Speaking Democratically!

What's democratic? Healthcare? No. Education? No. Death? Maybe. Weather? Yes! Weather. Today, Mindseye speaks out on 'democracy', with a big 'D' and a little 'd'.

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No More Destruction of Historic Indian Villages (TWO of TWO)

Some people call this the David and Goliath story, Native Americans, farmers, environmentalists, school teachers and students, a sizable minority in a small former logging town of under 5,000 inhabitants in Northern California stand up against one of the most powerful agencies in any state, Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation. And against the multinational corporation behind Caltrans, Hochtief, and its subsidiary Flatiron. Why Caltrans had to go across the ocean to hand taxpayer money to a freeway builder is a mystery. Unless you believe that only the corporation that built the Autobahn for Adolph Hitler has the credentials to do this very difficult job. 

The $210 million plus freeway bypass around Willits, CA, goes through 86 acres of federally protected wetlands and across five Salmon streams and its 6 mile stretch requires building overpasses, a one mile viaduct, rerouting streams, and draining this ancient seasonal wetland. And the destruction is well under way by June 2014. Agencies tasked with overseeing the work issued warnings to Caltrans regarding violations of the Clean Water Act, failure to protect Pomo Indian archeological sites, to protect salmon spawning creeks, and failure to comply with the conditions of the permit. However mysteriously - or maybe not - someone in the background was always able to persuade the State Senator, the local Congressman, and the agencies to stop enforcement. What caused a sudden turn of events is unclear. On Friday, June 20, the Army Corps of Engineers, after an inspection of the work-site, suspended the permit for the Caltrans Willits Bypass. The Corps of Engineers regulate impacts on federally protected wetlands. Six days later AIM came to town. The American Indian Movement has an ongoing presence since it's founding in 1968. AIM West out of the Bay Area conducts annual Spirit Runs and this year, 2014, the run culminated in Willits in support of the Little Lake Pomo whose archeological sites had been destroyed by the Bypass contractors. This program is a record of the welcome of the Spirit Runners at an event under the tall shade trees of the Willits City Park. Speakers in the order of appearance: Edwina Lincoln, Round Valley Indian Reservation Priscilla Hunter, former Tribal Chair of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians Will Parrish, journalist Ellen Drell, cofounder of the Willits Environmental Center Madge Strong, Willits City Council member Ending with a joint speech by Priscilla Hunter and Pauline Girvin, consultant to the Coyote Band of Pomo Indians

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No More Destruction of Historic Indian Villages (ONE of TWO)

An over 20 year resistance to a 6 mile four lane freeway bypass through protected wetlands in Northern California took an important turn. A meeting was held in June 2014 between Native American tribal leaders who see their ancient village sites bulldozed - and environmentalists who for so long had worked in vain to stop or at least downsize the project by lawsuits, appeals to politicians and to the agencies empowered to prevent wetland and salmon stream destruction. The gathering was held on June 8, 2014, across from the so-called Northern Interchange in full view of the wasteland that was once verdant marshes and ash groves. Even though Caltrans had been given archeological maps of the 14 Little Lake Pomo trading posts and villages sites within their construction area, and even though Caltrans by law has to comply with various state and federal historic preservation laws, Caltrans erased the entire village of Yami in September of 2013. They notified the local Sherwood tribe after they had bulldozed the topsoil, drilled 1,500 wick-drains into the village site and had already covered it with three feet of dirt. Representatives from Mendocino Indian Tribes who are descendants of the Little Lake Pomo finally were given consultation meetings with the Caltrans archeologist. Former Tribal Chairwoman Priscilla Hunter said they had two demands: Reduce the size of the Northern Interchange to protect 30 acres of wetlands and archeological sites and enforce protection for the many additional sites on land that Caltrans now owns and plans to build ponds on to create artificial wetlands as substitute for the ones they are destroying. Voices of Native American activists Priscilla Hunter and Edwina Lincoln, followed by journalist Will Parrish, poet Mary Korte, singer Gipsy Thorn, and environmentalist Karen Picket

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Peoples Social Forum: Ottawa PSA

Peoples Social Forum: Ottawa, August 21-24, 2014 http://www.peoplessocialforum.org/ Build together, win together! The Future is Ours! PSA with a few voices promoting the historic first Canadian Social Forum

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Interviews Co-founder of Democracy Watch Duff Conacher

Democracy Watch called for democratic changes to Ontario’s political system in response to the clear crisis of low voter turnout in the provincial election.  Initial results show that the Ontario Liberals have won a majority of 58 of 107 seats with the support of only 19.5% of eligible voters, which raises serious questions about their mandate to govern, let alone implement any specific law or policy. Only 52.1% of eligible voters cast a ballot (the second lowest turnout ever (tied with 2011), and 38% of the ballots cast were for the Liberals. This is a growing trend across Canada, we had similar low voter turnout numbers in BC in 2013 and in 2011 the Federal election turnout was the third lowest in Canadian history. We speak to Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch about this trend, what are the reasons behind it  and what can be done to improve the system making voting relevant once again to the millions of Canadians that have become indifferent to the process.

