Daniel Ellsberg Praises Chelsea Manning After She Is Jailed Again 
“I Know No One More Patriotic”: Daniel Ellsberg Praises Chelsea Manning After She Is Jailed Again...
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:39PM
In My Own Voice-Sandra Moran in the Maritimes 
Sandra Moran is an advocate for LGBT, Indigenous and women's rights, a talented musician and the first feminist and openly gay Member of Congress to be elected in Guatemala. As part of a speaking tour organized by Breaking the Silence Maritimes-Guatemala Solidarity Network, Sandra visited Eastern Canada from June 15th-23rd. She first visited the Maritimes 30 years ago as a member of the revolutionary musical group Kin Lalat. On Sunday, June 24th, as Sandra prepared to head back to Guatemala, ...
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:34PM
Black, Queer Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Assassinated 
Councilwoman Marielle Franco, a feminist lesbian activist and emerging voice against police violence, was gunned down yesterday in her car...
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:58AM
ACLU Sues Alabama for Discrimination Against Transgender People 
MONTGOMERY, Ala., February 6, 2018 — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama filed a lawsuit today challenging Alabama’s policy of restricting access to driver’s licenses for transgender people that accurately reflect their gender identity. The lawsuit, Corbitt v. Taylor, was filed on behalf of three people who experienced this discrimination....
Posted: Tue Feb 6, 2018 6:32PM
Intersectional Community Organizing for Social Justice Roundtable, March 2017 (audio/mpeg 45.7MB) Panel on intersectional activism in New Orleans...
Posted: Mon Jun 5, 2017 7:11AM
Interview with Arely Westley of BreakOUT! (audio/x-wav 203.1MB) "BreakOUT! is a real good family more than an organization. We are a family where we love and support one another."...
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:39PM
The Electoral College Giveth, And The Electoral College Can Taketh Away 
Elijah Berg’s viral petition calling on electors to make Clinton President over Trump is no more outlandish than the result we got: coronating a rapey, racist, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, thin-skinned, Narcissist whose very being is a threat to the dignity and safety of millions of people at home and abroad....
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:40PM
#DisruptJ20: Call for a bold mobilization against the inauguration of Donald Trump 
We call on all people of good conscience to join in disrupting the ceremonies....
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:23PM
Chelsea Manning Punishment for Suicide Attempt is Cruel and Inhumane A prison disciplinary board has sentenced Chelsea Manning, who is currently serving a 35-year sentence at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, to 14 days in solitary confinement following her suicide attempt in July....
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:46PM
Lyn Archer speaks about New Orleans City proposed shut-down of French Quarter Strip Clubs (audio/mpeg 33.6MB) In-studio interview with Lyn Archer, New Orleans resident and stripper, on proposed shut-down of more than half of French Quarter Strip Clubs....
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:45AM
Dawn Collins on RootsCampLA 2016 (audio/mpeg 10.5MB) We talked to Dawn Collins about Roots Camp LA, a day long unconference at UNO Student Center this Saturday, June 25th, for progressive activists to gather and share stories of success organizing at the statewide level. This year's program includes a networking night friday at Kajun's on St Claude, and Saturday night spoken word....
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:25AM
Indonesian Atrocities against Gays FYI: Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco
1111 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA
United States
TELEPHONE: (415) 474.9571
FAX: (415) 441-4320
HEAD OF MISSION: Mr Asianto Sinambela, Consul General...
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:38PM
Conversations in Color Featuring Alexis De Veaux and Janet Mock (audio/mpeg 2.1MB) Conversations in Color, an intimate discussion on Black Feminism, Sexuality, Intersectionality, Emergent Strategy and Afrofuturism featuring Alexis De Veaux, 2015 Lambda Literary Best Lesbian Fiction award winner, and Janet Mock, Trans-advocate and MSNBC So Popular Talk Show Host....
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:41PM
Task Force Urges Pope Francis to Practice "Golden Rule" for LGBTQ People and Families Washington, DC, September 24, 2015 — The National LGBTQ Task Force is urging Pope Francis to practice the “Golden Rule” for LGBTQ people and their families. The Pope emphasized the often quoted axiom in his address to a joint session of the US Congress—but went on to implicitly criticize marriage equality and reproductive rights, issues of vital importance to LGBTQ people and their allies....
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:01PM
Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs & Almah LaVon on Dark Sciences: A People Of Color Dream Retreat (audio/mpeg 38.4MB) This is the first convening of a queer-black-feminist imagined collective dreaming house for people of color....
Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2015 7:17AM
Girls Rock New Orleans, June 8th-13th 2015 (audio/mpeg 3.2MB) Girls Rock! New Orleans brings together volunteer instructors and female and female identifying kids to create an explosive showcase of talent and inspiration! From June 8th- 13th, kids learn new instruments, form bands, and attend workshops about music, art, and social justice....
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 5:12PM
Girls Rock New Orleans 2015 (audio/mpeg 9.5MB) Li and Saiya join us to talk about Girls Rock New Orleans, June 8th and on this summer at NOCCA. The performance will be on June 13th, and a fundraiser is tomorrow, at 5pm at Clouet Gardens....
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 9:16AM
Interview with LOUD Queer Youth Theater participants Latreece Reed, Nicky Cao, and Joriel (audio/mpeg 16.4MB) Gahiji Barrow interviews members of LOUD, the Queer Youth Theater project based in New Orleans today. They discuss their upcoming performance, Pursuit of Justice, which will take place at the Mid City Theater this weekend. Also bring up topics of how queer youth interact with the police and feel about the police in New Orleans and what the group has brought to their lives....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:49AM
Last Call: New Orleans Dyke Bar History Project (audio/mpeg 10.9MB) Erin Roussel and Bonnie Gamble speak about Last Call, the New Orleans Dyke Bar History Project, and a new podcast they will be presenting in the coming weeks....
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:30AM
Philippine Women’s Coalitions Launch 18 Days of Activism against Violence 
On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), which marks the start of the 18 Days of Activism Against VAW, women’s groups held a press conference and rally in front of the US Embassy. The coalitions announced today that they unite in focusing on the call for justice for Jennifer Laude during this 18-day campaign period which starts on November 25, and will sustain the campaign until justice is served....
Posted: Wed Dec 3, 2014 3:52AM