Acclaimed Afghan human rights activist and author, Malalai Joya, returns to the US this fall for a national tour coinciding with the 12th anniversary of the start of the US war in Afghanistan. Joya’s tour is sponsored by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and Afghan Women’s Mission (AWM).
During her tour Joya will address the following questions:
• Why are Afghan women more vulnerable than ever?
• What is the impact of US drones, bombs, and raids?
• …
Chris Hedges in Santa Monica this Sunday October 13th at 11am!
Come hear Chris Hedges, author of Days of Destruction Days of Revolt and War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, in a discussion led by Robert Scheer Editor of Truthdig. There will be an audience Q&A following the discussion.
Click here for ticket information. …
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There will be special programming on KPFK during the 8-9 am hour (PST) for the duration of the summer fund drive. Uprising will be back live on Monday morning. …
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Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar has returned to KPFK’s airwaves after 5 and a half months away for parental leave. Her second son, Naveen, was born on January 24 and is a healthy, happy baby! Sonali returns to Uprising with several changes on the program – tune in every morning at 8 am PST to listen!
Special thanks to Thom Hartmann for filling in for Sonali. The Thom Hartmann Show will return to KPFK in the coming …
Friends of Uprising, Sonali will be on maternity leave till early summer following the birth of her new son. We will continue to update the newswire which you can follow via Twitter. Thom Hartmann’s show will air in place of Uprising while Sonali is gone. Please listen live at www.kpfk.org from 8am till 9am (Pacific time) or if you’re in Southern California tune in at 90.7FM. …
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Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat, who’s featured in the Oscar nominated documentary Five Broken Cameras is currently touring Southern California and will be a guest on Uprising on Friday January 18th. He will be speaking at the following events:
Thurs, 17th 1:00 pm USC- SJP in Tutor Campus Center Rosen Family Screening Room.
Thurs, 17th 7:00 pm UCLA – SJP/JVP Humanities A51
Fri, Jan 18th Al-Awda OC @ 7pm Holiday Inn La Mirada 14299 Firestone Boulevard, La Mirada, …
The Uprising crew will be on vacation during the week of December 24-28, 2012. We will be replaying some of our most popular interviews. Tune in on Monday to hear Charles Bowden on his book Murder City about Ciudad Juarez and Mexico’s drug war. On Tuesday, Christmas Day, you can hear an Alternative Radio special featuring Noam Chomsky. On Wednesday, David Graeber discusses his acclaimed book Debt: The First 5000 Years; following that on Thursday, …
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DISCLAIMER: My recommendations are based on my interpretation of the language of the measures and the guest experts and organizations I trust, which are necessarily influenced by my own personal political views. Additionally, my views and recommendations do NOT necessarily reflect the views of Pacifica, KPFK or any other program or programmer on KPFK or anyone associated with or representing this …
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar was a guest on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes this past Sunday October 28th, 2012. Watch video clips of the show on the topics of military spending and sanctions on Iran below:
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 ……
