Global Affairs

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Squatting Ban in the Netherlands

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

For the last three years a ban on squatting has been in preparation in Dutch politics. A new act that is to ban squatting in the Netherlands passed through parliament on October 15th, 2009. Despite strong critique from the High Court, the union of city councils and even the... Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 12/29/09

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2009 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

KBOO's Jenka Soderberg interviews members of the Gaza Freedom March, who are scheduled to cross into Gaza on December 30th with over 1400 marchers from around the world. More info on the Gaza Freedom March CODEPINK recently put out a statement: “Citing escalating tensions ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 12/16/09

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Focus on Palestine-Israel - Dan Fleshler: Transforming the Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change. Host Will Seaman interviews Dan Fleshler, a media and public affairs strategist, who spends much of his free time trying to convince the American ... Read more

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, 10 years after Seattle...

Airs at: Wed, 12/02/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Monday, November 30th, marked the tenth anniversary of the “Battle of Seattle”, when tens of thousands of social justice advocates, rank and file labor, and environmentalists came together to shut down the World Trade Organization’s ministerial meetings in Seattle, Washingt... Read more

Radiozine on 11/27/09

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2009 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Jenka Soderberg speaks with Ala Jaradat of the Palestinian Prisoners Organization Adameer, about the 7,000 Palestinians who are currently being held in Israeli prison camps. CD-1665 Read more

Positively Revolting on 09/04/09

Airs at: Fri, 09/04/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Host Ani talks with Jeff Kipilman, a local activist, about his recent trip to Palestine. Tune in to find out the latest news and information that is hard to find in US corporate owned media, and hear one person's eye witness report. We'll discuss the importance of inter... Read more

Rick Rozoff, Peace Activist: United Nations Subverted with NATO Expansion

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng talks with Rick Rozoff, peace activist and writer with the Global Research website, about how NATO continues to expand despite hopes of the "peace dividend," how the United Nations is being subverted in conjunction with NATO expansion, and how wars such a... Read more

It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current politi... Read more

Fight the Empire on 06/04/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng starts his new program "Fight the Empire" with an interview with journalist Pepe Escobar on Pakistan, Afghanistan and "Pipelineistan." Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for the Real News. CD-1399 Read more

Political Perspectives on 5/28/09

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Hosted by Marianne Barisonek, The Bhopal Survivors Tour 2009... The guests are activist Satinath Sarangi (Satyu), who has been working in Bhopal for the past 25 years, and Safreen Khan, one of the survivors of the disaster. The Union Carbide Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, In... Read more