Bush War Crimes Commission Testimony continued

Observing the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the Monday after peace rallies opposed to the war, on our 20 March 2006 show, we aired testimony by former UN weapons inspector Scot Ritter and unimbedded freelance writer Jeremy Scahill before the Bush War Crimes Commission (http://www.bushcommission.org). The commission has released preliminary findings: http://www.bushcommission.org/Findings/preliminaryfindings.pdf. Thanks to Not in Our Name for their help in letting us air the audio of the testimony. More audio is on the Bush Commission web site.

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Graffiti Artists and Quality of Life

On our March 13, 2006 show, we did a live interview with Ben Morgan, the director of a new independent film, Quality of Life, about graffiti artists on the streets of San Francisco. The realistic dramatization of these budding artists' lives has won invites to festivals in Berlin and Seattle. We chat with Morgan about the politics of art and state repression with increasingly punitive law enforcement on "quality of life" issues. See film wesbite at: qualityoflife-themovie.com.

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Thanks to the film's producer for letting us post the audio of the trailer from the show online. This film is currently showing across from UCI in a limited run. It may end this week unless viewers show up.

Morgan has also been interviewed in the OC Weekly and in the New University. See also: Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall for evidence of graffiti's global reach.

Muslim Protests over Cartoons at UCI; Bush Crimes

On Monday, 6 March 2006, we looked back at the protests at UCI over the Danish cartoons on Mohammed, airing some of the protest speeches, while doing another audio feed from the hearings of the International Commission of Inquiry" on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration, including Harry Belafonte and former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray on CIA and MI5 turning a blind eye to torture there. Thanks to Not in Our Name for letting us air the audio.

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Juvenile Justice Reform

On Monday, 20 February 2006, we chatted with Mary Ellen Johnson, the executive director of the Pendulum Foundation, about juvenile justice reform and why states lock up children and teens for life. See press release. Ms. Johnson and the Pendulum Foundation are cited in a front-page article on "Teen Crime, Adult Time," in the (19 February 2006) Sunday edition of the Denver Post.

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We discussed healing and "restorative justice". An earlier Subversity show dealt with restorative justice in hate crimes: The Quakers (AFSC) have argued for restorative justice in hate crimes; their report is here: www.afsc.org/community/hatecr.pdf.

Performance Artist Kristina Wong

On our February 13, 2006 show, we aired an interview with performance artist, filmmaker, comedian etc. Kristina Wong, about growing up in a Chinese American family, Catholic school, homophobia, PlayGirl, and Asian models in porn.

See press release.

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She is profiled on the front page of the same day's New University,: "Subversive Artist Mixes Fun and Humor with Political Activism".

Anti-WTO Protests in Hong Kong

On our show of Monday, 6 February, 2006, we spoke with UCI graduate student Choi Wai-Kit on the anti-WTO protests in Hong Kong of December 2005, analyzing how the various events progressed and what lessons can be learned from the protests and the strategies employed there.

See press release with links to related resources.

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Domestic Surveillance and Covert Action

On our January 23, 2006 show, we focused on domestic surveillance and covert action, with guests Louis Wolf of Covert Action Quartery and Brittany Benowitz, an attorney with the Center for National Security Studies.

See press release.

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