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Populist Dialogues - 12-43 Austerity - Attack of the 2pct

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 1:32pm
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Guests Nicholas Caleb (government Professor at Concordia University in Portland) and Mike Losier (Media Spokesperson with Portland Action Lab) identify what austerity economic policy is, how it represents attacks on the services and functions of government around the world, how people have responded in Europe and the United States.  Lastly, they discuss efforts in the United States, specifically in Portland, to develop consciousness about austerity as a policy program of the elite and how we,the people, mobilize in opposition.

Populist Dialogues - 12-41 Trans Pacific Partnership

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 2:07pm
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Guest Elizabeth Swager is Asst Director of Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. She talks about her role in the enactment of Portland Oregon's sweat-free procurement ordinance, designed to protect foreign factory workers. She goes on to review past “free-trade agreements” (NAFTA, Panama, Columbia and So Korea) and their effects on American jobs losses, tax havens and challenges to laws and regulations as a result of investor protection clauses. The TransPacific Partnership is then discussed as as NAFTA on Steroids.

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 12:09pm
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SHOCKING AND AWFUL MARATHON -- PART ONE
10 years after the second US invasion of Iraq, the Deep Dish TV series "Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation" remains the most comprehensive and powerful analysis of the war and opposition that arose in the US and around the world. To mark the 8th anniversary since the first "Media Edge" telecast on April 3, 2005, we present this entire 12-part series during the next three weeks, with each Media Edge episode featuring four of the Shocking and Awful series programs:

Parent University 2013: Setting Limitations, The Brain, How Drugs and Alcohol Affect the Growth of Your Child

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 4:01pm
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Parent University concludes this year with "Setting Limitations, The Brain, How Drugs and Alcohol Effect the Growth of Your Child."

The presentations include Dean Blumberg, PhD, LMFT and Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II followed by a moderated roundtable discussion and question and answer period.  Moderated by Pamela Wu of KCRA.

Recorded March 9, 2013 at the Brunelle Theater at Davis High School by Davis Media Access.

Breaking the Cycle of Gun Violence

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 2:09pm
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On February 19, 2013 Saving California Communities hosted a community forum on breaking the cycle of gun violence at Davis Community Chambers.

Internationally renowned gun violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute of UC Davis School of Medical School was joined by Amanda and Nick Wilcox, legislative and policy chairs of the California Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.