The Jeff Farias Show

Friday, January 30 2008

It’s First Amendment Friday. Your soapbox - all topics are on the table. As I write this our President is signing an executive order creating a Middle Class/Working Families Task Force to be headed by Vice President Biden. It’s a strange sensation to wake up each morning to see the president on TV and not have my blood pressure skyrocket but to actually be encouraged and inspired by our President. I’m sure I will get used to this. Eventually.

I spoke with Zahir Janmohamed, Advocacy Director - Middle East and North Africa for Amnesty International regarding their report on the crisis in Gaza. For comprehensive information on the conflict, go to www.amnestyusa.org/gaza. For late breaking updates, visit our blog, Human Rights Now http://blog.amnestyusa.org/?tr=y&auid=4461073. For organizing resources on the conflict, visit the Gaza Resources page http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries … id=4461072

At 4:30 Rosina Kazi from the band LaL It’s been 10 years since Toronto collective Lal began a musical journey based on the twin beliefs of escapism and change. Their sound from the outset was one of contrasts: icy, futuristic rhythms melting into warm basslines and soothing soul melodies, with reverberating atmospherics whirling about the spacious groove. Hints of Rosina’s South Asian roots and Murr’s hip hop formation seasoned their productions with a taste of tradition, while the overall sound suggested something far more progressive. Those were the sonic essentials that characterized their 2002 breakout release Corners, later followed by the 2004 sophomore endeavor Warm Belly High Power, a record flush with confidence, it’s wide-open soundscapes filled with intricate percussive twists and turns that bounced around from late-night bedtime slow burners to 3am bliss. The record garnered was proclaimed Best Soul Album 2004 by prominent Canadian music rag Exclaim! Magazine during a period that also saw possibly the most significant change to bless the group to date, the addition of bassist Ian de Souza as a permanent member. De Souza, who has recorded the likes of Rwandan singer Jean-Paul Samputu, Jesse Cook, and his own Sisters Euclid quartet – is a now a primary Lal composer, and his creative injections were noticed almost immediately as the group has progress both inside and outside the studio. Now, with a few years to properly fuse the pieces into place, the groups latest disc promises to be their most impressive to date. Its title opens the discussion: Deportation – record that conveys immense feelings that disorientation, abandonment and injustice and that accompany such a dramatic change in circumstance. A dramatic sense of urgency pushes the groove, from the dark and pensive bassline an of “Erase Me” and desolate melody of “Wasteland”, to the marching proletariat revolt-rap of “Hopeful”. The project’s creativity extends into a new media show with new media artist Faisal Anwar and projectionist Jose Garcia ,incorporating video images into and interactive and entirely unique stage set-up that pushes the audience to engage of the deep social messages that ripple through every tune. Through this decade long voyage filled with all the ups and downs you’d image a group could go through, Lal has not only fought for change, but exploited it. Whether it was a pursuit for another sound or, more likely, working to make a difference politically through their incessant participation in local social movements, Lal’s members have each worked vehemently to impact a measure of change in the world around them. As they unleash their latest creation and stand tall to be counted behind its artistic message, one thing’s for sure – the future is undeniably brighter than it was yesterday. With any luck, that could be the one thing that won’t change. http://www.ptrmusic.com/release.php?cat … =PTR-CD015

At 5 PM Lt Eric Shine joins us with an update on his case.

At 5:30 David Malsch with this week’s movie reviews and DVD releases. Check out David’s website http://www.davideatworld.com

If were lucky we’ll hear a report from activist Leonard Clark

I spoke with Geri Soriano- Lightwood lead singer and lyricist for Supreme Beings of Leisure about her music and activism. http://www.last.fm/music/Supreme+Beings+of+Leisure

Starting on Monday, February 2nd I’ll be joining the Roots Up Radio network. http://www.rootsupradio.com/

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Thursday, January 29 2009

Watching the media react to the votes on the stimulus bill I can’t help but feel sorry for poor President Obama. His bill passed the House with no republicans voting for it. Zero. Poor, poor President Obama. His bill passed without republican support. I repeat - it PASSED! Without republican support. What went wrong ? If you watch the MSM it’s a sad, sad day for poor, poor President Obama. He got his bill passed even though republicans didn’t like it. I do believe I feel a case of the vapors coming on

