topic : Interview
November 2008
by WIP staff
Gloria La Riva is a presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She is on the Washington state ballot after a successful signature drive which obtained over 500 signatures during Olympia's Pride Parade earlier this year. La Riva is a long-time activist who has participated in many humanitarian trips to Cuba and brought awareness of the case of the Cuban 5 as coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five. She is currently employed as president of the Typographical Sector, Media Workers Union, Local 39521, CWA. She was in Olympia on Oct. 20 and . . .
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February 2008
by Chris Allert
[The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition, by the people of Olympia, Washington, of the sister city relationship that exists with the city of Rafah, Palestine. Through the act of creating a collaborative public mural, we will express our desire for Palestinian self-determination, which is rooted in honoring the common struggles for global justice faced by marginalized people everywhere. By upholding rights for all, we seek to break down barriers to understanding, increase visibility for Palestinian people, encourage imagination, embrace the hope and courage of . . .
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February 2008
by Sergei Holmes
[Canada is often thought of as our peaceful, docile neighbor to the north. Even a potential enclave to retreat to when the United States becomes intolerable to live in. However, the reality is quite different with internal problems there reflecting the glaring social inadequacies we face. Acceptance of immigrants is one of the most pertinent to those in the US Northwest and Canada’s policies are becoming more adamantly conservative with each passing year.
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November 2007
by Janet Blanding
Janet Blanding interviews Pat Tassoni, local activist and cofounder of Olympia CopWatch, and the plaintiff in the wrongful arrest suit, as detailed in the article above.
Janet Blanding: I understand that you were involved with the creation of Olympia CopWatch. When did you start CopWatch, and why?
Pat Tassoni: I think it was the fifth anniversary of the beating of Rodney King when we announced the formation of Copwatch in Olympia.
JB: So that would have been 1996?
PT: Yes.
JB: Who was “we”?
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November 2007
Interviewed by Kevin Zeese
“Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches,” which can be seen at http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com, is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what is happening in Iraq. (You can sign up on the site to receive his reports via email.)
Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the Mideast, Jamail has also reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service, Asia Times, and many other outlets. His reports have also been published in the Nation, the Sunday Herald, . . .
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October 2007
Interview by Janet Blanding.
Janet Blanding: You have said that one of your top issues is making government more open. In what ways is the government of the City of Olympia currently “closed,” and what can be done to remedy that?
Meta Hogan: The yardstick that I use is whether people are able to get the information that they need, and to what extent citizens are invited to participate. The City of Olympia is very open in many ways, with public comment opportunities at council meetings and having the meetings televised.
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October 2007
[Long-time Olympia resident, Rick Fellows, was one of the primary founders of Media Island (816 Adams St.), a 21-year old activist center “dedicated to provide access to alternative media and first-hand sources of information regionally, nationally, and internationally.” The center is also “committed to collecting, processing, and distributing crucial information addressing the social justice, economic democracy, ecological sustainability and peace issues that we all collectively face.” Along with an active presence at the center, Fellows also annually participates in international aid . . .
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April 2007
KUOW 99.4FM -- Ross Reynolds Interview with TJ Johnson
It will take a diversity of tactics and a broad cross-section of the community to end the US occupation of Iraq
I'm Ross Reynolds in for Monday, March 12, 2007. It's The Conversation.
We begin at the Port of Tacoma, where dozens of anti-war activists have been trying to block the shipment of military vehicles to Iraq. It got a little wild late Friday night.
(Sounds of protesters singing "Give Peace a Chance," screams, gas and projectiles being fired.)
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May 2006
interview by Emma Hendrickson
Rich CorporateSon, Inc. is a corporation running in this year's gubernatorial race in Oregon. This unusual candidacy, the creation of the Oregon-based End Corporate Personhood (see sidebar, "Behind the Rich CorporateSon, Inc. Candidacy"), highlights the absurdity and dangers of current laws regarding corporate personhood. The campaign website is at http://www.VoteCorporate.org . The following interview is with Rich CorporateSon, Inc.'s campaign manager, Hal Burton.
What is Rich CorporateSon, Inc. and why is it running?
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August 2003
by Jenni Minner
Although the Bush administration's Roadmap for Peace is mentioned in the mainstream media, the realities of Palestinian life are often distorted or unreported. Many Americans hear nothing about the Separation Fence (a.k.a. the Apartheid Wall) that Israel constructs, separating many Palestinians from their land, water, schools and services, thus putting Palestine under even tighter Israeli control. It is rare that Americans are able to hear critical analyses of the situation or perspectives that connect the situation to overall American foreign policy.
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