| PERSPECTIVES features interviews on vital
local, national and international issues that affect our lives, now weekly
on Comcast and Alameda Power & Telecom (APT) in Alameda, California,
Comcast Marin, and Novato Public Access Television.
Perspective's Host – Julie Rufo 
Julie Rufo was the co-founder and moderator of the Alameda
Public Affairs Forum before she and Joseph Woodard started PERSPECTIVES.
She knows the power of public media, having worked in
production of industrial films and shows for some years in Los Angeles,
and then becoming a business manager in the entertainment industry.
Born and bred in New York City, she is the daughter of
a writer and editor, Charles Lam Markmann, who authored "The Noblest Cry,"
a history of the ACLU, among other works. She inherited his passion for
truth and justice, a passion that carried her into battles against the
Vietnam War, the Contras in Nicaragua and Honduras, our proxy wars in
Guatemala and El Salvador, our bogus invasions of Grenada and Panama,
and now the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Moving to Alameda to live near her son, a successful
energy conservation consultant, and father of her two grandchildren, and
her daughter who works in administration for the City of Novato and is
an active environmental advocate, Julie has happily found a community
of people who share her concerns and want to do something about problems
that we all face. With a background in social activism that spans five
decades, Julie now presents interviews on vital local, national, and international
issues that affect our lives. |
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Julie interviews Ishmael Reed, noted Bay Area novelist, poet, playwright, essayist,
and educator, about the Media's
treatment of African-Americans.
PERSPECTIVES presents a discussion of an important toolkit for
activists determined to make sure the Obama administration fulfills
its promise of change. Julie interviews Ann Ginger of the Meiklejohn
Civil Rights Institute about her recent publication, "Undoing
the Bush-Cheney Legacy."
December completes the year with inspirational protest songs
sung by Betsy Rose
October, November bring you shows on the tragic situation in
Afghanistan.
In September and October, in a two-part show, Norman Solomon
will share his thoughts on our Warfare State, the Democratic Convention,
and the future facing us during the next administration.
August and September shows cover Zimbabwe,
the Water Crisis,
protests against Military Recruiting
in Berkeley, and a real look at Venezuela.
In June and July look for a special edition of PERSPECTIVES, May
Day and the Real Price of Occupation. The show features
voices that the Bush Administration chooses to ignore, Labor's reaction
by shutting down all West Coast shipping ports on May Day 2008,
and selections from The Real Price of Occupation. Click
here to see the show's lead-in (in FLASH format).
In July, Raj Patel, noted author and researcher,
will talk with Julie about the world's crisis in food.
Antonia Juhasz discusses The
BU$H Agenda, the corporate invasion of Iraq and other
countries, and how it will compel decisions to be made by our next
Federal Administration
In this election season, be sure to watch the interview with James
Soper on the risks of using Electronic Voting Machines.
Virender Gosawami talks about
Abuses of Immigration Law that may affect you
when you travel abroad.
See a preview of the interviews with Dahr Jamail
on Iraq: What We Have Done, including
a review of shows we've filmed on the U.S. and Middle Eastern issues.
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Other shows include Jackie Cabasso on the dangers
of nuclear energy and the resurgence of nuclear weapons
(a two-part interview); Michael Parenti on the meaning of U.S.
Imperialism (also two shows) and what we can do about it;
Barbara Lubin, the Founder and Executive Director of the Middle
East Children's Alliance in a passionate interview on her
extraordinary life and travels, and the work of the organization
helping children in the Middle East; and two East Bay "renegade
rescuers" who worked on the beaches during the S.F.
Bay 2007 oil spill trying to save oiled birds. They tell
us what they witnessed and did, and how responses can and should
be improved in the event of another such horrific occurrence. And
coming soon: a two-part discussion with Elizabeth de la
Vega on our Outlaw Government and the repercussions
of eight years of the Bush Administration.
Perspectives shows
can be ordered on DVD. Order copies for your family.
Order multiple copies and sell them to raise funds for your group
or campaign. Arrange a showing of a PERSPECTIVES show with Joseph
Woodard Multimedia as an organizing and fund raising event.
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PERSPECTIVES
with Julie Rufo