Program Information

#66 -- Refusers

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Program Type:

Weekly Program

Featured Speakers/Commentators:

Yonatan Shapira; Kenneth Dowst; (briefly:) Stav Adivi, Michael Lerner

Contributor:

Kenneth Dowst Contact Contributor

Date Published:

May 29, 2009, 8:50 p.m.

Summary: Rebelling soldiers & veterans can force Ruling Elites to end immoral wars & occupations. In Israel are "Refusers"--officers and enlisted people who refuse to serve in Occupied Palestine. Air Force Major Yonatan Shapira tells of his slow realization of his country's crimes and his own complicity, and of his experiences as a Refuser. An interesting look at human transformation and at the realities of 21st century warfare. Intro & epilogue by KD.

Credits: Shapira talk = selections from a 2005 interview on "Mind Over Matters." Thanks to Mike McCormick. "New World Notes" is produced for WWUH-FM, "Public Alternative Radio," at the University of Hartford. Feedback to kdowst at hotmail dot com.

Notes: www.refusersolidarity.net
www.btselem.org/English/index.asp

Photographs, graphics, and commentary complement the story. See them in the newsletter or on the blog--http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com . Permanent link to this installment's blog entry -- http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com/2009/05/refusers.html. Weekly email newsletter free on request.

SONG--Chumbawamba, "Walking Into Battle With the Lord"

SERIES OVERVIEW -- Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for. "Date recorded" = date of first scheduled broadcast.

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