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BTL:Palestinians Vow to Test Bid for Statehood at United Nations Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-22 7:27 PM
Interview with Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Message from Troy Davis & More Actions Steven Argue 2011-09-21 6:52 PM

Troy Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the killing of an off-duty Savannah policeman. Davis was found “guilty” based on dubious accounts that he confessed to the killing and questionable “eyewitness” identifications that included false eyewitness testimony coerced by the cops. Seven of the prosecution’s nine “eyewitnesses” have since recanted. The only holdouts are one man who may be the actual killer and another who initially denied being able to identify the shooter only to pin it on Davis two years later. Three of the eyewitnesses say their testimony was coerced by the police. New eyewitnesses have come forth identifying another suspect. The news on Troy Davis is very bad. Despite being innocent, the Georgia Parole Board has OK'd his execution for 7 PM today (September 21st). Yet the fight to free Troy Davis isn’t over, and if that fails, the fight to overthrow the evil system that murders him will continue. (image/jpeg)

Communique from the Buenos Aires Support Network for Freddy, Marcelo, and Juan Support Network, Buenos Aires 2011-09-19 1:56 PM
We never forget our imprisoned comrades. We don’t mystify our respect for them but neither are we indifferent to their everyday experience. Solidarity is not, as has been demonstrated on several occasions, just a beautiful word or a slogan, but a practice inseparable from our struggle. This can be expressed in many diverse ways, and there are moments when an idea takes shape with forcefulness and continuity. Given the delicate situation (in court and in prison) that faces our comrades Juan Aliste Vega, Marcelo Villarroel Sepúlveda, and Freddy Fuentevilla Saa, who are currently held captive in prisons of the Chilean state, several individuals from Buenos Aires have decided to form a new support network in order to provide updates and disseminate information about their situation, as well as hopefully assisting in their return to the streets. (text/plain)

BTL:Communities Adopt New Cooperative Models to Cope with High Unemployment Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-16 12:47 PM
Interview with Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and executive editor at Yes! Magazine, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Study Finds 25 Top CEOs' Pay Exceeds Corporate Taxes Paid Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-15 4:36 PM
Interview with Scott Klinger, Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 23-30 Sept 2011 meat-abolition.org 2011-09-15 12:57 PM

The next WWAM will take place, as planned, between 23 September and 30 September 2011. The aim is to promote again and again the idea that the production and consumption of animal flesh must be abolished. (image/jpeg)

Riots in England/Uprising of the unheard Astrid Essed 2011-09-15 1:41 AM
In contrary with the mainstream media and the British politicians, the 2011 riots in England are no ''mindless violence'', but a clear protest against the years of social injustice and racist police violence (text/plain)

"Undoing Borders": a convo with the Horizontal Alliance of Very Organized Queers WTUL News & Views; Matt Olson 2011-09-13 1:15 AM
A few members of Horizontal Alliance of Very Organized Queers, known as HAVOQ or San Francisco's Chapter of Pride at Work, talked about their cross-issue organizing work, the feedback they've received on their national tour so far and about the principles drafted in the ongoing work: "Undoing Borders: a Queer Manifesto." [22min:2sec, 10MB] (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Mother of 9/11 Victim Transforms her Grief into Universal Prayer for Peace and Love Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-10 1:30 PM
Interview with Anne McGrath Mulderry, steering group member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference October 20th-23th 2011 United Mountain Defense 2011-09-09 7:53 PM
The APIEL conference unites individuals working for environmental justice throughout Appalachia for a weekend of workshops addressing ecological problems, as well as the underlying policies that enable these issues to occur. (text/plain)

Temple-Inland Executives Should face Jail Time Elizabeth Cook 2011-09-04 6:09 PM
Temple-Inland execuitves, for its apparent deliberate poisoning of the Pearl River with the toxic stew called "black liquor", a by-product of paper mills, should face jail time for flagrant, criminal violations. (text/html)

BTL:Newly Organized Progressive Coalition Challenges Corporate-Funded Tea Party Agenda in Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-03 1:43 PM
Interview with Natalie Foster, CEO of the Rebuild American Dream campaign, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:New York Attorney General Working to Hold Big Banks Accountable for Foreclosure Fraud, Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-09-01 7:10 PM
Interview with Liz Ryan Murray, policy director at National People's Action and member of The New Bottom Line, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Temple-Inland Paper Mill Has Resumed Dumping into the Pearl River Elizabeth Cook 2011-08-27 8:18 PM
Temple-Inland has resumed dumping "waste water" into the Pearl River, and will resume production and the discharge of black liquor into the Pearl River possibly by Monday. (text/html)

