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The
Lawyers Guild Radio Show Archives
KPFK
90.7 FM
List
of 2003 Shows
December
18, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on three different topics:
(1) What does the capture of Saddam Hussein mean for the war in Iraq?;
( 2) The findings of an investigation by The L.A. Alliance for a New Economy
on pay and working conditions of workers at LAX restaurants; and ( 3)
The LAANE and Inglewood Community Campaign to defeat the Wal-Mart ballot
initiative to be able to build the first Wal-Mart Superstore in the Los
Angeles area.
December 11,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on recent developments in
the struggle for gay/lesbian/bi-sexual and transgender rights. Guests include:
Wendell Cummings, Chief Operating Officer of the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center;
Jon Davidson, Senior Counsel at the LAMBDA Legal Defense office in Los
Angeles; and Sylvia Ru, Manager of the California Freedom to Marry Coalition.
December 4,
2003
This edition
of "The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the abusive tactics
employed by military recruiters in high schools. Guests include two high
school teachers and two high school students who are fighting to end the
military's practices, and Ron Kovic, the prominent anti-war activist and
author of "Born on the Fourth of July."
November 27,
2003 - No Show
November 20,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the causes of California
wildfires and the record, so far, of the Bush Administration on environmental
matters. Guests include Jon E. Keeley, a research scientist with the U.S.
Geological Survey and a professor at UCLA; Susannah Churchill, a Environmental
Preservation Advocate with "Environment California;" and Andrew Wetzler,
a Senior Project Attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
November 13,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with Christian Appy, the
author of "Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides." According
to Studs Terkel, "Of all the works on the Vietnam War--fiction and non-fiction--this
is the big one." The book consists of 135 interviews with soldiers from
North and South Vietnam and the United States, as well as journalists,
anti-war activists, and such notable Vietnam-era figures as General Westmoreland,
Daniel Elsberg, Robert McNamara, and Alexander Haig. One interview is with
LA/NLG Chapter Executive Director, James Lafferty, on his work as a draft
lawyer during Vietnam.
November 6,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features an interview with Constitutional law
scholar and noted civil liberties attorney David Cole. Cole is one of a
handful of attorneys handling the most high-profile cases involving post-9/11
issues. He has just written a new book entitled, "Enemy Aliens: Double
Standards & Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism."
October 30,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the on-going strike against
several of the State's and Nation's largest supermarket chains. Guests
include Connie Leyva, President of UFCW Local 1428 (one of seven locals
involved); Attorney Robert Cantore, of Gilbert & Sackman, one of the
attorneys representing the strikers; and, Cathy Schaeffer, one of the striking
workers.
October 23,
2003 - Special Programming
October 16,
2003 - Special Programming
October 9, 2003
- Special Programming
October 2, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a pre-recorded broadcast of a community
forum entitled: The California Recall: What its implications for the State,
its Citizens, and the Country? Presented by the Workmen's Circle Public
Intellectuals Series and sponsored by the NLG/LA Chapter, this program
was moderated by Jim Lafferty.
September 25,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features three topics: Mark Van der Haut, one
of the attorneys for the "L.A. 8", will discuss the failed 16-year effort
to deport 8 mid-East activists and the Justice Department announcement
this week that they will now re-indict, and seek to deport, two of the
eight under the U.S.A. Patriot Act, for alleged conduct occurring over
16 years ago; then Kelly Hayes-Raitt will report on her most recent trip
to Iraq and the conditions of the Iraqi people; and, finally, Muono Coobtee
of the Free Palestine Alliance, will discuss the reasons behind the September
28th world-wide marches and rallies calling for an end to the U.S. occupation
of Iraq and the end of U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian
territories. One of these marches and rallies will take place here in Los
Angeles, assembling at Hollywood and Vine at 12:00 Noon.
September18,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion concerning the FBI's raid
of the Regen V Cooperative in Pomona and the arrest and subsequent release
of Josh Connole. Guests include Josh Connole and his attorney, William
Paparian. For more information, go to www.regen.org.
