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Sacrifice Zones airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Sunday at 11 am, Monday at 8 am and Tuesday at 2 pm. This podcast is in the public domain.

A friend of mine conducted this interview in early summer in a friend’s kitchen, while I did what I could to assist Laila with cooking a dish called Maqluba or “upside down”. The interview was with Laila Hasan with Women of Hebron. It is a collective of women who cross-stitch on fabrics and clothing and then Laila travels here to the US to sell them. These crafts help support their families in the West Bank. Talking to people about the plight of the Palestinian people in the West Bank is the main mission of Laila’s work. The propaganda that saturates our media landscape is very, very heavy with a bias toward the government of Israel. It is incredibly important to counter that narrative whenever possible. Unfortunately, none of us who got to meet Laila when this interview was done in August have heard from her since the bombing of Lebanon began.

Resources for study:

Joe Sacco “Footnotes In Gaza”

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6796708-footnotes-in-gaza

Youth Against Settlements in Hebron:

https://kuminow.com/yas/

Recipe for Maqluba:

https://theodehlicious.com/chicken-maqluba-recipe/

Israel’s plan to annex the West Bank:

https://truthout.org/articles/settlers-are-already-executing-smotrichs-plan-to-annex-west-bank-residents-say/

United Nations Relief and Works Agency:

https://www.unrwa.org/

More information about annexation of West Bank:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/08/israel-palestine-west-bank-annexation-netanyahu-smotrich-far-right/

On Sept. 30, 2024, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a panel discussion of Amendment 2 which would drastically change the Kentucky Constitution to allow for taxpayer funding of private (including religious) schools. It will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot. Panelists were: Maddie Shepard, a teacher at JCPWS and President of the Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA); Dr. Sheila Schuster, a licensed psychologist and a mental health advocate who leads the Advocacy Action Network; Kumar Rashad, a teacher for over 20 years who specializes in mentoring minority males; and Dee Pregliasco, former President of the Louisville League of Women Voters and a former teacher, prosecutor and judge. The moderator was Dr. Geneva Stark, Clinical Professor at Univ. of Louisville.

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you final highlights from The People's Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture: Food Vision 2030, which took place on September 13th, 2024 at Louisville Central Community Center. It was hosted by Forward Radio’s proud Community Partner, the Urban Agriculture Coalition and the Food In Neighborhoods community coalition, more broadly.

Today we’ll listen in to the afternoon Workshop: Growing Food & The Policies We Need, which featured several amazing panelists:

Mariah Corso & Jody Dahmer, Beargrass Thunder (native plant landscaping)

Catherine Shake, Jefferson County farmer and Extension Board

Sarah Beth Sammons, Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation District

Nico Phillips, Louisville Metro Parks Urban Agriculture Program

Tia Bowman, Louisville Metro Real Estate Program

Moderators: Andrew Kang Bartlett, FIN & Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Madeline Karcher

Learn more at https://foodinneighborhoods.org/peoples-summit/

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

K.A. Owens interviews Educator and Poet Pamala Wiley. Topics: an upcoming Poetry Laboratory and the Power of Transformative Art.

Recorded Thursday October 3, 2024, 7PM.

How the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 could have marked a turning point in economic history. Based on an article I wrote for Monthly Review:

https://monthlyreview.org/2024/10/01/richard-iii-the-tudor-myth-and-the-transition-from-feudalism-to-capitalism/

Please consider donating to Monthly Review as well as to Forward Radio! Thanks.

Patty and Brian drop in on Bob Cline for some classic rock/critical thinking crossover conversation and singalongs!

