A Talk by David Barsamian Wednesday, November 30 at 7 pm Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art, and Politics 99 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA David Barsamian is the founder and director of the award-winning Alternative Radio, www.alternativeradio.org, based in Boulder, CO. For now more than 25 years, David has brought alternative perspectives from leading activists, academics and [...]
By Peter Phillips and Kimberly Soeiro As the Occupy Movement emerges across the US and around the world, a prime example of greed and exploitation is occurring with very little coverage in the global corporate media. Members of the global top one percent are killing striking workers and using raw military power to protect their [...]
KPFA Flashpoints and Project Censored Presents Greg Palast’s new book Vultures Picnic: A deep investigation into the 1% November 14, 7:00 pm The First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkekey $15 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds “Never before, in my decades as an investigator, have I taken you [...]
The real enablers of change were huge numbers of people moving into the streets with camera phones. Rising Internet access, YouTube videos, satellite TV reception, and liberalization of media censorship played important roles, but ultimately it was long-standing economic and political grievances and a demonstration effect from Tunisia onwards that pushed broad masses of people [...]
AHIMSA and the Metta Center for Nonviolence present a free public forum, TAKING STOCK OF PEACE: Inspiration from Peace Movements Worldwide. Sunday, October 30 2:30-6:30pm Berkeley Society of Friends 2151 Vine St. in Berkeley This special event launches the recent publication of Peace Movements Worldwide, a three-volume anthology with chapters covering insights and action from every continent [...]
By Peter Phillips and Kimberly Soeiro As the Occupy Movement emerges across the US and...