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DefendersLIVE!
Making
the political tangible and activism viable.
DefendersLIVE airs Mondays at NOON.
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
06/28/10: The New Issue Show: Virginia Defender Editor Phil Wilayto
06/21/10: Commentary: Juneteenth 2010
06/14/10: ACN Afriki - Camaroon with Jean Bosco Fogham & Joseph Tsingtem
06/07/10: Sheila Pleasants, Southside Child Development Center - Empowering
Women Empowering Children
05/31/10: Commentary: Memorial Day Show/Gaza Peace Flotilla Attacked
05/24/10:
05/17/10:
05/10/10:
05/03/10: Monica Esparzza, author, urban farming - growing food for spirit/body/mind
04/26/2010:
04/19/2010:
04/12/2010: Conversation with Djibril Niang and Mahamadou Tandia of the
African Community Network on the origins and activities of this relatively young support organization
for new immigrants from any of the 52 nations on the African continent; 15 nations are currently represented in
the membership. More information is on their Facebook page. Go to www.facebook.com and search for "African Community Network".
Listen to ACN on DefLIVE
10/12/2009: 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, Mohamed
Doumbia - Assistant Director of the Festival Sur Le Niger and Nouhoume Simaga, nephew to the mayor, businessman
and staff of Office of Tourism in Bamako MALI; acting as translator was Robin Poulton - then
President of Virginia Friends of Mali. See photo below.
Listen to Mali Delegation
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FALL 2009 SHOWS
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:
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Abby Dini, MSW, 2009 Alumni of VCU School of Social
Work, women's issues, maternal and child health
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Karen Smith Rotabi, Faculty, VCU School of Social
Work
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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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Contact DefendersLIVE: (804)
644-5834
ourrosewood@comcast.net
Contact WRIR: (804) 622-9747
www.wrir.org / info@wrir.net
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