Monday, July 8, 2002

THIS WEEK (7/4) ON FIRST PEOPLES TV - "In Whose Honor?" "Tushka" In 1972, a Native American activist, involved in the popular American Indian Movement, led a rally to the steps of the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC. 12 Hours later his wife and children were killed in a mysterious house fire. "Tushka" is a fictionalized drama based on these events of the 1970's, when the FBI waged its COINTELPRO campaign against civil rights efforts made by organizations such as the American Indian Movement and the Black Panthers. A raw, compelling story, "Tushka" tells of government corruption, Indian defiance, and the power of the human spirit. [base "]Tushka[per thou] is part of the "First Peoples' TV"series made possible by DreamCatchers, a non-profit organization working to bring Native films to a wider audience. THIS WEEKS SCREENING TIMES Thu, Jul 11, 9:30 PM ET (Thu, Jul 11, 6:30 PM PT) Fri, Jul 12, 3:30 AM ET (Fri, Jul 12, 12:30 AM PT) Fri, Jul 12, 9:30 AM ET (Fri, Jul 12, 6:30 AM PT) Fri, Jul 12, 3:30 PM ET (Fri, Jul 12, 12:30 PM PT) TO ORDER A VHS CASSETTE Contact the filmmaker: Ian Skorodin 1801 N. Kingsley Dr. #103 Los Angeles, CA 90027 323-466-7400 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FIRST PEOPLES TV & WORLDLINK TV: For program descriptions visit http://www.dreamcatchers.org/fptv or for program schedules visit http://www.worldlinktv.org FIRST PEOPLES TV WorldLink TV (www.worldlinktv.org), the first nationwide television network providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture, is broadcasting a new weekly series by and about the tribal peoples of the world. "First Peoples TV" features 26 award-winning documentaries and dramas focusing on the lives of contemporary Native and Aboriginal people and the issues they face. WorldLink's programming consists of first run documentaries, foreign feature films, global news reports and eight hours of world music each day. Launched in December 1999, the channel is available in over 17 million U.S. homes via basic service on the direct-to-home satellite services DIRECTV® (Channel 375) and EchoStar's DISH Network® (Channel 9410). "First Peoples TV" is the first time a regularly scheduled TV series concerning tribal peoples will be accessible to all urban areas, including the territories of every Indigenous nation in the United States. 10:57:32 AM    comment

YUCCA MOUNTAIN VOTE THIS WEEK QUOTE OF THE DAY "Americans don't want convoys of nuclear waste on their roads and rails... The Yucca Mountain proposal would set in motion a high-stakes game of nuclear Russian roulette...The plan puts the wishes of the nuclear industry ahead of the health and safety of ordinary Americans." - - From the Sierra Club Web Site Rhino here: The U.S. Senate will soon decide whether or not to move 77,000 tons of high- level nuclear waste from power plants nationwide to the unstable site in Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The vote is expected this week (week of July 8). A "yes" vote means shipments, numbering between 50,000 and 100,000, would travel on the nation's roads, rails, and waterways. Experts estimate there could be as many as 310 accidents. To send a fax to your senators telling them that you don't want nuclear waste traveling across our nation to end up in poor depository, go to: http://www.truemajority.org/index.asp?action=1681&ms=yucca&ref=2497 BACKGROUND Our nation's nuclear power plants have created tens of thousands of tons of dangerous high level nuclear waste. For decades the nuclear power industry and the federal government have struggled to find a place to put this deadly byproduct. Bowing to pressure from a nuclear power industry that would just like this problem to go away, the federal government recently picked Yucca Mountain in Nevada to create a "permanent" waste storage facility. The State of Nevada has vetoed this plan and only a vote of both houses of Congress and override it. The House has already voted to override the veto. The Senate is planning to vote soon after returning from their July 4th recess. Sound science does not support moving the waste to Yucca Mountain. The General Accounting Office, the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, just reported that 293 technical issues have yet to be resolved. In addition, on June 14, 2002, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale hit 15 miles east of Yucca Mountain. Authorities reported no damage or injuries, however, the earthquake underscores the geological vulnerability of the site. The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste plan is not only bad science -- it is risky business! Shipping tons of nuclear waste from nuclear power plants around the country also raises troubling questions. Trains wreck. Trucks have accidents. Even the Titanic proved sinkable. And what is to stop a terrorist from simply parking a truck full of explosives along the side of the route waiting for a shipment to pass? Click the link below to send a fax to your Senators asking them to oppose Yucca Mountain. Ask your senators to seek a solution to nuclear waste storage that is based on sound science and public safety. http://www.truemajority.org/index.asp?action=1681&ms=yucca&ref=2497 To see how close you live to a proposed shipping route check out http://www.mapscience.com Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. Rhino's Weblog is the responsibility of The Rhino. Gary Rhine rhino@kifaru.com http://www.kifaru.com http://www.dreamcatchers.org http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207/ “If we don’t change direction, we’re gonna wind up where we’re headin’.” Reuben A. Snake Jr. (Winnebago) 10:51:04 AM    comment

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