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You can find Lyndsay at her website https://www.lyndsayrush.com/ and on IG at @maryoliversdrunkcousin

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

1- A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush

2- Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan

3- A Five Start Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Meg Longley @ohlongley - Meet Me at the Museum by Ann Youngson

4- Weyward by Emilia Hart

5- I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott

6- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

7- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

8- Pets in the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Vet by Dr. Amy Attas

Media mentioned—

1- The Wild Robot (2024)

2- Saltburn (Prime Video, 2023)

3- Wuthering Heights: Hollywood's worst case casting decisions -

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240925-wuthering-heights-hollywoods-worst-casting-decisions

4- A Room With a View (1985)

5- Downton Abbey (2010)

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, takes a stroll in our local parks with Kelly Cox, Volunteer Coordinator for Metro Louisville Parks and Recreation. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities across Jefferson County that Kelly is seeking the public’s help with, including lots of fun fall activities, such as:

Parks Maintenance/Operations:

Adopt-a-Park partnerships

October projects with groups

Planting spring flowering bulbs in November

Spooky Stories on the Porch (need storytellers) – Joe Creason Park, October 31, 11:30-1p.m.

Community Centers programs and events:

Fall Camp Week: Metro Arts Center (Artist’s Assistant)

September 30-October 4, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Urban Forestry:

TreeWeek with TreesLouisville – October 12-20

Mulch Monday – October 14, 1-3

Tree Walk at Joe Creason Park – October 15, 7 p.m.

Branching Out at George Rogers Clark Park – October 16 5-7 p.m.

Tree Giveaway at Joe Creason Park – October 18, 11-2 p.m. (500 trees)

Community-wide Planting Day with TreesLouisville:

November 9, 11:45- 3p.m. at St Bartholmew Church & surrounding neighborhood (150 trees will be planted)

Jefferson Memorial Forest:

Forest Adventure Campout – October 19, 2p.m.

(archery, guided hikes, climbing wall, pumpkin decorating, hayrides)

Trail Maintenance/Creation - Wednesdays and every other Saturday

Riverside: Farnsley-Moremen Landing:

Halloween Trick or Treat Event – October 23, 5:30-7:30

Also need volunteers for gardening/landscaping/trail maintenance

Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center

Trunk or Treat – October 26, 4-6 p.m. – started in 2012 (250 kids)

Last year: 1600 kids and adults; hoping for 40+ vehicles. They provide candy.

Iroquois Amphitheater:

Jack O’Lantern Spectacular – October 1 – November 2

Volunteer shifts: Sun – Thurs 6-9:30p.m. / Fri & Sat: 6-10:30

And fellow volunteer administrators are encouraged to get involved with KAVA (The Kentuckiana Association for Volunteer Administration), which meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month (education, training, networking), and hosts a monthly eNewsletter for local volunteer opportunities.

Learn more and get involved at http://bestparksever.com or call 502-574-PARK

Louisville Parks & Recreation: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks

Community calendar: https://louisvilleky.gov/events?field_departments_target_id=896

Jefferson Memorial Forest: https://www.wildernesslouisville.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Riverside, The Farnsley-Moreman Landing: https://riverside-landing.org/

Jack O’Lantern Spectacular https://www.jackolanternlouisville.org/

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

For almost a year now, Israel has been using artificial intelligence to bomb targets in Gaza. Artificial intelligence can process information from surveillance networks much more quickly than a human can, and it automatically creates targets. In my imagination I see call centers with operators being pressured to meet their kill quotas.

Show Notes:

Hearing in Senate from Arab American Institute, Maya Berry: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/09/senator-john-kennedy-maya-berry-arab-american-institute-hate-crimes-hearing.html

Trump remarks regarding Jewish voters:

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/20/headlines/trump_says_jewish_voters_will_be_to_blame_if_he_loses_novembers_election

Article about 2016 election and influence of U.S. Jewish population:

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/did-jews-really-elepct-the-president-of-the-united-states-in-the-2016-election/

Al Jazeera reporting on pager attacks:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/18/how-did-hezbollah-get-the-pagers-that-exploded-in-lebanon

Dianne Feinstein retirement:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/18/dianne-feinstein-senate-resign-retire-pelosi-schiff-lee-00097595

NATO: What You Need To Know:

https://davidswanson.org/new-book-about-nato-by-medea-benjamin-and-david-swanson/

Caitlin Johnstone essay:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-149270702?source=queue

Biden’s bomb factory economy:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/biden-admin-map-states-benefit-ukraine-aid-00129068

A discussion of which type of US President, Democratic vs. Republican, has a better economy during his tenure on the job.