In her work she is drawn to the issues of knowledge, power and identity within a diverse, diasporic population, and what new ways knowledge and culture can be created. She has consistently used photographs as research tools to stimulate collective analysis, to make visible marginalized groups and processes, and to communicate to a broader public. She completed a BA in comprehensive social studies at Otterbein College in Ohio which included a year abroad at the Université de Strasbourg in France. She worked on an MA in social psychology (on the time consciousness of Guatemalan peasants) and later a PhD in comparative sociology at Michigan State University. After completing participatory research for her doctorate on the ground-breaking theory and practice of the Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire, in Peru in the mid-70s, she chose to work in the field of popular education rather than just study it. Nonetheless, over the next 20 years as a community-based educator, she kept one toe in the academic world, teaching psychology at a U.S. community college, community development at Concordia, adult education at OISE, and photography and society at the University of Toronto.

She began a cross-border research project that explores the dynamic and contested development of community arts in Toronto, and an exchange with people engaged in popular communications and popular education in Central America. She sees the arts, and in particular, community arts and activist art, as perfect sites for examining the creative tensions of process/product, aesthetics/ethics, cultural reclamation/cultural reinvention, and the spiritual/political.

Deborah has authored and edited many books. She edited Women Working The Nafta Food Chain: Women, Food and Globalization in 1999, Wildfire - Art as Activism (with grad students who were artists/activists) in 2006, and authored Tangled Routes: Women, Work and Globalization on the Tomato Trail in 2008. She is currently editing VIVA! Community Arts and Popular Education in the Americas which will be published by SUNY Press in 2011.

Deborah will also be speaking at the inspiring 2010 Bioneers Conference in October on a panel entitled Teaching Art as a Subversive Activity: Cultural Democracy Meets Eco-Art.

            
Deborah Barndt and Wild Fire - Art as Activism and Tangled Routes: Women, Work and Globalization on the Tomato Trail

Our Show-

Lively, flowing conversation, connecting people, ideas, important information, nurturing human renaissance, seeking to transform disintegrating empire into healthy, problem-solving, creative, evolutionary, peaceful communities. Aware of the magnitude of the problems we face, the show's emphasis will be on discovering solutions. To hear the live broadcast visit- www.progressiveradionetwork.com

About the host-
Carol Brouillet is a longtime activist who organized three conferences on Strategies to Transform the Global Economy and (the first) marches on her Senators and Congresswoman in January 2002 to Demand a Congressional Investigation of 9-11. She publishes the Deception Dollars, and Co-Founded the 9-11 Truth Alliance, and the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance . She organized premieres of films, educational events, marches, rallies for 9-11 Truth, the San Francisco International Inquiry into 9-11, and produced the film Behind Every Terrorist- There is a Bush. She is also a mother of three and held a weekly Listening Project in downtown Palo Alto from October 2001 to October 2007, now she holds it once a month on the 11th, in solidarity with other 9/11 Truth activists worldwide. She ran for Congress in 2006 and 2008 on the Green Party ticket on a 9-11 Truth, Peace, Impeachment platform. From April 2007 through September 2008 she hosted a radio show on We The People Radio Network entitled- Questioning War- Organizing Resistance.

Theme music composed and performed by Rebecca Cross. All Radio Show archives are posted on the Progressive Radio Network.

July 22, 2010

Countdown to Zero - Time To Retire Nuclear Weapons with Marylia Kelley, Executive Director of Tri-Valley CAREs which was founded in 1983 in Livermore, California by concerned neighbors living around the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of two locations where all US nuclear weapons are designed. They monitors nuclear weapons and environmental clean-up activities throughout the US nuclear weapons complex, with a special focus on Livermore Lab and the surrounding communities. Their overarching mission is to promote peace, justice and a healthy environment. Their goals include-

Convert Livermore Lab from nuclear weapons development and testing to socially beneficial, environmentally sound research.
End all nuclear weapons development and testing in the United States.
Abolish nuclear weapons worldwide, and achieve an equitable, successful non-proliferation regime.
Promote forthright communication and democratic decision-making in public policy on nuclear weapons and related environmental issues, locally, nationally and globally.
Clean up the radioactive and toxic pollution emanating from the Livermore Lab and reduce the Lab's environmental and health hazards.

A new stunning documentary, Countdown to Zero about the escalating global nuclear arms crisis, produced by Academy Award winner Lawrence Bender, written and directed by Lucy Walker, premieres Friday, July 23rd, in cities across the country. The film traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident.

