Episode #395 of “Media Edge” (initial airing on cable TV during week of December 1 - 7) includes:
"It Takes a Village" (22 minutes)
After being devastated by a cyclone in 1991, the community of Chakaria in Bangladesh tries a new approach to community health care.
"An Evening with Rabbi Michael Lerner" (68 minutes)
Founder of the Network of Spiritual Progressives, Rabbi Michael Lerner spoke in Sacramento in February 2012 at an event recorded by Media Edge. In his latest book, "Embracing Israel/Palestine", Lerner describes his views about building peace between Israel and Palestine, which he discusses at length during this presentation. Lerner is a political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue of San Francisco. Lerner was a leader in the Berkeley student movement and the Free Speech Movement, chair of the Free Student Union, and chair from 1966-1968 of the Berkeley chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society. In 2003, the San Diego Jewish Journal described Lerner as "the most controversial Jew in America," writing that "He is relentlessly critical of Israel. He eulogizes Rachel Corrie. And he's done more for peace than any conservative we know."
"Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem" (26 minutes)
Day 78: See the largest Koufia (Head Scarf) cut through the streets of Ramallah to Al Manarah on the day Palestine commemorates al Nakba
(Catastrophe). Mustafa Barghouti notes how what happened 62 years ago in Nazareth, Jaffa and other cities is happening today in Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. The Beit Liqya & Al Awda Folklore troops performs Dabka (Traditional Dance). Meet refugees and hear their wishes. What are those large metal keys people are holding?
In Gaza: the Rafah border crossing has been open for the past three days after two months of closure. Join the travelers including little girl Hala whose father is in Egypt and she hasn't seen him for 2 months. How long did it take Dr. Mostafa Yousef to reach stage 2 or the trip? The ambulances that carry patients await in line. How long did old-man Mohammad Al Harazeen, who has a heart condition, have to wait till he got on the travelers list and head to Egypt for treatment? Nagham reaches the 3rd phase of the trip (the departure hall), where she finds Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad. What does he have to say? At the final stage before crossing over the border, meet Khamis Misleh who is going to see his Egyptian wife & kids after 3 years of separation.
