Mar 06 2008
An international Women’s Day special featuring women activists, academics, and artists, and a local calendar of the weekend’s women’s day events. Plus, a look at the state of women’s rights in the US under Bush, and what we can expect in the coming years. …
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Mar 06 2008
GUEST: Nancy Polikoff, author of “Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing all Families Under the Law”
Earlier this week, the California Supreme Court heard arguments over the constitutionality of a state ban on same-sex marriage. A three and a half hour hearing took place in San Francisco this Tuesday as both …
Mar 06 2008
GUESTS: George Gage, film makers of “Our Land, Our Life: The Struggle for Western Shoshone Land Rights”
In 1863, the US government signed the Treaty of Ruby Valley, giving the government certain rights over land in Nevada. Two Western Shoshone sisters, Mary and Carrie Dann were raising livestock on ancestral Shoshone lands …
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Mar 06 2008
… about the Dred Scott decision
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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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Mar 06 2008
“We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air…One Mother Earth.” – the late Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone spiritual leader …
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Mar 05 2008
As the California Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a state ban on same-sex marriage, we’ll speak with author Nancy Polikoff about her new book, “Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing all Families Under the Law;” and we’ll hear about the story of the Dann sisters in a new film called “Our Land, Our Life: The Struggle for Western Shoshone Land Rights” which premieres in LA County this weekend. …
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Mar 05 2008
GUESTS: Candice Hoke, Director of the Cleveland State University Center for Election Integrity in Cleveland, Ohio, and an election law professor at Cleveland State University; Robert Jensen, author and Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin
Hillary Clinton won 3 out of 4 primary election races yesterday, including Ohio, Texas and Rhode …
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Mar 05 2008
GUEST: Antonio Skarmeta, author of the award winning novel, The Postman, and his latest, “The Dancer and the Thief”
Chile’s sprawling metropolis capital of Santiago is the scene of acclaimed novelist Antonio Skarmeta’s latest book, “The Dancer and the Thief.” Set in the wake of Pinochet’s dictatorship, the book’s protagonists struggle to make peace …
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Mar 05 2008
GUEST: Albert Shin, with the group, Justice for Michael Cho, and childhood friend of Michael Cho
Last Thursday, former and current UCLA students, and members of the Korean American community attended a candlelight vigil in memory of alumnus Michael Cho. The former bruin arts graduate was gunned down on New Years Eve 2007 by …
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Mar 05 2008
… about the US Apology to Nazi Germany
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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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