September 11,
2003
The theme of the
September 11 edition of "The Lawyers Guild Show" is Joe Hill's admonition
to "don't mourn, organize!" Professor Anne Brodsky of the University of
Maryland will discuss the on-going war and suppression of women in Afghanistan
and the effort of Afghan women to fight their continuing oppression; Professor
Peter Erlinder of the William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota will
discuss the loss of civil liberties since 9/11 and the growing movement
of cities and states calling for the repeal of the U.S. Patriot Act; and
Jerry Gordon, long-time anti-war activist and head of the Cleveland Coalition
to End the War in Iraq, will discuss the on-going occupation of Iraq and
the on-going movement in the U.S. and around the world to force an end
to that occupation.
September 4,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the re-districting battle
in the Texas Legislature and its implications for the rest of the nation.
Guests include Texas State Rep. Elliott Naishtet and Attorney David Richards.
(For more information, check the MoveOn.org
web site.) Also discussed this week is yesterday's dismissal of nine criminal
complaints against anti-war demonstrators arrested for sitting in
the street and blocking traffic in Los Angeles following a protest
at the offices of CNN, with guests Marian Sunde and Attorney Gloria Blume.
August
28, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a "Labor Day" discussion with labor leaders
and community activists.
August 21, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the way portions of NAFTA
and other trade agreements are threatening the sovereignty of state and
local governments when they pass environmental and public health
laws that run a-foul of rules allowing foreign corporations to sue the
United States when they feel such laws pose a risk to their profits. Guests
include: Anna Blackshaw, Consultant to the California Senate Select Committee
on International Trade Policy & State Legislation; and Martin Wagner,
Managing Attorney for the International Program of the environmental groups,
"Earth Justice" (www.earthjustice.org).
August 14, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with University of Southern
California Law School Professor Irwin Chermerinsky and noted civil liberties
attorney and LA Guild Chapter President Carol Sobel. They will review
the more important decisions of the October 2002 term of the United States
Supreme Court, including the University of Michigan affirmative action
case, the overturning of Texas's anti-gay laws, and the case declaring
California's retroactively extended statute of limitations on sexual offenders
unconstitutional.
August 7, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussions on three different topics:
a) the underlying causes of the civil war in Liberia and the role of the
U.S.; b) an up-date on the human rights situation in Guatemala and the
prospect of a return to power of General Rios Montt; and c) an eye-witness
account of life in North Korea today and the dispute over its nuclear policy.
July 31, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a round-table discussion with three of
the Los Angeles City Council's more progressive members on their plans
for advancing a progressive Council agenda. The members are: Eric Garcetti,
Martin Ludlow, and Ed Reyes.
July 24, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the California budget
crisis and re-call of Governor Davis. Featured guests are California State
Sentator Sheila Kuehl and California Assembly member Jackie Goldberg.
July 17, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the privitizing and reconstructing
of Iraq by US-based corporations. Featured guests are Tim Shorrock, freelance
investigative journalist and frequent contributor to the Nation magazine,
and Amy Newell, 30-year labor activist and Organizer for US Labor Against
the War (www.uslaboragainstwar.org).
July 10, 2003
- No Show
July 3, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the government's secrecy
policy since 9/11, including the errosion of FOIA, limits on the press,
etc. The guests are: Will Ferrogiarro, FOIA Coordinator for the National
Security Archive; Rick Blum, Director of the Freedom of Information Project
at OMB Watch; and Lucy Dalglich, Executive Director of the Reporters Committee
for Freedom of the Press. Two useful web sites are www.ombwatch.org
and www.rcfp.org/homefrontconfidential.
June 19, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features will be a listener-call-in show with
host Jim Lafferty and last week's animal rights activist guest, Jerry Friedman.
Mr. Friedman was recently arrested while serving as a National Lawyers
Guild legal observer at the L.A. Zoo, where other animal rights activists
were gathering signatures on a petition concerning the Zoo policy.
June 12, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on animal rights.
