Unfortunately, The U.S. Has Not Lost Its Way

Direct Action Radio for early September, 2012

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Outline of this episode:

 *  A glimpse of ridgetop wind power generation in New Hampshire

*   News and Updates

*   Bradley Manning:  Criminal or Hero?

*   Has the U.S. gone astray? A review of this country's founding principles reveals that, tragically, we're still exactly on the course our Founding Fathers set us on.

Links (and a phone number) for this episode: 

Anti-Foreclosure Movement Update

     Regional actions Sept. 12th protesting Freddie Mac

     Building a national movement

Keystone XL Tar Sands Blockade

      August 30th action  (including great news video)

      Sept. 5th action
      Myths and Facts about Keystone XL: Correcting lies told at the RNC
      Trans Canada wins right of eminent domain

Stop Fracking in NY State
      DontFrackNY.org
      Call Governor Cuomo at 866-584-6799 to oppose fracking in New York State.

Fighting Extraction in Australia
    Activists close down rail project Sept. 4th
    Fullerton residents blockade Dart Energy late August

    The facts on coal seam gas extraction

    Rising Tide Australia

Corporate funders of DNC

Pe'Sla Sacred Site
    Make donations, and see an inspiring video

Bradley Manning
     His story
     Statement by soldier visible in "Collateral Murder" video
     Sept. 6th actions nationally

Occupy Monsanto

    Sept. 17th actions

Occupy Wall Street
    Sept. 17 anniversary protest

Alaska Mining Action Camp, Sept. 14-16
    salmonfirst.org

Hactivism: How to Use Computers in Direct Action

Direct Action Radio for late August, 2012

Posted August 26th, 9:30 EDT

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Outline of this episode:

**  News and Updates
**  An interview with Sarah Cortes, computer security expert, about the role of computers in protecting popular power and human rights
**  An exploration of individual resistance to oppression with respect to the Cece MacDonald case
**  A call to action at the Republican National Convention


Links for this episode:

(I have tested all of these links, but if you find any that aren't working, please let me know at DirectActionRadio@riseup.net.)

Music --  On The One 

Music  --  Ryan Clover

             ryenclover.com

            cdbaby/cd/ryenclover

Order Greenwash® cleaning products  (Support our corporate backers)

Earth First! Newswire
Earth First! Journal

Activists challenge Governor Corbett of Pennsylvania

Jaguars vs. Rosemont Mine

    biologicaldiversity.org  (Center for Biological Diversity)

    News article

Musicians challenge the right-wingers who love them

Algonquin Victory in Protection of Barriere Lake

Republican National Convention Protests

      resistrnc.org
      Schedule of protest events / Call foraction by Everglades Earth First!

     News article

Greenpeace occupies drilling rig in Russia

Coal Export Action update

La Parota Dam

      Root Force

      International Rivers

      Newsin Spanish

Hactivism

    Anonymous:

     How to Join Anonymous -- A Beginner's Guide

    Message from Anonymous to Tunisian Government 13/06/2011.flv

     Anonymous - Message to the American People

      Occupy Music Video: Anonymous -Op-Critical and Justice Through Music Project

    Bradley Manning:

           Call for action at Obama 2012 offices nationwide Sept. 6th during DNC

   

   Wikileaks:

          http://www.collateralmurder.com/

          http://wikileaks.org/

   Defcon:

         https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-20/dc-20-schedule.html#fridayspeakers 

         https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-20/dc-20-speakers.html#Soghoian 

         https://www.defcon.org/     Homepage

Cece McDonald

        Support website

        Transcript of court hearing

Protect the Peaks Tree-sit

       Facebook page

       Website

Pe'Sla

    http://intercontinentalcry.org/pe-sla-help-save-lakota-sioux-sacred-land/
    http://lastrealindians.com/2012/08/23/peslaauctioncancellation/

    http://www.indiegogo.com/PeSla-LakotaHeartland   (to contribute)

    http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12452&LangID=E

Direct Action Radio can be reached at:

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(206) 337-7493 

Mountain Mobilization and the Hobet 20

A new episode of Direct Action Radio went up at 4:30 EDT on August 16th, 2012.

Here are ways to listen to it:

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DIRECT ACTION RADIO EPISODE FOR 8/16/12

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Contact the show at:  DirectActionRadio@riseup.net 
    or call at (206) 337-7493

OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT EPISODE:

   *   News and updates about activism around the world

   *   An interview with one of the organizers of the Mountain Mobilization which occupied the largest mountain top removal site in the country and shut it down, followed by 20 arrests and severe police and court retaliation 

   *    Inspiration and encouragement for activists during this Summer of Solidarity

Links for this episode:

  Coal Export Action, Montana

      Coal Export Action
      It's Getting Hot In Here

  England and Ecuador battle it out over Julian Assange

      CNN (sorry)

 Mountain Mobilization and the fight against mountain top removal

     R.A.M.P.S 

     Mountain Justice Summer
     Bryan of Katuah Earth First! interviewed on podcast

Ryan Clover's music

    Website

    Order CD

Monsanto and the fight against genetic engineering

     Occupy Monsanto

     Monsanto stopped by beekeepers in Mexico

     Monsanto GMO corn blocked in Poland

     Organic Consumers

     Common Dreams writeup

     Prop 37 in California

     Trader Joe's protest 

Brazilian Dam Halted

      Common Dreams writeup 

Blockade of Shumberger fracking-related facility

      Shaleshock.org writeup

Recent and upcoming direct actions trainings/gatherings (including Republican National Convention)

    Earth First! Newswire events listing

Fighting Industrial Wind Power

      Energize Vermont 

      News coverage of Lowell Mountain action

Tar sands pipeline

    Patrick Daniel letting activists know how effective we're being

July 8th Anti-fracking action and shutdown in Pennsylvania 

    Marcelllus Earth First! writeup

     Video of action

Animal Liberation Front actions

   From the Earth First! Newswire

Croatan Earth First!

   Who We Are

Earth First! Journal and Newswire

   Earth First! Newswire 

   Earth First! Journal

 

You can reach Direct Action Radio at:
DirectActionRadio@riseup.net
(206) 337-7493

No One Leaves: The Anti-Foreclosure Movement

Welcome to Direct Action Radio. We are devoted to news, analysis, and debate about resistance to oppression and defense of our planet.

Our first show is up! Choose one of the links below to listen immediately or to download.
 
Listen to the show now. When you get to the podcast site, click on the round button next to the title to start playing.

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About the Early August show

Here are the highlights of the show:
* An explanation of what Direct Action Radio is all about (since this our first show)
* News on direct actions and other forms of resistance over the past several weeks from around the world
* A feature on challenging the banks through the anti-foreclosure movement, with many strategy ideas including the use of eviction blockades

Here are various links to find out more about issues discussed on the Early August show:

Anti-foreclosure movement
City Life/Vida Urbana
Video of the vigil at the Tucker family home
Springfield No One Leaves

Joe Belmont’ music
Joe Belmont’s web site
Order Joe Belmont’s CD’s

Mountain Mobilization (Hobet mine protest)
News story
Interview with organizer about police crackdown

Japan anti-nuclear protest
News story

Summer of Solidarity
Schedule of events

Freecycle
Explanation of controversies regarding Freecycle

Chinese protests (and victory)
News story

Burlington Tar Sands protest
News story

Anti-fracking march in Washington
News story
stopthefrackattack.org

Bill McKibben’s article
Full text

Global news from Earth First!
Earth First! Newswire
Earth First! Journal

You can reach Direct Action Radio at:
DirectActionRadio@riseup.net
(206) 337-7493