Worldview—July 28, 2005 |
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Hawaii—Should there be Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples?
Bruce Fein—Constitutional Lawyer, International Consultant; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Robert Klein—Board Consul, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Dennis Pu'uhonua Bumpy Kanahele—Leader, Nation of Hawaii
Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii has proposed a bill that would grant sovereignty and self-governance to native Hawaiians. We hear from three Hawaiians: one who thinks the bill is unconstitutional, one who supports it, and one who says it doesn't go far enough.
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Uganda—Voters Choose Multi-Party System
Edith Grace Ssempala, Ugandan Ambassador to the United States
President Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda for nineteen years under a one-party democracy. After his endorsement of a multi-party system, Ugandanan citizens voted to approve it. Election law has also been changed to allow him to run for a third term.
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Worldview—July 28, 2005 |
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Northern Ireland—IRA Announces End to Armed Campaign
Ed Moloney—Writer
The IRA's statement calling for an end to its violent campaign is being met with both elation and skepticism. We talk with former Irish Times and Sunday Tribune journalist Ed Moloney about the IRA's announcement.
Moloney is author of A Secret History of the IRA.
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Ethiopia—Election Violence Continues
Donald Levine—Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago
The results of Ethiopia's elections (held in May of 2005) have yet to be completely released, and continue to be the cause of violence throughout the country.
Levine is the author of Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society.
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Global Activism Story: Health Clinic for Tanzanian Village
Bernard Mirkin—Founder, Nyansha Child Healthcare and HIV/AIDS Project
A research scholar at Children's Memorial Hospital and professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University, Dr. Bernard Mirkin journeyed to Tanzania on vacation and was inspired to start a medical clinic.
For more information on the Nyansha Child Healthcare and HIV/AIDS Project, e-mail Dr. Mirkin, or contact:
Florence Green
Children's Memorial Foundation
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 4
Chicago, IL 60614
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Worldview—July 27, 2005 |
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Philippines—Arroyo May Face Impeachment
Paul Hutchcroft—Associate Chair, Department of Political Science; University of Wisconsin, Madison
A taped conversation between an election official and a woman sounding like President Gloria Arroyo is at the center of vote fraud and corruption charges against the embattled Philippine leader.
Guest Paul Hutchcroft is a visiting research fellow at the National University of Singapore. He's author of Booty Capitalism: The Politics of Banking in the Philippines.
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Zimbabwe—Urban Policy Leaves 700-thousand Homeless
President Robert Mugabe claims “Operation Drive Out Rubbish” is necessary to restore sanity to the country's cities, which he says are overrun with criminals. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel disagrees.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law.
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France Considers Swedish Economic Model
Dominique Moisi—Deputy Director, French Institute of International Relations
The governor of the Bank of France has suggested that in order to tackle high unemployment and stagnant growth, France should look to the Swedish economic model.
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Swedish Economic Model
Mauricio Rojas—Associate Professor, Department of History of Economics, Lund University
A member of Parliament for the Swedish Liberal Party joins us to discuss the series of changes that reformed the Swedish welfare state in the 1990s.
Mauricio Rojas is author of Sweden after the Swedish Model.
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Worldview—July 26, 2005 |
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Gaza Withdrawal—Israeli Settlers Protest
Ruthie Lieberman lives in a settlement outside Jerusalem. And she's a spokeswoman for the Yesha Council, an elected body that represents Israeli settlers in Gaza.
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Gaza Withdrawal—Jerusalem Women Speak
Diana Kattan—Christian Palestinian Delegation Member, Jerusalem Women Speak
Nina Mayorek—Jewish Israeli Delegation Member, Jerusalem Women Speak
Aitemad Muhanna—Muslim Palestinian Member, Jerusalem Women Speak
Participants in Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision talk about how their lives are affected by security concerns in Israeli settlements.
Diana Kattan is director of the Martin Luther Community Development Centre. Nina Mayorek is a senior biochemist at Hebrew University. And Aitemad Muhanna is working on her doctorate in Great Britain. The three took part in a spring 2005 tour of Jerusalem Women Speak.
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Jerusalem Women Speak—Partners for Peace
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Originally broadcast November 9, 2004
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Worldview—July 25, 2005 |
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Iraq—Counting Civilian Casualties
Les Roberts—Epidemiologist, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
We talk with the lead investigator of the report, “Mortality Before and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq,” published in 2003 in the British medical journal, The Lancet.
More information about the report is available on The Lancet's Web site (registration required).