BTL:Protests Pressure Obama to Reject Proposed Alberta-to-Texas Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-27 12:57 PM
Interview with May Boeve, executive director with the environmental group 350.org, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Signup for free computer classes on Sept 5 Community Center of St Bernard 2011-08-26 8:42 PM
Computer class registration at the Community Center of St Bernard begins on Sept 5. Please phone 504.281.2512 after 9 AM with your name and phone number. You will receive a phone call on Sept 6 to confirm. (text/plain + 1 comment)

BTL:House Republicans Attempt to Hold 2012 Budget Hostage to Repeal of Environmental Regul Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-26 2:21 PM
Interview with David Goldston, director of government affairs with the Natural Resources Defense Council, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Amnesty International: Hold All Sides in Libyan Conflict Accountable for War Crimes Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-25 5:46 PM
Interview with T. Kumar, international advocacy director with Amnesty International, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Report from Bogalusa: Seething Anger and Illness on the Pearl River Elizabeth Cook 2011-08-24 2:00 PM
There is evidence of a cover-up of the actual starting date of this incident, and illness people are experiencing who came in contact with the Pearl River during the massive fish kill. (text/plain)

Local Civil Rights Activist Detained by I.C.E. WTUL News & Views; Matt Olson 2011-08-22 2:39 PM
Delmy Palencia, a Civil Rights activist with the Congress of Day Laborers in New Orleans, was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a few weeks after a domestic dispute with her husband. Jacinta Gonzalez, lead organizer with the Congress of Day Laborers, explains the case, the targeting of activists and its implications for women coming forward against domestic violence. mp3 [10min; 4.9 MB] (audio/mpeg)

Organize against the RNC in 2012? New book provides insight into lessons learned from 2008 JC 2011-08-22 12:56 AM

Learn the successes and failures of past organizing to help be more successful against the RNC! (image/gif)

BTL:New Confidence Required to Overcome Americans' Political Passivity Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-20 2:02 PM
Interview with Bruce Levine, psychiatrist and author, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Legalization: An Alternative to the Costly, Failed U.S. War on Drugs Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-19 12:46 PM
Interview with Terry Nelson, retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

ALEC Protest Story in New Orleans Jordan Bantuelle and Kezia Kamenetz 2011-08-15 7:20 PM
This is a report on the Protest that happened in New Orleans on August 5th. It originally aired on WTUL News and Views 91.5 FM. (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Recent March to Protect Blair Mountain in West Va. Brought Coal Miners and Environment Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-14 3:02 PM
Interview with Chuck Keeney, Blair Mountain, W.V. march organizer , conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

New Hours for Food Stamps Enrollment at the Community Center Community Center of St Bernard 2011-08-12 6:00 PM
Food stamps enrollment is now available Tues & Thurs from 10 AM until noon at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi LA. Residents can also apply online Mon-Fri from 10 AM - 5 PM. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Community Center Leader named finalist for Hunger Hero Award Community Center of St Bernard 2011-08-12 5:57 PM
Community Center of St Bernard leader Iray Nabatoff has been named a finalist for the AARP's 2011 Hunger Hero award. Please vote now to help him win at tinyurl.com/aarphunger (text/plain)

BTL:Outcome of Palestinian-U.N. Initiative for Statehood Has Serious Consequences for U.S. Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-08-12 12:47 PM
Interview with Jeff Halper, co-founder and director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, conducted by Hazel Kahan (text/plain)

California Prison Crisis Sparks Statewide Hunger Strike --Interview w/ Critical Resistance Angola 3 News 2011-08-11 4:42 AM

We discuss the recent statewide hunger strike initiated by prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison. The strike is put in context, alongside a statewide grassroots movement calling for cuts in prison spending to address California's budget crisis, and a recent US Supreme Court ruling that calls for the reduction of California state prisoners by at least 30,000, in response to overcrowding. (image/jpeg)

City Council rules gag public speakers mike howells 2011-08-10 11:49 PM
In July, the City of New Orleans implements new public speaker rules that drastically curtail the public's opportunity to address the municipal legislative body. This brief article looks at the content of the public speaker rules. The new time limits on public speakers at Council are, by far, the most severe in the history of legislative body. (text/plain)

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