At 4:30 Marisa J. Richmond, Ph.D. is the President of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition. She also serves on Board of Directors of the National Center for Transgender Equality and on the Sexual Violence Prevention Planning Committee of the Tennessee Department of Heatlh. She is a former Board Member of the Tennessee Vals in Nashville, and has also served on the Boards of American Educational Gender Information Service (Board Chair from 1996 to 1999), the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, Tennessee Equality Project, and Nashville’s Rainbow Community Center. In 2006, she served the Statewide Field Coordinator for the Vote No on 1 Campaign. She served as the Co-Chair of Southern Comfort Conference in 2001, chaired the host committee for the Tennessee Waltz, the 2002 IFGE Convention in Nashville, and in 2004, she served on the planning committee for Nashville Black Pride. In 2008, she became to first openly transgender person to win an election in Tennessee when she was elected to the Davidson County Democratic Party Executive Committee. One month later, she became the first African American, transgender person to be elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention from any state. http://ttgpac.com/

At 5 PM Christopher Ketcham writes for Vanity Fair, GQ, Harper’s and many other magazines, and is currently working on a book, “The United States Must End,” which advocates the dissolution of the US. “The Revenge of the Blogger at the National Press Club” “Bordering Chaos: A report from the birth-pang of America’s citizen border patrols” The Anthrax Files: Who Really Perpetrated the Anthrax Attacks? “Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law?” “An Israeli Trojan Horse: How Israeli Backdoor Technology Penetrated the U.S. Government\’s Telecom System and Compromised National Security” http://www.christopherketcham.com/

5:30 Mary Lyon is a veteran broadcaster and five-time Golden Mike Award winner who has anchored, reported, and written for the Associated Press Radio Network, NBC Radio “The Source,” and many Los Angeles-area stations including KRTH-FM/AM, KLOS-FM, KFWB-AM, and KTLA-TV, and occasional media analyst for ABC Radio News. She writes a regular column at the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-lyon … 59697.html

at 6 PM Mark Lane is one of the best-known researchers of the JFK assassination. He is also one of the most outspoken and controversial. He is a New York defense lawyer with strong leftist leanings and a strong social conscience, having involved himself in many causes over the years, such as the unjust exclusion of Negroes and Puerto Ricans from the juries in New York, the effects of widespread pretrial publicity upon the rights of the defendants, and the mistreatment of mentally retarded children in a New York State school. Lane has written widely on the assassination. His first book on the subject was Rush to Judgment, which appeared in the U.S. in August 1966, in Great Britain in September 1966 (in hardcover), and then in 1967 as the Paperback Penguin Edition in Britain. He then wrote A Citizen’s Dissent in 1968. He has two screenplays dealing with the assassination, Executive Action and Plausible Denial, the first of which became a movie. He has produced two documentary films on the assassination, Rush to Judgment and Two Men In Dallas. He has also written one play, The Trial Of James Earl Ray. Mark Lane has also been active in trying to understand the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. He was James Earl Ray’s lawyer, then later wrote (with Dick Gregory) a book on that assassination, entitled Murder in Memphis). www.marklane.com

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Wednesday, January 28 2009

At 4:30 Cyril Mychalejko to discuss his article Dirty Business, Dirty Wars: U.S.-Latin American Relations in the 21st Century - “Much is being made across the political spectrum in the United States about Washington’s waning influence in Latin America. The region has seen an emergence of left and center-left presidents voted into office, many as a result of budding social movements growing democracy from the grassroots. Some pundits and analysts are suggesting that this phenomenon is occurring because of the Bush Administration’s perceived neglect of the region. Rather, what is happening is blowback from Washington’s continued meddling in the economic and political affairs of an area arrogantly referred to as the United States’ “backyard.” Latin America’s growing unity in rejecting the Washington Consensus remains fragile in the face of U.S. opposition. Washington has been quietly using the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, and a neo-cold war ideology to institutionalize a militarism in the region that risks returning us to the not so far off days of “dirty wars.” ” Read More: http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1687/60/

