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KBCS Interview
Interview with 8th District Candidate Suzan DelBene
Democrat Suzan DelBene hopes to unseat three-term Republican Dave Reichert in the November elections for Seattle’s Eastside. Delbene has the support of some of the state’s top Democrats, including Governor Chris Gregoire and State Senator Patty Murray. As the race for the 8th Congressional District heats up, we’re starting to hear more about the former Microsoft executive. Katrina Roi spoke with Suzan DelBene recently at the KBCS studios.
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A group calling themselves the Seattle Shadow School Board have begun an online petition of no-confidence in Seattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson. Sahila ChangeBringer is a member of this group and stopped by KBCS for this interview about the petition and why they believe the district needs a change in leadership. The Seattle Shadow School Board is also organizing a rally for Wednesday, June 16 at the Seattle Schools Central Administration Building.
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KBCS and the Wing Commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Son Michael Pham's escape during the fall of Saigon
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese city of Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces. Tens of thousands of U.S. personnel and Vietnamese residents fled to escape the advancing armies. Son Michael Pham's family was one of those thousands whose story is featured in the Wing Luke Asian Museum special exhibition A Refugee’s Journey of Survival and Hope.
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Yee Xiong talks about Hmong American youths lost between two worlds
Hmong American Yee Xiong currently lives in Wenatchee and is the president of the Hmong Association of Washington. He helped organize the exhibit titled Paj Ntaub: Stories of Hmong in Washington one of the special exhibitions currently up at the Wing Luke Asian Museum until October 2010.
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James Heng's harrowing account of escaping from Cambodia
Cambodian American James Heng was one of many refugees living in the Northwest interviewed for the exhibit titled A Refugee’s Journey of Survival and Hope. His journey to the U.S. began in the early 80s, when his family paid smugglers $400 per person in gold for passage to a refugee camp in Thailand. He recounts the many horrors of that travel.
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Blia Xiong on resisting the melting pot
Hmong American Blia Xiong was one of the first Hmong families to settle in the Northwest in the 1970s. She currently lives in Burien with her family and is a vendor at the Pike Place Market. She is one of many voices you can hear at the exhibit titled Paj Ntaub: Stories of Hmong in Washington one of the special exhibitions currently up at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience.
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Ammara Kimso talks about the personal and the political of refugee culture
Cambodian American and Northwest resident Ammara Kimso helped organize the exhibit titled A Refugee’s Journey of Survival and Hope. This special exhibition presents first-hand accounts of how refugees survived war, violence and oppression with hopes for a better future for their families.
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KBCS Special Presentation: The FCC and Speaking Up for a Fair and Open Internet
This past April, the Federal Communications Commission held two hearings on the future of our access to the Internet. The first took place on Tuesday, April 27th and featured grassroots activists, community organizers, and concerned everyday people. The second took place the next day, but featured academics, politicians, and industry spokespersons. For this special presentation, panelists and attendees from Tuesday’s community gathering have their say. Tune in to hear the case from everyday folks like you for network neutrality, or keeping the Internet fair and open. And then we’ll have a status check on where we are now on this issue.
Speakers included in this program: owner of Hidmo Eritrean Restaurant in Seattle Rahwa Habte, City of Seattle Community Engagement Coordinator Sol Villarreal, host and producer of Massive Mix Session on KSVR Jerome Edge, blogger and community organizer Joe Mirabella, Whatcom Community Television's Dennis Lane, Community Voicemail National Executive Director Jennifer Brandon, and Entres Hermanos Executive Director Marcos Martinez.
CORRECTION: Jacob Galfano incorrectly identified the World Social Forum as being held in Detroit in June. Actually, the U.S. Social Forum is being held in Detroit in June.
You can hear all the unedited audio from the hearing below. It is divided into two segments. To hear most of the testimonies and public comment from the entire event, you can listen to the audio below, divided into 2 parts. NOTE: At the event, attendees split up into small groups to discuss issues concerning a free and open Internet. We were unable to capture audio from those small group discussions.
KBCS Reporter David Griffith attended both the Tuesday afternoon FCC community gathering and the Wednesday morning expert panel and has this report:
Staff members of the Federal Communications Commission were in town this week for two public meetings on the "Open Internet." The concept of an open and unrestricted internet means that a student in a dorm room, or a small business, can launch an on-line service and reach audiences as easily as multinational corporations or major newspapers.
The prospect of an Open Internet is facing serious challenges. Broadband providers want to restrict how their customers use the Internet. Recently, cable giant Comcast, prevailed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court says the FCC does not have authority to regulate broadband Internet access. The FCC is currently trying to rewrite its rules to protect an Open Internet.
KBCS Exclusive Interview
Artist and educator Maikoiyo Alley Barnes breaks his silence about 2005 police assault
In 2005, Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes was brutally beaten by Seattle police officers on Capitol Hill after leaving a club with some friends. According to his supporters, the media took snippets and sound bites from the ordeal and condensed them into to a version that failed to grasp the true nature of the incident. For five years, Maikoiyo maintained his silence and has never granted an interview...until now. Sable Verity talks to the artist and educator about what happened to him in his own words. They also discuss his latest exhibit helping him heal from the brutality of that experience.