After 65 years of nuclear terrorism, threatening to annihilate selected nations and possibly all of humanity- "It's Time to Retire Nuclear Weapons". Tri-Valley CAREs and other colleague groups invite people of peace to participate in a commemoration at the gates of the Livermore nuclear weapons laboratory.

At 8 AM on Friday, August 6th, we will gather at the northwest corner of Livermore lab, located at the intersection of Vasco Road and Patterson Pass Road, in Livermore. (Take I-580 to the Vasco Road exit and go south.)

The program will feature Taiko drummers, and speakers. Around 9 AM, following the rally, we will march a short distance to the Livermore Lab's West Gate, where those who choose will nonviolently risk arrest.

We will observe a moment of silence at 8:15 AM. It was then, the morning of August 6, 1945, that the Enola Gay dropped a uranium bomb over the city of Hiroshima and vaporized thousands in a flash. Thousands more died agonizing deaths in the days and months that followed. Still more have died and are dying each year of the lingering effects of radiation exposure.

Join the gathering at Livermore Lab in remembrance and to pledge "never again." And, at the site where "new and modified" U.S. nuclear bombs are presently being developed, our physical presence and our voices will also proclaim our determination to achieve a nulcear weapons free world in our lifetimes. Join us to take a stand to eliminate these weapons- at Livermore lab and around the globe.

Marylia in this show shares her story of how she became involved with the local and global struggle against nuclear weapons, as well as her experiences at the recent UN Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York, which drew activists from all over the world. She shares her insights into the difference between Bush and Obama's official nuclear posture, and the differences between the government's rhetoric and reality. She also gives some insight into the history of non-violent civil disobedience at the gates of Livermore. This show is archived here.

      
Countdown to Zero, premiering July 23rd and Marylia Kelley, Executive Director of Tri-Valley CAREs

July 15, 2010

Sharing with Neal Gorenflo, publisher of SHAREABLE.net a nonprofit online magazine that tells the story of sharing. They cover people, places, and projects bringing a shareable world to life. In a shareable world, solutions like clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks, carsharing, community gardens, and cohousing can make life more fun, green, and affordable. When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better world. They tell the success stories of Zipcar, Wikipedia, Kiva, open source software, Freecycle, and Creative Commons, and show what’s possible when we share. They show that we don't act merely for our own good, but go out of our way to contribute to the common good. They show that we can solve the social and environmental crises we face, and thrive as never before. They show that a new world is emerging where the more you share the more respect you get, and where life works because everyone is motivated to help each other.

Neal Gorenflo is a former market researcher, stock analyst, and Fortune 500 strategist. A revelation in 2004 inspired Neal to leave the corporate world to help people share through Internet startups, public events, and a circle of friends committed to the common good. Through this circle, Neal met those who would co-found  SHAREABLE.net with him. Neal also serves on the board of nonprofits Independent Arts & Media and ForestEthics, and is a Strategy Fellow at FAS.research and a member of Stanford's Persuasive Technology Lab. He lives in Mountain View, California with his wife Andrea, a pediatrician, and young son Jacob.

The show opens with Neal explaining the experience/epiphany/crisis which transformed his life. He also quantifies the growing shift that is happening to move humanity towards sharing, referencing an excellent article he wrote entitled Ten Ways Our World is Becoming More Shareable. This show archived here

Neal Gorenflo, Publisher of SHAREABLE.net

July 8, 2010

Magic, Myth, Sustainability with Willi Paul, creator of Planet Shifter Magazine, an online magazine that focuses on teaching sustainability practices through the use of art, mythology, music and writing.

Willi Paul is an early online community pioneer and collaboration designer, including work in community analysis, goal setting processes, and digital-face-to-face decision making.

An appreciation of Joseph Campbell lead him to interview rock musicians and publish on the role of alchemic dynamics in mythology in popular music. He wrote the reservoir: rock music and mythology over a decade ago and continues to seek and creative the narratives and myths that help humanity through its own rites of passage to an Age of Sustainability, where nature and man can live in harmony. His article and new myth, co-authored with David Metcalfe: The Leatherneck Clan and the Black Sea Men: Building a Mythology Generator for the Sustainability Age explores the current crisis in the Gulf and how it beckons new heroes, new solutions, new narratives at a critical moment when an eco-disaster of almost unimaginable proportions threatens the Gulf, our country, the oceans, the entire biosphere.

Willi Paul is a Green Business Certified Consultant and strategic vision planner, writer and program designer for environmental planning, and has been involved with civil engineering and non-profits for over 25 years. His heroic passion, wide ranging technological and creative skills, fuel his work. He has done over 210 interviews spanning the gambit of art and sustainability including Ed Begley, Jr. on grey water systems; author Eric Roston on Carbon; Steve Kilbey (The Church) on rock music and mythology; and author Dennis William Hauck from the Alchemy Guild, and has a wealth of experiences, stories, and wisdom to draw from at planetshifter.com.

