Making Contact – April 11, 2008
On this episode, we talk with a single mom, and a tax fairness advocate to debunk some myths about how wealth is created and what people can do to change tax policy.
Making Contact
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Covering the movements, the issues, and the people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang.
Making Contact – April 4, 2008
Health care in prisons and jails across the U.S. is in a state of crisis and California prisons are no exception. State officials claim medical services in California’s prisons meet normal community health care standards. But prisoner rights activists, lawyers, health care workers and the prisoners themselves have a different story to tell. The life … Continued
Making Contact – March 28, 2008
This is the first of a three-part series, "A Crisis of Care," a look inside California’s prison health care system. In this first show, "Gina’s Story," we’ll hear how a state-sanctioned life sentence became a state-sponsored death sentence as told by loved ones left behind.
Making Contact – March 21, 2008
Blood, Freedom and Oil: 5 Years in Iraq March 19th 2008, marks the 5th anniversary of the day the US officially invaded Iraq. Its the defining event of our time. We hear from people on many sides of the conflict; Iraqis who’ve lost family members, an oil expert, and Americans who want to "stay the … Continued
Making Contact – February 29, 2008
UC Berkeley graduate student, Alejandro Reyes, takes us to East Los Angeles, where a number of Chicano artists inspired by the Zapatistas have been using music to raise awareness in their own communities and to struggle for a better world. Featuring: Luv the Messenger, Rapper and youth activist; Marisol, Performance artist and activist, member of … Continued
Making Contact – February 1, 2008
From Brooklyn to Bethlehem: Separate Histories, Common StrugglesIn this program we’ll explore the power of solidarity from the perspectives of young people in Brooklyn, New York, a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and a historian and mother who lives in Palestine. Featuring: Sheena Johnson, member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement-Oakland, CA. Sonia … Continued
Making Contact – January 25, 2008
Native Hawaiian and Making Contact intern Samson Reiny reports on what happens when the military takes over historically sacred land and on how people are fighting back to reclaim this once pristine area. Featuring: Momi Kamahele, Makua Makahiki cultural advisor David Henkin, Earth Justice attorney Kyle Kajihiro, Makua Makahiki member Fred Dodge, Malama Makua spokesman … Continued
Making Contact – January 18, 2008
Invaders From Another Ecosystem We visit wetlands around the San Francisco Bay, where scientists are waginga scorched-marsh campaign against a devastating kind of East Coast grass. Featuring: Erik Grijalva, Field Operations Manager at the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project Peggy Olofson, Director of the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper & … Continued
Making Contact – January 11, 2008
Radical thinkers, military resisters and longtime movement activists reflect on the past 40 years of resistance movements in the US, where we are today, and what to do next. Featuring: Noam Chomsky, RESIST founder, leading radical thinker, Professor of Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Semantics, Philosophy of Language at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mandy Carter, founder … Continued