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OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, presents Larry Lobre and his lecture 'Women of Country Music: 1925-1985' Part 1 of 3. Sept 2017.

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"Gun Violence In America: A Preventable Epidemic" (67 minutes)

On October 22, 2017, Joshua Sugarmann, founder and executive director of the Violence Policy center in Washington, D.C., was the keynote speaker at the Joint Annual Dinner of the Sacramento Chapters of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Americans Against Gun Violence.  Sugarmann asserted that the epidemic of Gun Violence in America can and must be solved.

"Immigrant Prisons" (14.5 minutes)

Few Americans know about our nation's system of immigrant detention centers. Each year, the U.S. government locks up roughly 440,000 immigrants in over 200 immigrant prisons. Companies like the CCA and Geo Group, got started in the 1980s, and have since made over $12 billion in profits, largely from immigrant detention. These facilities have grown into a highly privatized, lucrative and abusive industry that profits off the misery of immigrants awaiting deportation. These abuses happen behind closed doors with little to no oversight.

"What Happened? … And What Do We Do Now?" (1 hour, 31 minutes)

One year ago, on November 11, 2016 (just 3 days after the presidential election), a shocked Sacramento audience welcomed Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and MSNBC contributor, who spoke with them about the results of the 2016 presidential election, and what we can do about this in the future. A Media Edge crew recorded the event at St. Mark's United Methodist Church as part of its Moon Lecture Series.

"The pushers of the economic trend of neo-liberal capitalism looked at NAFTA as a way to be cutting edge in their free'trade agreements...with the intention of radically transforming Mexico's economy."  Russell Lum, Trade Justice Coordinator with Oregon Fair Trade Campaign talks about the contradictory reasons for NAFTA's enactment; how NAFTA has transformed the US and Mexico; and what "We the People" should demand of a re-negotiated NAFTA.

Community Rights organizer, Paul Cienfuegos, talks about the concept and history of community rights.