He wrote Who Has the Keys to the Mythological Reservoir? in preparation for this radio show. We discuss the power of music and lyrics including the music of Rebecca Cross who wrote and performed the theme song for the Community Currency radio show. We discuss the meaning of sustainability, sacrifice, story, myth, Cameron's film Avatar, the meta-narrative of the battle of Seattle where "teamsters and sea turtles" trumped the World Trade organization and the Story of the Battle turned into the Battle of the Story in the unfolding power-struggle of which we are all conscious or unconscious participants. This show is archived here.

Willi Paul, planetshifter.com

July 1, 2010

Plunder with Danny Schechter author of the book- Plunder- The Crime of Our Time and the documentary Plunder. The film and book looks at the largest financial heist in history. Danny Schechter, director of In Debt We Trust, the film that warned of the collapse. Schecter has probed deeply into the complex web of fraud and crime that he shows played a major, if largely unreported, role in bringing the economy down. He is calling for "jail-outs" not "bail-outs." His four-year investigation focuses on three interconnected cesspools of corruption: what the FBI calls an “epidemic of mortgage fraud,” predatory and deceptive securitization by Wall Street, and insurance, involving credit default swaps and irresponsible leveraging and market manipulations. Enabling this crime wave were regulators who didn’t regulate, ratings agencies and accounting firms that did not do their jobs, and a media that largely looked the other way.

Danny Schechter, hosts The News Dissector on Progressive Radio Network.He also founded MediaChannel and Globalvision Schechter has probed deeply into the complex web of fraud and crime that he shows played a major, if largely unreported, role in bringing the economy down. He is calling for "jail-outs" not "bail-outs." His four-year investigation focuses on three interconnected cesspools of corruption: what the FBI calls an “epidemic of mortgage fraud,” predatory and deceptive securitization by Wall Street, and insurance, involving credit default swaps and irresponsible leveraging and market manipulations. Enabling this crime wave were regulators who didn’t regulate, ratings agencies and accounting firms that did not do their jobs, and a media that largely looked the other way. In this conversation we look at the larger global situation, the power of multinational corporations over government officials throughout the world, as well as the media and at organizing people to stand up to the forces that are threatening them and all of us. This show is archived here.

Danny Schechter is also the author of several books, including "Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception" (Prometheus) which was the inspiration for the documentary: WMD- Weapons of Mass Deception.

Danny has a B.A. in Labor History, Cornell University, 1964; MA in Political Sociology London School of Economics, l968, Harvard University Nieman Fellowship in Journalism, 1978; Honorary Ph.D. Fitchberg College, l991

       
Plunder - The Film and Danny Schechter

June 10, 2010

Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush with Professor Anthony J. Hall, author of The American Empire and the Fourth World- The Bowl With One Spoon, professor of Globalization Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Splitting the Sky, also known as Dacajeweiah and John Boncore, a Mohawk, a principal leader of the Attica rebellion, a leader within the American Indian Movement with the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations, in particular at Gustafen Lake BC, author of The Autobiography of Dacajeweiah, Splitting the Sky, From Attica Lake to Gustafsen Lake is also a 9/11 Truth researcher, advocate and speaker. On March 8, 2010, Splitting the Sky stood trial for his action last year when he attempted a citizen's arrest of former President George W. Bush, who was scheduled to give a talk in Calgary, Canada. Lawyers Against the War stated prior to the visit that Bush should be either barred or detained for condoning the use of torture at overseas jails. The lawyers stated that Bush should be arrested and tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Splitting the Sky was brutally arrested for his action. Splitting the Sky 's trial ended on the second day, when Cynthia McKinney arrived to testify on his behalf.

On June 7, 2010, Splitting the Sky was sentenced in Calgary. Former U.S. Attornet General Ramsey Clark had flown to Calgary to speak on behalf of Splitting the Sky. On April 3, at a meeting of over 150 lawyers, legal scholars and human rights campaigners, Ramsey Clark, founder of Indict Bush Now, was chosen to be the chairperson of an international campaign to investigate war crimes committed by officials from the Bush administration.

Representatives at the meeting held in Beirut, Lebanon, came from all over the world. The campaign will investigate the lies, deceit and manipulation leading up to the Iraq war; the conduct of the war itself against an essentially defenseless country; and the horrors of the continued occupation.

