Tuesday, December 31, 2002

THIS WEEK (Jan. 2nd & 3rd) on FIRST PEOPLES TV - "Circles" In the Yukon, an innovative program is bringing together circle sentencing, a traditional form of Aboriginal justice, and the Canadian justice system. Sentencing circles don't focus on punishment. Instead, they bring together the perpetrator of a crime, his or her victims, and peers and family in an effort to bring healing to the community. Brothers Harold and Phil Gatensby, who have both done their share of jail time, now participate in circles as a way to allow offenders to break the cycle of crime, court, prison, and allow them to reconnect with their spiritual traditions. Circles works so well that Aboriginals from the Yukon have helped set up similar programs elsewhere in Canada and in the US. With its potential to bring community members together, the circle is a powerful alternative to prison terms imposed by courts - not only for Aboriginal people but, potentially, for all communities. THIS WEEK'S SCREENING TIMES Jan 02, 9:00 PM ET (Jan 02, 6:00 PM PT) Jan 03, 3:00 AM ET (Jan 03, 12:00 AM PT) Jan 03, 9:00 AM ET (Jan 03, 6:00 AM PT) Jan 03, 3:00 PM ET (Jan 03, 12:00 PM PT) 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. 8:55:25 AM    comment

Real Courage QUOTE OF THE DAY "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." - - Harper Lee (from "To Kill A Mockingbird") RHINO HERE: I want to take this opportunity, this Rhino's Blog for New Years Eve and New Years Day, to wish you and your families, as well as our country and the world, a better, more secure, more just and above all, more peaceful new year. Other than those wishes, I'm going to be sparse with this entry, forwarding info bites on 4 people who showed real courage this last year, as defined in the quote above. This list of 4 was compiled by the organization Voice4Change. See you next year. http://www.voice4change.org 8:34:05 AM    comment

Voice4Change Honors Jeanette Wallis as the "Unsung Hero" of 2002 It shouldn't be the case, she should be the star of the movement. She is walking accross America, with very little fanfare. We should be supporting and promoting her more. Please go to her website and get involved in this monumental effort. "Woman Collecting Grievances On Walk" By Richard Kujath, Daily Sun Remember Inauguration Day 2001? On that day, a woman from Seattle started out on a mission to collect grievances, and this week that mission brought the woman through Beatrice. Despite her friends and family calling it a "ridiculous idea," Jeanette Wallis is walking across the United States, from Seattle to Washington, D.C.... http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2002/10/16/news/news4.txt http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=021223~nlg.asp 8:32:00 AM    comment

Speech By Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) To The Southern California Americans for Democratic Action February 17, 2002, Los Angeles, California ...Dennis Kucinich brought down the house with this speech that said everything we felt at that time. Finally an elected Official had the courage to say it. "A Prayer for America" was the "Speech of the year" in 2002 View the Speech of the Year: http://thespiritoffreedom.com/prayer.asx http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=021227~scada.asp 8:29:53 AM    comment

Statement of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney This statement made Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney the number one target of the White House. The GOP pulled out all the stops and helped a more moderate Democrat beat Cynthia in the Primaries. We Honor Cynthia McKinney for her courageous act in 2002. April 12, 2002 "The need for an investigation of the events surrounding September 11 is as obvious as is the need for an investigation of the Enron debacle. Certainly, if the American people deserve answers about what went wrong with Enron and why (and we do), then we deserve to know what went wrong on September 11 and why." "Are we squandering our goodwill around the world with what many believe to be incoherent, warmongering policies that alienate our friends and antagonize our allies? How much of a role does our reliance on imported oil play in the military policies being put forward by the Bush Administration? And what role does the close relationship between the Bush Administration and the oil and defense industries play, if any, in the policies that are currently being pursued by this Administration?" http://www.house.gov/mckinney/news/pr020412.htm http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=021227~clg.asp 8:26:20 AM    comment

S.F. Woman's Relentless March For Peace Everywhere you looked in 2002 there was Medea. Voice4Change honors Medea for alway being where most of us can't be; to speak for us! "Global Exchange Founder A Tireless Advocate" Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer, Saturday, October 26, 2002 Medea Benjamin is not only one of San Francisco's leading activists, she's the Zelig of political protest. And with the country inching toward war, the 50-year-old Noe Valley resident has never been in so many different scenes. She made national news for interrupting Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as he pitched his war plan to Congress last month. And for getting arrested at President Bush's August speech in Stockton. And for her street theater outside Vice President's Dick Cheney's appearance that month in San Francisco... S.F. woman's relentless march for peace http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=021227~gx.asp 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. - COMMENT ON TODAY'S BLOG - SEARCH BLOG ARCHIVES - SURF RHINO'S LINKS http://www.rhinosblog.info "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://www.rhinosblog.info (RHINO'S WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) 8:14:09 AM    comment

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