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The invasion and occupation of Iraq defined a generation; the world’s largest anti-war protest was followed by the 3rd longest war in US history. 10 years later, American troops have officially left Iraq, but the occupation and its effects continue. On this edition, we look back at the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For Iraqis, for the US military, and for the anti-war movement; how have things changed?  And what, if anything, has the world learned?

Featuring:

Donald Rumsfeld, Former US Secretary of Defense; Tom Cahill, human shield in Iraq; Yanar Mohammed, Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq President; Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist co-founder; Catherine Lutz, Watson Institute’s Costs of War study co-director; Barack Obama, President of the United States; Bishop Desmond Tutu, Jean-Luc, Caroline Bridgeman Reese, Amanda Tattersol; Iraq war protestors; Lisa Hammid, Free Speech Radio News host; Miles Ashdown, FSRN reporter.

For More Information:
We Are Many

Costs of War

Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq 

International Federation of Iraqi Refugees 

Courage to Resist

Bradley Manning Support Network

Stop the War Coalition (UK)

Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

Free Speech Radio News

Articles, Videos, etc

Infographic: US ends Iraq War Chapter

Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq

Sparring With Demons, Combat Medic Turns to Martial Arts

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Artists and creative people have always used culture as a tool for social change. On this edition, we hear excerpts from a panel on racial justice, culture and politics featuring some of today’s most insightful and outspoken artists. “Culture Trumps Politics: or Does It?” took place at the Facing Race conference in November 2012 and was moderated by Applied Research Center’s Rinku Sen. On the panel are Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, comedian Negin Farsad, recently named one of the 50 funniest women by the Huffington Post; Lolis Eric Elie, a documentary filmmaker and writer for the HBO show Treme; and Jeff Chang, award-winning author of *Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation.

Special thanks to Applied Research Center, Colorlines and the Facing Race Conference 2012

Featuring:

Rinku Sen, Applied Research Center executive director; Jose Antonio Vargas, Define American founder; Negin Farsad, Comedian; Jeff Chang, Writer; Lolis Eric Elie, writer and documentary filmmaker.

For More Information:

Applied Research Center

Facing Race Conference 2012

Colorlines

Jeff Chang

Define American

Jose Antonio Vargas

Negin Farsad

Lolis Eric Elie

Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University

Cultural Equity Dialogues

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As we look for a solution to global energy problems and a way out of the climate crisis- some are turning to dams and hydroelectric power as a source of “green” energy. But at what cost?  Massive dams are being built and considered all over the world, despite mounting concern over their economic, environmental and human impacts. On this edition, we’ll take a closer look at the damage caused by hydropower projects, and we’ll visit a community trying to keep their culture and homeland free from the destructive influence of river dams.

Featuring:

Derrick Jensen, author; Jason Rainey, International Rivers executive director; Shanet Pilot, Pishu Pilot, Denise Jourdain and Elyse Vollant, Innu activists; Marie Louise Andre Mackenzie, Innu elder; Gary Sutherland, HydroQuebec spokesperson; Chris Scott, l’Alliance Romaine activist.

For More Information:

International Rivers

Derrick Jensen

World Commission on Dams

Labrador Innu Vote on Contentious Land Deal

Quebec Police Dismantle Innu Blockade Against Controversial Hydro Complex

Aboriginal Women Speak Out Against Plan Nord

Plan Nord: Quebec First Nations Groups Left in the Shadows During Provincial Elections

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More than 2 decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, what have we learned about barriers that separate people?  In dozens of countries around the world, millions of people live beside border walls. These heavily militarized and closely watched areas can be dangerous places to be. On this edition, from Palestinian farmers struggling to make a living next to the Israeli wall, to shootings at the fence that divides the US and Mexico. Living in the shadow of the wall…

Featuring:

Alex Soto, MC Shining Soul, Hannah Hafter, No More Deaths, Isabel Garcia, Derechos Humanos co-chair, Majed Wahdan, Gazan farmer; Mohammed Qudaih, drone strike victim; Dr Nabil Abu Sahammalla, Gazan Agricultural Ministry Director General for Planning; Zahra Abu Daqqa, Gazan farmer; Saber Za’aneen, non-violent activist.

For More Information:

No More Deaths
 

Coalición de Derechos Humanos

International Solidarity Movement

Palestinian Solidarity Project

Electronic Intifada

Oodham Solidarity

Gila River Against Loop 202

Stop CanaMex

No South Mountain Freeway

Shining Soul

Fences 2.0

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Alixa and Naima are two poets who together make up Climbing PoeTree, an award winning performance duo.  Mixing poetry and politics they seek to use their words to educate and inspire.  On this edition, we hear performances by Climbing PoeTree and hear how their performances have evolved over the years.

Featuring:

Alixa and Naima, Climbing PoeTree performance poets

For More Information:

Climbing PoeTree

http://www.climbingpoetree.com/

Allied Media Conference

http://alliedmedia.org/

Youth Speaks

http://youthspeaks.org/

Invincible

http://emergencemedia.org/invincible

Hurricane Season

http://www.hurricaneseasontour.com/**

Las Krudas: To Be Lesbian, Feminist, and Hip-Hop in Cuba!
by Yoshie Furuhashi

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/furuhashi080206.html

Videos:

Climbing Poetree perform “Being Human”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z6lYyP2vOk

Las Krudas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExRUUKE2R3s

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As 2013 approaches, we look at some of the important issues we’ve covered
in 2012: from domestic workers struggling for respect, to the consequences of climate change, to drone warfare. We’ll listen back to some highlights from those programs, and get updates on where those stories stand now.

Featuring:
Ai-Jen Poo, National Alliance for Domestic Workers director; Jessica Lehman, Hand in Hand organizer; Jill Shenker , field organizer; Dr. Denise Reed, Water Institute of the Gulf chief scientist; John Barry, “Rising Tide” author; David Waggoner, architect; Medea Benjamin, Code Pink founder; Sister Megan Rice, anti-nuclear activist; Pakistani drone attack survivors and their family members.

For More Information:

National Domestic Worker Alliance
http://www.domesticworkers.org/

Domestic Workers United
http://www.domesticworkersunited.org

Mujeres Unidas y Activas
www.mujeresunidas.net

Report: America’s Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13053-groundbreaking-report-americas-domestic-workers-raise-kids-run-households-without-benefits-protections-or-a-living-wage

Domestic Workers Bill Killed In California By Jerry Brown Veto
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/domestic-workers-california_n_1930268.html

Louisiana’s 2012 coastal master Plan
http://www.coastalmasterplan.louisiana.gov/

Gulf Restoration Network
www.healthygulf.org

USGS National Wetlands Research Center-Land Changes for Coastal Louisiana
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/special/landloss.htm

Code Pink
http://www.codepink4peace.org/

New America Foundation: The Year of the Drone
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.net/drones

Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control by Medea Benjamin
http://www.orbooks.com/catalog/drone-warfare/

ACLU Testifies as Congress Takes on Domestic Drones
http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/aclu-testifies-congress-takes-domestic-drones

Push to step up domestic use of drones
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Push-to-step-up-domestic-use-of-drones-4064482.php

Obama’s Second Term Foreign Policy Will Bring New Challenges Over Drone Strikes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/obama-drone-strikes_n_2089836.html

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