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Medical Self Defense and the Black Panther Party --An interview w/ Alondra Nelson Angola 3 News 2011-12-23 5:36 AM

Alondra Nelson, a professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University, is the author of a new book released last month, entitled Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination. Nelson writes that “the Party’s focus on health care was both practical and ideological.” On a practical level, the BPP provided free community health care services, including preventative education. Simultaneously, the BPP railed against the medical-industrial complex, declaring that health care was “a right and not a privilege.” By 1970, People’s Free Medical Clinics had become a requirement for every BPP chapter. In 1972, the BPP revised point six of the founding ten-point-platform, adding a demand for “completely free healthcare for all black and oppressed people." (image/jpeg)

BTL: Arab League Intervenes as Syrian Uprising on Verge of Civil War Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-22 2:25 PM
Interview with Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Registration for free computer classes begins Jan 2 Community Center of St Bernard 2011-12-21 7:31 PM
Registration for free computer classes at the Community Center of St Bernard begins on Jan 2 at 9 AM. Please phone 504.281.2512. (text/plain)

ILPS conveys Condolences to the Korean People over Demise of Beloved Leader Kim Jong Il International League for Peoples’ Struggle 2011-12-21 5:52 AM

Dear Comrades, On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), its International Coordinating Committee and its nearly 400 member-organizations throughout the world, I wish to convey through your Committee the most heartfelt condolences to the family of the beloved leader Comrade Kim Jong Il and to the Korean people, the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea over his passing away. (image/jpeg)

Nicaragua Sugar, pesticides and CKD Agustín Marenco 2011-12-17 7:38 PM
Important news media recently published an extensive report on chronic renal insufficiency (CRI), a disease suffered by peasants living in the Pacific region of Central America. The cause of this disease has not been scientifically proven, which could give rise to confusion in the management of this disturbing public health issue. (text/plain)

BTL: National Campaign Launched to Challenge GOP Efforts to Suppress Voting Rights Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-17 1:44 PM
Interview with April Tyler, an organizer with the Dec. 10 Mobilization for Voting Rights, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

San Antonio sugar mill maintains historic tradition of commitment with its collaborators Federico Vélez 2011-12-17 1:19 AM
Some prestigious mass media have recently informed about the situation of public health faced by agricultural workers affected by Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) in Central America´s Pacific region, a problem that worries society in general. Unfortunately, in light of the uncertain origin of the disease, sometimes inaccuracies are incurred in the search for culprits and not solutions. (text/plain)

BTL:Durban Climate Change Conference Averts Collapse, Negotiations on New Treaty Delayed Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-15 2:02 PM
Interview with Daphne Wysham, co-director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:GOP House Majority Working to Weaken Key Provisions of Clean Air Act Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-10 12:48 PM
Interview with Henry Waxman, ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Holiday Celebration and Toy GiveAway on Dec 18 Community Center of St Bernard 2011-12-09 3:48 PM
This year's Annual Holiday Celebration and Toy GiveAway will be held on December 18, 2011 at the Community Center, 1111 LeBeau St in Arabi. The GiveAway will begin at noon and continue until 3 PM. Gifts will be available for children age 12 and under whose families participate in the Center's Mustard Seed Food Pantry. (text/plain)

BTL:Congress Votes to Empower President to Imprison Americans Indefinitely without Charge Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-09 2:02 PM
Interview with Chris Anders, senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:GOP House Majority Working to Weaken Key Provisions of Clean Air Act Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-08 2:03 PM
Interview with Henry Waxman, ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

The movement of the etcetera Bruno Cava; Translated by Kevin Lynch 2011-12-05 12:36 AM
“As a social forum, a thousand things happen at the same time and this is how thing flow. The square is beginning to fill up. Having a thousand things and a thousand different ways is a path towards no turning back!” Rodrigo Bertame at Occupy Rio. (text/plain)

Anti-Solitary Confinement Petition by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture Angola 3 News 2011-12-04 6:01 AM

A new petition calling for the abolition of prolonged solitary confinement in US prisons was launched this week by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. (image/jpeg)

