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Adalah human rights lawyer Nadia Ben Yossef speaks about Israel's Jim Crow laws
Dec. 1, 2015, 6:01 p.m.
Our feature presentation this morning is a speech delivered by Nadia Ben Yossef, a human rights lawyer and international advocate working to promote the rights of Palestinian and other Arab citizens of Israel, and Palestinians living under occupation. One out of every five Israeli citizens, living in Israel, is Palestinian. They live in a proclaimed Jewish state, where they are a segregated minorityâ¦by law. They do not have the same rights as Jews to education, property, land and home ownership, travel ability, or state benefits to name just a few. Think of the Jim Crow South in United States history, where Blacks were so blatantly segregated and discriminated against by law as well as practice. The parallels to the modern state of Israel as concerns the treatment of Palestinian citizens are chilling. Our Congressional representatives, at least most of them, would stand shoulder to shoulder in rejecting the re-introduction of Jim Crow laws in the United states, but they also stand shoulder to shoulder in supporting such a system of laws in Israel with billions of dollars of US financial support to what is a classic apartheid society. Unfortunately, the narrative is that we must support Israel because it is the "only democracy in the Middle East" (which it is not). We have to change that narrative to reflect the reality of the situation, and that is that we support with our tax dollars in Israel a state which is de jure deeply discriminatory to a major segment of its citizen population. The bottom line, we support there what we refuse to support here, and that we must change.
Nadia Ben Yossef works for an organization based in Israel that offers its non-Jewish population legal representation to defend their rights in this apartheid society. She serves as the international coordinator of Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights, as the organizations first US representative. She is currently developing Adalahâs US advocacy strategy to influence American policy and practice towards a human rights based approach in I/P. Nadia is a member of he New York Bar having earned her law degree from BC law school. She holds a BA degree from Princeton where she majored in Sociology.
We recorded Nadia Ben Yossef at a conference sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action at Harvard University.
But before that:
We have been following the plight of Prof. Steven Salaita, who was offered a tenured position at Illinois University at Urbana Champaign, moved his family from west Virginia, but before he even began his tenure, was fired for making statements critical of Israel on Twitter. It seems major donors to the university put pressure on the Universityâs president Phyllis Wise, and she acquiesced by firing Salaita. The backlash has been enormous. Academics and their associations levied charges of the violation of Academic Freedom and free speech across the country. Speakers scheduled for conferences at the university pulled out. Some professors at the university resigned in protest, filling tenured positions at the university has been difficult because many refuse to teach there. Ultimately President Wise was forced to resign, and Salita filed a lawsuit seeking his job back. That lawsuit has now been settled. We quote from an article by Ali Abu Nimah in the Electronic Intifada.
Also, after the main feature:
The disturbing reports of interactions between the Israeli military and young people in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem continue. These clashes repeat week after week as the military continually enter the camp. Several youth have been arrested, some shot during these frequent incursions. This week there is a video of the arrest of a six year old boy, arrested while fleeing from the tear gas that was sprayed into his playground. We quote a report from the Maâan news service.
Finally, there is one more story to report this week and it has to do with the tunnels between Egypt and Gaza which Egypt has closed, cutting off a flow of goods which Gaza has depended on in the wake of Israelâs continuing siege. The tunnels have been a life line for Israel, but Egpyt, who has a peace treaty with Israel, has decided not only to close the tunnels, but to destroy them. We quote from a report from Mondoweiss news service headlined âEgyptâs destruction of Gaza tunnels leading to economic and environmental disaster.â
James G. Anderson Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard
Dec. 1, 2015, 5:02 p.m.
Professor James Anderson did much of the research resolving the mystery of which industrial chemicals destroyed the ozone layer over Antarctica. The urgent need to deal with deadly UV radiation led to the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1989.
Now, almost 30 years later, Anderson is doing ozone research again. This time over the continental US. Harvard Magazine said as early as 2012 that Atmospheric Chemists report a serious and wholly unexpected risk of ozone loss over the United States in summer. And Anderson explains how climate change is a factor in this new phenomenon.
He also answers basic questions about the interconnectedness of climate systems, the fallacy of global average temperatures, how living and teaching in Boston/at Harvard influenced his views on climate change and much more.
The interview was posted on YouTube on July 21, 2015. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12P76EYQJ8
On to Paris: Pacific Environment's Alex Levinson
Dec. 1, 2015, 4:16 p.m.
