Dec
19
2012
Son Jarocho, a traditional form of folk music from Mexico, has found a crucial epicenter – not in Mexico – but right here in Los Angeles. Las Cafeteras is a local East Los Angeles based band comprised of seven people that blend this increasingly popular form of Mexican music, but with a modern twist.
Las Cafeteras’ debut album, It’s Time, was released this past September and features fiery lyrics within …
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Dec
19
2012
After four days of deafening silence, the nation’s biggest gun lobby, the NRA, released a statement late yesterday regarding the massacre of 20 children and 7 women at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut saying “we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders.” The NRA explained its silence saying they were allowing “time …
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Dec
19
2012
Eighteen thousand acres of oil leases were auctioned off by the Obama Administration last week to oil companies intent on starting hydraulic fracturing or fracking in Central California. The land, which is dotted with vineyards and cattle ranches and is home to several different endangered species is also the location of the Marcellus Shale, one of the largest shale oil …
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Dec
19
2012
Son Jarocho, a traditional form of folk music from Mexico, has found a crucial epicenter – not in Mexico – but right here in Los Angeles. Las Cafeteras is a local East Los Angeles based band comprised of seven people that blend this increasingly popular form of Mexican music, but with a modern twist. Their Son Jarocho musical style has …
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Dec
19
2012
Federal and state labor authorities Thursday announced the discovery of “widespread” labor violations by downtown garment manufacturers that help supply retailers like Aldo, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21, among others.
During an August sweep of a building at 830 S. Hill St., the U.S. Department of Labor and the California Labor Standards Enforcement division found that 10 garment businesses paid workers an average of $6.50 an hour, significantly below the federal standard of $7.25 an hour …
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Dec
19
2012
For Canada’s international human rights standing, 2012 was an annus horribilis.
This year three UN expert committees rated the country’s performance on meeting rights commitments — and returned a failing grade.
“These mandatory reviews are carried out every four or five years, and it just happened that this year Canada was the focus of three,” said Alex Neve, who heads Amnesty International Canada. “It’s a wake-up call that although we have things to be proud of, there …
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Dec
19
2012
The woman, a physiotherapy student, was last night fighting for her life in hospital. She had been travelling home from watching a film at a shopping mall in the south of Delhi when she and a male friend were attacked by a group of drunk men on a largely empty bus.
Police say six men attacked the couple and took turns to rape the woman as the bus toured the city’s streets on Sunday. Tinted windows …
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Dec
19
2012
Russian MPs have overwhelmingly backed a bill that would ban US citizens from adopting Russian children.
The move is in retaliation for the Magnitsky Act, passed in the US this month, introducing sanctions on Russian alleged human rights violators.
It follows several cases in which Russian children have apparently been mistreated by US adoptive parents.
But senior figures in the government of President Vladimir Putin have chided Russian MPs for going too far.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised the …
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Dec
19
2012
River City from San Diego, California!
We played their song “Bring Me Home” on today’s show.
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If you know of an independent musical act you’d like to see featured on Uprising, send an email to mail@uprisingradio.org.
Uprising’s Music Curator is Chris Bennett …
Dec
19
2012
“I don’t think artists can avoid being political. Artists are the proverbial canaries in the coalmine. When we stop singing, it’s a sure sign of repressive times ahead.” — Theresa Bayer …
