Feb 19 2007

KPFK Fund Drive – Day 7

Special President’s Day hour with People’s Historian Howard Zinn and a Power Governments Cannot Suppress

with special host Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Remember to make a pledge to KPFK by calling 818-985-5735 or visit www.kpfk.org.

War, Occupation and Torture – DVD – $50

Howard Zinn is a historian, playwright, and social activist, best known for his book, “A People’s History of the United States,” which has …

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Feb 16 2007

KPFK Fund Drive – Day 4

Jesus CampSpecial hour on Christian Fundamentalism

with special guest co-host Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Remember to make a pledge to KPFK by calling 818-985-5735 or visit www.kpfk.org.

Jesus Camp – DVD – $150

Jesus Camp is a documentary released late last year by film makers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady that looks into the often disturbing world of evangelical indoctrination of children in …

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Feb 15 2007

KPFK Fund Drive – Day 3

Iraqi Women Speak OutSpecial hour on Iraq and the Antiwar Movement

with special guest co-host Alan Minsky

Remember to make a pledge to KPFK by calling 818-985-5735 or visit www.kpfk.org.

Iraqi Women Speak Out – DVD – $100

Last year 8 Iraqi women were invited to the United States in a trip sponsored by the US women’s peace group, Code Pink. Of …

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Feb 14 2007

KPFK Fund Drive – Day 2

Crossing ArizonaAn Hour Special on Immigration

With guest co-host Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Crossing Arizona – $70

After the events of September 11th, 2001, immigration policy in the US has taken a turn toward even more draconian and cruel policies. Immigrants, documented and undocumented have been targeted by law enforcement, the justice system, and racist citizens. Today we focus on immigration for the …

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Feb 13 2007

KPFK Fund Drive – Day 1

Say it plainUprising Celebrates Black History Month

On day 1 of KPFK’s fund drive, we celebrate Black History month with an hour of the most inspiring voices from American history, from Huey Newton to Jesse Jackson, from the Black Panther Party to the Democratic National Convention.

Thank you Gifts:

Say it Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches – …

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Feb 12 2007

Korean – US “Free Trade” Agreement Talks

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GUEST: Thomas P. Kim, Executive Director of Korea Policy Institute, Christine Anh, Korean Americans for Fair Trade

Korean Americans nationally began this weekend a series of national actions, rallies, and public awareness events as Trade Representatives from Korea and the United States began another round of talks for the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement (KorUS FTA) …

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Feb 12 2007

Wombs for Rent in India

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GUEST: Jayati Ghosh, Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Childless couples around the world are increasingly renting wombs from impoverished women in India. Surrogate motherhood, the process in which a woman agrees to carry a child to term for a childless couple, is increasingly becoming …

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Feb 12 2007

65th Anniversary of Japanese Internment Executive Order

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GUEST: Alan Mischou, Founding member of Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress

As the 65th anniversary of executive order 9066, which lead to Japanese internment, approaches, the question of internment and who is an “enemy” and who is a citizen is just as pertinent today under the war on terror as it was in …

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Feb 12 2007

Radical Day in History – 2/12/07

… on “Black law” in Illinois.

Radio RootzProduced 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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Feb 09 2007

Watada’s Case Declared Mistrial

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GUESTS: Marjorie Cohn, Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Carlos Arredondo, father of Marine Lance Corporal Alexander Arredondo who was killed in Najaf on Aug. 25, 2004

This past Wednesday, an Army judge declared a mistrial in the court martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada. As the first military officer to publicly refuse deployment …

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