Listen to "Respect MP George Galloway on Tour for Gaza"
MP George Galloway is on tour for an upcoming trip to Gaza to attempt to break the blockade on that region.
This event took place in Berkeley, CA and is one of several across the country.
Also, another view of Gaza: the beaches.
Music by Luci Murphy
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Susan Galleymore, author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror
Listen to "Susan Galleymore, author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror"
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror, shares verbatim stories from mothers and others (troops, family members) affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon and Syria and the US.
Author and Raising Sand Radio host, Susan Galleymore, traveled to these countries between 2004 and 2007 to gather stories although the project actually began when her son was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and she traveled there to talk to him about war.
Published by Pluto Press and distributed by Palgrave/McMillan in the US, order the book online or from the book's website.
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror, shares verbatim stories from mothers and others (troops, family members) affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon and Syria and the US.
Author and Raising Sand Radio host, Susan Galleymore, traveled to these countries between 2004 and 2007 to gather stories although the project actually began when her son was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and she traveled there to talk to him about war.
Published by Pluto Press and distributed by Palgrave/McMillan in the US, order the book online or from the book's website.
NOTE: View pictures from the book tour from the website too.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Voices against War: Book Launch at Busboys and Poets, Washington DC
Listen to "Voices against War: Book Launch at Busboys and Poets, Washington DC"
Voices from the local community of Washington DC speaking at the tour event for the book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Mike Marceau - Vets for Peace
Chantelle Bateman -USMarine Corps and Iraq Vets Against War
Anita Bateman - "military mom" of Chantelle
MC'd by Verna Avery-Brown of Pacifica radio with music by Luci Murphy, Gray Panther.
Voices from the local community of Washington DC speaking at the tour event for the book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Mike Marceau - Vets for Peace
Chantelle Bateman -USMarine Corps and Iraq Vets Against War
Anita Bateman - "military mom" of Chantelle
MC'd by Verna Avery-Brown of Pacifica radio with music by Luci Murphy, Gray Panther.
Monday, May 4, 2009
On the Road with Raising Sand Radio and Mothers Speak about War and Terror
Listen to "On the Road with Raising Sand Radio and Mothers Speak about War and Terror"
For the next two weeks I'm on the road with my book, Long Time Passing, Mothers Speak about War and Terror, in which I share the stories of mothers and others in the war zones of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and the United States. Learn more about the book and the tour stops at the web site Mothers Speak about War and Terror (www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org).
At each event I've invited members of the the local community affected by war to join me in raising our voices about the devastating effects of war. Today we'll hear from the voices shared at events in the Pacific North West, from Portland Oregon and Lakewood Was, where I presented the book and its ideas at a gi supported coffee shop called coffee Strong.
For the next two weeks I'm on the road with my book, Long Time Passing, Mothers Speak about War and Terror, in which I share the stories of mothers and others in the war zones of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and the United States. Learn more about the book and the tour stops at the web site Mothers Speak about War and Terror (www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org).
At each event I've invited members of the the local community affected by war to join me in raising our voices about the devastating effects of war. Today we'll hear from the voices shared at events in the Pacific North West, from Portland Oregon and Lakewood Was, where I presented the book and its ideas at a gi supported coffee shop called coffee Strong.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
For Mothers Day 2009... No More Victims
Listen to "For Mothers Day 2009... No More Victims"
Maxine Fookson and Ned Rosch are representatives of the Portland, Oregon community of No More Victims, an organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families.
No More Victims is a citizen's response to war and militarism in the form of a national non-profit grassroots organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families. Community participants band together to learn how the child was injured, assess the child's current situation, and work to meet the most pressing needs of the child and family.
Nadia McCaffrey is Gold Star parent which means that she has lost a child in an American war. Nadia is mother of California National Guardsman Patrick McCaffrey who was killed in Balad on a US Army base Camp Anaconda in 2004.
Nadia McCaffrey, part of the anti-war community since 2004, is founder of Veterans' Village.
Maxine Fookson and Ned Rosch are representatives of the Portland, Oregon community of No More Victims, an organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families.