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Mother Jones
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Iraq Body Count |
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Egypt—Bombing Investigation Continues
Clovis Maksoud—Professor of International Relations and Director, Center for the Global South, American University
Reaction to the Sharm el-Sheik attacks from a former League of Arab States ambassador to the United Nations |
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Worldview—July 22, 2005 |
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Turmoil in the Gulf Region
Joseph Kechichian—Visiting Fellow, Pepperdine University
With the terrorist bombings in London, there seems to be a lot of debate over whether Iraq had any involvement. Joseph Kechichian discusses the debate over what has taken place in London.
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Fighting Religious Intolerance
Danny Wood—Correspondent, Radio Netherlands
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) hosted a conference in Spain to discuss religious intolerance. Danny Wood reports on what steps the OSCE is planning.
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Iraqi Women Protest New Constitution
Hanaa Edward—Secretary and Board Member, Iraqi Alamal Association in Baghdad
Iraqi women's organizations are alarmed at language in the proposed Iraqi constitution that will turn back the clock on women's rights. Hanaa Edward organized a protest sit-in in Baghdad to fight against the draft constitution.
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Iraqi Alamal Association
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Slovenia—Blossoming Film Industry After Independence
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Slovenia has become a country with a fast developing film industry after it gained independence from Yugoslavia. Milos Stehlik examines Slovenia's new found cinematic freedoms.
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Worldview—July 21, 2005 |
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India—U.S. Agrees to Share Civilian Nuclear Technology
Miriam Rajkumar—Associate for the Non-proliferation Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
India and the U.S. have agreed to share civilian nuclear technology. In addition, India agress to U.S. inspections and not to share it's technology with other states. The proposed agreement faces hurdles in Congress, as well as internationally.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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India—Tea Laborer’s Strike
Subir Bhaumik—BBC India Desk News Correspondent
Several hunderd thousand tea laborers in India's Darjeeling region are on strike during peak season because of unfair income sharing practices. Subir Bhaumik of the BBC tells us about the tea industry in the region.
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Global Activism Story: Creating Opportunities for Children with Disabilities in India
Jo McGowan Chopra—Cofounder, The Latika Roy Memorial Foundation
The Latika Roy Memorial Foundation located in Northern India provides eduction and support to children with disabilities. After a decade of work, Jo McGowan Chopra has shaped the foundation to offer a wide variety of services.
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The Latika Roy Memorial Foundation
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Worldview—July 20, 2005 |
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Guantanamo Military Commissions
Human rights commentator Doug Cassel shares his thoughts on the failures of the U.S. military system in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law.
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Niger Food Crisis
Gian Carlo Cirri—Country Director, World Food Programme, Niger
Due to a drought and the worst locust invasion in years, 3.6 million Nigeriens face severe hunger. But the international community has been slow to respond.
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World Food Programme
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Colombian Children's Music Troupe
Andrés “El Turco” Gil—Conductor, Los Niños del Vallenato
We sample the musical genres of Colombian folklore with the young musicians of Los Niños del Vallenato.
Maestro Andrés “El Turco” Gil's remarks are interpreted by Chicago Public Radio's Catalina Maria Johnson, host of Encanto Latino.
See photos of the troupe in our slideshow >>
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Worldview—July 19, 2005 |
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North Korea Returns to Six-party Talks, Part One
Charles “Jack” Pritchard—Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
What role should the U.S. play in this round of talks? We begin with former Ambassador Jack Pritchard, formerly a special envoy for negotiations with North Korea. |
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North Korea Returns to Six-party Talks, Part Two
James Lilley—Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
We now turn to James Lilley, a former U.S. ambassador to China and to the Republic of Korea.
Lilley is author of the memoir, China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia. |
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North Korea Returns to Six-party Talks, Part Three
Selig Harrison—Director, Asia Program, Center for International Policy
And finally, we hear from Selig Harrison of the Center for International Policy.
He's author of Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement. |
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Worldview—July 18, 2005 |
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Uzbekistan—Human Rights Violations and Government Crackdowns
As British ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2002 to 2004, Craig Murray recommended that Britain stop cooperating with Uzbek security forces and stop using intelligence gleaned through torture.
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Craig Murray's Blog |
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Uzbek Opposition Leader
Muhammad Salih—Head, ERK Democratic Party
Head of a consortium of all Uzbek opposition groups in exile, Muhammad Salih says Western pressure has a limited role in promoting democratic change in Uzbekistan. |
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Worldview—July 15, 2005 |
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Oil and its Alternatives: Oil Endgame
Nathan Glasgow—Special Aide in Research and Consulting, Rocky Mountain Institute
We discuss ways to transition away from an oil economy with Nathan Glasgow, coauthor of Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovations for Profits, Jobs, and Security (Rocky Mountain Institute, 2005).
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Winning the Oil Endgame
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Oil and its Alternatives: Powering with Vegetable Oil
Justin Carven—Founder, Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
We speak with Justin Carven—the inventor of a kit that allows you to convert a regular car or truck diesel engine into one that runs purely on vegetable oil.
