Ellen Bernstein - Cuba, Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan (1999)
Release Date: 06/23/2025
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Summary: Cuba is once again in the international spotlight. The saga of Elian Gonzalez, the 6-year-old Cuban boy whose custody battle captivated two nations, catapulted the island back to the forefront. And the media frenzy surrounding the recent visit of Cuban President Fidel Castro to New York for the United Nations Millennium Summit reminds us that Cuba can never be entirely ignored or forgotten. As the United States exerts its economic and military might around the globe with impunity, Cuba is one of the few countries able to resist US imperialism. And as the post-cold war era moves into...
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Castro spoke at a Harlem historic black baptist church between political meetings in 1995. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Book launch for Truth and Revolution: Sojourner Truth Organization by Michael Staudenmaier. Founded in Chicago in 1969 from the rubble of the recently crumbled SDS, the Sojourner Truth Organization (STO) brought working-class consciousness to the forefront of New Left discourse, sending radicals back into the factories and thinking through the integration of radical politics into everyday realities. Through the influence of founding members like Noel Ignatiev and Don Hamerquist, STO took a Marxist approach to the question of race and revolution, exploring the notion of "white skin privilege,"...
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Noel Ignatiev is one of the many speakers as part of the Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series at Occupy Boston. Noel Ignatiev is a longtime political activist and the author of "How the Irish Became White." To learn more about the lecture series see As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Jason Brownlee discusses the situation in Egypt since the Arab spring uprisings and the roll American policies play in the region. This lecture was given on April 16th 2014 at Austin Community College - East view campus. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at:
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Reflections of a Resolute Radical: A Community Conversation and Book Signing with Don Freeman Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | -8:30 pm Activist, author, editor and scholar Don Freeman (CWR '61) reads from and discusses his autobiography, Reflections of a Resolute Radical. A lifelong Cleveland resident and graduate of Glenville High School and Case Western Reserve University, Don shares his thoughts about the civil rights movement, the rise of radicalism, and the community's responses to both. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a...
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This is a reading of the Kanafani essay from stonebluerue. big shoutout and thanks to SBR for the recording! Their channel can be found below: As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Communities sympathetic to the Zapatista cause have been targeted by paramilitary units with tacit support from the Mexican military. On this program, we take a look at what's been described as a "hidden war" against these communities. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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A discussion of Cuba, politics and the upcoming "Friendshipment Caravan" to the island nation As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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A look at the increasing use of "secret evidence laws" to detain, for indefinite periods of times, persons suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations. This flies in the face of all constitutional guarantees and rights of due process. In this program, we take a look at the increasing use of "secret evidence laws" to detain, for indefinite periods of times, persons suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations. Secret evidence, which in some cases includes the nature of the charges and the name of the plaintiff, is available to federal prosecutors but not to the...
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As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]