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The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down.  And Jewish Americans are playing a major role.  But it’s not easy.  On this edition: a Jewish American community divided.  More and more ‘members of the tribe’ are breaking a long-standing taboo, and voicing criticism of the Israel government.

Featuring: 

Kayla Starr, Alexi Folger, & Joel Franquist; Jewish Voice for Peace members; Rob Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic agency Washington Bureau chief; Hadar Suskind, J Street Vice President for Strategy and Policy; Alan Elsner, Israel Project communications director; Lynn Woolsey, California Congresswoman; Elizabeth Weinstein, Mark Treas  & Roe, Jewish Anti-Zionism conference participants; Greg Hom, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network organizer; Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow, Between Two Worlds directors; Julie Feldman, Josh Schlessinger, Birthright participants; Joe Perlov, Israel Experts CEO

For More Information:

J Street

http://jstreet.org/

International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN)

http://www.ijsn.net/home/

Between Two Worlds

http://btwthemovie.org/

Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) Movement

http://www.bdsmovement.net/

Middle East Children’s Alliance

http://www.mecaforpeace.org/

JTA-Jewish telegraphic Agency

http://www.jta.org/

Israel Experts

http://www.israelexperts.com/

The Israel Project

http://www.theisraelproject.org/

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey

http://woolsey.house.gov/

US Assembly of Jews Confronting Racism and Israeli Apartheid 2010 

http://www.jewsconfrontapartheid.org/

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

http://www.endtheoccupation.org/

WBAI’s Beyond the Pale

www.beyondthepale.org

True Torah: Jews Against Zionism

http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/

Thru Jerusalem by Ophir Kutiel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHglfyQOd2s&feature=BFp&list=PL48EF7EBFE77D3098&index=2

Emergence Travel Agency—Invincible

http://emergencetravel.net/

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Communities across the country have embraced locally-grown food, fuel-efficient cars and other forms of environmentalism. While African-Americans haven’t been on widely credited, they are amongst the vanguard creating positive change. On this edition, we take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in Wisconsin and on a bike ride in California, where local black communities are making long-term impact on the environment.

Featuring:  

Robert Pierce, marketing manager of South Madison Farmer’s Market, Madison coordinator for Growing Power; Shelley Pierce, staff member of Growing Power; Javier Vasquez, intern at Growing Power-Madison; Paris Mogo, agriculture extension officer in Nairobi, Kenya; Gary R. Grant, executive director of Concerned Citizens of  Tillery, and other Tillery residents; Jenna Burton and Nick James, founders of Red, Bike and Green.

For More Information:

South Madison Farmer’s Market

Madison, WI

http://www.southmadisonfarmersmarket.com/

Growing Power

http://www.growingpower.org/index.htm

The Afri-Can FoodBasket

North York, On Canada

http://www.africanfoodbasket.com/home.html

Rooted in Community

http://www.rootedincommunity.org/index.php

Concerned Citizens of Tillery

Tillery, NC

http://www.cct78.org/

The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association

http://www.bfaa-us.org/index.html

Red, Bike and Green

Oakland, CA

http://www.redbikeandgreen.org/

People of Kolor Everyday Ridin’

http://checktheweather.tv/about-us/

Critical Mass

http://critical-mass.info/

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It began as a protest by a few students and teaching assistants over deep budget cuts, but quickly turned into a history making movement of working people in Wisconsin.   Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States?  Or the last gasp for unionized workers, as they face continual erosion of their rights.  This week we hear Part 2 of a retrospective documentary on the 2011 Wisconsin uprising, produced by Workers Independent News.

Featuring:

Mahlon Mitchell, Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin President; David McClurg, Madison, police Sergeant; Peter Barca, Democratic State Representative of 64th Assembly District; Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO President ; Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President; Mike Goodwin, OPEIU president; Mark Miller, Wisconsin Senate minority leader; Fred Risser, Wisconsin State Senator; Brett Hulsey , Wisconsin State Representative; Erika Wolf, United Council of UW student Advocacy Field Organizer; Wisconsin teachers, students, firefighters, police officers, union members and other citizens.

For More Information:

Workers Independent News

www.laborradio.org

WORT Community Radio-Madison, WI

http://www.wort-fm.org

United Council of UW students

http://unitedcouncil.net/

Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

http://www.weac.org

AFSCME

http://www.afscme.org/

Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)

http://www.opeiu.org/

Wisconsin AFL-CIO

http://www.wisaflcio.org/

United Steelworkers

http://www.usw.org/

IBEW-International

http://www.ibew.org

Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin

http://www.pffw.org/

Michigan UAW Local 6888

http://www.uawlocal6888.org/

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

South Central Federation of Labor

http://www.scfl.org/

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It began as a protest by a few students and teaching assistants over deep budget cuts, but quickly turned into a history making movement of working people in Wisconsin. Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States?  Or the last gasp for unionized workers, as they face continual erosion of their rights. Over the next two weeks, we’ll hear a retrospective documentary on the 2011 Wisconsin uprising, produced by Workers Independent News.

