Dr Owens Wiwa, brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa, visited Houston as part of the “price of oil tour,” on October 3rd. The tour commemorates of the tenth anniversary of writer and human-rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa,.

A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.

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In this week's program: Deconstructing Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays and his dreams for "free radio." Disney and Viacom ask the courts to stymie upcoming restrictions on kid-centric TV advertising. And a campaign is launched to put public pressure on Congress and the Justice Department to stop the domestic dissemination of covert propaganda.

a rock around the gulf
a message from the grassroots
katrina rita and beyond

Our guests tonight -
Countercurrant Coalttion readying supplies to be sent to the Katrina region and Waveland, MS
Clovis and Aaron Funk report from the Waveland Cafe

A report from the Welcome Home Cafe in Washington Square, New Orleans
Filipe of the Rainbow Family and the Houma Nation, Deanne of the Barefoot Doctors, Richard the Lionhearted

Emily & Eric of the Algiers site, Common Ground Clinic.

...contemplating
bass domination, of George Scott 3rd, as he leads contortions of riddim,
like a graffer works a rhyme on wallz via tips and nozzles, like an
illustrator transforms word to image, like writers collects the syntax
of sight into the symbolism of lexis, like cymbals and kneck snapping
snares used by a selector swift at the controls...

Peace,

How fast does light travel?: lord patch vs the giver

(for george scott 3rd, james chance, the contortions and lil g)

A short interview about the recent anti-war protests in Washington DC and the arrest of over 400 people in front of the White House.

Recorded: 9-29-05

A short interview with Garrett a US Iraq War veteran who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Recorded 9-24-05 at the Los Angeles anti-war protest.

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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.

Dear Radio Friend,
            The latest Shortwave Report (October 14) is up at the website
< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (3.3MB) (29:00)

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