Crisis as Opportunity: Voices from the U.S. Social Forum
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Length: 29:59
This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the United States Social Forum. Participants said it wasn’t a conference, but a movement building process toward ecological and economic justice. We were at the forum and on this edition of Making Contact, we'll bring you some of the local and international voices we found there.
Featuring: Lidy Nacpil, Freedom from Debt Coalition Vice President in the Philippines;
Liepollo Pheko, The Trade Collective in South Africa policy & advocacy director;
Invincible, Detroit-based hip-hop artist; Gloria House, Detroit-based professor and long-time activist.
Program #27-10- Begin date: 6/30/10. End date: 7/13/10.
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Piece Description
This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the United States Social Forum. Participants said it wasn’t a conference, but a movement building process toward ecological and economic justice. We were at the forum and on this edition of Making Contact, we'll bring you some of the local and international voices we found there.
Featuring: Lidy Nacpil, Freedom from Debt Coalition Vice President in the Philippines;
Liepollo Pheko, The Trade Collective in South Africa policy & advocacy director;
Invincible, Detroit-based hip-hop artist; Gloria House, Detroit-based professor and long-time activist.
Program #27-10- Begin date: 6/30/10. End date: 7/13/10.
Please call us if you carry us- 510-251-1332 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
Broadcast History
Program #27-10- Begin date: 6/30/10. End date: 7/13/10.
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.
Additional Credits
Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Producer/Online Editor: Pauline Bartolone
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Station Relations: Daphne Young
Production Interns: Joaquin Palomino, Li Miao Lovett & Sydney Normil
Organizational Volunteers: Jeff GiaQuinto, Dan Turner, Ron Rucker, Gen Gordon, Alton Byrd & Alfonso Hooker
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