At 5 PM Paula Poundstone PAULA’S FIRST-EVER COMEDY CD - NOW AVAILABLE It’s new, it’s now it’s here it’s WOW Paula’s first-ever comedy cd!!! We’re welcoming Paula for her first visit tonight to discuss her activism, art & the challenges to her integrity posed by living in a media microscope culture. Paula continues her hilarious & socially analytical career with her first comedy CD: Recorded LIVE at the world-famous Stone Mountain Arts Center. it’s Paula at her best in a non-stop laugh ride that you won’t want to end - check out her webpage for more!: http://www.paulapoundstone.com/

At 5:30 Jennifer Moore - is a Canadian freelance print & broadcast journalist writing & producing from Ecuador where she has been based for the last two years. She is member of the Foreign Press Association of Ecuador & has spent considerable time following Ecuador’s growing national movement against large scale metal mining in which Canadian-financed transnational mining companies play a dominant role. Her news articles & radio documentaries can be found on upsidedownworld.org & by listening to Free Speech Radio News (http://www.fsrn.org). She also corresponds for the Green Planet Monitor (http://www.greenplanetmonitor.net) & is currently carrying out research as part of the “Territory, Conflicts & Development in the Andes” programme at the University of Manchester with a focus on two conflicts in Southern Ecuador. Links to some other work: Another recent article about Ecuador’s mining movement & Canadian investments: Danger Ahead: http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1575/49/ Canada’s Word: http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/2054 Mining & Democracy in Peru: Piura Votes: http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1479/76/ Audio Documentary from Piura consulta: http://www.greenplanetmonitor.net/news/ … y-in-peru/ Flower farming in Ecuador: http://www.greenplanetmonitor.net/news/ … eethearts/

At 6 PM Dr Andrew Moulden is the new leader of the Canadian Action Party. We will discuss the Security & Prosperity Partnership or North American Union http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/home.html http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/about.html http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/leader_m.html http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/DrAndrewmoulden.html

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Tuesday, January 27 2009

In today’s New York Times OpEd Columnist Bob Herbert asks a question that has been on my mind for a few weeks – why is anyone listening to Republicans ? After 8 years of republican rule has led us to the brink of economic disaster why does the administration and the MSM even care what republican leadership has to say. Why are harbingers of failed policies given airtime to pronounce the same failed solutions to our economic woes ? More tax cuts. Really ? How’s that worked out for us ? Elections have consequences and the American people have rejected republican ideology and given the Democrats the White House and huge margins in the House and Senate. It’s time to reflect that and begin moving this country forward even if they have to drag the republicans along kicking and screaming. Elections have consequences.

At 4:30 PM Karl Frisch from Media Matters for America Karl Frisch has worked on numerous political campaigns over the past decade. He served as multimedia communications director and member of the renowned Web team for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign. In 2005, Frisch worked as press secretary for Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) on the House Rules Committee. Most recently, he served as national press secretary of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). We will discuss GOP dishonesty and MSM complicity on the stimulus debate and take a look at Bernard Goldberg’s new screed attacking President Obama and the alleged liberal media. http://www.mediamatters.org

At 5 PM Veteran reporter Reese Erlich will talk about his new book ‘Dateline Havana.’ Based on 40 years of firsthand reporting, veteran reporter Reese Erlich will talk about his new book Dateline Havana. He explores the historic U.S. domination of Cuba and the power of the Cuba lobby. He offers trenchant observations about Cuba’s political and economic system 50 years after its historic revolution. And finally, Erlich will talk about the prospects for change in both U.S. and Cuban policy under the new administrations of Barack Obama and Raul Castro. Described by Walter Cronkite as “a great radio producer and a great friend,” Reese Erlich’s history in journalism goes back over 40 years. He first worked as a staff writer and research editor for Ramparts, a national, investigative reporting magazine. He taught journalism at Bay Area universities for ten years and currently works as a full-time print and broadcast journalist. He reports regularly as a freelancer for the San Francisco Chronicle, CBC (Canada) and NPR. We will also discuss his book “The Iran Agenda: What the U.S. government doesn’t want you to know” in light of the Obama administrations plan for dealing with Iran. www.reeseerlich.com http://p3books.com/ http://www.iranproject.org/credits/erlich.html

