Franklyn Lopez never stops amazing. He is so bold, so radical, that he thinks its normal to be that way. And that’s why we carry his stuff on “Indymedia Presents.” This week we lead off with another episode of Frank’s “It’s the End of the
World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine.” He starts with a report on the worldwide economic revolts, then turns his unblinking eye to “Bailout Blues,” “Wall 7 are Free!” “Gore’s Dire Warning,” “West Bank Food Boycott,” a tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, and finishes off with “Media Elixir.” In a political moment when much of the left still has Obama stars for eyes, Frank’s material is a potent antidote.
Then on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, we dip into our archive for a little “Weapons of Mass Distraction” to invite you to remember the lies that justified this horror.
Jim Lockhart is a dedicated Portland, Oregon video activist. He sent us our next video, Fur Free Friday, about a campaign by In Defense of Animals (www.idausa.org) that targets Nordstroms, among other retailers, in hopes that they will stop carrying fur products. The campaign has already had some success. Jim’s video takes us to the street to join the protest. For more from Jim, visit www.philosopherseed.org.
And since we’re talking about animals, we finish off this week’s episode with “The Judas Goat,” a counter-recruiting “message from the front.” Military recruiters are a human judas goat. So long as they supply their quota of fresh meat to the front, they don’t have to go themselves. We call them out for what they are.
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Indymedia Presents" is a 28 minute weekly cable public access program produced on behalf of the Seattle Independent Media Center (IMC) by PepperSpray Productions. "Indymedia Presents" airs in Seattle on Thursdays at 8:30 pm. In addition to SCAN Channel 77 in Seattle, "Indymedia Presents" also airs on channels in greater King County (Channel 23), Bainbridge Island (Channel 12), Port Townsend, WA (Channel 97 & 98), Olympia, WA (Channel 22), Tucson, AZ (Channel 73), St Paul, MN (Channel 15), Minneapolis, MN (Channel 17), Fort Wayne, IN (Channel 57), Philadelphia, PA (Channels 54 & 62), Brooklyn, NY (Channels 34 & 67), and on New York City's Manhattan Neighborhood Network, (Channel 34). Our newest channel is in Phippsburg, Maine. This station is downloading the show for free through a new service for PEG stations, available at PEGMedia.org.
Indymedia Presents #348 first airs on Seattle's SCAN TV on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:30pm
This show airs on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Channel 34 on Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 10:30pm. All other locations, check local listings
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