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FCC staff, Northwest community organizations, and concerned residents came together for this public forum on issues of net neutrality and protecting an open Internet. Speakers include: owner of Hidmo Eritrean Restaurant in Seattle Rahwa Habte, City of Seattle Community Engagement Coordinator Sol Villarreal, host and producer of Massive Mix Session on KSVR Jerome Edge, blogger and community organizer Joe Mirabella, Whatcom Community Television's Dennis Lane, Reel Grrls member Nickey Robare, Community Voicemail National Executive Director Jennifer Brandon, and Entres Hermanos Executive Director Marcos Martinez.
The unedited audio is divided into two segments. To hear most of the testimonies and public comment from the entire event, you can listen to the audio below, divided into 2 parts.
NOTE: At the event, attendees split up into small groups to discuss issues concerning a free and open Internet. We were unable to capture audio from those small group discussions.
KBCS Reporter David Griffith attended both the Tuesday afternoon FCC community gathering and the Wednesday morning expert panel and has this report:
Staff members of the Federal Communications Commission were in town this week for two public meetings on the "Open Internet." The concept of an open and unrestricted internet means that a student in a dorm room, or a small business, can launch an on-line service and reach audiences as easily as multinational corporations or major newspapers.
The prospect of an Open Internet is facing serious challenges. Broadband providers want to restrict how their customers use the Internet. Recently, cable giant Comcast, prevailed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court says the FCC does not have authority to regulate broadband Internet access. The FCC is currently trying to rewrite its rules to protect an Open Internet.
Part 1 of 2: Custody relinquishment and our mental health care system
Imagine having a child with a serious health problem. Everywhere you go for help, you are either turned away or the services offered are inadequate. Your child gets worse and worse. Then you’re told the state will care for your child, but only if you relinquish custody which means terminating your parental rights. Would you do it? Heidi Lang brings us the first installment of her 2-part series about the issue of custody relinquishment in the state’s mental healthcare system.
Part 2 of 2: Wraparound services as an alternative to giving up parental rights
Last week we brought you the story of Dwayne and his daughter Tina. Dwayne was forced to give up custody of Tina so that she could get the mental health care she needed. Washington State’s solution for Tina was for Dwayne to relinquish his parental rights, then institutionalize Tina, hundreds of miles away from her father. Many in Dwayne’s situation have come together to sue the state because of this unfair “last resort.” In part 2 of Heidi Lang’s series titled “Cruel Choices,” we meet another Washington State family struggling with some of the same mental health issues. Only this time the family found a program that works.
The Northwest Winter Soldier Gathering (Encore Presentation)
Two years ago on Saturday, May 31, local veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan convened publicly at Seattle Town Hall to give their eyewitness accounts of the occupations. Modeled similarly to the national Winter Soldier gatherings in Detroit and D.C., attendees heard emotional stories from Northwest veterans with recent first-hand experiences of war. KBCS volunteers recorded the entire event and present this one hour special presentation. WARNING: Some of the testimonies describe acts of war and torture. Listener discretion is advised.
The above program includes excerpts from Iraq War veteran testimonies given during the first two hours of the gathering. To hear the complete testimonies from the entire event, you can listen to the audio below, divided into 3 parts. ATTENTION BROADCASTERS: There are three FCC indecencies toward the end of Hour 2.
Factoria gun shop under fire from neighbors Tune in today during The Takeaway
Some are not too happy about the new shooting range and gun dealer West Coast Armory so close to their neighborhood. A group of Factoria residents have designed a survey to raise awareness of gun sales and shooting ranges in that community.
Update on Factoria gun shop controversy
Two weeks ago, we reported on a controversy around a local shooting range and gun shop that just opened up in Bellevue’s Factoria neighborhood. It has come under fire from neighbors for its proximity to families and for being allowed to sell guns in the area. This community group has on online survey to raise awareness of gun sales and shooting ranges in the area.
The Winter Olympics Comes to the Northwest...But at What Price?
Part 1: Canadian indigenous groups continue to speak out against Winter Olympics
The Vancouver Winter Olympics are just around the corner and for this year’s games, much of the action may take place away from the jumps, slopes, and ice rinks. Indigenous groups plan to protest what they say has been the theft of their land and resources to construct Olympic related venues and projects. According to the groups, the exploitation they’ve endured for over a century has accelerated ever since Vancouver was awarded the games seven years ago.
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Part 2: A Sinister Trade: The Winter Games for Civil Liberties
The Winter Olympics are set to begin in British Columbia, Canada this weekend and one group hopes to reveal significant civil liberties issues behind the winter games. Protesters with the Olympic Resistance Network point to a number of new laws enacted just for the Olympics that violate civil liberties. In fact, critics say, the International Olympic Committee mandates a host city must pass these laws to protect sponsors and the image of the Games. And protesters fear they will be silenced from showing the public what they see as the true nature of the Olympics.
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Part 3: Olympic Legacies: Gold Medals, Gentrification, and Worsening Homelessness?