Featuring: Gerald  McEntee, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President; Jordan, University of Wisconsin Student; working people; David Olsen, James Madison High School Social Studies Teacher; Joe Conway, Madison firefighters union local 311 president; Mary Newton, Janesville teacher; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; Mary Bell, Wisconsin Education Association president; Stacey Benson-Taylor, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Local 101 staff representative; Ed Hill, IBEW President; Dave Harswick, Wisconsin education Association Secretary-Treasurer; Ian Murphy, Buffalo Beast Editor; Phil Neuenfeldt, Wisconsin AFL-CIO President; Mahlon Mitchell, Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin President; Caral Turner, Michigan UAW Local 6888 unity committee chair; Dan Query, Waunakee High School Junior; Alan Chancellor, Lafollette High School senior; Alejandra Prado, East High School student; Angelica Alvarez, West High School senior, Jessica Ruiz, West High School senior; Wisconsin teachers, students, firefighters, police officers, union members and other citizens

 For More Information:

Workers Independent News

www.laborradio.org

WORT Community Radio-Madison, WI

http://www.wort-fm.org

Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

http://www.weac.org

AFSCME

http://www.afscme.org/

Wisconsin AFL-CIO

http://www.wisaflcio.org/

IBEW-International

http://www.ibew.org

Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin

http://www.pffw.org/

Buffalo Beast

http://www.buffalobeast.com/

Michigan UAW Local 6888

http://www.uawlocal6888.org/

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

South Central Federation of Labor

http://www.scfl.org/

Drop Kick Murphys

http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/

Tom Morello

http://nightwatchmanmusic.com/

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Women are gaining influence as leaders throughout the world, fighting for peace, justice, the environment, and civil society.  On this program we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity.

Featuring:  

Rucha Chitnis, Women’s Earth Alliance India Director; Maame Yelbert-Obeng, Women’s Earth Alliance Africa Director; Gemma Bulos, Global Women’s Water Initiative Director. Sandra Hay, Unseen Pictures CEO and filmmaker; Mama Catherine, activist in Cameroon.

For More Information:

Women’s Earth Alliance

www.womensearthalliance.org

Global Women’s Water Initiative

www.globalwomenswater.org

WEA-Voices of Hope film

http://www.womensearthalliance.org/article.php?id=579

Women Rising

http://www.womenrising.com/

A Single Drop for Safe Water

http://www.singledrop.org/

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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future.  It’s threatening human civilization, now. But a good portion of humanity doesn’t seem that concerned.  On this edition, part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Edwards-Tiekert…on climate change that is happening, the political response that isn’t, and the people trying to break the gridlock.

This series was made possible by a grant from The Lia Fund, with additional support from The Cultural Conservancy.

Featuring: Tim Flannery, author of “The Weathermakers”; Professor Joseph Alcamo,  United Nations Environment Program chief scientist; James Inhofe, US Senator from Oklahoma; Bernaditas Mueller, South Centre climate change special advisor; Patrick Bond, Center for Civil Society Director at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa; Enele Soapala, Tuvalu minister for foreign affairs, environment, and labor; Barack Obama, President of the United States; Stanislaus Lumumba Di-Aping, South Sudanese diplomat; Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Executive Director; Mohamed Nasheed,  President of the Maldives; Terisa Turner, University of Guelph. Economist; Nnimo Bassey, Friends of the Earth International chair

For More Information:

 Climate Signals-An Inventory of Climate Change Impact Reports

http://climatesignals.org/

Skeptical Science

www.skepticalscience.com

Climate Progress

www.climateprogress.org

Mobilization for Climate Justice

http://www.actforclimatejustice.org

Center for Civil Society, University of Kwazulu-Natal

http://ccs.ukzn.ac.za/

Indigenous Environmental Network

http://www.ienearth.org/

Senator James Inhofe

http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/

The South Centre

http://www.southcentre.org/

Tuvalu and Global Warming

http://www.tuvaluislands.com/warming.htm

Greenpeace International

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/

Friends of the Earth International

http://www.foei.org/

COP17 in Durban, South Africa

http://www.cop17durban.com

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