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Urban Congress WTUL News and Views 2012-06-11 2:52 PM
A report on the Urban Congress that took place June 7th and 8th at the Mahalia Jackson Elementary School on Jackson Ave. Two bold actions took place with over 30 participating organizations from around New Orleans and the country. (audio/mpeg)

The U.S. Labor Movement at the Crossroads, in the Crosshairs Shamus Cooke 2012-06-10 10:19 AM
The labor movement had better do some deep soul searching, and fast. Although the defeat in Wisconsin is the horrible end to a local drama, the corporate winners hope to turn their victory into the beginning chapter of a national novel. (text/plain)

Activist Locks Down at Chase Bank to Protest Foreclosures Chuck 2012-06-09 5:03 PM
Jamie Bork Loughner, has locked herself to a gate at the Chase Manhattan Bank in New Orleans to protest ongoing home foreclosures. (text/plain)

July Delegation to Venezuela: Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, and Community Power Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera 2012-06-09 2:51 PM

We will examine issues of land reform, urban agriculture, rural development, fishing rights, and food sovereignty within a dynamic political context. Venezuela is an outstanding example of a country that strives to ensure its citizens’ right to food while bolstering its domestic agriculture sector, with an emphasis on sustainable agriculture. We will also explore other areas of social transformation, including education, healthcare, and direct citizen participation in the political process. Plus trips to beaches, parks, and other sites of interest. (image/jpeg)

6 of Morong 43 rejoin the Philippine rebels Jaime Laude 2012-06-09 10:13 AM

Six of the so-called Morong 43 have rejoined the armed struggle and have linked up with their Southern Tagalog-based comrades, a senior military commander said Thursday. (image/jpeg)

BTL:Austerity Policies Fuel Eurozone Crisis, Growing Public Resistance Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-06-08 3:48 PM
Interview with Richard Wolff, professor of economics at New School University, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Days Before Egyptian Presidential Election, Court Sentences Mubarak, Ignites Massive P Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-06-07 3:31 PM
Interview with Seif Da'Na, associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Interview with Derwyn Bunton, Chief Public Defender Zoe Sullivan 2012-06-05 7:29 PM
This is a 5-minute excerpt of an interview with New Orleans Chief Public Defender conducted on June 1, 2012 focusing on the Orleans Public Defenders' financial issues. (audio/mpeg)

Mental Health in New Orleans WTUL News and Views 2012-06-04 1:55 PM
Interview about the mental health situation in New Orleans given by a mental health professional. (audio/mpeg)

APOC Convergence WTUL News and Views 2012-06-04 1:47 PM
A talk with an organizer of the APOC (anarchist people of color) convergence that will be July 12th-15th in New Orleans, LA. (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Millions of Americans' Access to Health Care Hinges on Supreme Court's Affordable Care Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-06-03 2:19 PM
Interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer based in Montreal, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Imagining the Post-Occupy Social Movement Shamus Cooke 2012-06-01 5:27 AM
If one were to honestly assess Occupy's current strengths and weaknesses as a movement, confusion must be the inevitable result. This is because Occupy is not one movement, but an umbrella term that encompasses several different groups that have varied aims, organizational structures, and gaping theoretical differences. (text/plain)

BTL:Jailed Palestinian Hunger Strikers Win Concessions from Israelis on Improved Prison Co Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-31 3:27 PM
Interview with Saher Francis, human rights lawyer and director of Addameer, a prisoner support and human rights association based in the West Bank, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

DAYS 1 and 2: Evidentiary hearing for Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2012-05-31 8:15 AM

This is a short report about Albert Woodfox's first and second days in court for an evidentiary hearing, on May 29 and May 30. (image/jpeg)

DAY ONE: Evidentiary Hearing for Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2012-05-30 6:59 AM

This short reportback has just been released. (image/jpeg)

Amnesty International Launches New Angola 3 Action as Albert Woodfox Court Hearing Begins International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2012-05-29 7:06 AM

Today Albert Woodfox will appear in court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking his conviction to be overturned for a third time. Determined to secure justice for the Angola 3, today Amnesty will simultaneously launch the second stage of their campaign for Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace. (image/jpeg)

Photo from recent visit w/ Herman Wallace of the Angola 3 International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2012-05-29 4:30 AM

This photo is from Herman Wallace's recent visit with his sister and several Angola 3 supporters. Pictured from left to right are Herman's sister Vicki Wallace, Herman Wallace, Jackie Sumell, Emily Posner, Angad Bhalla (image/jpeg)

