Sublime – “What I Got”

Kennette Benedict Interviewed by Gretchen King

Kennette Benedict, Executive Director at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists,  joins CKUT’s Gretchen King to discuss the movement of the Atomic clock to 5 mins to midnight. We aired this interview on the Friday Morning After on January 26, 2007.

Listen to Interview

From the Bulletin’s website:

The terrible and still unprecedented destructive power of nuclear weapons led Albert Einstein to observe, “With nuclear weapons, everything has changed, save our way of thinking.” As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and at the onset of an era of unprecedented climate change, our way of thinking about the uses and control of technologies must change to prevent unspeakable destruction and future human suffering.

The Clock is ticking.

Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song (uncensored version)

Video Sheet Metal 1991

911 Calls in N. Dakota Reveal Dangers of Media Consolidation

Five years ago this week a train derailed in Minot, North Dakota leaking thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the air. One person died and hundreds were treated for immediate health problems. The city’s six non-religious commercial radio stations — all owned by Clear Channel — never aired warnings for local residents. In a broadcast exclusive, Democracy Now! airs the 911 tapes for the first time, and speaks to Eric Klinenberg, author of “Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America’s Media.”

Wilco – “Radio Cure” (live)

Queen – “I Want to Break Free”

“With These (Pesticide-Stained) Hands I Demand the Future”

With these hands I demand the future that poverty wages have stolen from me. Farmworkers returning from picking tomatoes bought by companies, such as McDonald’s, show hands stained with pesticides and heavy with hard work.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is declaring that they are tired, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, of “relying on the goodwill and understanding of those who profit from exploiting us,” and are escalating their campaign to convince McDonald’s to end human rights violations in its supply chain.

As their first major action in this new phase of the campaign, they are organizing two days of action in McDonald’s corporate backyard, Chicago. The CIW will hold a march and protest outside McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, IL, on the 13th to be followed by a day of colorful street protests in downtown Chicago in the Latin American tradition of “Carnaval” on the 14th.

The CIW is asking all the communities who stand in solidarity with the CIW join us this April 13th and 14th in Chicago to demand a fast-food industry that doesn’t rely on the endless exploitation of farmworkers.

Visit CIW online

RightsAction.org: Violent Evictions at El Estor, Guatemala

On January 8th and 9th 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers in Guatemala forcibly evicted the inhabitants of several communities who were living on lands that a Guatemalan military government had granted to Canadian mining company INCO in 1965. Local indigenous people claim the land to be theirs, and resent the exploitation of a foreign corporation. Canada’s Skye Resources now lays claim to the land, and paid workers a nominal sum to destroy people’s homes. With the force of the army and police, company workers took chainsaws and torches to people’s homes, while women and children stood by. Skye Resources claims that they maintained “a peaceful atmosphere during this action.”

RightsAction link

Iraq War Protest – Jan. 27, 2007 – Washington, D.C.

Playlist January 26th

HOLMES Another Week (EP)
NO LUCK CLUB Valuable lives (Prosperity)
DIBONDOKO Pull me up (45t)
SUPER PREACHERS Hands up (Stereophonic Sometimes)
TOSCA Rondo Acapricio (J.A.C.)
FREEDOM DUB Welcome to the jungle (Bossa n’ Roses)
GUSTAV MALHER Symphony no 7

Wohnout – “Rayda”

5 Minutes to Midnight – The Doomsday Clock Is Clicking

The terrible and still unprecedented destructive power of nuclear weapons led Albert Einstein to observe, “With nuclear weapons, everything has changed, save our way of thinking.” As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and at the onset of an era of unprecedented climate change, our way of thinking about the uses and control of technologies must change to prevent unspeakable destruction and future human suffering.

The Clock is ticking.

Visit the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists HERE

State of the Union 2007 – A Bush Impression

Elkano Browning Cream – “Demons and the Bank”

Playlist January 19th

HOLMES Another Week
HERMAN DÜNE Everyday Bliss
DAFT PUNK VS MISS T Faster Better Stranger
GO GO GO Airheart
VAL K Unknown
THE EVENS Cut from the cloth
FLYING LOTUS Unknown
FEATHERS Tone Poem
FOMA Another day in paradise
DAVID & THE CITIZENS Graycoated morning

Zapping the Empire: Executing MLK & the PPC

The United States government effectively shut down one of the most galvanizing movements for social change by stopping its leader dead in his tracks. William Pepper took his evidence to a jury who came back in ONE hour with guilty verdicts against members of the United States Government for the assassination of Matin Luther King Jr.

Zapping mp3 is HERE

more info is HERE

Ecuadorian Perspectives: Correa’s Inauguration

 Jen Moore reports from the streets of Ecuador.

On Monday January 15th, Rafael Correa was inaugurated as the new President of the Republic of Ecuador. His promises to establish a National Constituent Assembly, to restructure Ecuador’s external debt payments and to invest in health and education.

To access Jen’s latest news and interviews covering the emerging Democracy in Ecuador, please CLICK HERE.

De La Vega – “Live or Die”

 Band site

Films That Transform:

DOING TIME, DOING VIPASSANA

Screening: January 16,2007

This fine documentary film takes us into India’s largest prison – known as one of the toughest in the world- and shows the dramatic change brought about by the introduction of Vipassana meditation.

Screening begin at 7pm and are followed by discussion.

Location: Moyse Hall, Arts Building, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St. West.

Info: 514-398-2298

The Dark Side of the White Lady

The National Film Board of Canada is proud to present the documentary

The Dark Side of the White Lady

A film by Patricio Henríquez
Produced by Colette Loumède. In theatres starting January 12, 2007

Summary
Behind the splendour of the Chilean navy’s training vessel lies a dark secret : the horror of torture. A task of memory and a fascinating journey to comprehend the soul of a country haunted by its past.

To watch the trailer:
www.nfb.ca/whitelady