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Herman Wallace, diagnosed with liver cancer is in hospice at Gabriel Hunt Prison in Lousiana. A federal judge reversed his case and had him released from custody Tuesday, however, the state DA appealed the order. He was released this evening. Robert King, our guest today, and present at the prison visiting Herman with Albert Woodfox, the other member of Angola 3, when the order was issued, compared the DA's refusal to let Herman go, to the civil war between the North and the South. In solitary confinement for over 40 years for their political beliefs, the A3 case is an example of judicial babysteps in cases involving poliical prisoners. Marina Drummer and Mwalimu Johnsonwill join Robert H. King to talk about Herman, the case, which includes Albert Woodfox, and breaking news about the federal court decision yesterday. Visit angola3.org  We close with an interview with Jeff Hull who speaks about his new film, THE INSTITUTE, dir. Spencer McCall, which chronicles the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. Counter-culture without the risk, the team at Nonchalance invited a lucky 10,000 eventual friends over to play, the game board the breath of San Francisco & Oakland combined. The joyride took players from busy corporated offices into monsuleums where the lonely made friends and the disenchanted found hope, a place where adults were encouraged to let their child out to play and they did without reigns. We speak to Jeff Hull, direcor of Nonchalance, about the film, the Institute, and what's next. Visit http://www.theinstitutemovie.com/

Herman Wallace, diagnosed with liver cancer is in hospice at Gabriel Hunt Prison in Lousiana. A federal judge reversed his case and had him released from custody Tuesday, however, the state DA appealed the order. He was released this evening. Robert King, our guest today, and present at the prison visiting Herman with Albert Woodfox, the other member of Angola 3, when the order was issued, compared the DA's refusal to let Herman go, to the civil war between the North and the South. In solitary confinement for over 40 years for their political beliefs, the A3 case is an example of judicial babysteps in cases involving poliical prisoners. Marina Drummer and Mwalimu Johnsonwill join Robert H. King to talk about Herman, the case, which includes Albert Woodfox, and breaking news about the federal court decision yesterday. Visit angola3.org  We close with an interview with Jeff Hull who speaks about his new film, THE INSTITUTE, dir. Spencer McCall, which chronicles the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. Counter-culture without the risk, the team at Nonchalance invited a lucky 10,000 eventual friends over to play, the game board the breath of San Francisco & Oakland combined. The joyride took players from busy corporated offices into monsuleums where the lonely made friends and the disenchanted found hope, a place where adults were encouraged to let their child out to play and they did without reigns. We speak to Jeff Hull, direcor of Nonchalance, about the film, the Institute, and what's next. Visit http://www.theinstitutemovie.com/

Our first guest is Professor Margaret Burnham, director and founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Project at Northeastern University School of Law which she joined as faculty in 2002. Her fields of expertise are civil and human rights, comparative constitutional rights, and international criminal law. CRRJ engages students in legal matters relating to the 1960s US civil rights movement. A former fellow of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and Harvard University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Studies, Professor Burnham has written extensively on contemporary legal and political issues. We rebroadcast an interview with Law Professor Angie Bell who spoke to us last year about the cases of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace known collectively at the Angola 3. Presently, Wallace is terminally ill and needs to be released. Sign the petition at angola3.org Professor Jason Bell, director of Project Rebound, lecturer at San Francisco State, and this year's recipient of LSPC's John K. Irwin Award, speaks to us about his work in rehabilitation with the formerly incarcerated. He has over 21 years of first-hand knowledge and expertise in working with incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and at-risk populations to promote higher education as a method of reducing recidivism.

 http://asi.sfsu.edu/asi/programs/proj_rebound/about.htm We close withAli Allie, co-director of Garifuna in Peril. As he drove up from Southern California to Oakland this morning he speaks to us about his latest film about a topic and a people dear to his heart. The film is a part of Cine Acion, the Latino Film Festival closing this weekend. The screening is at EastSide Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd. in Oakland. ESAA has a free Final Fridays screening each month.

Our first guest is Professor Margaret Burnham, director and founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Project at Northeastern University School of Law which she joined as faculty in 2002. Her fields of expertise are civil and human rights, comparative constitutional rights, and international criminal law. CRRJ engages students in legal matters relating to the 1960s US civil rights movement. A former fellow of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and Harvard University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Studies, Professor Burnham has written extensively on contemporary legal and political issues. We rebroadcast an interview with Law Professor Angie Bell who spoke to us last year about the cases of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace known collectively at the Angola 3. Presently, Wallace is terminally ill and needs to be released. Sign the petition at angola3.org Professor Jason Bell, director of Project Rebound, lecturer at San Francisco State, and this year's recipient of LSPC's John K. Irwin Award, speaks to us about his work in rehabilitation with the formerly incarcerated. He has over 21 years of first-hand knowledge and expertise in working with incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and at-risk populations to promote higher education as a method of reducing recidivism.

 http://asi.sfsu.edu/asi/programs/proj_rebound/about.htm We close withAli Allie, co-director of Garifuna in Peril. As he drove up from Southern California to Oakland this morning he speaks to us about his latest film about a topic and a people dear to his heart. The film is a part of Cine Acion, the Latino Film Festival closing this weekend. The screening is at EastSide Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd. in Oakland. ESAA has a free Final Fridays screening each month.

