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The Zapatistas are a group in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico working to bring democracy to their country and their local communities. 20 years after their founding, the group’s influences has spread far beyond Mexico’s border through music and art. On this edition of Making Contact producer Alejandro Rosas explores how Zapatismo has influenced those in the U.S. — including himself.

Special thanks to Claire Schoen and the University of California Berkeley, School of Journalism.

Featuring:
Hector Flores, Las Cafeteras member; Margaret Chowning, University of California at Berkeley professor of Mexican history; Emory Douglas, former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture.
 

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Margaret Chowning

Emory Douglas

Las Cafeteras

Olmeca

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Nationally, American prisons release more than 650,000 people into society every year. That’s equivalent to the entire population of Memphis or Boston. On this edition, producer Aaron Mendelson followed ex-prisoner Kevin Tindall on his journey out of prison.

Special thanks to Claire Schoen and the University of California Berkeley, School of Journalism.

Featuring:  

Gordon Brown, ex-prisoner; Monta Kevin Tindall, ex-prisoner; Jerry Elster, ex-prisoner; Tom Gorham, Program Director Options Recovery Services; Barry Krisberg, Director of Research and Policy and Lecturer in Residence at Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy, UC Berkeley; Debra Mendoza, former parole officer, consultant.

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The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects.  On this two part special, we experience the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath… produced by Barbara Bernstein.

Special thanks to Claire Schoen, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, Lauren Villa, Sandra Pacheco, and the members of the Sol Collective.

Featuring:
Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist.
 

More information:

The Rural People of Highway 12 Fighting Goliath, Kooskia ID 

All Against the Haul, Missoula, Montana 
 

Wild Idaho Rising Tide 

The Common Sense Canadian 

ForestEthics Advocacy, Vancouver, BC, and Bellingham, WA: Tar Sands SOS

Sightline Institute, Seattle

Andrew Nikiforuk

Pacific Wild – Ian McAllister

Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initative

Coastal First Nations

Recovering a Lost River

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The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects.  On this two part special, we experience the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath… produced by Barbara Bernstein.

Special thanks to Claire Schoen, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, Lauren Villa, Sandra Pacheco, and the members of the Sol Collective.

Featuring:
Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist.
 

More information:

The Rural People of Highway 12 Fighting Goliath, Kooskia ID 

All Against the Haul, Missoula, Montana 
 

Wild Idaho Rising Tide 

The Common Sense Canadian 

ForestEthics Advocacy, Vancouver, BC, and Bellingham, WA: Tar Sands SOS

Sightline Institute, Seattle

Andrew Nikiforuk

Pacific Wild – Ian McAllister

Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initative

Coastal First Nations

Recovering a Lost River

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We profile women fighting the expansion of global militarism and violence. Korean sister Stella Soh campaigns to save an UNESCO world heritage site from a planned military base. US activist Kathy Kelly founded Voices for Creative Nonviolence. And Brazilian Miriam Nobre works with the World March of Women.
 

Featuring:  

Sister Stella Soh, Catholic Nun and activist with Save Jeju Island; Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence co-coordinator; Miriam Nobre, Coordinator Of The International Secretariat Of The World March Of Women.

More information:

Save Jeju Now 

Save Jeju Island – No Naval Base!

Voices for Creative Nonviolence

World March of Women

Gangjeong Island

Unite to End Violence Against Women

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Rodeo is a part of life for many Americans. But if you’re an LGBTQ rodeo fan participating in the sport you love can mean hiding part of who you are to fit in. But a tight knit group of queer cowboys has found a way to live the country and Western lifestyle in their own way.  You don’t often hear the words “gay” and “rodeo” together. On this edition Producer Vanessa Rancaño brings us one bull rider’s story.

This show was part of a partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Special thanks to Claire Schoen.

Featuring:

Jason Strand, bull rider; Stud Monkey & David Grub, rodeo competitors; Clint Coil, rodeo judge and Stud Monkey’s partner; Judy Munson, Gay Games Rodeo Committee Chair; Darcey Ward, arena crew member; Rob Matyska, arena crew coordinator; Tom Porter, rodeo fan and David’s partner; Bill Lyle & Jane Silva, co-owners of The Thrill at Morgan Hill Rodeo Company; Steve Wollert, longtime IGRA member; Michael Weldert, rodeo fan; Edwin & Romiro, Bill Lyle’s employees; Will Ikeman, Jason’s husband.

More information:

International Gay Rodeo Association:

Gay Games Rodeo 

The Thrill From Morgan Hill 

Homorodeo

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More than 60 counties either ban or require labelling on GMO foods; the US is not one of them. Frustrated consumers and farmers are pushing for state or county regulations, but the seed and pesticide companies are fighting back. Today, we bring you a special episode investigating corporate control of our democracy and our dinner plates. This program is part of What the Fork, a collaboration between Making Contact, Center for Media and Democracy/The Progressive Magazine and Food Democracy Now.

Featuring:

Rebecca Wilce, Progressive and ALEC Exposed reporter; Marcia Ishii-Eieman, Pesticide Action Network senior scientist; Don Tipping, Seven Seeds Farm owner; Chris Hardy, Rogue valley farmer; Elise Higley, Our Family Farms Coalition leader; Magdeleno Rose-Avila, Yes on 15-119 volunteer; Barry Bushue, American Farm Bureau vice president; Klayton Kubo, Kauai citizen; Gary Hooser, Kauai County Council member; Dr. Judy Shabert, Harvard Physician; Chris Broussard, Whinney Hee, James Masey, concerned Kauai residents; Dean Okimoro, Farm Bureau Association president; David Louie, Hawaii Attorney General; Harry Stalford & Willow Coberly, Stalford Seed Farms farmers.

More information:

What the Fork! 
 

Pesticide Action Network 
 

ALEC Exposed 

Progressive Magazine 
 

Food Democracy Now 

GMO Free Oregon 

Our Family Farms Coalition 

Food Fight Fund Vermont 
 

Center for Food Safety

Seven Seeds Farm

American Farm Bureau

Monsanto Hawaii

Syngenta

Articles:

GMO debate stretches from farm to table

GMO measure in Oregon’s Jackson County draws big money, raises questions
about local control

SHUMLIN SIGNS LANDMARK GMO LABELING LAW

Seeding Canola, Ceding the Willamette

Oregon Passes Law Preempting Local Regulation of Seed and Biotechnology

Monsanto Launches Community Engagement Campaign

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Parenting has never been easy. Merging your politics with your parenting decisions can be even more challenging. On this edition, fathers… and mothers… on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what will take their place?

Featuring:

Tomas Moniz, Rad Dad creator; Airial Clark, Sex Positive Parent blogger; Janine Macbeth, Oh, Oh, Baby Boy author;  Brent Ramos, Danny Gutierrez, Craig Elliot, Jeremy Smith, Jeremy John, Jason Oppy, fathers.

More information:

Rad Dad-A Zine About Parenting 

The Sex Positive Parent 

Oh, Oh, Baby Boy

The Other ‘F” word

Hip Mama

Father Figures—KPFA radio

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