Many of us would like to be at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, kicking off this week in Paris. Well, today on Sea Change Radio, weâve got the next best thing. Alex Levinson is the executive director of Pacific Environment, an organization focused on environmental efforts in the Pacific Rim and the Arctic, and a Paris Summit participant. Host Alex Wise recently sat down with Levinson at Pacific Environmentâs San Francisco headquarters to discuss the goals and expectations of the Paris conference, how other Pacific Rim powers such as China and Russia view the climate change denial movement in the U.S., and the mess that humans have made of an already fragile Arctic ecosystem.
Dec. 1, 2015, 2:05 p.m.
Cyber Monday - 50% Off All Tracks
Dec. 1, 2015, 9:48 a.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
Court punts again on Prometheus case for Dec. 2, 2015
Nov. 30, 2015, 10:57 p.m.
The U.S. Court of Appeals was set to hear orla arguments on a Prometheus Radio case Dec. 3, but there are more delays.
Nov. 30, 2015, 7:55 p.m.
Paula Whitney with WDBX 91.1 FM Community Radio station from Carbondale, IL is our call-in guest. She talks about her show "Class Matters", environmental issues and the problems with corporate controlled political parties. Listen to this spirited show (extended length 1:11:20)
Episode 24 - How's your triglycerides this week?"
Nov. 30, 2015, 7:03 p.m.
Brought to you by your two favorite stoners recapping the days events, and their comedic take on the news. Listen live every Monday at 730ET/630CT at http://listen.chiampa.info
Nov. 30, 2015, 6:13 p.m.
World AIDS Day Special:Pioneering HIV/AIDS Dr. Michael Gottlieb!
Nov. 30, 2015, 3 p.m.
On this week's special World AIDS Day commemoration â with production assistance by Steve Pride and some music from the heart of the epidemic â our Rick Watts explores the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS with Dr. Michael Gottlieb, one of the first practitioners to identify and treat the disease (with excerpts from "They Are Falling All Around Us" by Michael Callen with Cris Williamson & Holly Near; "Until the Balance Tips" by John Bucchino; and "Friend in My Pocket" by Joe Bracco).
[Note: There's no "NewsWrap", our weekly international LGBT newscast, on this weekâs show â returns next week.]
Nov. 30, 2015, 11:34 a.m.
AMBIANCE CONGO: November 29, 2015
Nov. 30, 2015, 10:12 a.m.
Congolese popular music.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0328
Nov. 30, 2015, 9:35 a.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
If Music Could Talk - Nov 29 2015
Nov. 30, 2015, 8:49 a.m.
Niko Soprano's Favourites #75 + B&D Approach
Nov. 30, 2015, 8 a.m.
Pudgee & Ran Reed - The Lessons Of Today
Smif 'n Wessun - Still Don't Nuthin Move But Da Money
CRU - Nuthin' But
People Without Shoes - Nappyhead Assassin
Erick Sermon - Set It Off
Redman - On Fire
Ruggedness MaddDrama - For Real
DJ Cam ft.Channel Live - Raise Up
YZ - So Far (The Ghetto's Been Good To Me)
OC - Born To Live
Pete Rock & C.L.Smooth - Take You There
The Pharcyde - Runnin'
Stan Getz & Louis Bonfa - Saudade Vem Correndo
Gamma Krush set
What We Eat - Robbie G ft. L.S.
Magnolija - TIN
The Session - First Division
Biograff - Nedoua & DJ Rolex
One - The Peoples Tree
Profound79. - Justthewayifeel
Out of the Woods - Show #295 - 12-5-15
Nov. 30, 2015, 5:52 a.m.
This version of the program is divided into 6 segments so broadcasters who desire to use this content can insert your station info, etc. The segments vary in length.
Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Kate MacLeod, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk, from Arlo Guthrie to Aerosmith. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #79 - 12-4-15
Nov. 30, 2015, 5:46 a.m.
Music for the Mountain is a weekly bluegrass radio program featuring that hard-driving bluegrass sound, with classic and new tunes running the gamut from Bill Monroe to Sierra Hull.
The program is posted here in two sections for broadcasters to insert breaks for station identification, etc. Please be careful to add enough additional material as the length of the segments will vary from week to week
Swingin the Jerome Kern Songbook; 11/29/15; Set 1
Nov. 30, 2015, 5:01 a.m.
Swingin' the Jerome Kern Songbook; 11/29/15; Set 2
Nov. 30, 2015, 4:57 a.m.
Israel shuts down three Hebron radio stations for Dec. 1, 2015
Nov. 29, 2015, 10:22 p.m.
Israel shuts down several Palestinian radio stations.
The Motherland Influence: November 29, 2015
Nov. 29, 2015, 9:38 p.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music. African Youth Center.
The Happy Station Show November 29, 2013
Nov. 29, 2015, 4:09 p.m.
Nov. 29, 2015, 1:41 p.m.
