all this month we have been exploring aspects of mental and emotional healing and ways to cope in this world...  this thursday on 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' we will focus on the suicides of carl joseph walker hoover and jaheem harrera, two 11 year olds who were taunted and assaulted to the point where they felt they needed to take their own lives... 

we will explore the idea of social perceptions in relation to peer-to-peer abuse (and how these perceptions contribute to the perpetuation of the cycle of violence); how the school system may or may not be intervening in ways which assist children being abused by their peers and/or adults; and, how communities can connect and heal in these situations. 

Dennis Bernstein speaks with one of the organizers of an upcoming protest by human rights activists near the White House in support a criminal inquiry into the use of torture by the Bush Administration.  Dennis also interviews military mother and author Susan Gallymoore, who interviewed mothers in war zones around the world for her book, "Long Time Passing;" a report on the settlement reached in the whistleblower-fraud trial of MAXXAM Corporation and CEO Charles Hurwitz; and an update on the case of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis.

May 1, 2009 marks the 123rd anniversary of a rally for the eight-hour day in Chicago's Haymarket Square that ended with a police riot that left over a dozen dead. The political trial and hanging of four anarchists that followed sparked protests around the world and the designation by the Second International of May 1 as International Workers' Day, more commonly known as May Day. But does commemoration of a 19th century incident have relevance for people in the 21st century? Does demonstrating on May Day have meaning for you?

Host Dennis Bernstein speaks with acclaimed author Alice Walker and veteran activist Medea Benjamin about their recent visits to Gaza and the need to protest and break the silence about the killing of Palestinians.

Do you know about the variety of youth programming at the Q Center, your local queer community center.
What's happening with this year's Dyke March? When is the Trans March?
Have you heard about the house being built in partnership with our own LGBTQ community & Habitat for Humanity?
All this, and more. Plus a surprise guest!

April marks Out Loud's 7th year of shamelessly promoting all things homo on the radio. Thank you to  past volunteers, guests, and the community as a whole for supporting this program.