Edward Said: Palestine and the Universality of Human Rights (Part ONE of TWO)

As I’m preparing this archival program for rebroadcast at the end of June, 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce his government’s annexation of major areas of the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. Such an act would eliminate whatever possibility remained of creating a Palestinian state side by side with Israel which had been stated US policy prior to the election of Donald Trump. This is Edward Said's last major speech on Palestine, the war on Iraq and the Bush administration. On September 25, 2003, a message made its way around the world. Edward Said, Palestinian American, world famous professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and fearless defender of the Palestinian cause had died of leukemia in New York City, far from the city of Jerusalem where he was born in 1935. In 1948 Said and his family were forced to leave Palestine for Cairo when the newly founded state of Israel took their ancestral home. Later Said came to the US, studied at Princeton and Harvard and went on to teach at Yale and Columbia. He was not only a renowned academic but also an eloquent spokesperson for Palestinian rights and sovereignty. Said leaves behind a treasure of writings including his most influential book, Orientalism (1978),as well as books inspired by his passionate advocacy of the Palestinian cause, including The Question of Palestine, (1979), Covering Islam (1981), After the Last Sky (1986), Blaming the Victims (1988), and Culture and Imperialism (1993).

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If Music Could Talk - June 28 2020

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DJ Sveta Sounds Off + global LGBTQ news!

Australia’s DJ Sveta beats the odds; Romanians revolt against the government’s gender studies ban, Gabon lawmakers move to dump their year-old sodomy ban, 3 gay friends die in a Reading knife attack, Australia’s Northern Territory gets the nation’s first Indigenous gay parliamentary speaker, queer legal eagles sue Trump for his trans healthcare rollback, Harvey Milk’s “unsung” successor Harry Britt dies, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

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Tone 39

A free form musical trip through the world of library music, soundtracks, test cards, easy tempo jazz, classic pop, obscurities & shortwave transmissions

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interviews Ellen Brown from Public Banking Institute

Ellen Brown has written what will become one of THE most important books of our time. She eloquently educates us on how the democratization of money is the very foundation of a free society in her book Web of debt, In this weeks show host Sylvia Richardson talks about the need for a UBI, Green New Deal and the role public banking could play in transforming how our society is run.

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The Motherland Influence: June 28, 2020

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

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The Israelization of US Policing

Policing in America is under intense scrutiny in the wake of continuing demonstrations and non-violent displays of rage over the shooting of unarmed Black people. The restructuring of policing and our understanding of safety and security are at the heart of that scrutiny. The militarized, discriminatory practice of policing which is geared to control society has not and will not provide security and safety for everyone in that society. How did we get to this warped concept of security and safety, and whom does it serve? We know whom it does not serve and we must find a way forward to create a just, safe, secure society for everyone. Who is fueling this militarized, discriminatory policing of America? Jeff Halper has meticulously researched the issue, and in particular the role Israel is playing in arming the security state. His book, War Against the People, is a must read and serves as the basis for an article he recently wrote on the intersection of policing in America and Israel. We lead this morning with the reading of Halper’s recent article we found in Mondoweiss. After this, our feature presentation which today is a conversation between British journalist Steven Sacker and Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad, who speaks from Gaza. The conversation was recorded in March and takes place on Sacker’s podcast, "Hardtalk." Sacker continually reveals his all-too-common ignorance about Hamas, Palestine, the Great March, etc.

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Ramzy Baroud on the Palestinian imprisonment crisis

Ramzy Baroud's new book is These Chains Will Be Broken. He observes that almost all Palestinians are imprisoned in one way or another. Before this: the bullies are at it again, this time in a massive effort to shut down the International Criminal Court. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have experienced life in Israel’s prisons since 1967, as did many more in previous decades during the course of the ongoing Israeli military occupation. Yet rarely has the story of their experiences in Israeli jails been told by the prisoners themselves. Typically the Western media portrays them as "terrorists" while well-meaning third-party human rights advocates paint them as hapless victims. They are neither. This book permits the reader to access the reality of Palestinian imprisonment as told by Palestinian prisoners themselves — stories of appalling suffering and determination to reclaim their freedom.

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#643 -- Eugenics (R)

Eugenics keeps popping up in the news. We explore the sordid pseudo-science with a section from David Noble's film Human Resources, reflections by KD, and a song by David Rovics.