This episode features part two of Bursts conversation Paul Z. Simons on his recent trip to the northern, autonomous regions of Syria known as Rojava. In this conversation Paul shares his experiences of gender, feminism, power distribution and infrastructure in Rojava and his thoughts as a post-left anarchist of experiencing what he'd consider a social revolution. Paul is an editor of the Modern Slavery Magazine (http://modernslavery.calpress.org), where his writings can be found here: http://modernslavery.calpress.org. William's interview with him last year can be found at :http://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2014/01/09/paul-z-simons-modern-slavery-a-libertarian-critique-of-civilization/ . You can find weblinks and more context on for our prior conversations on Rojava with Paul here: http://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2015/11/23/paul-z-simons-on-the-dispaches-from-rojava-part-1-of-3/
The audio from part one of the conversation can be found here http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/83733/92338/104320/?url=https://archive.org/download/afm-final-straw-11152015exp/afm-final-straw-11152015exp.mp3">here</a>.
To hear part three before it airs, check it out here: http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/83733/92338/104322/?url=https://archive.org/download/afm-final-straw-11152015exp/rojavadispatches03.mp3">
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Sean Swain is having a very hard time right now and could really use to be reminded that he is not alone. If you havenât written to Sean in a while or havenât heard back from him due to the ODRC messing with his mail or cutting off his other methods of communication, now would be a great time to flood him with letters, cards, photos, drawings, books, zines, anything.
In particular, now would be a good moment to remind Sean that he matters to you, that you are glad he is alive, and that you see him as contributing to the world in a way that matters to you. Every once in a while we all need a loving kick to the head to get us back on track and feeling ready to continue fighting. Now is that moment for Sean. So send him a kick; he deserves it.
Write to Sean at:
Sean Swain #243-205
Warren Correctional Inst.
P.O. Box 120
Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Playlist: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/14499
TheAngryindian in Conversation with Afro-American US Hip-Hop artist Maurion (AKA) Phenomenon
Nov. 29, 2015, 1:36 p.m.
TheAngryindian sits with conscious North American Rap/Hip-Hop artist Maurion Gates (AKA) 'Phenomenon' (@mauriongates) representing the urban music medium from inner Nebraska and speaks with him about critical messaging in African music, community sustainability in the face of institutional repression, the obvious crisis of Black leadership worldwide and the necessity for intelligent Afro-intellectual movement at all times.
Be sure to listen/Download his latest release: A.I.D.S. (Africans In Distress Simultaneously) - Prod. By @GTOfficialProdz - [http://is.gd/3I76yB]
Untold Climate Truth: Kevin Anderson
Nov. 29, 2015, 10:08 a.m.
UK scientist Kevin Anderson: hard facts about climate are not getting out, and never made it to the Paris climate talks. From Australia, host Vivien Langford of Beyond Zero Emissions with David Spratt, author of Code Red, plus a union icon & psychologist - on the eve of the Paris talks.
Nov. 29, 2015, 3:38 a.m.
Offering you the very best of alternative, independent political / social justice championing / status quo-challenging audio media live-streamed from our website (radiofreeradical.org) and NOW IN MP3 HERE ON RADIO4ALL! 12 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING IN JUST THREE FILES! It's all yours!
Media Network Plus November 29 2015
Nov. 28, 2015, 10:53 p.m.
Li-Fi, using visible spectrum, may replace Wi-Fi for Nov. 30, 2015
Nov. 28, 2015, 9:22 p.m.
The BBC reports about Li-Fi, which delivers data much faster using visible light.
553 - Military Strategies Fail, A Low-Carbon Future is Possible: Choosing to Make a Difference
Nov. 28, 2015, 8:38 p.m.
News You Need to Know: Turkey Attacks; Between the Lines interview: Reliance on Military Cannot Defeat ISIS; Between the Lines: Rally for a Low-Carbon Future; NH Gazette Fortnightly Rant: Countdown to the Apocalypse?, 11/13/2015; Mark Fiore: GOP Turkeys; Mumia Abu-Jamal: Politicians Are Corporate Whores; Jim Hightower: Avoid Amazon's Cyber Monday & Honeybees, Humans and Art; Outside The Box: My Obituary; music.
NOVEMBER 24, 2015 - JFK ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEW - Part 2
Nov. 28, 2015, 12:07 p.m.
This is part 2 of the recent interview with Andrew Kreig on the 52nd anniversary of the JFK assassination. Who did it is discussed along with the relationship of Judith Vary Baker and Oswald and the death of a famous journalist who had the only interview with Jack Ruby. Andrew Kreig's website is: www.justice-integrityproject.org and is well worth checking out - there is a Guide to the JFK Assassination on the site.