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June 09, 2017 Sacrifice Zones – Part 1
[1]Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, and the largest methanol refinery in the world.
This week we present Part One of Sacrifice Zones by Barbara Bernstein. It’s the first in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels. Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region’s core cultural, social, and environmental values.
Credits:
Sacrifice Zones was written, narrated and produced by Barbara Bernstein.
Sacrifice Zones was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Puffin Foundation.
Original music was composed and performed by Barbara Bernstein and Floating Glass Balls.
Special thanks to Dan Serres, Eric de Place, Carol Newman, Peter Seigel, Steve Early, KMUN Coast Community Radio, Melissa Marsland, Jerry Mayer, Jan Zuckerman and Bill Bigelow.
Making Contact Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
For More information:
Sightline Institute [2]
350.org [3] Seattle
350.org [4] PDX
Audubon Society of Portland [5]
Audubon Washington [6]
Climate Solutions [7]
Columbia Riverkeeper [8]
Earthjustice [9]
Friends of the Columbia Gorge [10]
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the San Juan [11]s
The Lands Council [12]
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility [13]
Sierra Club Washington State Chapter [14]
Sierra Club Oregon Chapter [15]
Washington Conservation Voters [16]
Washington Environmental Council [17]
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility [18]
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mosier-fire-paloma-ayala-aerial-small-2-1024x683.jpg
[2] http://www.sightline.org/
[3] http://350seattle.org/
[4] https://350pdx.org/
[5] http://audubonportland.org/
[6] http://wa.audubon.org/
[7] https://www.climatesolutions.org/
[8] http://columbiariverkeeper.org/
[9] http://earthjustice.org/
[10] http://www.foe.org/
[11] http://sanjuans.org/
[12] https://landscouncil.org/
[13] http://www.oregonpsr.org/
[14] http://www.sierraclub.org/washington
[15] http://oregon2.sierraclub.org/chapter
[16] https://wcvoters.org/
[17] https://wecprotects.org/
[18] https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonPSR/
30 min
June 02, 2017 The Fraught Process Towards Peace: Colombia and the Philippines
Two of the longest running armed rebellions on opposites sides of the world, the FARC in Colombia and the NDFP in the Philippines are vying for peace but several elements-government, paramilitary, and drugs, make it all but impossible.
As members of the FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, embark on their ‘last march’ to demobilization camps after half a century of war and the government begins peace talks with ELN rebels, a series of assassinations has shaken the prospects for peace in Colombia.
Human rights defenders, left-wing activists, land rights advocates, indigenous and black community leaders — all supporters of the peace process — are being assassinated in rural areas of the country. This situation has many worried that it could sabotage the fragile peace accord and its implementation.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is a coalition made up of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, and many other civil society organizations. The revolutionary government has been at war with the Philippine government since the late 1960s, and is currently undergoing peace talks with the Rodrigo Duterte administration. These talks are significant and have moved farther than previous Philippine government administrations. Christina Ellazar Palabay, who is the Secretary General of Karapatan or the Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights Philippines, and Edre U. Olalia, member of the International Legal Advisory Team of the peace negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front–are part of a peace tour delegation to talk about a ‘just and lasting peace’ in the Philippines amidst a polarizing president.

Featuring:
Eduardo López, Farmer, Organizer
Leon Fredy Muñoz, Director of Fenalpaz
Clara Navarro, Human Rights worker
Angela Moreno, Human Rights worker
Daisy Herrera, Environmental Engineer
Luis Eduardo Pardo, Chief Peace Advisor
Christina Ellazar Palabay, who is the Secretary General of Karapatan or the Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights Philippines
Edre U. Olalia, member of the International Legal Advisory Team of the peace negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front.

Credits:
Producer: R.J. Lozada, Luis Gallo
Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Thykulsker

For More Information:
Fenalpaz
Marcha Patriotica
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
KARAPATAN
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June 02, 2017 The Fraught Process Towards Peace: Colombia and the Philippines
Two of the longest running armed rebellions on opposites sides of the world, the FARC in Colombia and the NDFP in the Philippines are vying for peace but several elements-government, paramilitary, and drugs, make it all but impossible.
As members of the FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, embark on their ‘last march’ to demobilization camps after half a century of war and the government begins peace talks with ELN rebels, a series of assassinations has shaken the prospects for peace in Colombia.