Guests include David Blatte, an attorney who's practice is limited to animal
law cases; Lauren Ornelas, a long-time activist and plaintiff in a lawsuit
against Adidas for making shoes with kangaroo hide; and Jerry Friendman,
a law student member of the NLG and an animal rights activist who has brought
numerous lawsuits in defense of animals. Useful web sites: www.aldf.org;
www.animalrightslaw.org;
and
www.humaneusa.org
June 5, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on genetically altered food
and the Bush Administration's Africa food policy, including its lawsuit
against the European Union in the WTO over the EU's ban on such food. Guests
include Peter Rossit, the Co-Director of the Institute for Food & Development
Policy or "Food First" (www.foodfirst.org)
and Charles Magulas, the Genetic Engineering Campaigner of Greenpeace USA.
May 29, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features about so-called "mini-nukes" and other
nuclear weapons issues. Guests include Dr. Robert Gould, President of Physicians
for Social Responsibility (www.psr.org)
and David Wright, Co-Director and Senior Scientist in the Global Security
Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org)
May 22, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the growing movement
among young people in Israel who are either refusing to serve in the occupied
territories, or in the Army at all. Guests include: Ruth Ben-Artzi,
sister of imprisoned Jonathon Ben-Artze, nephew of former Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Ruven Kaminer, who's grandson is a refusnik;
Michael Sfard, an Israeli lawyer representing the refusnicks; and Axelander
Cockburn, symdicated columnist.
May 15, 2003
- No Show [Special Programming]
May 8, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the growing phenomenum
of cities--and now states--passing resolutions of opposition to the U.S.A.
Patriot Act and indicating local non-compliance with the Act. Guests include:
Nancy Tolainian, Co-founder and Director of The Bill of Rights Defense
Committee (the initiator of this effort; www.bordc.org);
Professor Vikram David Amar, Professor of Law at the University of Hastings
College of Law (see article at: writ.news.findlaw.com/amar/);
and Professor Peter Erlinder, of the William Mitchell School of Law and
former president of the National Lawyers Guild.
May 1, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of Cuba. Guests included
Professor Robert Benson, Professor Peter Erlinger, and John Hilson.
April 24, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" was recorded at the annual Death Penalty Focus
dinner on April 22, 2003. Guests included Illinois Governor Geroge
Ryan who was honored for commuting the death sentences of everyone on Illinois's
Death Row; Reverend Jessie Jackson, Jr.; actor Billy Baldwin; and Ramona
Ripston, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.
April 17, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features an interview with Michael Hudson, author
of "Super Imperialism: The Origins and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance;"
an interview with author and media critic Norman Solomon on the mainstream
media's coverage of the war on Iraq; and an interview with Nancy Lessen,
co-founder of "Military Families Speak Out," a group of people with family
members in the war who oppose the war.
April 10, 2003
- No Show [Special Programming]
April 3, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with a discussion with Elias
Rashmawi on the dangers of the Iraq war spreading to the rest of the middle
east and a discussion with John Hilson on the "Cuban Five" case (www.freethefive.org).
March 27, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on several matter relative
to the US war on Iraq. Joyce Riley, founder of American Gulf War Veterans
Association, will discuss the failure of the government to care for veterans
of the first Gulf War (www.gulfwarvets.com);
Richard Becker, of International ANSWER will discuss the course of the
war so far and the reaction of the anti-war movement; Gail Livings, a legal
observer for the Lawyers Guild will discuss the various violations of the
law by the LAPD during recent anti-war protests; and, Marcus Erickson,
a vet from the first Gulf War who is now active in the anti-war movement.
March 20, 2003
- No Show [Speacial Programming]
March 13, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion features a discussion with
spokespersons for the four major anti-war groups in Los Angeles. They are:
International ANSWER; Coalition for World Peace; Not In Our Name; and The
Interfaith Coalition United for Justice & Peace. The program will explore
the present moves of the Bush Administration to garner support in the United
Nations for its position, and discuss the plans of the anti-war movement
to counter the Bush war plans, including plans for this Saturday's massive
march and rally in Los Angeles. For more information on Saturday,
March 15th's march and rally, go to www.answerla.org.
