David Waskow, Policy lead on Oxfam America’s Climate Change campaign
Earlier this month Bangladesh was struck by the worst cyclone since 1991. Cyclone Sidr hit the impoverished South Asian country on November 15 with winds of 155 mph and a 5-foot tidal surge, killing around 3,500 people, leaving thousands missing or injured, and displacing …
Nov 30 2007
GUEST: Jason Ope?a Disterhoft, Domestic Human Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International USA
An officer outside a police department in Ohio used a stun gun yesterday to subdue a pregnant woman after forcing her to the ground. Authorities claim that the woman’s pregnant condition was not made known to the officer until after she was taken to …
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Nov 30 2007
GUEST: Lysa Flores, musician, activist, actress
Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Lysa Flores has for years melded her evocative lyrics with folk-rock melodies in pioneering the Chicana alternative scene. The multi-talented singer, musician, activist and actress has toured with many well known musicians such as Los Lobos, and has appeared in films …
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Nov 30 2007
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is on Somalia. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Nov 30 2007
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Nov 30 2007
There will be a Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar this Saturday December 1st from 11 am to 3 pm at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in the Geneva Room, 3300 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. Over a dozen vendors will offer fair trade coffee and tea, hand made crafts by Afghan women, jewelry and art by local artists. Vendors include Afghan Women’s Mission, Ten Thousand Villages, Garment Worker Center, Pacifica Radio Archives, Global Voices …
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Nov 30 2007
“Does feminist mean a large unpleasant person who’ll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings. To me it’s the latter, so I sign up.” — Margaret Atwood …
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Nov 29 2007
GUESTS: Arlene Inouye, Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools, Pat Elder, Peace Action Montgomery
Anti-recruitment activists are hailing the recent announcement by the Los Angeles Unified School District of a new policy to better protect students’ personal information from the military. The policy is the result of discussions with teachers and the ACLU. It …
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Nov 29 2007
GUEST: Michael Kearns, activist, artist
About 2.5 million people have been newly infected with the HIV virus this year. It is now estimated that more than 33 million people globally live with HIV. An overwhelming ninety-five percent of all HIV/AIDS cases occur in the developing world. The theme of this year’s International World AIDS …
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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