Most of the media coverage of the upcoming G8 protests and counter conferences has been negative and sensationalist The newspapers in particular have focused on the violence associated with previous G8 protests, which is a shame, because there are so many creative and inspiring events planned. Here\'s just a taster of what\'s coming up...

G8 Radio Program

Part 1+2

There has been a great deal of talk about helping Africa over the last few months - Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have both made visits to the continent, and even Jack MacConnell joined in the jet-setting with a visit to Malawi. The Commision for Africa has published its exhaustive recommendations - and Bob Geldoff has demanded action, and called for a million protesters in Edinburgh. But there is something that has been conspicously absent from the debate - the voices of African people. What do they think?

Interview with Robert R. Bryan, lead attorney for Mumia Abu-Jamal. We talk about the history of racial bias, and injustice in the case, some of the new evidence yet to be heard in open court, the current situation of the case, and lay out some likely future scenarios as the case moves through the court system. 30 minutes

Some useful links: http://www.freemumia.org; http://www.freemumia.com; http://www.prisonradio.org

Electronic artists make amazing music from a single second sinewave tone.

Sheffield based Audiobulb Records has set a seemingly impossible task to contemporary music artists. Artists have been asked to write a complete track of music using sounds exclusively derived from a 1 second 440 hz sine wave. A sine wave (often refered to as a test tone) is mathematically the simpliest and purist tone available.

Upstart Radio is proud to present "Shut-up and Get Stoned"! Rescued from the Upstart Vaults, this 1992 John "Bro" Wilkie classic is yet again seeing the light of day! More to come from John Bro! Now airing EXCUSIVLY (for the moment) on Upstart Radio America.

This week in Palestine – a service of the International Middle East Media center IMEMC.Org for the week Friday June 3rd to Thursday June 9th ,2005

Weekly Audio Report
June3-June 9, 2005

This week in Palestine – a service of the International Middle East Media center IMEMC.Org for the week Friday June 3rd to Thursday June 9th ,2005

Host Marinieves Alba speaks live with artists from Fulana, a Latina video and performance collective. Using parody and satire, the ladies of Fulana create mock tv commercials and other artworks to explore themes relevant to Latino culture in America.

While you listen to the interview, check out their work on fulana.org. Start with the Quicktime video of their hilarious commercial for "Amnezac" -- the most powerful anti-historiamine on the market.

Students from Homewood Flossmoor High School in Chicago speak with Rise Up's Leanne Stahnke about the tension generated during their school's second annual gay awareness day, held this past Tuesday, April 19. While LGBT affirmative students wore shirts that read "Gay? Fine by me!", Christian students countered with shirts provided by the Family Harvest Church that read "crimes committed against God!"

Later in the conversation, Leanne brings on one of the Christian demonstrators, who tries to explain the "conflict in values."

April 22, 2005 -- It's National Poetry Month, and in that spirit -- over 300 slam poets from across the U.S. and Europe are converging on San Francisco this week. For three days youth poets will compete in the 8th annual Brave New Voices, international youth poetry slam festival.

Representing New York, will be the Urban Word NYC 2005 Poetry Slam Team -- six poets who competed in a series of slams and made it to the top.

Rise Up Radio producers Q and Doug spoke with the Urban Word poets.