Playlist from September 4 broadcast:
RNC
Pirate Radio Song
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Palestine Today for August 31
War Update:Another "insider attack" kills 3 Australian troops
Ralph McTell: "Pick up a gun" counter-recruiting song
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Yuppie windows and cars smashed in solidarity with grand jury resistors
Wells Fargo attacked in solidarity with grand jury resistors
RNC:Scott Walker appearance disrupted by banner drop
RNC: Tampa NEws report on anarchist march and voter suppression protest
RNC: Speeches about voter ID/voter suppression from the voter suppression protest
As Hurricane Isaac bypassed Tampa to pound on Louisiana, the RepubliKKKan Party got an ugly reminder of George W Bush's disasterous response to Hurricane Katrina 7 years ago. Since the GOP can't win elections by fair means after things like Katrina, the Iraq War, and gutting social programs, they have favored voter suppression tactics for years.
Here is the playlist from our August 28 broadcast:
Houston Indymedia Radio
Fridays at 7 30 PM, 90.1 FM in Houston
Interview 1:
Journalists covering the Republican National Convention were held at gunpoint during pre-emptive “security” raids, swept up in mass arrests with protesters, detained for several hours to several days, had their equipment confiscated, and were roughed up by police. Now journalists and citizens of St. Paul are demanding all charges be dropped.
Audio of video Two Incidents (Watch Live at Uptake.org
1 - Uptake reporter covers march that comes under fire by gasbombs when trying to cross street
2 - At Park Uptake journalist and others forced to sit down with hands on head while arrests are made journalists allowed to leave others peppersprayed and arrested.
Audio of video of an interview with a lawyer from the NLG about a police raid conducted on 08-30-2008
Watch streaming video of police raids, protest actions at the RNC at http://theuptake.org/
National Lawyers Guild: Police Raid "Preventive Detention"
Raid- 3240 17th Ave. South
Ken Avidor Reporting
We start by looking forward to the conventions, including a discussion of the platform they provide for activism. Then onto recent local activism: a protest about inadequate wage increases at the U of Illinois, and a rally on energy policy. We spend an extended period discussing energy policy and public transit. We close by talking about the reputed agreement between the Iraqi and US governments on a timetable for withdrawal.