On September 23, two Fresno police officers shot and killed Lonnie Graham. He was unarmed. Police chief Jerry Dyer said his officers feared for their lives when Graham emerged from a house with a cell phone in his hand. Yesterday (October 9, 2009), a protest was held in downtown Fresno. 2:52 minute audio below.

Veteren blues vocalist and East Bay Resident Jackie Payne performed live at Peoples Park on Saturday, November 3 at the event "Single Payer Healthcare Not War", despite a frenetic touring schedule. Hear his interview on musicians' problems with health and healthcare given after the show, followed by a song from his set (9 minutes).

(audio 32:05) Minister Keith introduces Robbie by mentioning the latest OPD SWAT action on 74th Avenue in Oakland on September 25th. Robbie, from Just Cause Oakland, standing for housing rights, speaks about pressuring banks to be accountable to residents at 74th Avenue. Just Cause got banks to give free rent for three weeks and to pay for damages by police to fix up. One of the residents, Tanisia Margaret, says that his time, in the second raid of the apartment building (the first was in March when Lovelle Mixon and four OPD officers died), it effected more residents with kicked in doors and tear gas. People thrown out for 13 hours, treating residents like criminals. The Red Cross was called for help but they fed the cops and cops didn't allow them to come closer to apartment building to help residents. People were choking on the remains of the tear gas upon return to the building. No explanation was offered for why tear gas was in some apartments that were torn up. OPD said they were traumatized and so they were replaced with Alameda County Sheriffs on the scene but residents go not relief with no access to their food and babies' diapers. I don't hate the police, but they hate me. Corporate news people couldn't even stand the smell in the building the next day. She had to get a letter from a doctor because her newborn couldn't breathe in the apartment. There needs to be justice. No evacuation the first time with bullets flying everywhere. We didn't complain the first time because of the loss of life, but now we've got a foreclosure hanging over the building and police don't care. Nothing that's happened in the building is the fault of residents. Police say go back, it's safe. The police should pay for relocation -- they have a fund for that. Police didn't notify residents last time, and this time they had bullhorns but only made announcement just before tear gas released. Minister Keith Muhammad notes that we need to do for self. We need our own hot line and can't wait for the Red Cross. Tanisia says that the cops vandalized refrigerators and took a shit in toilets. Just now have police cleaned up the blood from the first incident. Minister Keith points out that most of OPD don't live here and look like us. Tanisia adds that after the first incident, cops showed up out front of the apartment building in the middle of the night with paddy wagons and proceeded to smash the memorial for Lovelle Mixon in front of the building. Minister Keith reminds everyone to come for the 1pm hearing on Tuesday, dignified and honorable.

(audio 10:21) Cephus Johnson says that the adversary we are up against: Goliath, Pharoah, Nebuchadnezzar. I stand on the word of God. Not afraid of change of venue. I believe we can win this. I don't want a change of venue, but justice will be served even if the trial is moved. I see justice coming. It may not come in the form I want, but it will come. He says he had a meeting with Alameda prosecutor Stein on Thursday. Only 13% of Alameda is Black. Change of venue usually happens when 75% or greater have opinion, but only 45% of Alameda has made up their minds. Keep the faith. Blast emails to friends to attend Tuesday. And show up at Rock, Scissors, Paper on Friday, October 16th, for a special evening focused on Oscar Grant III with family speaking and a memorial video shown. There were prayers for DA Orloff to go -- and he's gone. Chief Gee to go -- he's almost gone. NOBLE report is in.

Reverend Gordon Humphreys of Olivet Church introduced this week's Town Hall for Justice for Oscar Grant. Then Minister Keith Muhammad asks, Why do we meet? Why not just wait for court proceedings? Because we have to press BART and the DA for justice. We cannot take the fight lightly because we are taking on a champion. David vs Goliath. What is justice? RIghting of historical wrongs. Courts want people to roll over and not fight, like in the case of of JR Valrey.

On Saturday, October 3rd, Berkeley Liberation Radio DJs and other activists held an event in Peoples Park to push for a Single Payer Healthcare System as an alternative to war. Activists spoke out on health care reform and other activist issues. Blues legend and East Bay resident Jackie Payne, of the internationally renowned Jackie Payne Steve Edmundson Band, a long-time friend of the station, headlined, along with others including Dennis Wilmerth of the "Roving Tars", Jada Simone with "Smartmouth and the Know it Alls" performing. Listen to a half-hour of audio of activists and performing at the mike. Food Not Bombs served vegetarian food. (28 minutes)

Interview with Ann Kingston and Louise Kings
WILD TIME host Thomas Janak talks to Ann Kingston and her daughter Louise Kings about THE IRISH DOG JOURNAL. The journal enjoyed a lot of success in the late 1970s and early 1980s before it seized to exist. Now the time is right to bring it back and the first issue will be in shops nationwide on December 1st 2009.

A rally was held this morning October 9 at the SF Hall of Justice to free Francisco Torres, the remaining member of the San Francisco 8 still on trial for charges stemming from a case dating back to the 1970's involving members of the San Francisco Black Panther Party. Activists packed the courtroom following the hour-long rally. Hear a minute and a half of chanting outside the Hall Of Justice.

Thomas Janak talked to exhibitors at the Pet Expo in Dublin
Part II of a series of interviews with exhibitors at the Pet Expo in Dublin

Thomas Janak talked to exhibitors at the Pet Expo in Dublin
Recorded on October 9th 2009. The EXPO itself runs between the 9th and 11th of October at the RDS in Dublin

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 3rd to 9th, 2009

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday October 8, 2009.



Attached is a recording of a talk by Dr Alison Cooke, the first of 3 'Plan 2050 Environment Lectures', organised by Sheffield Cathedral and the Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change, which was held on Tuesday 6th October 2009.

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday October 7th, 2009.

These are excerpts from the video linked below, which uses "storyboards" to clarify the sound picked up from a police scanner live on September 25, 2005.

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday October 6th, 2009.

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday October 5th, 2009.

We take a look at international subsidies for the fossil fuel corporations with Steve Kretzmann of Oil Change International. Is the G20 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies all that it seems?

WILD TIME attended a weight pulling event hosted by the Sled Dog Federation of Ireland on October 4th 2009 at the Equestrian Centre in Coole, where WILD TIME host had the opportunity to talk to Mandy Heynes and other members of the Federation about their activities.