Latest Programs
Mexican Perspective on Migration
May 12, 2010, 3:42 p.m.
Victor Clark Alfaro, founder and director of the Binational Center for Human Rights in Tijuana and lecturer in the Latin American Studies Department at UC San Diego, talks with jim about the work of the Binational Center for Human Rights. Victor gives his perspective on the new anti-immigrant Arizona law (SB 1070) and migration conditions in general. He also talks about the necessary evil of coyotes or human smugglers.
Low Income Needs Asasessment in Skagit County
May 12, 2010, 3:36 p.m.
Skagit County is a leader in Washington State in studying the needs of it's low income population. Skagit County Community Action Agency commissions this study every 4 years in an effort to direct program development and collect data that helps to secure funding. In today's program, Karen Parnell, Deputy Director for SCCAA and Greg Winter, a consultant with Cornerstone Strategies in Bellingham discuss the recently completed Low Income Needs Assessment for 2009. Their findings shed light onto how the current recession is affecting the most vulnerable in our community and identify stresses that might be predicted from budget cuts.
May 12, 2010, 3:31 p.m.
Dave talks with Cathy Pfahl, Librarian at Mount Vernon High School and Mount Baker Middle School, about the problem of bullying in the schools â and what the school administration is â and is not â doing about. Dave also talked with Brittany Shepherd and Christy Chung of Groundspark â and organization that offers training to schools and other institutions in how to prevent bullying.
Dialect - Bristol ecovillage protester seriously injured
May 12, 2010, 3:30 p.m.
May 12, 2010, 2:52 p.m.
Housing as a Human Right night at the Skagit Human Rights Festival SUSO speaks with event and workshop coordinator Monica Chaplin, about what's in store for the first night of the Skagit HRF, including the movie *First Earth: Ecological Architecture *and a panel of Skagit housing and natural building experts. We learn about a hands-on workshop introduction to the simple joys of cob building, and hear excerpts from Monica's interview with Jack Stephens, from the Natural Building Network.
May 12, 2010, 2:49 p.m.
Lifelong human rights' activist and writer, Peter Lippman has spent many years researching human rights issues in eastern Europe, as well as Israel/Palestine and Latin America. He has been traveling to Bosnia and other parts of the former Yugoslavia since 1981, lived in northern Serbia for a year, and speaks fluent "Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian." The Advocacy Project - a Wash. DC based NGO - sent Peter to Bosnia, Kosovo, Guatemala, and Ecuador to research and report on grassroots human rights campaigns. In the last few years he has been working on a book about post-war Bosnia.
May 12, 2010, 2:43 p.m.
Jodie Buller speaks with Whatcom Peace and Justice Center co-founder Nick Mele about his experience working with the Nonviolent Peaceforce, an international peacekeeping organization providing witness and facilitation of peacebuilding in conflict zones around the world. This show was aired in advance of the Peace, and War evening for the 2010 Skagit Human Rights Festival, which featured a screening of the 2009 documentary Rethink Afghanistan and the short feature Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping: Building a Nonviolent Peaceforce.
Diggin Food with Willi Galloway
May 12, 2010, 2:39 p.m.
Speak Up Speak Out Radio catches up to west coast Organic Gardening magazine editor WIlli Galloway, during her stopover in town for a presentation called "Grocery Gardening". Will is the author of an engaging blog: DigginFood: a vegetable garden and food blog that serves up organic gardening tips, recipes, backyard chicken advice, and DIY gardening projects. SUSO's Jodie Buller talks with Willi about how she grows food at home, how to harden off seed starts and help heat loving plants thrive, what to remember about chickens, and the speckled wonders of flashy troutback lettuce...
May 12, 2010, 2:34 p.m.
A lecture by Joya in which she talks about her experiences in the Afghan Congress, from which she was expelled for speaking up for women's rights. Her view is that the best thing that could happen for the Afghani people is for all foreign troops to leave.
May 12, 2010, 2:29 p.m.
This week, we get a good stretch for the car or workday and a taste of the native flute as Jodie Buller talks with Simme Bobrosky about Yoga and Ira Fein about Sound Healing and Resonant Silence Technique. Simme, Ira, and over 20 other local wellness practitioners will be demonstrating their work at a free Community Wellness Fair at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Saturday April 24th, from 11am-2pm.
Anthony Chavez Remembers His Grandfather Cesar Chavez
May 12, 2010, 2:25 p.m.
This week Speak up! Speak out! presents a speech by Anthony Chavez of the Cesar Chavez Foundation. He was recently in Bellingham, WA to speak at a program by Community To Community honoring his grandfather, civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez on what would have been his 83rd birthday.
Health vs Healthcare; Is Capitalism Killing Us?
May 12, 2010, 2:21 p.m.
What makes a society healthy? Is it access to quality health care? According to Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, emergency room physician and professor in Population Health Studies at the University of Washington, healthcare does not make us healthy. The results of much research show that what determines the health of a society is related to the degree of equality in that society. Our growing disparity between the rich and poor, and lack of public policies to to assure well being to pregnant mothers and young children is the reason we are falling behind other developed countries.
07MAY2010: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Stinking Lizaveta
May 12, 2010, 2:18 p.m.
Last night's Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings concert inspires a soul/funk first hour, then the upcoming Stinking Lizaveta & Suzukiton show inspires a rockin' second hour. Three songs each of SJ+DK and SL.
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May 12, 2010, 2:14 p.m.
