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On January 30th Iraqis are called to vote for the interim national assembly. It will be a day of hope and violence, no doubt.
Streamtime will be an on-line platform for direct reporting and discussion.
New media for new Iraq!

this week on the Al show, David X, itinerant activist, joins Al as they chop it up about sustainability, love, community, solutions vs. knowing the problems. we also play some music and have some laughs. two hours.

from Xmas in Baghdad #973 Bush/Blair audio cutup

Your weekly wrap up of North American police brutality, misconduct and corruption.

This week:

California cop on trial for sexually assaulting six women

Another Alabama cop guilty of sexual misconduct

Toronto police beat protesters at York University

New allegations against Wisconsin sex-offender cop

Mass. cop on trial for indecent exposure and gross lewdness

Arizona cop caught with pornography on his work computer

Montana officer accused of using excessive force

Florida cop dumps baby's ashes

This program manages to capture the intensity of the sixties, yet have the objectivity and historical distance of time.

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. Were the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a black Messiah"?

Traveling activist David appears on Veer Towards Queer to discuss the San Diego J20 Cacerolazo and Reclaim the Streets actions and to play his audio recordings and interviews of J20. Audio duration 1 hr 30 min.

**Veer Towards Queer** 5-7PM PST Mondays on radioActive Radio san Diego, with Queer-J Brad

Veer Towards Queer attempts to promote solidarity amongst oppressed
groups by probing commonalities in modes of repression and
exploring possibilities for common resistance.

political prisoner seeks for help with excellent music

Adrian from Queer Fist describes the DC Facism show, the goals, founding and development of Queer Fist, and how he got involved with Queer Fist and activism.