Rustbelt Radio for August 13, 2012 : Pittsburgh Indymedia

Rustbelt Radio for August 13, 2012
by Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 at 11:34 PM
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On today's show: Pittsburgh artists and activists gather to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima; Rusbelt's second feature following a partial verdict in Jordan Miles' trial of the three policemen that beat him; This week in Palestine and more in our local and global headlines.

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Rustbelt Radio for August 13, 2012

Rustbelt Radio for August 13, 2012

[1:00] Intro

Welcome to this week's edition of Rustbelt Radio, the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of the news from the grassroots, news overlooked by the corporate media.

On today's show...

Pittsburgh artists and activists gather to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima
Rusbelt's second feature following a partial verdict in Jordan Miles' trial of the three policemen that beat him
And more in our local and global headlines

Rustbelt Radio is broadcast live from WRCT studios every other Monday at 6 PM on 88.3 FM in Pittsburgh, and the program airs again on WRCT every Tuesday morning at 9AM.

We can also be heard weekly on the following stations:

WSDR 99.1 FM in Pittsburgh
WIUP 90.1 FM in Indiana
WNJR 91.7 FM in Washington
WLRI 93 FM in eastern Pennsylvania
and FRSC 101.1 FM in Santa Cruz, California

We're also available on the internet, both on WRCT's live webstream at W-R-C-T dot ORG and for download, stream or podcast from our website at radio dot I-N-D-Y-P-G-H dot org.

We turn now to local stories.

Headlines

Local News

[ 11:00 ] Commemorating Hiroshima

On August 6th, the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Pittsburgh activists gathered for an event organized by Remembering Hiroshima Imagining Peace for poetic and musical performances to commemorate the day. The following excerpts, from a longer piece written by Thomas Merton, was read by the Merton Center reading study group that night. It describes the timeline of events leading up to the bombing.

hiroshima.wav: (10:24)

This audio was editing by Emily Laychak who attended the event.

[ 4:15 ] Musical Break 1

Rustbelt Radio will return after this musical break. Techtonic shift of the Heart by local musician Mike Strasser was also performed at the August 6th event to commemorate Hiroshima.

Tectonic_Shift_of_the_Heart__YouTube.wav: (4:15)

Wrapup

[ HMB BREAK RUSTBELT - 0:20 (fades down 0:10 in to start global intro) ]

You are listening to Rustbelt Radio, the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of news overlooked by the corporate media. We turn now to other independent news from around the world.

Global News

[10:11] This Week in Palestine

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/10/18719278.php

Features

Intro

You're listening to Rustbelt Radio, the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of news from the grassroots.

[22:45] Jordan Miles Civil Trial feature #2

JFJM-COURT-RUSTBELT2.aif: Jordan Miles Civil Trial feature #2 (22:45)

If the file doesn't work, get an MP3 from http://soundcloud.com/nigelparry/rustbelt-radio-feature-jordan-miles-2

[ 5:48 ] Musical Break -

B Dolan's "Film the Police" is a reminder that police officers are a continued and increasingly militarized presence in public streets. Thanks to the widespread use of smartphones and video cameras, along with the popularity of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the power of the media has been put back into the people's hands as they document the injustices perpetrated by those who have sworn to serve and protect them.

FILM-THE-POLICE-Clean-Version.mp3: Film the Police (clean version, 5:48)

That was "Film The Police" by B Dolan, featuring Sage Francis, Toki Wright, and Jasiri X. Download the free MP3 at StrangeFamousRecords.com

Ending

Calendar of Events

And now we present the Indymedia Calendar of Events:

A march to "Just Say No" to the new Pennsylvania voter ID law will take place on Tuesday August 14th from 12:45 to 2:00 pm. The march will meet at the County Courthouse on Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh.

A presentation on the proposed Shell Petrochemical facility in Beaver County will take place on August 15th and again on August 22nd, at the Central Valley High School auditorium in Monaca, PA. Residents around the site of a proposed petrochemical plant near Monaca can raise concerns and learn more about the facility. Beaver County officials and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, a regional economic development organization, will offer their take on the operations and impact of the proposed Shell Chemical petrochemical facility.

Two labor history presentations, "Commemorating the Bread and Roses Strike" and "Remembering Fannie Sellins" will take place on Saturday August 18th from 1:30 - 3:00 pm at the Pump House in Homestead.

The Latin American Cultural Union will host a picnic on Saturday, August 18th from 11:00 am to 7 pm in Schenley Park at the Oval Shelter. For more information, email lacuinfo@gmail.com

Heathly Artists and Dazzletine presents THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE There will be MICRO-TALKS , a CREATIVE WORKSHOP, and a concert by the glam-rock band Dazzletine. Speakers include Health Care Advocates: Rob Cullen of WhatIfPost.com; Molly Rush of The Thomas Merton Center and PUSH; Jude Vachon of Be Well Pittsburgh; and Julie Sokolow of Healthy Artists. The event will be on Friday, August 24th from 7-10pm. at Assemble (5125 Penn Ave)

[1:00] Outro

[ Outro Music ]

Thanks for tuning in to Rustbelt Radio here on WRCT Pittsburgh, WSDR Pittsburgh, WIUP Indiana, WNJR Washington, WLRI LanChester, and FRSC Santa Cruz.

Our hosts this week are Kayla Slicker and Jessica McPherson {PRONOUNCE Mc-Fir-Son] with contributions from Nigel Parry, Don Carpenter, Helen Gerhardt and Kayla Slicker. This week's show was produced by Shawn Watson. Special thanks to all of our hosts, producers, and contributors.

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