Civil Rights Videos

The Four Amigos Larry Gossett, Roberto Maestas, Bob Santos and the late Bernie Whitebear are known for their minority rights activism. Their fight for social justice and civil rights resulted in prominent social service organizations. Today, the gang reflects on minority activism in Seattle and what still needs to be done.

Mikey Weinstein is the founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. In this video he talks about the one of the greatest threats to this country, the fundamentalist christian take over of our military.

12:00 p.m. Losing a Line: Boeing Move Boeing and the IAM have been unable to come to terms on a 10 year no strike contract. The airline manufacturer will announce soon whether they'll build their second 787 production line here or in South Carolina. What impact would it have on Western Washington if Boeing moves new airline production to South Carolina? 12:20 pm Referendum 71 State Representative Jamie Pedersen and initiative sponsor Larry Stickney discuss Referendum 71, the everything but marriage act. Lessons Learned: WTO Demonstrations The WTO protests 10 years ago changed the way police deal with mass demonstrations. We'll hear from the Seattle police officer who ordered mass arrests in 1999 and who now advises other cities on handling demonstrations. 12:40 pm John Ortved on The Simpsons The Simpsons have been America's favorite cartoon family for 20 years. We'll talk to the author of the uncensored and unauthorized oral history of The Simpsons, John Ortved. What do you want to know about the one of the most popular shows in television history? Call and talk to an expert on all things Homer.

In her latest book, Professor Helen Lenskyj examines the threat posed by the Olympics to the basic civil rights of residents of host cities. She particularly focuses on the loss of free speech and the criminilization of poverty that accompany the Games no matter where take place. Thanks to Dawn Paley and the Vancouver Media Coop for permission to podcast this speech. To find out more about Redeye, check out our website.

In her latest book, Professor Helen Lenskyj examines the threat posed by the Olympics to the basic civil rights of residents of host cities. She particularly focuses on the loss of free speech and the criminilization of poverty that accompany the Games no matter where take place. Thanks to Dawn Paley and the Vancouver Media Coop for permission to podcast this speech. To find out more about Redeye, check out our website.

A documentary on the lives and working conditions of domestic workers in New York City, highlighting their vulnerability to trafficking and abuse. The film uses the prism of South Asian women workers to focus of the larger issue of workplace exemptions for thousands of nannies and maids across the United States and the roots of this discrimination in American slavery. Produced, Directed & Written by: Pracheta Sharma & Jessica Hopper Courtesy Columbia University Graduate Journalism School

KCTS 9 Connects Anne Levinson (Approve R-71) and Bob Struble (Reject – 71) join Enrique Cerna to debate Referendum 71. R-71 would extend the civil rights of same-sex partners as granted by the Legislature in early 2009. Download MP3 Download M4V Download MP4

We ve got a special show for you today, blues musician Gaye Adegbalola plays her greatest hits in our studio. She s wrapping up her farewell tour with her band Saffire and getting ready to work on a new solo album. Today Gaye is here to talk about her work in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, what drives her passion in music and why fighting shame is so critical for gay liberation. We first met Gaye back in 2005 at the Out Music Awards where she wowed the crowd with her audacious song Big Ovaries looking absolutely stunning wearing a white tuxedo with tails that complimented her silver shock of hair and dark skin. We were charmed by her then and we are so pleased to finally have her in the studio performing such wonderfully outrageous songs such as Bareback Rider and I Can Do Bad All By Myself which tells the tale of love that just may not be worth it. Gaye s put out six critically acclaimed albums, a live album and thousands of shows with her musical collaborators Ann Rabson and Andra Faye in Saffire, which is on their final tour, so catch these fabulous woman while you still can. Comment on today s show using twitter- Include #fof1076 in your update for it to appear on the site. Learn more about hashtag searches in the Twitter Fan Wiki. Human Rights Campaign Gala 2009 Time to Shine Join us on Saturday, Nov. 7 for the most elegant evening of the year featuring Michelle Williams of Destiny s Child and Joe Solmonese, HRC s President. Visit hrcchicago09.com for tickets and info. Featured Music: Gaye Adegbalola Gaye Without Shame: iTunes | Amazon Saffire The Uppity Blues Women Havin the Last Word: iTunes RSS FEED | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE

On Wall Street, private equity firms are buying up corporations and turning them around for huge profits. What does it mean for America's workers and for the economic gap between average families and the wealthiest Americans? Andrew Stern, the president of Service Employees International Union-the fastest growing union in the nation-weighs in. Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews writer, activist, and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs, who has taken part in some of the seminal civil rights struggles in U.S. history, about her belief that real change for democracy will come from the grassroots. "We're not looking sufficiently at what is happening at the grassroots in the country," she says. "We have not emphasized sufficiently the cultural revolution that we have to make...in order to force the government to do differently."

Bill Moyers Journal looks at the trade deal in the works between the new leadership in Congress and the Bush Administration, which has the Democrats under fire from America's workers. Bill Moyers gets perspective on the deal from Harper's magazine publisher John R. MacArthur, author of The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy. Also on the program, Princeton's Melissa Harris Lacewell on race, politics, and spirituality; and author Bruce Bawer, who left America for Europe to escape fundamentalist bigotry, on what his journey says about America, Europe, and Islamic fundamentalism?