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June 29, 2020: Put your cellphone down, in the place of me

"Bluetooth highway is no longer, long live WhatsApp": Music From Saharan WhatsApp; a Hailu Mergia sampler; Latin psych-funk from the 60s and 70s; the latest from Ukraine's DakhaBrakha; a taste of Afro-Japanese music; kora shredding

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Black Lives Matter and Unions

Pres. Carl Rosen, The United Electrical Workers Union (UE) says: “All Workers Must Stand Against Police Violence. Black Lives Matter. Defund The Police!” with Pres. Carl Rosen, who describes the UE as “a union that practices rank and file democracy, unity against the boss, solidarity with our allies, internationalism, and aggressive struggle” says, “we know which side we are on!” The protests that have swept our country since the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police in May have put the issue of police violence front and center. Carl Rosen, UE Pres. says organized labor has a special responsibility to speak out on this issue for its members who have experienced violence and harassment from the police due to nothing more than the color of their skin. All workers who struggle for a better life are threatened when the police are used to violently suppress protest. We join the call to “defund the police.” What does it mean to defund the police? It means reducing police budgets so we can invest in the economic development and social services that are needed to make all communities safe and prosperous. We need more social workers, mental health professionals, child advocates, sexual assault specialists, and other workers who are actually trained to respond to the types of crises that all too frequently fall to police. The feasibility of such an approach is clear in the fact that nearly every other industrialized nation spends less on police, more on social services, and has lower crime rates. ************ Activists Demand Elections for a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), with Teeth Over Cops! with Black Lives Matters supporters and NYC Council Member Inez Barron Activists came together to demand elections of a civilian complaint review board with oversight of cops. Speaking outside of the New York Police Department’s headquarters in lower Manhattan, Black Lives Matter activists said moderate reform efforts are toothless unless police can be held accountable for misconduct by an elected, independent oversight board. “Defund the police, demilitarize the police, jail killer cops!” said New York City Council Member Inez Barron and New York State Assembly member Charles Barron New York State Assembly Member Charles Barron with protestors outside of One Police Plaza to announce the introduction of a new bill. A bill that would create an agency that would have more power than the Civilian Complaint Review Board. An agency that would have a bigger effect on policing in the city. Inez and Charles both introduced legislation that would abolish the CCRB and institute an elected Civilian Review Board, an independent prosecutor and a separate investigative body. The elected board would consist of 21 members. According to StopPoliceViolence.org, an advocacy group campaigning for an ECRB, the newly-elected board would be held more accountable by New Yorkers due to them being elected, the board would be more empowered to investigate and make binding decisions, it would establish an elected independent prosecutor and force the New York Police Department to fully cooperate with all investigations and decisions. Juanita Young, the mother of Malcom Ferguson, who was shot and killed by NYPD in 2000, said an independent prosecutor in City Hall is necessary. Young said filing a complaint with the current CCRB is useless. “For what?” asked Young.

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The Stuph File Program - Episode #0567

An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain

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The Appalachian Sunday Morning

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Nadjiwan in our Spotlight Interview (Rock) Hour 2

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Nadjiwan in our Spotlight Interview (Rock) Hour 1

Encore Presentation: Welcome to Indigenous in Music! This week Larry welcomes Taos, New Mexico Thana Redhawk. She is a published poet and award winning spoken word artist. Shell be stopping by to tell us all about her album Fires of Thunder. You can find out all about her and hear her music on her homepage at thanaredhawk.com. Music from Thana Redhawk, Gina Lorning, Q052, Angela Amarualik, Buggin Malone, Chris Ferree, Ed Koban, Mike Bern, Stolen Identity, The Isley Brothers, Santana, Stolen Identity, Shon Denay, Khu'eex, QVLN, Locos Por Juana, DJ Shub, Anachnid, Tchutchu, Esther Pennell, JC Campbell, Rosary Spence, Vilda, Mike Paul, Nadjiwan, Cary Morin, Twin Flames and much much more. Visit us on our music page at www.IndigenousinMusic.com and our homepage at www.indigenousinMusicandArts.org. We have underwriting and opportunities available. We are a non-profit, section 501(c) (3).

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Heading to Air Conditioned Hell (replay)

Who knew air conditioning could add another 20% to the world's emissions? High power use and nasty refrigerants. Stan Cox, author of "Losing Our Cool". Guus Velders, Netherlands Environment Agency, expert on ozone and climate. Michael Sivak, U. of Michigan, on global expansion of air conditioning.