Professor Hall describes what happened during the sentencing and the growing resistance to the people and institutions that protect criminals and prosecute or persecute the people who are defending the land, their lives, the future. This show archived here.

For more details, see Splitting the Sky's website , Anthony Hall's article-Citizen's Arrest of George W. Bush for War Crimes- The Trial of "Splitting the Sky", Joshua Blakeney's article- George W. Bush gets his day in court! STS vs. Bush trial goes forward, and the videos of the event with Cynthia and Splitting the Sky- . I also wrote a couple of articles- The Trial of Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush and the Calgary Principles and Day Two- The Trial of Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush. The earlier radio show on this topic is archived - here.

       
Splitting the Sky and Professor Anthony J. Hall

June 3, 2010

Free Gaza Movement Show. With Dr. Bill Dienst and Darlene Wallach, members of the Free Gaza Movement, a human rights group that in August 2008 sent the first international boats to land in the port of Gaza in 41 years. They sought to break the siege of Gaza, to raise international awareness about the prison-like closure of the Gaza Strip, and pressure the international community to review its sanctions policy, and end its support for continued Israeli occupation. Their non-violent/direct action has raised awareness and inspired solidarity towards the plight of the Palestinian people. The Israeli attack upon the flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza began in international waters during the night of May 31, 2010. At least 9 people were killed and fifty were injured. Israel took most of their equipment, cameras, cell phones, the boats...and threw 600 people into detention centers in Israel, and have tried to deport most of them, but still holds several people as prisoners. On June 2, 2010, the UN Security Council called for impartial, credible investigation of the Israeli attack upon the boats and requested the immediate release of the ships as well as the civilians. One more boat, the MV Rachel Corrie is still en route to Gaza with Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Maguire on board, as well as Denis Halliday who was UN Assistant Secretary-General from 1994-98, and awarded the UK Gandhi Peace Prize.

Darlene Wallach is a software engineer from San Jose. She and her sister, Donna, have been tireless activists for years working on a number of causes, especially those for peace and justice in the Middle East. In 2002 Darlene was one of eight International Solidarity Movement activists arrested by Israeli Forces and began fasting to protest her illegal arrest. Her sister, Donna, also joined the others on the first ship that sailed in August 2008.

Dr. Bill Dienst is a Family and Emergency Room physician in Omak, in rural Washington State. He has traveled to the Middle East many times, but he considers that he was raised as a product of the arms race. His father was an Air Force Colonel.

In Medical School he became active with peace groups. In 1985 after taking an intensive summer course in Arabic, he spent over 5 months in Egypt, the West Bank and Gaza volunteering with various Palestinian healthcare organizations.

He has enjoyed a wealth of cross cultural experiences in medicine with Crow and Northern Cheyenne Native American patients during his 3 years in Montana with the Indian Health Service, and with Colville tribal members and Hispanic patients in Okanogan County. He enrolled in immersion Spanish language courses in Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico totaling 6 weeks, where he lived with local families who did not speak English. He took three trips to Veracruz, Mexico with the Family Medicine Exchange Program, and has visited Cuba, as well as as Gaza.

In 2005 he was part of a delegation sponsored by Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility to Israel/Palestine. They met with prominent Palestinian groups and mostly Israeli Peace activists, and wrote all about it. In 2006 he volunteered with Palestine Medical Relief Society for one month in the North West Bank and in Gaza. His most recent visit to the Middle-East was in 2009. He stays in touch with his colleagues throughout the world who are part of the Free Gaza Movement. Archived here.

To keep up to date and to get involved please visit these websites-
www.freegaza.org
witnessgaza.com
electronicintifada.net
www.counterpunch.org

Protests against the Israeli attacks have been happening all week and are scheduled to continue this weekend in cities across the US and around the world.

       
Bill Dienst and Darlene Wallach

May 27, 2010

Pharmawhores with Len Horowitz and Sherri Kane. PHARMAWHORES: The SHOWTIME Sting of Penn & Teller, is a damning expose of the petrochemical-pharmaceutical industrialists; Wall Street’s white-collar criminals, the bioterrorists in Hollywood and the news media, tracing their story from NYC and Vegas to the Orient, London, and Paris.

The story is told by Dr. Len Horowitz who received his doctorate from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1977. He taught medical and dental histology, graduated with honors, and was awarded a research fellowship in behavioral science at the University of Rochester. He later earned a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University focused on behavioral science and media persuasion technologies, and a Master of Arts degree in health education/counseling psychology from Beacon College, before joining the research faculty at Harvard School of Dental Medicine to study psychosocial factors in oral health and disease prevention. His published works include dozens of peer-reviewed scientific articles and three American best-sellers: Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola—Nature, Accident or Intentional? (1998), Healing Celebrations: Miraculous Recoveries Through Ancient Scripture, Natural Medicine and Modern Science (2000). In June, 2001, he released Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism and Toxic Warfare. His second documentary film is entitled - In Lies We Trust: The CIA, Hollywood, and Bioterrorism.

