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Media, Democracy, Peace & Justice. 5 minute audio collage using the voices of "Making Contact" for their 10th anniversary (5 minutes, MP3)

Documenting Torture: Holding the United States Accountable. On this edition, we trace the seeds of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal to 9/11 and previous to that time. We hear from survivors of torture, human rights advocates, and a soldier. And we'll revisit the official government reaction. (29 minutes, Real Audio)

On a Mission. Scott and Joe were both raised in the Mormon community. But being gay puts them at odds with their families and the church.(26 minutes, Real Audio)

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Tuesday, November 5, 2002
why i like oprah
well, i don't really watch her show. but she's really had some guests that would never see the time of day on most mainstream media shows. social justice has to be done on many levels, and i think the work she's doing is reaching so many people new to these issues. michael moore was on her show last friday (bowling for columbine, if you haven't seen it, do), and she had howard lyman, the rancher gone vegetarian (and went to court against the beef industry), she's turned many americans into active readers, and so on. here's one of her other latest campaigns, teaming up with amnesty international to save Amina Lawal. this is from an email i got from a friend:

Nigerian woman, Amina Lawal, has been sentenced to death by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock. She has tried to appeal the decision but has been unsuccessful, thus far. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these stonings but has so far done nothing--partly because of the fear of not being re-elected. The father of the baby denied fathering the child and, hence, has escaped any form of punishment.

Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is finished nursing
her child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt and townsmen will
throw stones at her head until they kill her--which has been known to take hours.



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