Nearly a month after the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti, hundreds of thousands of Haitians are still in need of basic life and death necessities, we’ll continue our on the ground reporting with our special correspondent Kevin Pina; also, investigating corporations that continue to finance the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine; plus, JR and the Block Report sit down with death row journalist Mumia abu Jamal, who was recently put on the fast track to the death house by the US Supreme Court; and we’ll hear from Pam Africa who is leading the international battle to free Mumia.
This program was produced by Flashpoints Radio for February 8, 2010.
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Alice Rothchild speaks about her unique efforts in Israel and Palestine. She saw patients in occupied territories, and gathered material to update her book, Broken Promises, Broken Dreams, Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience.
This program was produced by Talk Nation Radio for January 27, 2010.
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Khalil Bendidb speaks with Ali Abunimah, co-Founder of Electronic Intifada, and Middle East analyst and activist Jeff Blankfort. They each comment on an interview taped and aired last month with Professor Noam Chomsky of MIT on the subject of the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign as well as the role of Israeli lobby in influencing the U.S. foreign policy with respect to Israel/Palestine.
This program was produced by Voices of the Middle East and North Africa for KPFA on January 13, 2010.
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http://electronicintifada.net
Sylvia Schwarz, eyewitness to the recent Gaza Freedom March, on the border of Egypt and Gaza. She will also explain the important Cairo Declaration that resulted from this international action.
Soren Sorenson explains the campaign for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) working to get Israel to follow international law and to move a real peace process forward that respects Palestinians’ rights and independence.
This program was produced by Catalyst for KFAI Radio on January 8, 2010.
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Rafeef Ziadah is a third-generation Palestinian refugee, community organizer, and one of the most captivating spoken word artists currently working in Toronto. She recently released a CD of her works, “Hadeel”, which also features music from other notable Toronto musicians such as LAL and Reena Katz. Ziadah speaks about her album, “Hadeel” and the socio-political themes which drive her poetry, such as migration, war, and of course, the return to Palestine. This interview is interspersed with some of the pieces from “Hadeel”, such as “Montreal Subway” and “Trail of Tears”.
This program was produced for CKUT Radio for December 22, 2009.
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http://rafeefziadah.ca
http://bdsmovement.net
Jamal Juma’a is the coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, based in East Jerusalem. As a human rights activist and advocate of the non-violent civil society campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), he was arrested Wednesday, December 16, 2009, becoming yet another Palestinian to be recently imprisoned by Israel in response to BDS advocacy activity. He along with Mohammad Othman and Abdallah Abu Rahma are among those who have been targeted in the last few months by Israel’s attack on Palestinian human rights defenders.
In this interview, Jamal addresses how to build the growing BDS campaign, linking BDS tangibly to other struggles for social justice, the origins of the BDS campaign prior to it’s official in 2005, as well as Israeli Apartheid Week activities in Palestine itself.
This program was produced by No One is Illegal Radio for March 05, 2009.
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http://www.stopthewall.org
Activist Salma Abu Ayyash (sitting in for Sherif) covers the annual National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts during Thanksgiving. First, an excerpt of the Native American speakers that gathered and proclaimed their solidarity with the victimized Palestinians. Then, a poem written by a Palestinian, was put to song and dedicated to our brother in injustice, Leonard Peltier. Salma offers her translation.
Salma reviews some of the dark history of the genesis of the Israeli takeover and occupation of Palestine, along with its distorted treatment by today’s mainstream media and a brief discussion of the growth and significance of the ongoing BDS Campaign.
Finally, news of the most recent Israeli attacks and incursions on the Palestinian people and the implications for their survival.
This program was produced by This Week in Palestine for November 29, 2009.
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Motorola’s “Droid Stealth” commercial came close to showing the effect of their products in Israel/Palestine. The US Campaign to End the Occupation’s version tells the whole truth!
This program was produced by the US Campaign to End the Occupation for December 4, 2009.
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http://endtheoccupation.org
http://www.youtube.com/user/USCampaign
Omar Barghouti, founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), and Nancy Kricorian, NYC Coordinator of CODEPINK discuss the global growth of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against the Israeli Occupation. CODEPINK is boycotting the Israeli cosmetics company, Ahava, which illegally manufactures in occupied Palestine.
This program was produced by Building Bridges for November 8, 2009.
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http://pacbi.org
http://www.codepinknyc.org
Omar Barghouti, organizer of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) spoke and answered questions at the University of Minnesota, 11/2009.
This program was produced in November, 2009.
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