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Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
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A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
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Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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How We Survive: Getting Creative About Jobs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We look at how the unemployed are getting creative about making ends meet, from starting their own businesses to work-sharing.

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Oscar Grant and Police Accountability
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at the Police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Lessons from Latin America
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Oscar Estrada, Credit: http://www.elheraldo.hn/content/view/full/18947
We hear from activists and experts who say the U.S. can learn a lot from social movements in Latin America.

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Crisis as Opportunity: Voices from the U.S. Social Forum
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the 2010 United States Social Forum. We were there and on thi...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
Working Beyond Unions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
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James Lawson: Non-Violent Warrior
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rev. James Lawson Arrested in Nashville, 1960 , Credit: www.blackpast.com
An interview with James Lawson, the chief architect of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins, and confidant to Martin Luther King. Lawson touches on every...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Art in Action
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Heavy Weather (Part II)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition, we’ll hear part two of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll look at how climate c...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
LGBTQ Immigrants Speak Out
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition, we hear from LGBTQ immigrants in the U.S. who not only have to hide their legal identity, but their sexuality too. Their stories d...

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  • Added: Apr 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Heavy Weather (Part 1)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Tillamook Floodplain, Credit: Barbara Bernstein
On this edition, we’ll hear part one of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll explore the connection...

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Making Contact: Soul of a Citizen
From: Making Contact
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Author Paul Loeb is re-releasing his book, ‘Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times’. On this edition, we’ll hear from Loeb...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
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Dr. Joanna Macy: Gifts of Uncertainty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Joanna Macy, Credit: www.bioneers.org
Dr. Joanna Macy is a long-time peace, justice, and ecology activist. A celebrated Buddhist teacher, Dr. Macy’s wide-ranging work spans Eastern and ...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Women Rising XX: Leaders Struggling with War
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Fatou Bensouda, Credit: Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR
In this program, we profile two government leaders tackling the monumental problem of war –– Gambia's Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor at the Inte...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Redefining Human Rights: The Case for Food, Health Care & Housing
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Annie Flores, Womens Economic Agenda Project; Max Rameau, Take Back the Land Founder; Shereen D'Souza, California Food and Justice Coalition Director., Credit: Khanh Pham
Are food, housing, and healthcare human rights? A round table discussion about the right to healthy food, the right to housing, and the right to he...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Chronology of Capitalism (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Top: Steve Williams, co-founder of POWER. Bottom: Stanley Aronowitz, Professor, City University of New York, Credit: http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com
As continual efforts to tweak the economic system seem to be failing, there’s growing suspicion that the flaws may be systemic. We hear from 3 peop...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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The Local Aftermath of Bush-Era Workplace Immigration Raids
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We go to Postville, Iowa and Laurel, Mississippi--two communities where the largest workplace immigration raids happened in 2008.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2010
  • Length: 14:53
  • Purchases: 1

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