This week on Speak up! Speak out! jim talks with Denie Luna, Media Specialist for the 2010 Census to find out the specifics about how the 2010 Census is attempting to reach the undercounted communities, a bit of census history and how one can track the census returns by zip code. jim also talks with Jeanne Youngquist, Skagit County Auditor, and/or Gabrielle Clay, Outreach Coordinator for Elections in the Auditor's office. They give the impact on our electoral system. Will Skagit County get a Spanish ballot as required by law if a language group reaches 5% of the total population? If per the census Washington State is allotted a 10th Congress person, who does the redistricting and how is it done? Also joining Speak up! Speak out! is Karen Parnell, Deputy Director of Skagit Co Community Action Agency to talk more specifically about the local impact of program funds based on the census.
May 12, 2010, 2:01 p.m.
Raymond Lotta digs into the Gulf Oil Spill and reveals how it is a capitalist oil spill in every conceivable way and points to how a socialist society would do things differently; Matthis Chiroux talks about a nationwide tour of resister vets and The World Can't Wait organization talking to high school students and organizing resistance to military recruiters signing students up to carry out war crimes around the world; Langston Hughes on the importance of Dreams; The Actor's Gang Prison Project talks about the transformative impact of theater in California prisons and how the state budget has slashed funding for the arts in prisons; Bob Avakian on "A Better World is Possible".
That Weeky Online Radio Show That We Do Pt 2
May 12, 2010, 12:51 p.m.
One hour sample of a weekly four-hour online radio broadcast @ 10pm CST from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Full details on the international works of Rural War Room & live stream at http://www.RuralWarRoom.com
That Weeky Online Radio Show That We Do Pt 1
May 12, 2010, 12:14 p.m.
One hour sample of a weekly four-hour online radio broadcast @ 10pm CST from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Full details on the international works of Rural War Room & live stream at http://www.RuralWarRoom.com
GE1 - An Internet Gift Economy
May 12, 2010, 10:06 a.m.
THE PRESENTATION ITSELF IS AT http://www.altruists.org/ge1
A presentation I gave about how and why to create an Internet Gift Economy:
* How forced schooling prepares people for forced labour
* Why many adults think money is necessary, and why it isn't
* How money users pay rent on it to the money masters
* Why a gift economy is superior to barter
* How money warps our conception of profitability
* How software could offer an alternative
* An introduction to Altruistic Economics
A video is at http://www.altruists.org/f968 or http://www.youtube.com/user/robinupton
THE PRESENTATION ITSELF IS AT http://www.altruists.org/ge1
May 12, 2010, 10 a.m.
Bristol Broadband Cooperative - Bailiffs seriously injure Bristol Ecovillage protestor
May 12, 2010, 9:52 a.m.
Neil Maggs of Bristol Gaza Link talks about the history of Palestine and their next convoy, leaving by the end of May, to transport 1000+ bags of cement to the seiged bombed region of Gaza
Griff Jones talks about studying film in Bristol
Anthea Page visits Windmill Hill City Farm and talks to children there, as well as a run in Chipping Sodbury to raise money for cancer research. She also visited Upton Cheney Chilli Farm and spoke to the proprietor there.
The Bard of Windmill Hill brings another original poem - An Ode To Knowledge - as well as a short election summary poem
What's on in Bristol guide with song of the week.
May 12, 2010, 8:41 a.m.
Salma starts by recognizing Mothers Day and mentioning the Mothers Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe, 140 years ago, that marked the beginning of Mothers Day in America. Originally it was called Mothers Day for Peace. After Salma's presentation of the week's dreary news, from the point of view of Palestinians, plus Salma's trenchant comments, we hear the first few lines of Julia Ward Howe's proclamation.
Steve Argue: Marxism v Anarchism, Armed Struggle, and May Day Riot
May 12, 2010, 7:15 a.m.
Steve Argue, author,activist, candidate-His voice will be heard regarding the May Day Riot in Santa Cruz, history of Santa Cruz hierarchies, comments on media coverage heretofore, political and moral relationships with patrons, politicians, citizenry, activists,workers,violence, peace movements, resolutions to local and widespread problems. Anyone interested in the Revolutionary League for a Workersâ Party or attending the next meeting of the group should e-mail Steven Argue at steveargue2 [at] yahoo.com.
May 12, 2010, 5:51 a.m.
Jews fleeing the Nazi regime sought to light a candle in the darkness of Europe. They began the Camp Hill Movent that seeks to integrate people with special needs into a communal society. What it's like to live a balanced life, seeing people for their potential.
May 12, 2010, 12:25 a.m.
Reflections On Life & War In Gaza
May 11, 2010, 8:19 p.m.
Gellhorn Award winning journalist Mohammed Omer speaks of his experience documenting Israeli war crimes while growing up in Gaza. Self taught as a journalist, his first blog to the outside world began "They are bombing us and killing us". His photos and reports document Israel's on going genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Origins of the Economic Crisis and the Way Out
May 11, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
Economist, Dean Baker issued warning after warning of the housing bubble and impending collapse at at time when most economists refused to acknowledge the danger. In this talk, Baker explains how the collapse could have been prevented and what we should do now to bring down unemployment and accelerate recovery.
If Music Could Talk - May 9, 2010 - Mother's Day - Music for Mama
May 11, 2010, 7:56 p.m.
A Mother's Day Peace plea from the writer of Battle Hymn of the Republic
May 11, 2010, 7:41 p.m.
Last Sunday was devoted to your mother. And Heaven help you, if you didnât remember!
If you did forget however, here are a few facts to keep in mind for the next motherâs day.
Our current celebration actually originates from a woman who wrote what is arguably the most famous war music of all time, The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Her name was Julia Ward Howe. In 1872 Julia Howe started our current motherâs day tradition, specifically dedicated to world peace because she had become so distraught by the death and carnage of the Civil War.
Mental Health Matters-Dalia Cohen-Imago Therapy
May 11, 2010, 6:22 p.m.
Imago Couples Therapy-an effective way for couples to learn a way to talk and listen to one another in an effort to effectively solve their difficulties.
May 11, 2010, 6:05 p.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 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org.