No More Victims is a citizen's response to war and militarism in the form of a national non-profit grassroots organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families. Community participants band together to learn how the child was injured, assess the child's current situation, and work to meet the most pressing needs of the child and family.
Nadia McCaffrey is Gold Star parent which means that she has lost a child in an American war. Nadia is mother of California National Guardsman Patrick McCaffrey who was killed in Balad on a US Army base Camp Anaconda in 2004.
Nadia McCaffrey, part of the anti-war community since 2004, is founder of Veterans' Village.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Afghanistan: a view with trees, art, and culture
Listen to "Afghanistan: a view with trees, art, and culture"
Asma Eschen is a Board Member and Director of Agriculture at Afghans4Tomorrow. She is the Co-founder of the Bare Roots Group and has led 4 delegations to plant and distribute 125,000 trees in Afghanistan since 2005. With her mission to green Kabul's hills, this year Asma and her team planted over 6,000 trees in and around Kabul. She comments on her experiences there this time around.
An excerpt from recent event at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center called Liminal Spaces, Afghan Culture and the Future of South Asia. A preview screening of Shireen Pasha's movie, Slowly Slowly Mud and Lotus and a four person panel:
Tamim Ansary, author of West of Kabul, East of New York, and born and raised in Afghanistan.
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr, a student of traditional Islamic culture and author of The Spy of the Heart and translator of classic sufi poetry.
Shireen Pasha is a storyteller and film maker, Slowly Slowly Mud and Lotus
Bina Sarkar Ellias is founder publisher, editor and designer of Gallerie, an award winning global arts and ideas journal published in India.
Thanks for Farhat Ashufta, videographer, for sharing the audio for this segment
Asma Eschen is a Board Member and Director of Agriculture at Afghans4Tomorrow. She is the Co-founder of the Bare Roots Group and has led 4 delegations to plant and distribute 125,000 trees in Afghanistan since 2005. With her mission to green Kabul's hills, this year Asma and her team planted over 6,000 trees in and around Kabul. She comments on her experiences there this time around.
An excerpt from recent event at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center called Liminal Spaces, Afghan Culture and the Future of South Asia. A preview screening of Shireen Pasha's movie, Slowly Slowly Mud and Lotus and a four person panel:
Tamim Ansary, author of West of Kabul, East of New York, and born and raised in Afghanistan.
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr, a student of traditional Islamic culture and author of The Spy of the Heart and translator of classic sufi poetry.
Shireen Pasha is a storyteller and film maker, Slowly Slowly Mud and Lotus
Bina Sarkar Ellias is founder publisher, editor and designer of Gallerie, an award winning global arts and ideas journal published in India.
Thanks for Farhat Ashufta, videographer, for sharing the audio for this segment
Sunday, April 12, 2009
"Military Mom" Joan Najbar and Michael William of Coffee Strong on the National Guard
Listen to "'Military Mom' Joan Najbar and Michael William of Coffee Strong on the National Guard"
Joan Najbar's son spent 16 months in Iraq during periods of intense combat. She talks about her family's experiences with "reintegration" from the perspective of a mother and a mental health professional. She also talks about the lack of awareness of colleagues, friends, and the general US population not directly involved in issues of war and peace and who don't make it their duty to learn more.
Michael William in Washington state, is a war resister on the cutting edge of GI supported business. We talk to Michael at his place of Work, Coffee Strong where active duty troops from the nearby military bases come for coffee and mix with veterans, resisters, and their families.
Coffee Strong and GI Voice
Joan Najbar's son spent 16 months in Iraq during periods of intense combat. She talks about her family's experiences with "reintegration" from the perspective of a mother and a mental health professional. She also talks about the lack of awareness of colleagues, friends, and the general US population not directly involved in issues of war and peace and who don't make it their duty to learn more.
Michael William in Washington state, is a war resister on the cutting edge of GI supported business. We talk to Michael at his place of Work, Coffee Strong where active duty troops from the nearby military bases come for coffee and mix with veterans, resisters, and their families.
Coffee Strong and GI Voice
Download shorter segments of this show:
Joan Najbar (24:50)
Michael William and Coffee Strong (17:00)
Promo for radio host's book tour (1:20)
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