DefendersLIVE!

DefendersLIVE!
Making the political tangible and activism viable.

DefendersLIVE airs Mondays at NOON.

Tune in via internet at www.wrir.org or

Tune your radio to 97.3 LP FM

Host Ana Edwards is also chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project and a co-founder of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality. For 27 minutes every week, DefendersLIVE features interviews and commentary on topics relevant to Richmond's community - our poor, working class and progressive community members. The program is a discussion designed to make connections to past and present, near and far events, people and ideas and encourage contemplative and critical thinking.

Keep Up The Struggle The Struggle is Creative

Recent and Upcoming Shows...

10/05: Gabriel - 7th Annual Commemoration on Oct. 10 "A Day to Reclaim Shockoe Bottom" - To mark this event this episode of DefendersLIVE provides a verbal tour of historic Shockoe Bottom.

10/12: Conversation with Mayor Ousmane Simaga of Segou MALI as part of visit for signing of Sister City Agreement between Richmond and Segou. Delegation members also interviewed included Madani Sissoko - President of Segou's Sister City Commission and Mohamed Doumbia - Assistant Director of the Festival Sur Le Niger; acting as translator was Robin Poulton - President of Virginia Friends of Mali.

10/19: Recent and Upcoming Events / Pledge Drive Week!

10/26: Home Spun CSPAN will pre-empt DefendersLIVE to bring coverage of candidates and upcomng elections

11/02: Home Spun CSPAN will pre-empt DefendersLIVE to bring coverage of candidates and upcomng elections

11/09: Guatemala and Femicide: Violence against Women because they are Women - members of a recent Guatemala Human Rights Commission Human Rights Delegation join us for a special one-hour program:

Abby Dini, MSW, 2009 Alumni of VCU School of Social Work, women's issues, maternal and child health
Karen Smith Rotabi, Faculty, VCU School of Social Work
Priscilla Witwer, Student, VCU School of Social Work, Officer of La Milpa Guatemalan Interest Group which brings social justice issues related to Guatemala to VCU community

To learn more about the delegation and upcoming efforts contact Abby Dini at abby.dini@gmail.com. Coming soon, www.StopFemicide.com - to cover local efforts to build awareness, conduct advocacy and defend human rights in the US to support Guatemalan work against femicide and impunity.

Learn more about femicide and the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) at www.ghrc-usa.org, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission website.

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