On this week's show... * resistance to the upcoming G-8 summit in Germany * we'll hear about Fossil Free Fuels, and how they are improving the city's air quality one car at a time. * at a Town Hall meeting, Pittsburgh speaks up about the impact of the Iraq war here at home, and elected officals listen * Stop the Bus cuts keeps attention up and the pressure on as Port Authority cuts draw near * and more in our local and global headlines

This week, we will be presenting highlights of Rustbelt Radio stories from the Winter and Spring of 2007 including... * Community activists speak out against violence * The movement for immigrants' rights * Wolves come off the endangered species list * Pittsburghers rally for action on climate change * A public hearing with the FCC and the fight against corporate media consolidation * and more highlights from the past few months of Rustbelt Radio

On this week's show... * locals react to the Federal Appeals Court hearing in Philadelphia for Mumia Abu-Jamal * Earth First activists in Southern Indiana challenge the new NAFTA Superhighway in their region * Author and ecologist Sandra Steingraber speaks about the connections between environmental and human health * the Coalition of Immokalee Workers wins another battle for farmworkers * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Rustbelt Radio explores the issue of immigration reform, with the help of three respected immigration lawyers. * Mumia Abu-Jamal is scheduled for a hearing that could grant him a new trial * Community Activists develop Anti-Violence initiatives addressing recent shootings in Pittsburgh * Students and teachers at St. Vincent College protest George Bush's commencement speech * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Thousands march nationwide on May Day for immigrant rights and an end to raids and deportations * Environmental justice organizers kick off Biojustice 2007 in Boston * Media Minutes gives this week's report on the intersection of media and democracy * an interview with Staughton Lynd on Ohio's Supermax prison in Youngstown and the history of the Lucasville uprising * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * The significance of May Day, and plans for celebrating the International Day of Workers' Struggle here in Pittsburgh * The Struggle for New Orleans: Lessons from Women Organizers on the Front Lines * Enthusiastic voices from a rally downtown held by The Campaign to Stop the Bus Cuts * A controversial new law in Mexico City ends a complete ban on abortions * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Independent media activists and organizers from Chiapas and Oaxaca Mexico speak about the benefits and challenges of indigenous media-making in southern Mexico. * Concerned Parents, University Researchers and Community Activists challenge abstinence only education in Pittsburgh Public Schools * Falun Gong practitioners and Human Rights advocates speak out in Pittsburgh about persecution and organ harvesting by the Chinese Government * plus commentary from Mumia Abu-Jamal, and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * The Coalition of Immokalee Workers declares victory against McDonald's in their fight for dignity and fair wages * Environmental action against deforestation of the Rospuda Valley in Poland * Rustbelt Radio visits the Steel Mills to Windmills rally on the National Day of Climate Action * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Author Ben Dangl examines the Price of Fire, resource wars and social movements in Bolivia * St. Vincent College students protest their school's decision to let George Bush speak at graduation * The Pittsburgh Organizing Group is confronted by police harassment once again * An excerpt from the documentary Watts Riots 1965: The Fire This Time * plus we'll have Word on the Street, and more, in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * US Airways pilots picket at Pittsburgh International Airport * Eric Keroack resigns as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs * A Pittsburgh conference looks at global warming and ways to resist it * Founding board member of Creative Commons James Boyle speaks on copyright at CMU * and more in our local and global headlines