Sherri Kane, a native of Philadelphia, is an investigative journalist and a Fox News defector currently collaborating with Dr. Len Horowitz, as they tour and speak out, premiering Pharmawhores in California. They will be showing the film and speaking at Conspiracy Con June 5th & 6th in Santa Clara and on June 12th at the Bal Theater in San Leandro. This show is archived here.

       
Dr. Len Horowitz and Sherri Kane

May 20, 2010

Understanding Deep Politics with Charlotte Dennett and Professor Anthony J. Hall. Charlotte Dennett, author of The People v. Bush: One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the Nationwide Grassroots Movement She's Encountered Along the Way, and co-authored with her husband Gerald Colby - Thy Will be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil. She has been practicing law since 1997, with an emphasis on personal injury litigation and suing the government under the Freedom of Information Act. She's also been a reporter in the Middle East. She was inspired by a conference convened at the Massachusetts School of Law in September 2008 which drew together lawyers and activists to shift their focus "From Impeachment to Prosecution" which evolved into The Robert Jackson Steering Committee, and works to bring about the criminal prosecution of top government officials in the United States whom there is probable cause to believe have committed war crimes. The committee was named in honor of the sentiments of universal accountability to the rule of law articulated by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson at Nuremberg. She also ran for Attorney General of Vermont in 2008 with the support of Vincent Bugliosi, the legendary criminal prosecutor and bestselling author of The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. Her website is chardennett.org.

Professor Anthony J. Hall, author of The American Empire and the Fourth World- The Bowl With One Spoon, professor of Globalization Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Professor Hall also wrote an article entitled- Citizen's Arrest of George W. Bush for War Crimes- The Trial of "Splitting the Sky" and has been working to introduce the ideas of the need for the Calgary Principles, to amend the Nuremberg Principles to include the new levels of crimes being perpetrated now with impunity at the supranational and national levels.

The full title of the conference is "Understanding Deep Politics- Revealing the Driving Forces Behind World Events and Creating Alternative Solutions." The goal was to discover the deeper roots of our current crisis, challenging the mainstream perceptions of political reality, to reveal the hidden forces behind many widely accepted historical and current events. The speakers drew upon many decades of research that are pointing us towards an Orwellian police state­indeed, to a much darker future than most citizens can even imagine. The presenters, including David Ray Griffin, Cynthia McKinney, Peter Dale Scott, Barrie Zwicker, Jim Marrs and Ellen Brown, delved into the roots of our current crises and the dynamics driving despotic governance, financial plunder, imperialism, loss of civil liberties, and assaults on public health. The conference website includes links to videos of al the presentations - understandingdeeppolitics.org. The radio show is archived here. p>

       
Charlotte Dennett and Professor Anthony J. Hall

May 13, 2010

Understanding Deep Politics with Dr. Dahlia Wasfi one of the featured speakers at the Understanding Deep Politics Conference held May 14-16, in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Dahlia Wasfi is an internationally known speaker and activist. Born in the United States to an American Jewish mother and an Iraqi Muslim father, she lived in Iraq as a child, returning to the U.S. at age 5. After graduating from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Biology in 1993, she earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. Dr. Wasfi has made two trips to Iraq to visit her extended family since the 2003 "Shock and Awe" invasion, including a three month stay in Basrah in the spring of 2006. She has brought her eyewitness account of life under occupation to over 200 audiences in twenty-two United States, Capitol Hill in D.C., Ontario and British Columbia, Madrid, Spain in 2007, and the 3rd International Iraq Conference in Berlin, Germany, in March 2008. Based on her experiences, Dr. Wasfi is speaking out in support of immediate, unconditional withdrawal of American forces from Iraq and the need to end the occupation “from the Nile to the Euphrates.” Her website is www.liberatethis.com. This show is archived - here.

The full title of the conference is "Understanding Deep Politics- Revealing the Driving Forces Behind World Events and Creating Alternative Solutions." The goal was to discover the deeper roots of our current crisis, challenging the mainstream perceptions of political reality, to reveal the hidden forces behind many widely accepted historical and current events. The speakers drew upon many decades of research that are pointing us towards an Orwellian police state­indeed, to a much darker future than most citizens can even imagine. The presenters, including David Ray Griffin, Cynthia McKinney, Peter Dale Scott, Barrie Zwicker, Jim Marrs and Ellen Brown, delved into the roots of our current crises and the dynamics driving despotic governance, financial plunder, imperialism, loss of civil liberties, and assaults on public health. The conference website includes links to videos of al the presentations - understandingdeeppolitics.org.

