This Week: David Swanson is a peace, democracy and social justice activist, community organizer, and author of the book, 'Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.' He is the founder of the political action websites, AfterDowningStreet.org, and ConvictBushCheney.org, and serves as Chair of United for Peace and Justice among other progressive affiliations. He is a former newspaper reporter, and acted as press secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential bid. David Swanson in the first half.
And; Ehab Lotayef is with Toronto's Canada Boat Gaza committee and will join us in the second half to bring us up to speed with that project's progress.
And; Janine Bandcroft will not be here at the bottom of the hour as oft times she is, but will return next week, and the following, to cover for me as I vacate the big Gorilla chair.
So, first up; David Swanson and Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect (and peaceful American) Union.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com.
Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This Week: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is heading on the road next month, going north to visit communities served by the RCMP to host workshops on police accountability. It's an effort BCCLA president, Robert Holmes says is meant as both a means to educate and to learn what concerns residents of the north and famed "heartland" of the province have about the way policing is conducted in their neighbourhoods.
David Eby is Executive Director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, and is an adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia. He is also the president of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. David Eby in the first half.
And; Nathalie Des Rosiers is General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Executive Director of its Education Trust. She is the previous Acting Vice President - Governance of the University of Ottawa, and served as Dean of the Civil Law Section of the U. of Ottawa's Faculty of Law. Nathalie also served as president of the Law Commission of Canada from 2000-2004. Nathalie Des Rosiers and Canadian law after the G20.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from Victoria's streetz and beyond. But first, David Eby and weighing the future of the RCMP in B.C.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com.
Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This week: Jason Hribal is an author, whose book, 'The Cry of Nature: An Appeal for Mercy on Behalf of Persecuted Animals' deals with the nature of human/animal relations. His latest book, 'Fear of the Animal Planet' due out in the Fall follows the theme. Jason Hribal in the first half. And; David Williams is president and executive director of the Friends of the Nemaiah Valley, an organization working to protect the jewel of B.C.'s interior. David is also president of R.A.V.E.N., an organization dedicated to providing financial resources to assist Aboriginal Nations' legal battles against industry and other "developers" that would threaten their traditional way of life. David Williams and saving Fish Lake in the second half. And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep us current with Victoria'z street scene. Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This week: Zoe Blunt is a Victoria-area based environmental and rights defender, independent journalist, and one of the principals behind the website, WTF? Langford, the closest watchdog of the ongoing Bear Mountain development (visible from Victoria as the scabrous scar in the heart of the Sooke Hills). She and her colleagues are currently focused on the coming Olympic games and the attendant abuses of the ostensible tenants of Canadian society it demands. Zoe Blunt in the first half.
David Swanson is an American political activist without peer. He is a former journalist, press secretary for one of Dennis Kucinich's presidential runs, creator of numerous activist websites and campaigns and the author of the recently released book, 'Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.' David Swanson and putting We the People back in the political drivers seat in America in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV radio broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep us current with some of the goings on from the streets of our fair city.
But first, Zoe Blunt and "talking about: the biggest circus of corporate pimping, police harassment, wasted tax money, military exhibitionism, and winter sports - the 2010 Olympics and the Torch Relay", slated to start here in Victoria."
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
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