March 6, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the weaponization of
space, including nuclear weapons. Guests include: Karl Grossman,award-wining
investigative
journalist and author of "The Wrong Stuff: The Space Program's Nuclear
Threat to Our Planet"; Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network
Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space; and Alice Slater, founder of
Abolition 2000 and President of Global Resource Action Center for the Environment.
Web sites to check: www.envirovideo.com;
and www.space4peace.org.
February 27,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the involvement of youth
in the world-wide struggle for peace. Featured guests include Aaron Miller,
president of Seeds of Peace and Rashar Iraqi, a Palistinian Arab Israeli
member of Seeds of Peace. The show will also include a segment on the Florida
tomato-pickers' fast outside the Irvine headquarters of Taco Bell, one
of the nation's largest wholesale purchasers of Florida grown tomatos.
For more information on the Taco Bell boycott, go to www.ciw-online.org.
February 20,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with attorney Michael Ratner,
President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (www.ccr-ny.org),
who currently represents some of those detained at Guantanamo Bay, and
attorney Michael Smith, who, along with Mr. Ratner, has edited several
books, including, "Che and the FBI." Mr. Smith is also the author
of "Lawyers You'll Like," featuring a foreword by Mr. Ratner and an afterword
from James Lafferty, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chapter of the
National Lawyers Guild. They will be discussing a new book consisting
of stories about famous political trials, written by the late attorney
Bill Kunstler. They will also be discussing the proposed amendments to
the USA Patriot Act.
February 13,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion on the growing monoply of
the air waves and tv and print media, due to dereguation at the FCC and
Congress. On the eve of proposed new legislation, opponents of de-regualtion
are gearing up for the fight ahead. Tonight's guests include: Professor
Dorothy Kidd from the University of San Francisco's media department; Jeff
Chang, a journalist and author of "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," published by
St. Martins Press; and attorney Jose Luis Fuentes, who will discuss efforts
to curb the media monopoly through law suits. For more information, go
to www.media-alliance.org.
February 6,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with Leonard Weinglass,
one of the most successful and prominent defenders of progressive activists
and the progressive movement in U.S. history. His clients have included
Angela Davis, Amy Carter, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Jane Fonda, Kathy Boudin,
and Abbie Hoffman. He is now representing "The Cuban Five," imprisoned
for their efforts to prevent terrorism after alerting U.S. authorities
to planned attacks by right wing Cuban-American organizations operating
out of Miami.
January 30,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion of the uses of cartooning
and political art in the progressive movement for social change. Guests
include nationally-know gorilla poster artist Robbie Conal, cartoonist
David Rees, Joel Andreas, writer of "Addicted to War," and Soft Skull Publisher
Richard Nash.
January 23,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion with David Cole, professor
of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Cole is a volunteer staff
attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights; the legal affairs correspondent
for The Nation; one of the attorneys for the "L.A. 8 Case;" and a periodic
commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." He will be discussing the
unconstitutional repression of aliens following the attacks of September
11th and the corresponding danger to the freedoms of U.S. citizens. He
will be joined by Professor Marjorie Cohn, who teaches at the Thomas Jefferson
School of Law in San Diego and who is a member of the International Committee
of the National Lawwyers Guild.
January 16,
2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a round-table discussion with the organizers
of last Saturday's (January 18, 2003) massive march against war on Iraq.
They will evaluate the protest and talk about up-coming protests, as well.
Jim's guests will include Eva Georgia, the General Manager of KPFK, who
supported the demonstration and broadcast portions of it live to its listeners.
In addition, Jim will interview Shady Hakim, an organizer of an anti-war
civil disobedience action at the Downtown Federal Building on the morning
of January 16, 2003.
January 9, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a discussion about Korea and the looming
threat of U.S. military action.
January 2, 2003
This edition of
"The Lawyers Guild Show" features a "Town Hall of the Air" in which listerners
were invited to express their opinions on various issues.
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