Dr. Dahlia Wasfi

May 6, 2010

The Accountability Movement with Charlotte Dennett author of The People v. Bush: One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the Nationwide Grassroots Movement She's Encountered Along the Way, and co-authored with her husband Gerald Colby - Thy Will be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil. She has been practicing law since 1997, with an emphasis on personal injury litigation and suing the government under the Freedom of Information Act. She's also been a reporter in the Middle East. She was inspired by a conference convened at the Massachusetts School of Law in September 2008 which drew together lawyers and activists to shift their focus "From Impeachment to Prosecution" which evolved into The Robert Jackson Steering Committee, and works to bring about the criminal prosecution of top government officials in the United States whom there is probable cause to believe have committed war crimes. The committee was named in honor of the sentiments of universal accountability to the rule of law articulated by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson at Nuremberg.

She also ran for Attorney General of Vermont in 2008 with the support of Vincent Bugliosi, the legendary criminal prosecutor and bestselling author of The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. Her website is http://chardennett.org/. Archives posted here.

       
Charlotte Dennett, author of The People v. Bush

April 29, 2010

The Future of Money and Technology with social entrepeneur Bruce Cahan, a strong advocate for high transparency, accountable banking, utilizing the emerging semantic web to inform people of the environmental and social impact of their purchases and Mira Luna, founder and coordinator of Bay Area Community Exchange, both participants of the recently held Future of Money and Technology Summit in San Francisco.

Bruce Cahan is an Ashoka Fellow, and CEO and co-founder of Urban Logic, a nonprofit that harnesses finance and technology to change how systems think, act and feel. Urban Logic began in 1991 as Bruce’s idea to make New York City a livable city, more accountable for its sustainability decisions in real time, by using geographic information. (Bruce was moved by the aftermath and his participation in mapping NYC in the aftermath of 9/11. These links detail that work- urbanlogic.org/site/images/pdf_files/GeoWorldFeature_Jan_2002.pdf, http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1124320, http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=976027&dl=GUIDE&coll=GUIDE&CFID=86528169&CFTOKEN=79290545

Bruce decided to create a high transparency bank, known now as the GoodBank™ project. Through the bank, regional quality of life measures would reward credit and savings customers, favoring sustainable choices. As municipal finance, the bank would provide new options for livable cities and their environmental, public health and other social sector programs, and their nonprofit and social entrepreneur partners. (See the GoodBank Project wiki, just create a user name and password to log in. If you have ideas or would like to support the project contact Bruce at bcahan (at) urbanlogic.org)

Bruce was trained as an international finance lawyer and merchant banker, at Weil Gotshal & Manges (10 years) and Asian Oceanic (2 years). As a social entrepreneur, Bruce acquired skills as a government technologist, emergency responder (and someone who enjoys reconnecting meaning to how the world works. Bruce graduated The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S. Economics 1976) and Temple Law School (J.D. 1979), and is licensed as a lawyer in California (2006), New York (1980) and Pennsylvania (1980).

Mira Luna is a San Francisco-based activist. She is working to connect the movement for community currencies as experiments are blossoming all over the world to reclaim local control over economies and to educate the public about the primary importance of currencies in creating the new economy. She founded and coordinates Bay Area Community Exchange, an organization that supports the development of community currencies and education about the money problems and alternatives in the greater Bay Area, as well as a regional open source time exchange. She is coordinating the currency section of the US Social Forum and a community currency toolkit as part of her work with the US Solidarity Economy Network. Bay Area Community Exchange is hosting a conference on currencies and other alternative forms of exchange later this summer in San Francisco. The Bay Area Community Exchange website is- sfbace.org Mira hopes to bring Joaquim de Melo, founder of the successful Brazilian Palma Bank to the US Social Forum.

Archived here.

       
Bruce Cahan, CEO of Urban Logic and Mira Luna, Founder of Bay Area Community Exchange

"Myths of Our Times" with Elizabeth Gould, co-author, with her husband Paul Fitzgerald of Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story. Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald were the first American journalists to visit Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion. For decades they have watched a myth being constructed about Afghanistan's history, current state, and future woven into being with little regard for truth and reality. Their book, film, articles, speeches, mission for decades has been to help the Afghan people's story reach receptive ears to avert war, terrorism, occupation. Most recently Elizabeth and Paul were threatened by a representative of one of the most notorious known terrorists in Afghanistan, after they wrote a post on their blog entitled- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Messiah of Darkness. Undeterred by threats, Elizabeth continues to speak out, shed light, and attempt to banish the darkness that has shadowed Afghanistan and our world.

