http://www.radio4all.net/program/40505Podcast for Program: PRG 5 SPEAKING OUT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUSTICETue, 09 Mar 2010 11:39:53 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/40505PRG 5 SPEAKING OUT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUSTICE INTERVEIW WITH 2 YOUNG WOMEN ACTIVISTS. SELMA MERZA IS OF PAKISTANI HERITAGE CONCERNED FOR JUSTICE. SHE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZER FOR UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS. USAS SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT TO END EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS EVERYWHERE. THROUGHT THE GLOBE, ESPECIALLY IN THE 3RD WORLD, WOMEN & CHILDREN LIVE & WORK IN SERVITUDE CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING THE STRUGGLES OF LOW WAGE WORKERS & ISSUES OF WOMEN & CHILD LABOR ABUSE. LUCY ZANE'S CHINESE HERITAGE PROVIDES A UNIQUE VIEW OF INJUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, & LABOR. LUCY IS A STUDENT AT DUKE UNIVERSITY INVOLVED IN AGRI-BUSINESS/FARMWORKER ISSUES. CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON THE HISTORICAL INJUSTICE AND RACISM CHINESE WERE SUBJECTED TO WHEN BROUGHT TO AMERICA TO WORK THE MINES & RAIL-ROADS. Wolf Mtn RadioTue, 09 Mar 2010 11:39:53 +0000