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Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
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Oil and its Alternatives: Ethanol—Check Your Car First
Roy Newman—Worldview Listener and Driver
After listening to Worldview's story about ethanol, listener Roy Newman decided to try the alternative fuel for himself. He shares his experience with us.
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Rural Affairs Council
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The Beat that My Heart Skipped
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
French filmmaker Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated the 1978 cult classic Fingers as The Beat that My Heart Skipped. Commentator Milos Stehlik reviews this character study about a young man torn between crime and classical music.
The Beat that My Heart Skipped opens July 15, 2005, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema—2828 North Clark Street in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood and at the Century CineArts Six—1715 Maple, in north suburban Evanston.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Worldview—July 14, 2005 |
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Iraq and UK Attacks
Milan Rai—Journalist and Activist
Was Britain's involvement in Iraq part of the impetus for the London terror bombings?
Guest Milan Rai is author of several books, including Regime Unchanged. |
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Oil and Its Alternatives: Switchgrass Heating
Mark Drisdelle—Co-inventor, Dell-Point Technologies Switchgrass Furnace
A hay-like plant that grows throughout North America, switchgrass can be compressed into pellets and used as fuel.
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Switchgrass Furnace—Dell-Point Technologies
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Global Activism Story: Creative Bike-building
Johnny Payphone—Member, Rat Patrol
Famous for their tall bikes comprised of two or three frames welded together, members of Chicago's Rat Patrol have traveled to Ghana, Tanzania, and Guatemala to teach bike design and welding.
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Rat Patrol
Rat Patrol Africa
Working Bikes Cooperative
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Worldview—July 13, 2005 |
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Colombia—Amnesty for Paramilitaries and Guerrillas
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
The Columbian congress has approved the "Justice and Peace Law," under which members of the right-wing paramilitary can receive amnesty and cash rewards, even though many of these fighters are guilty of human rights abuses.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law.
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Oil and its Alternatives: Ethanol
David Morris—Vice President of the Institute of Local Self-Reliance
Ethanol is a small component of gas across the U.S., but in Brazil it makes up 40% of all fuel. It also costs about half as much as gasoline. Can ethanol play a role in reducing our dependence on oil?
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance
“A Better Way to Get from Here to There”*
“West Wing’s Ethanol Problem”
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Worldview—July 12, 2005 |
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Oil and Its Alternatives
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The MTBE Debate
Brooke Coleman—Director, Renewable Energy Action Project
The carcinogenic gasoline additive MTBE is wreaking havoc on the environment. And it's also holding up the U.S. energy bill.
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MTBE Resource Center—American Petroleum Institute
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)—U.S. EPA
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Plug-in Hybrids
Andrew Frank—Director, Hybrid Vehicle Research Center; University of California, Davis
Equipped with bigger batteries and smaller gas engines, plug-in hybrid vehicles run only on electricity for the first thirty miles.
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Team Fate—University of California, Davis |
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Hybrid Vehicle Contest
Bob Larsen—Director, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy's competition to build the most efficient vehicle is run out of Argonne National Laboratory, west of Chicago.
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Center for Transportation Research—Argonne National Laboratory
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Broadcast May 24, 2005, on Eight Forty-Eight
An interview with Dr. Robert Rosner, director of Argonne National Laboratory |
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Worldview—July 11, 2005 |
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Oil and Its Alternatives: Peak Oil Theory
Kevin Drum—Contributing Writer, Washington Monthly
How much oil is left in the world? “Peak oil” theory predicts that we'll hit the limit of easily accessible oil sooner rather than later.
Guest Kevin Drum has written a collection of articles for Washington Monthly exploring peak oil theory.
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Turkey—Striving toward Equal Education
As a step toward EU membership, Turkey is trying to modernize its education system. Radio Netherlands correspondent Rhoda Metcalfe reports.
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EuroQuest—Radio Netherlands |
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Kyrgyzstan—President-elect Challenges U.S. Presence
David Mikosz—Kyrgyzstan Director, International Foundation for Election Systems
In the Central Asian republic's first post-Soviet transition of power, the winning alliance garned ninety percent of the vote.
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International Foundation for Election Systems |
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Worldview—July 8, 2005 |
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Effects of London Attacks
Gillian Ni Cheallaigh—Correspondent, BBC World Service
We discuss the possible impact of the London bombings on Britain's security and foreign policy in the future. |
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Ethiopia—What's Next for Opposition
Getachew Metaferia—Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Morgan State University
Ethiopia's election results have been called fraudulent by opposition parties, and protests against them have caused thirty deaths and thousands of arrests. We speak with political scientist and Ethiopian Getachew Metaferia about his reaction to the election results. |
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Justice, Genocide and Srebrenica
Cherif Bassiouni—Professor of Law, President of International Human Rights Law Institute; DePaul University
In 1995, the United Nation's safe haven town of Srebrenica in Bosnia was attacked by the Bosnian Serb army and over 7,000 Muslim men and boys were killed. We talk with Cherif Bassiouni about the work of the war crimes tribunals held since the massacre.