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An Easy Listening Experience 13

GOMM is a semi-regular show for 2020 (2 to 4 X per month) for non-commercial radio audiences featuring easy listening genres from the 1950's to the present. Slip into the mighty mellow with DJ Fred

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The Rojava Model

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Publishers' legs broken, son murdered after 'Fourth Reich' book was published in 1981

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-4/

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Israel training US cops: Starmer sacks rival on fake antisemitism claims

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-4/

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Herman's Radio & Record Room #6

My dad Herman Frederick Moe was a radio repairman and engineer, a country & western "cowboy singer", and rustic guitar player. He performed in the late 1930’s on live radio before he enlisted in World War II as a radio-telephone technician. This show is my homage to him. My father was a radio engineer and electrician; yet he loved the other side of radio as well – the listening side – it kept him company during many lonesome nights in the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s & 60's. From my imagination to your ears – it’s WHFM – vintage music & radio shows from mid century America. This is music that I believe he would have enjoyed.

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Celt In A Twist June 28 2020

Stay home and explore an exciting world of Celtivity weekly on Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.

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worldbeatcanada radio june 27 2020

Instrumental excellence with new debuts from Brazil's Fantomaticos, Vancity sitar maestro Mohamed Assani and boogaloo with Greyboy Allstars.

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TBR 200626 — Omnicide 2X

This week’s archive radio show reveals some legacies and the current realities that grew from those legacies. Then this week’s feature piece describes the end of journalism and free speech in America. No quarter is asked — and none is given. Welcome to the Thunderbolt!

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Chicago Protests Continue - Demand Community Control Over Policing

Protests following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police continue in Chicago where the demand to end racist policing and CPD impunity for crimes committed under color of law is long standing. This recording of the first three speakers at a rally to pressure elected officials to listen to the people, took place out side Chicago's City Hall where the Mayor was holding a virtual Council meeting; one of the items to be submitted, the CPAC Ordinance, would historically change the power dynamics, enabling community control over how their community would be policed. A forty car caravan nosily circled city hall during the rally. Historic changes are under way that the mayor and some aldermen are trying to block. Chicago has a sordid history of unaccountable police protected by a corrupt system for which past and current elected public officials are responsible. I spoke briefly with a torture survivor who was framed at sixteen for murder and sentenced to natural life in prison. After 28 years his conviction was overturned in 2009 after his case was taken up by activists from CAARPR. He comments on a new community commission on police use of force that the Mayor has made him a part of, along with Arewa Winters whose great nephew, Pierre Loury, was killed by Chicago police. But more aldermen are feeling the heat. They are lifting ideas from CPAC to talk about the alternative ordinance, GAPA, that they and the Mayor have been trying to ram through as a solution to the policing crisis. But GAPA, for all its simulacra of reform, fails to transfer real power to the community to empower it to control the conditions of its own safety. Health clinics, good schools, resources for children and adults, access to wellness care and good housing and nutrition are what makes a community safer, not more cops with guns is the message that the Mayor, like minded aldermen and Chicago financial and real estate elites are refusing to hear.

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The Shortwave Report 06/26/20 Listen Globally!

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.

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Systemic racism, reparations and tax justice

We look at the United States and how tax justice can help address systemic racism. Plus: did you know Britain’s slave owners compensation loan was only settled by the government in 2015 on behalf of taxpayers? Faulkner wrote: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” As we discuss, the legacy of centuries of institutionalised racism is that a wealth chasm has been created between black and white communities. We also know that the City of London in Britain built its wealth from slavery and empire. Still today, major finance sectors have extractive business models which impoverish some of the world’s poorest nations. And, financial secrecy is another form of empire. So how can we think about combining tax justice and reparations? Keval Bharadia‘s work on a super tax on the $8 trillion a day financial markets could help show the way. And all financial institutions must have independent slavery money audits. For those financial institutions now coming forward and offering what they’re calling reparations funds, how do we ensure that these funds are large, they’re targeted to the right places, and they’re ongoing? Featuring: Cortney Sanders and Michael Leachman of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities David Sorenson of the People’s Tax Page John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network Produced and hosted by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network

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Broadcast #807

Featuring music and culture in the spirit of free radio

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Social Distance Ear Insertion Show Pt 1

The opening hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.

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Social Distance Ear Insertion Show Pt 2

The second segment (51 min) of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.

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