BTL:Judge's Preliminary Injunction Bars Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens Und Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-24 5:50 PM
Interview with Carl J. Mayer, an attorney who filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven plaintiffs challenging Section 1021 of the NDAA, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Labor and Progressive Activists Work to Get Out the Vote for Wisconsin Recall Election Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-19 2:06 PM
Interview with Matthew Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

"Your Goose Is Cooked, Sucka:" On The Long, Hot Summer To Come For NOPD! NA 2012-05-17 10:59 PM
A summary of recent police attacks against the poor and the ways we can resist. (text/html)

May 29 Court Date for Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 International Coalition to free the Angola 3 2012-05-17 7:07 AM
On Tuesday, May 29th, Albert Woodfox will begin a 3 day hearing that may result in his conviction being overturned for a third time. Proceedings will begin at 9am in Courtroom 1 at the US District Court in Baton Rouge (http://www.lamd.uscourts.gov/) and continue through Thursday, May 31st. (application/pdf)

Amnesty Intl. delivers Angola 3 petitions but Gov. Jindal refuses to meet International Coalition to free the Angola 3 2012-05-17 6:44 AM

On April 17, 2012, Amnesty International was joined by a delegation of supporters, holding a press conference at the Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, LA, and hand delivering to Governor Bobby Jindal's office the petition initiated by Amnesty International demanding the immediate release of the Angola 3's Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox from solitary confinement. Governor Jindal refused to meet with the delegation despite several attempts by Amnesty International to contact him in the weeks leading up to the petition delivery. Below are statements from Amnesty International and Robert King, Herman Wallace, and Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3. (image/jpeg)

WTUL News & Views interview w/Transport for NOLA about ferries and CCC toll Matt Toups / WTUL 2012-05-16 2:14 PM
(10:46 mp3 audio) Interview with Rachel Heiligman of Transport For NOLA (audio/mpeg)

Interview with ROC, Reece Chenault WTUL News and Views 2012-05-14 2:46 PM
WTUL news and views interviews Reece Chenault from the Restaurant opportunities center about their efforts to organize service workers in the New Orleans area. (audio/mpeg)

The Left, Labor and Occupy Internationalist Group 2012-05-14 10:22 AM
Barely half a year after it burst on the scene, the Occupy Wall Street movement is splintering left and right. This was inevitable in a movement that was united only in what it opposed and could never put forward a positive program, whether of reformist "demands" on the capitalist state or of revolutionary action against it. Liberals, who latched onto Occupy hoping it could pressure the Democratic Party in a more populist direction, want to expel "black bloc" anarchists. Reformist social democrats rail against "ultraleftists" in Occupy and cozy up to the labor tops. On the other side, many (but not all) anarchists oppose unions. Some are simply arrogant petty-bourgeois labor haters. Others are grappling with real problems, but with skewed analysis and dead wrong conclusions. Discussion of recent workers' struggles, from Wisconsin to West Coast longshore, underlines that the key question is leadership, but not just replacing one set of bureaucrats with another. Unions have always faced vicious anti-labor laws, but we have the power to defeat them. It is necessary to drive out the pro-capitalist bureaucracy, the labor lieutenants of capital, in order to turn the unions into instruments of revolutionary class struggle. (text/html + 1 comment)

BTL:Palestinian Prisoner Hunger Strike Marks Renewed Emphasis on Nonviolent Resistance Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-13 1:50 PM
Interview with Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian American activist and author of “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment”, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 21-27 May 2012 meat-abolition 2012-05-11 11:19 PM
This year has seen increased participation in the January World Week for the Abolition of Meat and the demand for the abolition of meat continues to attract media interest. Remember that 99.99% of animals exploited are exploited for meat. (text/html)

Free Community Outreach Fair on May 25 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-05-11 5:13 PM
The Community Center of St Bernard, in partnership with The Meraux Foundation, will hold a Community Outreach Fair at Docville Farm, 5124 E St Bernard Hwy, Violet, on Friday, May 25 from 6:30-10 PM. (text/plain)

Free Bike Workshop on May 19 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-05-11 5:12 PM
Free Bike workshop on May 19 from 1-3 PM. at 1111 LeBeau Arabi. (text/plain)

BTL:Obama Sends Mixed Messages in Speech on Future of Afghan War Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-10 4:17 PM
Interview with Tom Hayden, former California legislator, activist and co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

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