Chino from the Justice for Youth coalition joins us in a discussion of prison abolition and more. Anti-war activist Oscar Rae tells us about not-so-peaceful police reactions to peaceful protests outside the G8 summit, and more.
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[Starts @ 09:10] The first segment focuses on the prison-industrial complex w/ guest Chino, an organizer with the Justice for Youth coalition and Prison Moratorium Project (PMP). The discussion topics include: alternatives to incarceration, the problem of access to jobs and education, the ongoing campaign to end New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws and connections between defunding of CUNY and prison profits.
More info: chino@nomoreprisons.org Prison Moratorium Project: www.nomoreprisons.org Justice for Youth Coalition: www.nomoreyouthjails.org 718.260.8805
[Starts @ 44:10] On the international front, youth anti-war activist Oscar Rae joins Rise Up Radio from the U.K. to discuss his experience demonstrating against corporate globalization at the recent G8 summit in Switzerald and recent repression of alt youth media in England.
More info: www.studentactionradio.org (not up yet) www.ismproject.net
<i>For more programs by the Rise Up Radio collective and youth activist info, check out: <strong><a href="http://www.wbaiaction.org/studentvoices">studentvoicesforpeace.org</a></strong></i>
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