Category: Civil Rights

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• Lynne Stewart: Attorney on Trial (parts 1&2) (VB#64.06&07):
  Accused of aiding terrorist clients, the grandmother and former attorney gives her side of the story with an inside view of our criminal justice system under President Bush. 8/6/07
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• The Civil Rights Movement, Then and Now (parts 1&2) (VB #48.5&6):
  Rep. John Lewis of Georgia on his experiences in the non-violent revolution civil rights movement and the need for a similar movement to end war and use our resources to build, not to kill. 7/03
• Convicted in the Womb (parts 1&2) (VB #47.12&13):
  Noted author, prisoners' rights activist Carl Upchurch (1950-2003) details his journey from prisoner to peacemaker.
• Marian Wright Edelman: Defending Our Children (parts 1&2) (VB #43.8&9):
  Award-winning child advocate on how to improve conditions for children in the U.S. (Portland, February 2002)
• Christian Parenti: The Effects of September 11 (parts 1&2) (VB #43.4&5) :
  Noted author speaks on post-9/11 civil rights crackdown in America and history of US involvement in Afghanistan.
• No More Prisons (parts 1&2) (VB #38.3&4) : Author William Upski Wimsatt speaks to the hip hop generation (and the rest of us), on issues including the prison industry and the cool rich kids movement. 1/01
• Prisons for Profit (SE #096) §: Panelists compare today's prison system to slavery, as corporations continue to exploit incarcerated "workers" and prisons themselves become privatized. 60 min. 6/00
• Organizing in Oppressed Communities (VB #31.02) : Cecilia Rodriguez, noted activist, on the elements necessary to assist oppressed people achieve meaningful change. 30 min. 4/99
• Ramona Africa: On MOVE, Mumia, and Political Prisoners (pt 1&2) (VB #28.07&8): Firebrand activist calls for release of Mumia and other political prisoners, skewers capitalism and abusive cops, and urges all of us to get involved. 60 min. 8/98
• "C" is for Civil Rights (CL 01.04): Presents facts surrounding a case where a man who was videotaping the police interrogation of his seven year old son in his own home had his camcorder confiscated. 60 mi 09/03/91
• "1" is for First Amendment (CL 01.06): Freedom of speech & political protests. Freedom of the press & the mainstream media. Freedom to redress grievance. Excerpts from the Brown Bag Lunch: Talk to George Bush. 60 mi 10/01/91
• Native American Religious Rites (VB #04.05): Hearings on Native American sovereignty. 30 mi 07/30/92
• Native Amer. Relig. Rights Hearings (parts 1&2) (SE #019): 02/14/93
• Anti OCA/Radical Right (VB #08.02): 30 mi 07/12/93
• Walking & Shopping (VB #11.03): Willamette Pedestrian Coalition asserts rights. PCUN boycotts SE Ptld Supermarket. 30 mi 04/18/94
• Crime Bill '94: Local & National Repercussions (VB #12.07): Clinton's much-ballyhooed Crime Bill similar local measures, including statements by Oregon officials 30 mi 8/15/94
• Censoring Cable Access: Oregon HB (VB #15.01): 30 mi 04/03/95
• Activists Consider Counter-Terrorism Bill (Parts 1&2) (VB #15.12&13): 60 mi 06/19/95
• Justice For Just Us (VB #16.06): Mumia Abu-Jamal and Judi Bari: Activists set up by the system fight back. 30 mi 08/07/95
• Hemp & Freedom (VB #16.11): Two experts explain the many uses of hemp. Also, PDX Street Bytes on Freedom. 30 mi 09/11/95