Human rights defenders, left-wing activists, land rights advocates, indigenous and black community leaders -- all supporters of the peace process -- are being assassinated in rural areas of the country. This situation has many worried that it could sabotage the fragile peace accord and its implementation.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is a coalition made up of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, and many other civil society organizations. The revolutionary government has been at war with the Philippine government since the late 1960s, and is currently undergoing peace talks with the Rodrigo Duterte administration. These talks are significant and have moved farther than previous Philippine government administrations. Christina Ellazar Palabay, who is the Secretary General of Karapatan or the Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights Philippines, and Edre U. Olalia, member of the International Legal Advisory Team of the peace negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front--are part of a peace tour delegation to talk about a 'just and lasting peace' in the Philippines amidst a polarizing president.
Featuring:
Eduardo López, Farmer, Organizer
Leon Fredy Muñoz, Director of Fenalpaz
Clara Navarro, Human Rights worker
Angela Moreno, Human Rights worker
Daisy Herrera, Environmental Engineer
Luis Eduardo Pardo, Chief Peace Advisor
Christina Ellazar Palabay, who is the Secretary General of Karapatan or the Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights Philippines
Edre U. Olalia, member of the International Legal Advisory Team of the peace negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front.
Credits:
Producer: R.J. Lozada, Luis Gallo
Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Thykulsker
For More Information:
Fenalpaz [1]
Marcha Patriotica [2]
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
National Democratic Front of the Philippines [3]
KARAPATAN [4]
[1] https://twitter.com/fenalpazant?lang=en
[2] http://www.marchapatriotica.org/
[3] https://www.ndfp.org/
[4] http://karapatan.org/
30 min
May 05, 2017 The Poetic Address to the Nation
The Poetic Address to the Nation was an event that brought together poets to speak out and against the current administration. The event featured poets Cam Awkward, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, and many others to share pieces from immigration, to trans violence, to activism. Making Contact is rebroadcasting an abridged version of the event produced by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture.
Featuring:
Young, Gifted & Black, Hadeel Ramadan, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Cam Awkard, Chinaka Hodge, Tassiana Willis.
Host: R.J. Lozada
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Thank You’s and Credits: “The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation was produced by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in partnership with U.S. Department of Art and Culture”.
For More information:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
U.S. Department of Arts and Culture
The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation #PSOTU2017
Climbing PoeTree – We Survived
Music:
Show opener: ‘Prose,’ by Glass Boy
Show credits: ‘Blaster 47’ by Glass Boy
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May 05, 2017 The Poetic Address to the Nation
[1]The Poetic Address to the Nation was an event that brought together poets to speak out and against the current administration. The event featured poets Cam Awkward, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, and many others to share pieces from immigration, to trans violence, to activism. Making Contact is rebroadcasting an abridged version of the event produced by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture.
Featuring:
Young, Gifted & Black, Hadeel Ramadan, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Cam Awkard, Chinaka Hodge, Tassiana Willis.
Host: R.J. Lozada
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Thank You's and Credits: "The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation was produced by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in partnership with U.S. Department of Art and Culture".
For More information:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts [2]
U.S. Department of Arts and Culture [3]
The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation #PSOTU2017 [4]
Climbing PoeTree - We Survived [5]
Music:
Show opener: ‘Prose,’ by Glass Boy
Show credits: ‘Blaster 47’ by Glass Boy
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PoeticAddress_AmericanFlag_2400x1200px2-1440x720.jpg
[2] http://www.ybca.org
[3] http://www.usdac.us
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUbPrIspNQ&link_id=9&can_id=9c5d21e8fe7ade4c6fd266f411af60c3&source=email-stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th-2&email_referrer=stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th-2&email_subject=stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEr7tF6FJ9Y
30 min
April 28, 2017 A Look at Labor Organizing, and Worker and Immigrant Rights
In this edition of Making Contact, we look at how workers are organizing outside of labor unions and where traditional labor could be headed.
Featuring:
Cal Soto, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON); NDLON worker members – Marta, Jesús, Angel; Kathy Hoang, Director of Restaurant Opportunities Center – Los Angeles; Jane McAlevey, union organizer and author of No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age.
For More information:
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Pasadena Community Jobs Center
Restaurant Opportunities Center, Los Angeles
Jane McAlevey, union organizer and author
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April 28, 2017 A Look at Labor Organizing, and Worker and Immigrant Rights
In this edition of Making Contact, we look at how workers are organizing outside of labor unions and where traditional labor could be headed.
