Monday, September 16, 2002

THIS WEEK (9/19) ON FIRST PEOPLES TV - Broken Rainbow This powerful and unsettling film won an Academy Award in 1985 for Best Documentary Feature. Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd present a scathing overview of the shameful treatment of Native Americans during the 1970s. The forced relocation of 12,000 Navajo Indians from their lands in northeast Arizona was set in motion by the greed of energy consortiums eager to have access to the oil, gas, uranium, and coal on the sacred lands of these peoples. Narrated by Martin Sheen. THIS WEEK'S SCREENING TIMES Thu, Sep 19, 9:30 PM ET (Thu, Sep 19, 6:30 PM PT) Fri, Sep 20, 3:30 AM ET (Fri, Sep 20, 12:30 AM PT) Fri, Sep 20, 9:30 AM ET (Fri, Sep 20, 6:30 AM PT) Fri, Sep 20, 3:30 PM ET (Fri, Sep 20, 12:30 PM PT) TO PURCHASE A CASSETTE OF THIS PROGRAM, CONTACT: Facets Multi-Media, (800) 331 6197 http://www.facets.org/ 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 (http://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. 12:18:39 PM    comment

Daybreak; 21st Century QUOTE OF THE DAY "We stand looking out upon the new horizon of the 21st Century. It is still daybreak, the sun is about to come up like thunder... there is no better time to review age old challenges with new thinking that peace is not only the absence of violence, but the presence of a higher evolution of human awareness with respect, trust and integrity toward humankind. Our founding fathers recognized that peace was one of the highest duties of the newly organized free and independent states. But too often, we have overlooked the long-term solution of peace for instant gratification of war. This continued downward spiral of violence must stop to ensure that future generations will live in peace and harmony." - - Congressman Dennis Kucinich RHINO HERE: Yom Kippur; the Jewish Day Of Atonement - a time to: - reflect on your thoughts, words and deeds of the past year. - seek out those fellow humans you have offended and ask their pardon. - request and receive forgiveness for your sins against God. - dream the wildest of dreams and plan their execution. - regain our childlike refreshing hope in life. Last year, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced H.R. 2459, a bill to create a Cabinet-level "Department of Peace" which embodies a broad-based approach to peaceful, non-violent conflict resolution both domestically and internationally. If you haven't heard of the Congressman from Cleveland, or just don't know much about him, I urge you to click & read any one of the links to his web sites and speeches below. Also, available is an in depth article on Kucinich with teases about a presidential run by veteran writer/activist Studs Terkel. "KUCINICH IS THE ONE" by Studs Terkel The Nation, May 6, 2002 http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0419-01.htm RHINO'S BLOG ON STUDS TERKEL, August 21, 2002 http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207/2002/08/21.html CONGRESSMAN DENNIS J. KUCINICH'S ACTION & INFO CENTER http://www.house.gov/kucinich/ SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENT OF PEACE LEGISLATION http://www.house.gov/kucinich/action/peace_legis_summary.htm SPIRIT AND STARDUST; Speech by Dennis J. Kucinich Praxis Peace Institute Conference Dubrovnik, Croatia, Sunday, June 9, 2002 http://www.SOULutions.co.uk/spirit&stardust.htm THE SOUL OF THE WORKER; Speech by Dennis J. Kucinich Iowa AFL-CIO State Convention Wednesday, August 14, 2002 http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020902&s=kucinich20020828 A NEW HORIZON FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Speech by Dennis J. Kucinich The Democratic National Committee Western Caucus, Saturday, May 25, 2002 http://www.thespiritoffreedom.com/west.html 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 NEWS BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback is encouraged and can be emailed to him at: rhino@kifaru.com RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207 (RHINO'S NEWS WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) 8:15:20 AM    comment

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