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Amnesty International—Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hollywood Meets Karlovy Vary
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Hollywood movie stars are out of their element at the Karlovy Vary international film festival in the Czech Republic, according to commentator Milos Stehlik.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—July 7, 2005 |
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UK—London Terror Bombings
Rodney Barker—Professor of Government, London School of Economics
A group calling itself “The Secret Organization of Al-Qaeda in Europe” claims responsibility for four explosions that rocked the London subway and tore open a double-decker bus, killing at least thirty-seven. |
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Srebrenica—Witness to the Massacre
Sejdefa Dzozic—Srebrenica Massacre Survivor
Ten years old at the time, Sejdefa Dzozic lived through the Bosnian Serb army's 1995 attack on the UN safe haven town of Srebrenica.
Related Links
Bosnian American Society
ArtReach Foundation
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Friday, July 8, 2005
8 pm |
Remembrance
Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago
1810 North Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, Illinois |
Saturday, July 9, 2005
5–10 pm |
Echoes of Complicity Art Exhibit and Classical Concert
Fine Arts Building
L.I.P.A. Gallery—Fifth Floor
410 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago |
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Memorial Demonstration
Daley Plaza
100 North Dearborn Street
Chicago |
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Srebrenica—Dutch Role in Massacre
Radio Netherlands correspondent Jonathan Groubert brings us the story of a man questioning the Dutch role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and looking for justice.
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EuroQuest—Radio Netherlands |
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Worldview—July 6, 2005 |
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Pakistan—Seeking Justice for Mukhtar Mai
Hina Jilani—Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders
President Musharraf has rescinded his ban on Mukhtar Mai visiting the U.S. to discuss her case. In 2002, Mai was gang-raped on orders of a traditional village council. She took the perpetrators to court and won.
Guest Hina Jilani cofounded Pakistan's first women's law firm, and she runs the country's largest free legal aid clinic.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
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Swedes Reconsider Nuclear Power
Having no clean-burning alternatives, people in Sweden want to maintain the country's nuclear power plants.
Radio Netherlands correspondent Lars Bevanger reports.
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EuroQuest—Radio Netherlands |
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Failing Countries Pose Dangers
Paula Baker—President, Fund for Peace
Iraq is fourth and Afghanistan eleventh on the first “Failed State Index,” which ranks sixty countries that are in danger of collapse.
The list appears in the July/August issue of Foreign Policy magazine.
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Failed States Index—Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Magazine |
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Worldview—July 5, 2005 |
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Uganda—President Wants Office for Life
Peter Quaranto—Director, Uganda Conflict Action Network
The Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to remove a two-term limit on the Ugandan presidency. But a scheduled referendum could return the country to multi-party elections.
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Uganda Conflict Action Network |
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HIV Prevention and Microbicides
Zeda Rosenberg—Chief Executive Officer, International Partnership for Microbicides
They're creams, gels, or rings that women can apply to prevent HIV transmission during sex. But are microbicides effective? And what's the best way to distribute them?
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International Partnership for Microbicides |
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Worldview—July 4, 2005
Preempted for Special Programming |
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Worldview—July 1, 2005 |
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Africa—Reality and Myth of U.S. Aid
Susan Rice—Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
President Bush has made a pledge to double U.S. aid to Africa by 2010. He also claimed that the U.S. has tripled its spending on sub-Saharan Africa during his administration. Do the facts back up the President's assertions?
Susan Rice was the assistant secretary of State for African affairs during the Clinton Administration, and is author of the Brookings Institution Report, “U.S. Foreign Assistance to Africa: Claims vs. Reality.”
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The Brookings Institution Report “U.S. Foreign Assistance to Africa: Claims vs. Reality”
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Kenya—Micro-credit Success
InterWorld Radio's Eric Kadenge talks with Clarice, a former sex worker living outside of Kenya's capital city Nairobi. She received a $25 micro-loan to open her own fish restaurant.
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InterWorld Radio
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Giving Farmers Information and Access to Global Markets
Ghassan Sayah—Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Lebanon
Burt Swanson—Professor Emeritus of Rural Development, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kadi Warner—Managing Director, Forestry and Natural Resource Management; Winrock International
Many nations have yet to solve the problems of rural poverty and hunger. Development agencies and agricultural experts are working to change that by teaching rural farmers how to grow products for the urban consumer.
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Building New Partnerships in the Global Food Chain, 2005 Workshop
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