Featuring:
Cal Soto, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON); NDLON worker members - Marta, Jesús, Angel; Kathy Hoang, Director of Restaurant Opportunities Center - Los Angeles; Jane McAlevey, union organizer and author of No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age.
For More information:
National Day Laborer Organizing Network [1]
Pasadena Community Jobs Center [2]
Restaurant Opportunities Center, Los Angeles [3]
Jane McAlevey, union organizer and author [4]
[1] http://www.ndlon.org/en/
[2] http://pasadenajobcenter.com
[3] http://rocunited.org/staff-and-locals/los-angeles/
[4] http://janemcalevey.com
30 min
April 21, 2017 Spies of Mississippi
Spies of Mississippi is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie. Directed and produced by Dawn Porter and executive produced by LOOKS TV and Martina Haubrich. The film tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain “the Mississippi way of life,” white supremacy, during the 1950s and ‘60s. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (MSSC) evolved from a predominantly public relations agency to a full-fledged spy operation, spying on over 87,000 Americans over the course of a decade.
Featuring:
Margaret Block, Rick Bowers, Kenneth Dean, Ralph Eubanks, Lawrence Guyot, Edwin King, Robert Luckett, Neil McMillen, Jerry Mitchell, Bob Moses, Janet Moses, Congressman Bennie Thompson, Hollis Watkins, Governor William Winter.
Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
For More Information:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/spies-of-mississippi/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/freedomsummer/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/eyesontheprize/profiles/10_evers.html
AUDIO/Video EXTRAS:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/medgar-eversae-widow-thanks-reporter-who-helped-re-open-case/
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/training-for-three-things/
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5 min
April 21, 2017 Spies of Mississippi
Spies of Mississippi is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie. Directed and produced by Dawn Porter and executive produced by LOOKS TV and Martina Haubrich. The film tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain “the Mississippi way of life,” white supremacy, during the 1950s and ‘60s. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (MSSC) evolved from a predominantly public relations agency to a full-fledged spy operation, spying on over 87,000 Americans over the course of a decade.
Featuring:
Margaret Block, Rick Bowers, Kenneth Dean, Ralph Eubanks, Lawrence Guyot, Edwin King, Robert Luckett, Neil McMillen, Jerry Mitchell, Bob Moses, Janet Moses, Congressman Bennie Thompson, Hollis Watkins, Governor William Winter.
Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
For More Information:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/spies-of-mississippi/ [1]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/freedomsummer/ [2]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/eyesontheprize/profiles/10_evers.html [3]
AUDIO/Video EXTRAS:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/medgar-eversae-widow-thanks-reporter-who-helped-re-open-case/ [4]
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/training-for-three-things/ [5]
[1] http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/spies-of-mississippi/
[2] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/freedomsummer/
[3] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/eyesontheprize/profiles/10_evers.html
[4] http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/medgar-eversae-widow-thanks-reporter-who-helped-re-open-case/
[5] http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/training-for-three-things/
30 min
April 07, 2017 “Not Throw Away Women: Black and Indigenous Women Disrupt Violence” ENCORE
On today’s show we’re exploring how some women have been dehumanized to the point of indifference. We’ll learn how one community is undoing the silence around the violence women of color face. We’ll also hear about how serial killers were able to hunt down mostly Black women for three decades in South Los Angeles. Then we’ll take you to the Yucatan where pregnant indigenous women struggle under a health care system failing to provide proper medical care.
Featuring:
Rochelle Robinson, Making Contact Fellow; Kimberly Smith; Gabrielle Rae Travis, Her Resilience Community Outreach Coordinator; Margaret Prescod founder of Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and host of KPFK’s Sojourner Truth; Mirna Aracely Tuz Acosta, Safe Maternity for the Indigenous Population in East Yucatan; and Neyi Amparo Cime Arceo, resident of Xanlah.
For More Information:
Her Resilience
Kimberly Robertson’s obituary
Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders
Sojourner Truth Radio
HBO Tales of the Grim Sleeper
LA Weekly, Grim Sleeper Returns: He’s Murdering Angelenos, As Cops Hunt His DNA
The Grim Sleeper timeline
Nick Broomfield
Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C.
Accountability in Maternal and Reproductive Health: Experiences from Civil Society from India, Mexico, and Nigeria
Femicide in Mexico: Mapping of Silence
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