Show archived here.

       
Elizabeth Gould, co-author (with her husand Paul Fitzgerald) of Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story

"World Consciousness" with Rashan Barcusé, author of the book- Solomon's Proof- A Psycho-Spiritual Journey to World Consciousness, which chronicles his relationship with his friend and teacher, Michael David Solomon, an advanced jnana (“liberation through knowledge”) yogi and former Stanford anti-war activist, whose fluency in mathematical and scientific proofs and paradigms serve as central elements in his framework for the theory posted at solomonsproof.com. The book addresses the implications of that proof as well as the details of Solomon’s favorite subjects, which range from the distortions of the New Testament to the similarities of theoretical physics and spiritual teachings, and from the politics of the theatre to the theatre of political action. In addition, Solomon draws a parallel between two great message distortions/thefts in history, those of Jesus and "Shake-speare," which are reconciled in a dream by Barcusé, inspiring a full-length Shakespearean comedy- The Bard's Ghost (included as an appendix). Other appendices include Anatomy of Treason, an analysis of the planning and cover-up of the 9-11 false flag operation.

Rashan Barcusé is the pen name for a writer, novelist, and playwright from the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, Colorado. He has produced, written, and directed over 200 television programs and 650 radio segments, as well as written dozens of magazine articles. His career also includes instructor-led, web-based, and mobile training programs. His theatre reviews have appeared in Variety, the Denver Post, and other venues for the past 14 years.

I've posted a review of the book - entitled A Change of Heart.

Radio show archived here.

       
Rashan Barcuse, author of Solomon's Proof

"Monetary Reform" with Stephen Zarlenga, of The American Monetary Institute, author of The Lost Science of Money - The Mythology of Money - the Story of Power. Zarlenga has over three decades of practical experience in the world of finance and spent over twelve years doing the historical research to write his book. The final chapter is the solution he offers based upon his knowledge and understanding of money, and the failures of past attempts at monetary reform. His idea has been written into legislative language which should someday come before Congress. He believes that daunting though the struggle may appear, we must not give up because our future depends on changing our deeply flawed monetary system. He founded the American Monetary Institute, which strives to educate the public and Congress about money and the need for reform. They have organized excellent conferences, where experts and researchers have pooled their knowledge and expanded awareness on the need for reform. He condemns most economists for obscuring the basic facts about money, how it is created, its structural flaws, which transfer wealth from the many to the few. He believes that governments not banks should create money, that the Federal Reserve should be nationalized, that private banks should not be allowed to create money out of thin air, siphoning wealth from others, and that governments have the right to create money and should spend it into existence on infrastructure projects that benefit people. The next annual Monetary Reform Conference will be held Sept. 30 - Oct. 3rd in Chicago. Archived here.

       
Stephen Zarlenga, author of The Lost Science of Money - The Mythology of Money - the Story of Power

March 25, 2010

"The Gift Economy" with Charles Eisenstein, author of the book- The Ascent of Humanity- The Age of Separation, the Age of Reunion, and the convergence of crises that is birthing the transition. He sees humanity making the transition from adolescence towards adulthood, overcoming the crises which currently threaten us ans seem somewhat insurmountable. While noting the increasing problems caused by technology, he also sees how approriate technology can help us move towards a genuine healing phase where much of the damage humanity has caused can be remediated. His website is ascentofhumanity.com. He will be conducting "Seeding Gift Culture" workshops and retreats in April and speaking at the upcoming- Future of Money and Technology Summit in San Francisco on April 26th. Two articles relevant to "solving the problem of our exchange economy and moving us towards a gift economy that he has written are- Money and the Crisis of Civilization and Money and the Turning of the Age. Archived- here.

       
Charles Eisenstein, author of The Ascent of Humanity

"Rethinking Money" with Mike Nickerson, author of the book- Life, Money and Illusion- Living on Earth as if we want to stay. Mike is a visionary activist who was a co-director of the Institute for the Study of Cultural Evolution back in the 70's. His book and this show are an exploration of the human nature, our civilization, illusions and new indicators to help us navigate through the growth/evolutionary process. Mike Nickerson is a longtime environmental activist, popular educator and the author of three books on sustainability including Bakavi: Change the World I Want to Stay On and Planning For Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Future. He is a founding member of the Green Party of Canada and helped draft theCanada Well-Being Measurement Act. His website is http://www.SustainWellBeing.net. The show is archived- Here.