Vancouver’s Winter Olympic Games are in full swing. Since 2003, an estimated nine billion has been spent on the Winter Games. But what spectators probably aren’t seeing is one of Canada’s poorest neighborhoods less than a mile from many of the Olympic venues. Vancouver Olympic organizers promised a socially sustainable Games that would help the poorest of their community, but critics say the housing and homelessness problems have only gotten worse. Now, residents are wondering what they will get back for their expensive investment.
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Sit-In at one of the nation's oldest Latino Community Radio stations
Four people were arrested last Friday afternoon after occupying community radio station KDNA for two days. More than 100 people had been engaged in the sit-in at the station located in Granger, Washington, near Yakima. As we’ve reported previously, the station has been embroiled in controversy for several months.
New documentary asks why poverty still exists
The film The End of Poverty? attempts to answer the question of why poverty still exists in a world of incredible amounts of wealth. It was an official selection at the Canne Film Festival and is showing at downtown Seattle until December 10th. Executive Producer Clifford Cobb talked about the film with Joaquin Uy. This is interview is longer than the morning broadcast version.
N30: It Still Matters
November 30th, 1999 brought with it one of the largest global justice protests in the U.S. Now ten years later, what happened? In this series we ask participants and organizers where we have come since 1999. Produced by award-winning journalist Jill Freidberg who also co-directed the independent documentary about the WTO protests, This Is What Democracy Looks Like.
After N30, many people who had protested the WTO began traveling around the world, to protest other global financial institutions, like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Other targets included national political gatherings, like the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Soon many began questioning the effectiveness of this model, leading to a significant shift in energy from organizing protests to community organizing.
Links Project South National School for Strategic Organizing Community Alliance for Global Justice
During the Seattle 1999 protests against the WTO, participants often referred to the “Teamsters and Turtles coalition,” which is generally considered to be the coalition between labor and environmental activists. Many remember the iconic image of people dressed as sea turtles marching with workers in the streets of Seattle. But where is that cooperation today?
Links Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment Blue Green Alliance
Ten years ago on November 30 The Seattle Independent Media Center went live. It provided infrastructure for grassroots journalists who had come to cover the WTO protests. The center was linked to an open publishing newswire on the Internet. After the WTO protests, there was an explosion of independent media centers or IMCs all over the world, and Indymedia quickly became a global network of grassroots journalists. Where is the Indymedia movement today?
Links The Blind Spot: Indymedia's grassroots daily coverage of the Seattle WTO The Allied Media Conference The Pepperspray Productions The Indymedia México
After the WTO protests in Seattle, grassroots organizations and social movements from around the world began meeting to build alliances under the umbrella of the World Social Forum. Here, we connect the dots between the 1999 WTO protests and the U.S. Social Forum gatherings.
Links U.S. Social Forum 2010 World Social Forum
Princeton professor and racial justice intellectual Dr. Cornel West has a new book titled Brother West, Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir. The book is a departure from his usual examinations of race and politics in America. KBCS Host Sonya Green spoke with Dr. West earlier this week about the book. Here we present Parts 1 & 2 in a 4-part series of that longer interview. More here...
Highlights from the 11th Annual Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Michigan
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This is an hour-long radio special from the rooms and halls of the 11th Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI. Produced by Prometheus Radio Project, KBCS Community Radio, and Allied Media Projects. The conference took place from Thursday, July 16 to Sunday, July 19. This program is free to air on your local radio station. Please let us know if you decide to air it.
More about the Allied Media Conference:
The AMC is a gathering of people who believe that media needs to be produced from the bottom up. It is also an opportunity for you to advance your visions for a just and creative world. For the past 10 years, participants to the AMC have evolved the definition of media, and the role it can play in our lives from zines to video-blogging to breakdancing, to communicating solidarity and creating justice. Each conference builds off the previous one and plants the seeds for the next. Ideas and relationships evolve year-round, incorporating new networks of media-makers and social justice organizers. The 2009 AMC will draw strength from our converging movements to face the challenges and opportunities of our current social justice moment.
The Northwest Winter Soldier Gathering, Saturday, May 31st, 2008
On Saturday, May 31, local veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan convened publicly at Seattle Town Hall to give their eyewitness accounts of the occupations. Modeled similarly to the national Winter Soldier gatherings in Detroit and D.C., attendees heard emotional stories from Northwest veterans with recent first-hand experiences of war. KBCS volunteers recorded the entire event and present this one hour special presentation. WARNING: Some of the testimonies describe acts of war and torture. Listener discretion is advised.
The above program includes excerpts from Iraq War veteran testimonies given during the first two hours of the gathering. To hear the complete testimonies from the entire event, you can listen to the audio below, divided into 3 parts. ATTENTION BROADCASTERS: There are three FCC indecencies toward the end of Hour 2.
Hear the deeply personal stories of pro-choice mothers. You may be surprised to hear how they define family values. But you will want to hear what they have to say because these are the intimate voices that are often missing, drowned-out in the national shouting match that is reproductive choice. Produced by Julia Donk and Sasha Summer Cousineau. This originally aired on Monday, May 10th, 2007.
Norman Solomon Interview, Friday, January 9th, 2008
