01/14/09, Wednesday, on American Indian Airwaves
"Drawing Parallels, Occupation and Human Rights Abuses"
"Drawing Parallels, Occupation and Human Rights Abuses"
United States/Indigenous Nations and Israel/Palestine
Julia GoodFox (Pawnee Nation), Professor at Haskell Indian Nations University and a member of the Third World Coalition delegation to Israel and the Occupied West Bank (http://www.juliagoodfox.net), joins us for most of today's show and this segment to discuss the recent Israeli occupation into Gaza (Palestine), the Isreali government denying fundamental Palestinian human rights for decades, drawing parallels between the United States historical and contemporary treatment towards Indigenous Nations/peoples and Israels historical and contemporary treatment towards Palestine/Palestinians; and she also discusses the similarities and dimensions of how the United States corporate mass media is biased when covering these critical issues. All this, plus her personal narratives from visiting Israel/Palestine over the past few years.
Part 2:______________________________________________________
Charlie Hill (Oneida Nation), noted and legendary comedian and activist, briefly joins us for this second segment to discuss the forthcoming Showtime Special: "Indian Comedy Slam," on Sunday January 18th, 2009, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the El Rey Theatre (www.theelrey.com), 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA The event will be hosted by Charlie Hill and five indigenous comedians.
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