       
Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money and Illusion

Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush and the Calgary Principles with Splitting the Sky and Professor Anthony J. Hall, author of The American Empire and the Fourth World- The Bowl With One Spoon, professor of Globalization Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Splitting the Sky, also known as Dacajeweiah and John Boncore, a Mohawk, a principal leader of the Attica rebellion, a leader within the American Indian Movement with the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations, in particular at Gustafen Lake BC, author of The Autobiography of Dacajeweiah, Splitting the Sky, From Attica Lake to Gustafsen Lake is also a 9/11 Truth researcher, advocate and speaker; he began the show a bit tired from an all night drive, and described what shaped his life and decision to take action. On March 8, 2010, Splitting the Sky stood trial for his action last year when he attempted a citizen's arrest of former President George W. Bush, who was scheduled to give a talk in Calgary, Canada. Lawyers Against the War stated prior to the visit that Bush should be either barred or detained for condoning the use of torture at overseas jails. The lawyers stated that Bush should be arrested and tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Splitting the Sky was brutally arrested for his action. Splitting the Sky 's trial ended on the second day, when Cynthia McKinney arrived to testify on his behalf. In this show Joshua Blakeney, Media Coordinator of Globalization Studies University of Lethbridge, also reports on what he witnessed at the trial, with additional background, observations from Professor Hall who described the event where Cynthia McKinney and Splitting the Sky met and spoke publicly. This show is part of a much larger story of resistance to corporate globalization, and finding or creating a process for people to stand up to tyranny an overturn the Rule of Fear with the Rule of Law, not just the European law, but the Great Law that the indigenous people of the Americas found before they were conquered. For more details, see Splitting the Sky's website , Anthony Hall's article-Citizen's Arrest of George W. Bush for War Crimes- The Trial of "Splitting the Sky", Joshua Blakeney's article- George W. Bush gets his day in court! STS vs. Bush trial goes forward, and the videos of the event with Cynthia and Splitting the Sky- . I also wrote a couple of articles- The Trial of Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush and the Calgary Principles and Day Two- The Trial of Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush.Archived - here.

       
Splitting the Sky and Professor Anthony J. Hall

March 4, 2010

Public Banking with Michael Sauvante, CEO of CEED- Community Energy & Economic Development and Executive Director of Commonwealthgroup.net. Michael Sauvante is an entrepeneur, technology innovator, achampion of transparency, corporate responsibility; together we look at different approaches to public banking. The show is archived here.

To learn more about "Public Banking" from Michael Sauvante's point of view- check out these articles

Public Banks - A Tool For Fixing The Economy And The Means to Achieve It
http://www.commonwealthgroup.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=73

A Common Bank Holding Company For States, Counties & Cities
http://www.commonwealthgroup.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=74

Public Banking & L3Cs
http://www.commonwealthgroup.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=74

Michael Sauvante

Another approach to "Public Banking" is that of the American Monetary Institute taking banking out of the hands of bankers and into the domaine of government see Report on the AMI 2009 Monetary Reform Conference

February 25, 2010

Creating a State Bank in California with Ellen Brown, author of The Web of Debt- The Shocking Truth About Our Monetary System and How We Can Break Free, and Laura Wells, running for the nomination of the Green Party for Governor of California. Ellen wrote an article entitled- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: HOW THE STATE CAN BEAT ITS BUDGET WOES citing the successful example of North Dakota's State Bank to help California steer a new path through its economic crisis. Her article has inspired others to begin drafting legislation to create a state bank for California. Laura Wells, with her background in finance, management and political innovation, has garnered more votes than any other Green Party candidate for state office, when she ran for State Controller on a "Follow the Money" platform. She embraces the idea of a state bank and reshifting taxes from people to corporations. This show is archived Here.

       
Ellen Brown, author of The Web of Debt, and Green Party candidate, Laura Wells running for Governor of California

February 18, 2010

The Transformative Power of Truth with Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, and Physicist Steven Jones, Founder of Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice, and Co-Editor of the Journal of 9/11 Studies. Both Jones and Gage have helped lead the charge to scientifically challenge the official narrative of 9/11 and offer hard evidence that the World Trade Center Buildings were demolished through the use of explosives through controlled demolition. Their work has galvanized over a 1000 Architects and Engineers to join them in petitioning for a new investigation. (They will be joined by David Ray Griffin and others at a luncheon, conference for Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth on February 19th in San Francisco announcing their latest discoveries and efforts.) This show is archived Here.

       
Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and Physicist Steven Jones