On today's show... * Pittsburgh prepares to host the G20 Summit this September 24 and 25th. We'll bring you information on the history of the G20, organizing efforts by local activists to speak out against the summit and the City's response to dissenting voices.

A woman in Red Bluff, California is fighting back against a usurious credit card interest rate imposed by Bank of America. 4:22

18-year-old track star Caster Semenya of South Africa was forced to undergo an invasive battery of "gender verification" tests after she won the 800 meters gold in the recent World Championships. Last week, newspapers leaked the results of the tests, which apparently show that Caster is intersex. The subsequent media frenzy amounts to a gang rape of this young woman. Audio, 2:54.

An interview with Zanne Joi of the women's peace group Code Pink, on their upcoming actions in outside Creech Air Base in Nevada. Creech is one of the main sites from which drone attacks on Afghanistan and Pakistan are controlled. Audio, 13:05.

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday September 14th, 2009

Robert Hillary King author and the only member of The Angola 3 to be freed from jail joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund to give an update on the cases of the A3 and to talk about prisons as modern slavery. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have spent 37 years in solitary confinement. Black Panther activists, convicted of a crime they did not commit they each have impending court cases that could free them. They along with Robert King also have a Federal Civil Rights lawsuit that could come down with a decision any day. Learn about these cases and more.

In this week's Town Hall for Justice for Oscar Grant, Minister Keith Muhammad, Oscar Grant's uncle Cephus Johnson, and community speakers address a number of current issues, including: Mehserle's 995 hearing the day before on September 4th; BART's recent shenanigans around police oversight and their betrayal of the community with AB1586; Ammiano's AB312 for BART police oversight; community demands for the firing of BART GM Dorothy Dugger, Police Chief Gee, and officers Tony Pirone and Marysol Domenici; and Johannes Mehserle's upcoming change of venue hearing scheduled for October 2nd.

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 5th to September 11th 2009

Last night saw the launch of a new history of the Offical IRA and the Workers Party called ‘The Lost Revolution’ by Brian Hanley and Scott Miller. Over 250 people including many ex and current members of the Workers Party as well as members of just about every other left and republican group crammed into the hall for the launch. This is an audio recording of the introduction to the book given by Diarmaid Ferriter followed by each of the authors speaking about the book.

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday September 10th, 2009

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday September 9th, 2009

Venezuelanalysis News Summary (Audio: 12mins, 03secs) Chavez Attends Venice Premier of Oliver Stone's new South American Documentary - Global Marches For and Against Venezuelan President See Mixed Turnout - Venezuelan "Peace Bases" to Counter U.S. Military Buildup in Colombia with Binational Reconciliation - Venezuelan President Strengthens Relations with Libya, Algeria, and Syria - U.S. NGO's Case against Venezuela's Citgo and Chavez Dismissed - Venezuela Tells UNASUR Meeting, U.S. "Talking about War" - Venezuela Invests Surplus Oil Dollars in Education, Housing, and Industry - Venezuelan Socialist Party to Form Worker Patrols - New Progressive Newspaper Goes to Print in Venezuela - Venezuela: Violent Protesters to Face Criminal Charges - Noam Chomsky Meets with Chavez in VZ

Interview with Kiki Poe and Christine de la Rosa, organizers of Bliss Weekend, a special weekend for women-loving-women of color in Palm Springs. Coming up Oct. 1-4. Audio, 7 mins.

Carol Harvey interviews artist Christine Hanlon about her work depicting homelessness and urban poverty in San Francisco, and the upcoming benefit auction for the SF Coalition on Homelessness. Produced by Yvette Hochberg for KPFA Women's Magazine. 14 mins, audio

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

Kate Raphael speaks with Carolina de Robertis, author of the brilliant new novel The Invisible Mountain, just out from Knopf. De Robertis is a globally raised Uruguyan American living in Oakland, California. Audio, 15 mins.

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

Report backs from the Climate Camps in Ireland and Scotland.

(audio 48:29) Francisco Da Costa, writer and environmental activist, speaks to the ins and outs of effective community lobbying for legislation based on his many related experiences. 5:40 Wilson Riles, former Oakland City Councilmember, speaks about the recent court order to reduce the prison population in California and what is being done to accomplish or resist the order. The serious overcrowding of prisons has been ruled to be cruel and unusual punishment and reducing that population is not only humane but would save California billions of dollars. He talks about PORAC (also fighting against civilian oversight at BART), prison guard unions, and prison construction interests fighting against reducing the number of prisoners. Wilson Riles says that Californians United for a Responsible Budget are fighting for a sizable prisoner release. Minister Keith adds info about the Terminator Tour which offers walk-throughs in communities to reveal the very real and devastating effects of recently enacted and proposed state budgets cuts. He also talks about the dangerous situation in prisons created by overcrowding. 27:00 Gregory speaks about federal Housing and Urban Development and Oakland city planning that has lead to the loss of affordable housing for low income residents in Oakland. Part of this included provisions that denied services and housing to those who have criminal records. This relates to the last issue discussed of prisoner released as it is important that prisoners are released with proper resources allocated for successfully re-assimilating back into their communities. 32:00 Dr. Ramona Tascoe, Allen Temple Baptist Church, discusses the case of missing five-year-old Hasanni Campbell, whose foster mother spoke at the previous Town Hall. Ramona Tascoe says that while police arrest and detain Hasanni's foster parents (since released due to insufficient evidence) as their role in the disappearance remains in question, the most important thing to keep in mind is that Hasanni is still missing and weekly vigils will continue until Hasanni is accounted for. 38:40 Gordon Humphreys, Olivet Baptist Church, closes out the Town Hall by asking questions about the prison reduction plan, where the potential moving of California prisoners to Michigan rather than actually releasing them is discussed. Gordon Humphreys raises a concern about clergy often being woefully uninformed about issues such as the prisoner debate and therefore then doing their congregations, who are effected by such police decisions, a great disservice.