FLASHPOINTS

Blood and Politics

Blood and Politics: An in-depth look at the white supremacists and neo-Nazi movement with one of the leading experts in the field; also, a new report documents a trail of human rights violations against immigrants and undocumented workers; and activists planning major protests across the country tomorrow against the expansion of the war in Afghanistan.

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Guests:

Richard Becker, ANSWER Coalition

Arnoldo Garcia, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Leonard Zeskind, author, Blood and Politics

Honduran coup military attacking pro-Zelaya demonstrators (via BBC)

Another teacher killed in Honduras resisting the coup government, we’ll have a report from the funeral which is beginning at this hour, and we’ll go back to the Brazilian Embassy to get a response from President Zelaya on the murder of another educator standing up for democracy; also, we’ll speak to several leading activists in the battle for immigrant worker rights in the Bay Area; and headlines from Project Censored.

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Guests:

Project Censored

Tim Russo, FP Special Correspondent and FSRN

Andres Thomas Conteris, Democracy Now! en Espanol, Nonviolence International

Gabriel Hernandez, Exec. Director of Hayward Day Labor Center

Father Rigoberto Rivas, Exec. Director of Multicultural Institute in Berkeley

American Outrage

We feature the new documentary, American Outrage, about the battle for two elderly Native American sisters fighting to keep their land in Nevada; also, a special report on what happens to immigrants and undocumented workers after they’re swept up by ICE and corralled to secret detention centers; and news headlines from Project Censored.

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Guests:

Professor Tryon Woods, Criminal Justice professor at Sonoma State University

Sounds from the film: American Outrage

NDLON Fifth National Assembly

We broadcast live from the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District at the International Answer Coalition, and we devote the entire hour to the battle for immigrants rights; we’ll be joined by Pablo Alvarado, the executive director of the National Day Labor Organizing Network, and other key national leaders in the struggle for immigrants’ rights; also, a hunger fast on the Capital steps for Leonard Peltier, whose birthday is tomorrow; and on Flashpoints en Espanol, Alvarado joins us to talk about the immigrants rights struggle.

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Guests:

Pablo Alvarado, Exec. Director of National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON)

Maria Marroquien, National Board of NDLON, director of Redwood City Day Labor Center

Salvador Reza, Leading activist for immigrants rights in Phoenix, AZ

Davin Cardenas, co-founder, Graton Day Labor Center and National Board, NDLON