PERSPECTIVES with Julie Rufo

PERSPECTIVES interviews, Table of Contents

• Ann Ginger on Civil Rights
• Kate Resucha and Karen Kenney, from Girls Inc., on raising young women
• Two Muslim neighbors, Dr. Hatifie and Sister Baldes
• Susan Galleymore about mothers in Middle East conflict areas, 2 shows
• Sureya Sayadi on Honor Killings
• Andrea Buffa on Media Reform
• Sanaz Meshkinpour on U.S.-Iran relations
• David Bacon on Immigration
• Sheryl Lane and Venesia Thompson of Urban Habitat
• Rafael Schiller-Laden of World Can't Wait
• Dr. Richard Walker on the Greening of the SF Bay Area. 2 shows
• Jacqueline Cabasso, on the dangers of nuclear energy and the resurgence of nuclear weapons, 2 shows
• Dr. Michael Parenti on the meaning of Imperialism and what we can do about it, 2 shows
• Barbara Lubin, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance
• the Renegade Rescuers about the SF Bay Oil Spill in 2007
• Elizabeth de la Vega on Outlaw Government, 2 shows
• Dahr Jamail on Iraq: What We Have Done, 2 shows
• Virender Goswami on Immigration Law Abuses
• James Soper on Electronic Voting Machines
• Antonia Juhasz on The BU$H Agenda, 2 shows
• May Day 2008, when Labor shutdown all West Coast ports to protest the invasion of Iraq
• Dr. Raj Patel on the worldwide food crisis
• Dr. Barry Schutz on Zimbabwe
• Matt Heberger on the water crisis
• MaryAnn Thomas of World Can't Wait, protesting military recruiting in Berkeley
• Daniel Lavelle on Venezuela
• Norman Solomon on the Warfare State and Political Possibilities, 2 shows
• Dr. Farid Younos on Afghanistan, 2 shows
• Betsy Rose on the importance of singing, 2 shows
• Ann Fagan Ginger on "Undoing the Bush-Cheney Legacy", 2 shows
• Ishmael Reed, on the Media's Treatment of African-Americans, 2 shows

Julie presents a special edition of PERSPECTIVES by featuring voices of protest against the Invasion of Iraq, voices ignored by the Bush Administration, and showing a selection from the DVD slideshow, "The Real Price of Occupation."

This show highlights the May Day 2008 protest by Longshoremen and other labor unions against the invasion. Labor sucessfully closed down all shipping ports on the West Coast that day. Instead the workers held rallies fostering union solidarity with each other and other antiwar groups. This show brings you some of the best parts of the San Francisco antiwar march and rally on May 1, 2008; May Day. It includes highlights of the speeches given by Richard Cavelli, President of I.L.W.U. Local 34, the union that shutdown the Oakland Docks on May Day, and the speech given by Danny Glover who reads from Martin Luther King's "Where Do We Go From Here? Community of Chaos."

The DVD version of this show includes bonus resources that you may use in preparing your own antiwar materials. It includes links to all references used in preparing the facts and figures presented. And a slide explains how to order the complete DVD of The Real Price of Military Occupation slideshow from US Labor Against the War.

Julie interviews Dr. Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, the Hidden Battle for the World Food System.

In recent weeks, food riots have erupted in Haiti, Niger, Senegal, Cameroon and Burkina Faso. Protests have also flared in Morocco, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mexico and Yemen. In most of West Africa, the price of food has risen by 50 percent -- in Sierra Leone, 300 percent. The World Food Program has issued a rare $750 million emergency appeal to deal with the growing crisis.

Dr. Patel, a recognized authority on food distribution, returned to the SF Bay Area after testifying to Congress on effects of the subsidies given to farmers who grow food for fuel, not food, and gave this enlightening interview.

As a bonus feature, this DVD contains the entire PERSPECTIVES TV website.

Julie interviews Dr. Barry Schutz, a specialist on Zimbabwe and Southern African affairs for the U.S. State Department.

Zimbabwe is suffering from an acute economic crisis. The country has the world's highest rate of inflation and just one in five has an official job. Inflation has now soared about 2,200,000%. Zimbabwe also suffers from world's highest rate of AIDS infection.

The leader, Robert Mugabe, has retained power by use of vicious tactics, conducted by a willing military against members of the opposition led by Morgan Tsvangirai. In the words on one conservative U.S. State Department official, Mugabe is worse than Sadddam.

Dr. Schutz describes the history of the development of Zimbabwe since it's liberation of colonial rule by the British when it was named Rohdesia. He charts the descent of Zimbabwe into intolerable circumstances and points out the players who could help reverse the situation.

As a bonus feature, this DVD contains news articles on the developing catastrophe.

Julie interviews Matt Heberger, a research associate with the Pacific Institute's Water Program. Matt is a licensed Professional Engineer, registered as an Environmental Engineer in Massachusetts, with a BS from Cornell and MS degree from Tufts University.

In June, California's Governor Schwarzenegger officially declared a statewide drought. The prospect of the drought continuing for some time has worried every citizen because it threatens the $32 billion agricultural industry and could severely limit economic development. Worldwide, the availability of clean and healthy water supplies is dangerous for millions.

Matt traces the development of California's drought and speaks to possible alternatives that could help preserve rather than destroy our natural ecosystems. He also describes the principles of water control and distribution across the United States.

As a bonus feature, this DVD contains 2 whitepapers from Pacific Institute on preserving water, plus articles describing the drought, the California State Water Project, and possible options for the East Bay Municipal Utility District that has instituted mandatory water rationing.