Today's show features an interview with authors: Luisah Teish and Lelani Birely about their book: On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion yo Sacred Lands.Luisah Teish is a writer, performance artist and ritual events consultant. Her writing credits include several plays (“Rice and Revolution”, ”The Division of the Cowries”, “The Rise and Fall of Sam DeClaws Or How DeClaws Got Clipped” and “ The Deer Woman of Owo), She is also the author of several books on African and African American Spiritual Culture.  They include “Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals” a women’s spirituality classic. “ Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage “, Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Seasons with Celebrations from Around the World”, and “What Don’t Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth. She has contributions to thirteen anthologies and has written numerous movie, play and book reviews.  She has published articles and interviews in magazines such as Essence, Ms., Shaman’s Drum, and the Yoga Journal (http://noetic.org/directory/person/luisah-teish/). Visit http://www.luisahteish.com/  Leilani Birely is a Hawaiian Kahuna, Ordained Dianic High Priestess and ceremonialist brings ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess wisdom to the community. She has a M.A. (Women’s Spirituality), New College of California, 2000 and a B.S. (Business and Finance), George Mason University, 1986. Visit http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/leilani.htmlTo purchase the book: http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/Shop/books.html

Today's show features an interview with authors: Luisah Teish and Lelani Birely about their book: On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion yo Sacred Lands.Luisah Teish is a writer, performance artist and ritual events consultant. Her writing credits include several plays (“Rice and Revolution”, ”The Division of the Cowries”, “The Rise and Fall of Sam DeClaws Or How DeClaws Got Clipped” and “ The Deer Woman of Owo), She is also the author of several books on African and African American Spiritual Culture.  They include “Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals” a women’s spirituality classic. “ Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage “, Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Seasons with Celebrations from Around the World”, and “What Don’t Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth. She has contributions to thirteen anthologies and has written numerous movie, play and book reviews.  She has published articles and interviews in magazines such as Essence, Ms., Shaman’s Drum, and the Yoga Journal (http://noetic.org/directory/person/luisah-teish/). Visit http://www.luisahteish.com/  Leilani Birely is a Hawaiian Kahuna, Ordained Dianic High Priestess and ceremonialist brings ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess wisdom to the community. She has a M.A. (Women’s Spirituality), New College of California, 2000 and a B.S. (Business and Finance), George Mason University, 1986. Visit http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/leilani.htmlTo purchase the book: http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/Shop/books.html

We open with a conversation with Oakland School od the Arts directors and cast from 24 Angry Jurors, an adaptation of Reginald Roses's classic Twelve Angry Men, which opened Sept. 19 and continues tonight, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. with performances tomorrow and Sunday.    Guests include: Jeremy Brandt: Assistant Director, Robert Cornn: Foreman (men side), Hunter Milano Juror 8 (men side), Kreona Turner Foreman (women side), Nia Lunkvist Juror 4  (women side), Nhiah Young Juror   7 (women side), Emily Cooper, Juror 6 (women side), and Eleanor Maples Juror 8 (women side). Visit www.oakarts.org Ann-Marie Davis joins us to talk about East Bay Meditaion Center's 3rd Annual Dhamathon, 24 hour fundraiser, Sat., Sept. 21-Sun., Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. Visit Ewuare X. Osayande, editor of the collection Stand Our Ground: Poems for Trayvon Martin & Marissa Alexander, is next. This collection, which is a fundraising tool for the families of both victims, one still alive behind bars, features international writers, as the ripple of these two recent travesties in the US injustice system rings loudly in our collective ears. Support http://osayande.org/category/books/  We close with a conversation with Sistah Q, researcher, whose primary area of research is how the legal and financial systems influence the dis-ease management system, about her latest work: Maintaining Our Temples. Visit www.whattheproblemis.com

We open with a conversation with Oakland School od the Arts directors and cast from 24 Angry Jurors, an adaptation of Reginald Roses's classic Twelve Angry Men, which opened Sept. 19 and continues tonight, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. with performances tomorrow and Sunday.    Guests include: Jeremy Brandt: Assistant Director, Robert Cornn: Foreman (men side), Hunter Milano Juror 8 (men side), Kreona Turner Foreman (women side), Nia Lunkvist Juror 4  (women side), Nhiah Young Juror   7 (women side), Emily Cooper, Juror 6 (women side), and Eleanor Maples Juror 8 (women side). Visit www.oakarts.org Ann-Marie Davis joins us to talk about East Bay Meditaion Center's 3rd Annual Dhamathon, 24 hour fundraiser, Sat., Sept. 21-Sun., Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. Visit Ewuare X. Osayande, editor of the collection Stand Our Ground: Poems for Trayvon Martin & Marissa Alexander, is next. This collection, which is a fundraising tool for the families of both victims, one still alive behind bars, features international writers, as the ripple of these two recent travesties in the US injustice system rings loudly in our collective ears. Support http://osayande.org/category/books/  We close with a conversation with Sistah Q, researcher, whose primary area of research is how the legal and financial systems influence the dis-ease management system, about her latest work: Maintaining Our Temples. Visit www.whattheproblemis.com

Today we play a couple of interviews, one from the archives. We start with an interview with Haifaa Al Mansour, first female director in Saudi Arabia about her first feature length film, Wadjda, opening in the theatres Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, 2013. We conclude with an interview with Tiffany Mann, Blueswoman in San Jose Rep's production, up through October 6, 2013, One Night with Janis Joplin.

Today we play a couple of interviews, one from the archives. We start with an interview with Haifaa Al Mansour, first female director in Saudi Arabia about her first feature length film, Wadjda, opening in the theatres Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, 2013. We conclude with an interview with Tiffany Mann, Blueswoman in San Jose Rep's production, up through October 6, 2013, One Night with Janis Joplin.