The post Making Contact – October 3, 2008 at 1:30pm appeared first on KPFA.

Whatcha Gonna Do When The Well Runs Dry?

From Australia to Arizona, it¹s become clear that humans are using water at an unsustainable rate.  Many communities only respond with water restrictions during droughts, and in most cases development continues, making things worse.

On this edition, we¹ll take a look at three growing communities facing water shortages along with the pressure to grow.  We¹ll hear their different approaches to finding solutions‹including denial.

Featuring:

Jackie Meck, Buckeye Mayor and Former head of the Water Conservation and Drainage District; Lila Zatner, Decision Center for  Desert City Research Assistant; Patrica Gober, Decision Center for  Desert City Director and Arizona State University geography professor; Diane Ash, Tuscon resident and camper, Fred Babby, Tuscon resident and camper; Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor; Ursula Parch, Willits Water Wisdom member, Mike Chapman, Brooktrails Community Services District general Manager; Allan Falleri, City of Willits Community Development Director; Naikang Chang, Brooktrails property owner; Richard Estebrook, Brooktrails resident.

Music By:
New World Water by Mos Def
Looking For Water by david Bowie
Tece Voda, Tece by Jarmila Novotná

The post Making Contact – September 26, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

For Us, By Us.  Health Care after Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, ranks among the costliest disasters in lost human lives and destroyed property in U.S. history.  And while a full three years have passed since the storm, New Orleans and the surrounding region are still in a state of "rebuilding". But what does that mean in real terms for many of its citizens?  How does this ongoing state of recovery translate into the daily lives of the city’s marginalized populations?  Migrants. Communities of color. Working class women. Queer and transgendered people.

On this edition, we talk to activists and visionaries from the New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic who are reinventing their community’s health and wellness landscape one person at a time.

Featuring: Shana Griffin, New Orleans Women’s Health and Justice Initiative interim executive director and Incite! New Orleans member; Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic medical director; Mandisa Moore, New Orleans Women’s Health and Justice Initiative member; Monique, New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic family nurse practitioner; Lanora, New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic office manager; Shelanda, New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic patient. Narda Hernandez, New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic Spanish interpreter.

The post Making Contact – September 19, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Chile’s 9/11 (encore)

As the world observes the 7th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the U.S., few realize the dark significance of that day in Chilean history. Thirty-five years ago, on September 11th, 1973, a U.S. backed military junta toppled socialist president, Salvador Allende, marking the beginning of decades of oppression.

On this edition, correspondent Pauline Bartolone brings us the story of a group of Chilean exiles living in the U.S. They reflect on the coup and talk about how music transformed their experience of terror into artistic expression.

Featuring:  Hector Salgado, Chilean exile and musician/film maker; Quique Cruz, Chilean exile and musician/artist; Fernando "Feña" Torres, musician and organizer; Lichi Fuentes, musician.

The post Making Contact – September 12, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

For Us, By Us. Health Care after Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, ranks among the costliest disasters in lost human lives and destroyed property in U.S. history. And while a full three years have passed since the storm, New Orleans and the surrounding region are still in a state of "rebuilding". But what does that mean in real terms for many of its citizens?  How does this ongoing state of recovery translate into the daily lives of the city’s marginalized populations? Migrants. Communities of color. Working class women. Queer and transgendered people.

The post Making Contact – September 5, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Live From Main Street in Denver: So You Say You Want Change?

Tens of thousands of people will hit the streets of Denver for the Democratic National Convention to champion "change."  But what does this buzzword really mean and what does real, sustainable change look like? Hosted by popular journalist-radio personality Laura Flanders, produced by The Media Consortium, and adapted for radio by Making Contact.

Scheduled guests include:

Andre Banks, Deputy Director of Color of Change, Faye Wattleton, President and Co-Founder of the Center for the Advancement of Women, Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD), the first African American Congresswoman from Maryland
who harnessed the power of the netroots to win a special election this June by 80% Van Jones, co-founder and President of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights David Sirota, bestselling author of The Uprising: The Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington Polly Baca, Former Colorado State Senator and President and CEO of the Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA) Lee Camp, Laughing Liberally comedian.

Live From Main Street is a tour of the U.S. in election year 2008, hosted by Grit TV’s Laura Flanders and produced by The Media Consortium and National Radio Project.

The post Making Contact – August 29, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Black and African
African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant growing up in Oakland, California. Through his eyes, we explore the cultural tensions between African immigrants and black Americans.

The post Making Contact – August 22, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Rhythms of Zapata (Encore Edition)

UC Berkeley graduate student, Alejandro Reyes, takes us to East Los Angeles, where a number of Chicano artists inspired by the Zapatistas have been using music to raise awareness in their own communities and to struggle for a better world.

The post Making Contact – August 15, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

When Your Back’s Against the Wall, You Gotta Dance: On the Frontlines of Reproductive Justice.

A growing movement is putting reproductive health and rights within a social justice framework. We talk about this emerging reproductive justicemovement. And we hear about community-based organizing in San Francisco, Denver and New Orleans.

The post Making Contact – August 8, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Prison Town, USA

In our special collaboration with public television’s P.O.V., Directors Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins take us to "Prison Town, USA" and explore how the prison industry affects Correctional officers, their families, and the whole community.

The post Making Contact – August 1, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.