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Monday, January 26 2009

At 5 PM filmmaker Velcrow Ripper presents a film bound to inspire hope - FIERCE LIGHT: WHEN SPIRIT MEETS ACTION is a ground breaking feature documentary from the director of ScaredSacred, (Special Jury Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, 2004), & was executive produced by Mark Acbhar (The Corporation - Audience Award, Sundance 2004). Featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Alice Walker; Buddhist peace activist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh; famed tree-sitter, Julia Butterfly Hill; Hollywood celebrity turned spiritual activist, Daryl Hannah; Dharma Punk, Noah Levine & many more. Featuring Ripper’s stunning cinematography, a compelling soundtrack, and dramatic stories of resistance & transformation, ‘FIERCE LIGHT: When Spirit Meets Action’ reveals what is possible when human beings, faced with a world in crisis, rise to their absolute best. www.fiercelight.org

At 6 PM David Swanson is the author of the upcoming book -”Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union” by Seven Stories Press He is -Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, -creator of ConvictBushCheney.org and -Washington Director of Democrats.com, -board member of Progressive Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace, -member of the legislative working group of United for Peace and Justice, -convener of the accountability and prosecution working group of United for Peace and Justice. http://www.davidswanson.org/

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It’s First Amendment Friday !! Your soapbox – all topics are on the table. There is SO much to discuss we will try to get it all in. More change afoot in the Obama administration. The FDA approved clinical trials for stem cell research to commence this summer. NY Gov Patterson appoints blue dog Gillibrand to the US Senate. The Ledbetter Act passes Congress regarding equal pay for equal work. Obama has reversed the”Mexico City policy” bans U.S. taxpayer money from going to international family planning groups that either offer abortions or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion. Russell Tice offers more revelations on the scope of NSA illegalities.

At 4:30 Max Obuszewski from Baltimore Nonviolence Center, with a look at our surveillance society. Donations to the Baltimore Non-Violence Center 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218

At 5 PM Lt Eric Shine with an update on his case.

http://www.martiallaw911.com

At 5:30 David Malsch with this week’s movie reviews and DVD releases. David’s webpage is

http://www.davideatworld.com

And a special comment from activist/Iraq veteran Leonard Clark

Program Alert I will be on the air Sunday (1/25) with my friend Roman Ulman on his show Arizona at Work 5 – 6 PM on KXAM 1310 AM here in Phoenix. The show streams at http://www.kxam.com/ where you can listen live or watch on webcam. really this time !!

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Thursday, January 22 2009

President Obama issued signing statements this morning banning torture, closing Gitmo and creating a panel to review and recommend how to legally deal with the hundreds of enemy combatants in US custody. The administration also gave it’s first official press conference today. We will also discuss the stunning revelations from NSA agent Russell Tice about the extent and scope of the bush illegal wiretapping program. Following her rousing reception at the State Department today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was joined by VP Biden and President Obama in a ceremony announcing special envoys Richard Holbrook to handle the Pakistan/Afghanistan situation and George Mitchell on the Israeli/Plestine conflict.

We spoke to Diane Farsetta from the Center for Media and Democracy about this years Falsies Awards given to those individuals and groups who go above and beyond in the ways of misinformation and outright propaganda. http://www.prwatch.org/falsies2008 http://www.prwatch.org/pentagonpundits\

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Wednesday, January 21 2009

At 5 PM Geoffrey Garver co-author of Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy. Garver is an environmental consultant and lecturer in law in Montreal. From 2000 to 2007, he was a senior official at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, directing the unit that publishes detailed factual investigations of complaints by North American citizens that one of the NAFTA countries – Mexico, the United States, and Canada – is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law. At the CEC, he wrote reports on enforcement of laws on water pollution from Canadian pulp and paper mills, harm to fish habitat from logging in British Columbia, and the killing of migratory birds by timber harvesting in the United States. Previously, he spent nine years with the U.S. Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resource Division, first as a trial attorney and then as an acting assistant chief handling cases dealing with land and natural resource management, water rights, and environmental impact assessment. Some of his major cases concerned the Everglades’ water quality, winter use and bison management in Yellowstone National Park, and water rights in Idaho and Oregon.