RSD critics protest outside John McDonough HS over charter school plans Matt Toups, WTUL News & Views 2011-12-02 11:01 PM
Interviews with Renard Sanders, former Principal of John McDonough, as well as other concerned parents about RSD's efforts to turn nearly all remaining schools into charter schools. (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Death Penalty Opponents Must Also Fight Racism in U.S. Criminal Justice System Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-02 2:03 PM
Excerpt of speech by Akinwole-Bandele, senior community advocate, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain + 1 comment)

BTL: Egypt's Second Popular Uprising Targets Military's Hold on Power Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-12-01 4:09 PM
Interview with Seif Da’Na, associate professor of sociology and international studies at the University of Wisconsin, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views: World AIDS Awareness Day and Louisiana's Failed Sex Ed. Politics Kyle Barnett 2011-12-01 3:34 AM
World AIDS Awareness Day (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

BTL:From Stones to Broken Bones: History of Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-26 3:13 PM
Excerpt of speech by Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian professor, author and activist, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:European Economic Crisis, Austerity Measures, Resistance Portend Future of U.S. Econom Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-25 6:59 PM
Interview with Richard Wolff, economics professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, now visiting professor at the New School University's graduate program in international affairs, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views and Views: Restore the Earth Foundation Scott Eustis 2011-11-23 2:51 PM
Scott Eustis interviews Restore the Earth Foundation administrators on their work providing coastal habitat for birds during and after the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill. (Running time: 9:08; Broadcast 11/11/2011) (audio/mpeg)

Occupy the Machine- Together we can halt the destruction of our only home Deep Green Resistance 2011-11-22 10:58 PM
Our planet is dying, and there is no mistaking the cause... Industrial civilization must me confronted as the machine of death that it truly is. The Occupy Movement has the makings of a revolutionary struggle, but it will only succeed if we can properly align our actions with an honest assessment of the predicament we face. (text/plain)

BTL:Environmental Opponents Take Credit for Obama Administration's Delaying Keystone XL Ta Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-19 11:59 AM
Interview with Susan Casey Lefkowitz, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s international program, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views interviews Karran Harper Royal on BESE election matt toups 2011-11-18 3:32 PM
Matt Toups interviews parent and longtime education advocate Karran Harper Royal. On the table are Saturday's election for NOLA's representative for the BESE, a statewide body that oversees the Recovery School District and the state takeover of local schools. [6.7MB, 7min] (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Human Rights Group Decries Israel's Imprisonment of 20 Percent of Total Palestinian Po Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-18 1:31 PM
Excerpt of speech, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Police Suppression of Occupy Wall Street Movement Forces Activists to Adopt New Tactic Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-17 1:38 PM
Interview with Arun Gupta, a founding editor of New York City’s Indypendent Newspaper, The Occupied Wall Street Journal and The Occupied USA Today, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Occupy The Library Red Raven 2011-11-16 9:58 PM
America’s majority who supported the Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS), within the 99% of all Americans, are being smeared by agent propagandists within the punditry of mainstream media (MSM). For example, Michael Gerson’s black demagoguery, of the closet-right-wing Washington Post, is a good example. In one of his recent columns he declared the OWS movement seems little more than a “…confused set of grievances…” and paints the movement to have little ideological coherence save Marxist socialism and anarchy. Equally he attempts to blame the Democratic Party (that he claims is their “desperate” political calculation) for this phenomenon of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. (text/plain)

Rebecca Solnit speaks at Occupy NOLA WTUL News & Views 2011-11-14 3:04 PM
Rebecca Solnit stopped by Avery Alexander Park (near City Hall) on October 31, 2011 to speak to locals about occupations nationwide, her experiences at Occupy Oakland, and how it relates to post-Katrina New Orleans and other disaster areas. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

BTL:Vermont Farmer Builds Model for Sustainable Local Food System Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-12 1:12 PM
Interview with Ben Hewitt, best-selling author and farmer, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Demands for Transparency Target Money Flowing to Members of Congressional Deficit Supe Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-11-11 1:53 PM
Interview with Ellen Miller, co-founder, executive director of Sunshine Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

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