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Dennis Anderson - 6/28/14

Dennis Anderson phones into the program and discusses his views on the important issues facing working families throughout Illinois.

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Between The Lines for the Week Ending July 11, 2014

Frederick Clarkson, a senior fellow with Political Research Associates: Supreme Court Ruling Allows For-Profit Corporations to Impose Their Religious Beliefs on their Employees; David Brown, of the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project: Project Investigates Pennsylvania Health Problems to Determine Links with Natural Gas Fracking operations; Tomas Lopez, Counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice: 1 Year after SCOTUS Dismantles Voting Right Act, 22 States have Adopted New Voting Restrictions

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Curt Petrovich and Glen Moulaison speaches at Holding Power to Account

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American Music Icons - July 4th Edition of the MIGFS Show

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 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org

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Gary Pearson-Me and the Crack Mayor

A satire about the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto

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Murder and Mayhem in America: The Story of Aaron Swartz, "The Internet's Own Boy", Eyewitnesses to the Harlem Pogrom and Murderous Maneuvers Behind the Death of Pope John Paul 1

Knappenberger talks about "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz" about programming prodigy and activist Aaron Swartz and why the U.S. hammered him so hard. We hear the stories of two eyewitnesses - and victims - of a massive NYPD raid in Harlem on June 4. Katherine and Treva tell their first-hand accounts of what happened and what they're facing. Playwright Roger Crane, discusses The Last Confession, about the life and suspicious death of Pope John Paul I.

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Meditation group Falun Gong tortured in China

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Glastonbury has become what it was set up to challenge

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The Motherland Influence: June 29, 2014

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

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The Art of Political Song: David Rovics

The Art of Political Song is the topic of Radio Curious with singer – songwriter, David Rovics who discusses how he creates his songs, some of which he’ll sing, and what he hopes they will achieve. 

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Who Is Gil Stein ?

An entire program dedicated to a local battle of wits, nerve and dirty politics between this programmer and a notorious Santa Cruz Country Zionist; music by Aza.

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People of Interest

Interview with Julie Grant from SPOC regarding Canada's proposed Bill C 36.

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Garden Talk

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Protesters object as Supreme Court permits Hobby lobby to refuse contraceptive coverage

In a 5-4 split decision on the 30th of June, the US Supreme Court once again ruled that corporations are people, this time granting them religious freedom to discriminate against women who use birth control in the notorious Hobby Lobby case. As the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious bigotry and corporate personhood, protesters outside showed their disapproval with signs saying things like "my uterus is not on payroll," and "My health care is not your hobby," and "keep your rosaries off my ovaries. (more in audio report)

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AMBIANCE CONGO: June 29, 2014

Congolese music!

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If Music Could Talk - June 29, 2014 - Mrs. Uma Ettigi - Veena performance and interview

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Janie Rezner with Liz Rog and Geri Morisky on BANNING FRACKING

A signature drive has been under way to put an initiative on the November ballot in Mendocino County that will preserve our county's clean drinking water by banning fracking. Liz Rog of Decorah Iowa, Winneshiek County and Geri Morisky of Fort Bragg speak about their attempts to stop fracking--in Decorah it is frac sand mining. Also we hear a recording of speakers David Braun, grassroots caoordinator of the films, Gasland and Gasland 11 and Shannon Biggs, Director of Community Rights program of Global Exchange speaking at Town Hall in Fort Bragg. --- both dynamic speakers! We begin by listening to sisters Larissa and Celena from their CD "Frequencies of the Motherland" "LISTEN"

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A Cool JazzFest, Part II; Set #1; 6/29/14

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Cool JazzFest, Part II; Set #2; 6/29/14

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Amnesia: 06-29-2014

Sean recounts history of U.S. involvement in Iraq in terms of ISIS/ISIL insurgency

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#330 -- The Science of Climate Change (Part 1)

Professor Guy McPherson expains--in language non-scientists can understand--the science behind our world's runaway climate change. Discussing several recent scientific studies published in distinguished journals, McPherson argues that environmental catastrophe is now well underway, and it's probably irreversible. He spoke in Winnipeg, Canada, on February 6, 2014. Back in May, New World Notes featured an interview with McPherson recorded after his talk. Now we broadcast the talk itself.

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Episode 15

Featuring: Journalists in Egypt imprisoned and convicted by new military government, Part II of report back from Cannes Film Festival by professor and critic Dennis Broe of Long Island University, Exclusive documentary segment titled “American Homelessness”, Nebraska police targeting people driving back from Colorado due to its recent cannabis legalization, and a continuation of our “Narratives of the Houseless in the United States” interviews.

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No Place To Hide

Talk by Glenn Greenwald author of "No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State" recorded June 17, 2014 at Town Hall Seattle.

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Hanford Workers Exposed to Toxic Vapors

Interview with Tom Carpenter, Executive Director of the Hanford Challenge about the recent exposure of workers to toxic vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

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Eat the Airwaves! - 06/28/14

Wrap-up of the past weeks news from Seattle with Geov Parrish and Maria Tomchick.

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