at 5:30 Paul Armentano is the Deputy Director of NORML and the NORML Foundation in Washington, DC. Mr. Armentano is an expert in the field of marijuana policy, health, and pharmacology, and has served as a consultant for Health Canada, the Canadian Public Health Association, and The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Armentano has spoken at numerous national conferences and legal seminars, testified before state legislatures and federal agencies, and assisted dozens of criminal defense attorneys in cases pertaining to the use of medicinal cannabis, drug testing, and drugged driving. http://norml.org/

at 6 PM Rory O’Connor author of Shock Jocks:Hate Speech and Talk Radio. He is also president and co-founder of the international media firm Globalvision, Inc, and The Global Center, an affiliated non-profit educational foundation. He has directed, written and/or produced numerous films and television programs, and served as an executive in charge of three weekly television series, South Africa Now, and Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television (PBS), and Children First (ABC). http://www.globalvision.org/

At 6:30 Julia Cameron has had a remarkable career—and one which has in turn given remarkable help to others. Herself an award-winning poet, playwright, and filmmaker, she has written twenty-four books, ranging from her widely-praised, hard-hitting crime novel The Dark Room to her volumes of children’s poems and prayers. Despite her extensive film and theatre credits, which include such diverse work as “Miami Vice” and the prize-winning romantic comedy “God’s Will” which she both wrote and directed, Cameron is best known for her hugely successful works on creativity. The Artist’s Way has sold over two million copies worldwide, her follow-up bestsellers The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World and The Right to Write are likewise flagship books which are taught in universities, churches, human potential centers and even in tiny clusters in the jungles of Panama. Her most recent book is The Writing Diet.

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Tuesday, January 20 2009

Inauguration Day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m watching the limousines carry the parties to the ceremony and feeling a sense of pride in my country that I have not felt in a very long time. The throngs of people stretching in every direction, faces of all ages, races, and creeds beaming with hope. I admit I got a little choked up when I saw Ted Kennedy with the big hat. What got to you ? I look forward to hearing from you on this historic day.

At 4:30 Ian Prattis author of Failsafe. This slim and mighty volume – Failsafe - provides understanding of global eco-crises and issues a call to change the existing world order by arriving at a deep spiritual understanding of what needs to be done. Step by step methods to transform our existing mindset are laid out to usher in a new era of planetary care, social justice and peace. http://www.failsafebook.com/ http://www.ianprattis.com/

At 5 PM Abraham Bolden author of The Echo from Dealey Plaza, an account of his time as the first African American to serve as a member of the White House Secret Service. http://www.randomhouse.com/author/resul … orid=74735

At 5:30 Johnny Wendell - talk show host from LA

At 6 PM Robert Zubrin author of Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil. Zubrin, an American aerospace engineer known previously primarily for his inventive approach to Mars exploration, lays out the strategy.” http://www.energyvictory.net

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Monday, January 19 2009

It’s Martin Luther King Day ! The best one yet. This day was first observed in 1986. Twenty three years later one aspect of his dream has come to pass. Tomorrow the United States of America will inaugurate a man judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin. Today we celebrate the life of Dr Martin Luther King in his own words.

At 4:30 Malachy Kilbride is an activist presently serving as the president of the board of directors of The Washington Peace Center, washingtonpeacecenter.net, in Washington DC and has served on the national coordinating committee of Declaration of Peace. As an activist he has organized and participated in the DC Anti-War Network (DAWN), National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, Declaration of Peace, Torture Abolition Survivor Support Coalition International (TASSC), Witness Against Torture, and the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Committee of Metropolitan Washington DC. For the last several years he has organized and participated in acts of nonviolent civil resistance opposing torture and war. www.washingtonpeacecenter.net

At 5:30 Paul Wright, Editor, Prison Legal News Prison Legal News is an independent 56-page monthly magazine that provides a cutting edge review and analysis of prisoner rights, court rulings and news about prison issues. PLN has a national (U.S.) focus on both state and federal prison issues, with international coverage as well. PLN provides information that enables prisoners and other concerned individuals and organizations to seek the protection and enforcement of prisoner’s rights at the grass roots level. www.prisonlegalnews.org

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