Oakland Mayor’s City Summit on Women 2010
May 2, 2010 – 3:12 pm
I will speak on the panel on the impact of the prison system on women and their children on Monday May 10th at the Marriott City Center in downtown Oakland. Please join me.
Center for Third World Organizing
June 30, 2009 – 11:06 pm
Aimee is giving the keynote address to the latest crop of amazing organizer-graduates. Friday, August 7, 2009, 6-9pm, Oakland Asian Cultural Center; www.ctwo.org
Palin vs. Biden VP Debate Thursday Night
September 29, 2008 – 12:28 pm
I am anchoring the Sarah Palin - Joe Biden debate on Thursday, October 2nd from 5-9pm pacific time on KPFA radio and broadcast throughout the Pacifica Radio network. This should be a live one, pitting a big-mouth long-time senator against the young "don't know nothin' bout history" Alaska governor. The coverage will include a pre- and post-debate show with experts on to discuss everything from the economy to the impact of this debate on the overall election to how key constituencies like Latinos might be influenced in the upcoming general election. Tune in to 94.1 FM in the Bay Area,
Progressive Festival – Sunday Sept. 28th
September 24, 2008 – 10:03 am
I'll be MC'ing the Progressive Festival this year in Petaluma's Walnut Park. Some of my favorite people will be there, including Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon. I hope you'll be there, too. The Petaluma Progressives are a local, grassroots, political education and action group. All are welcome.
Women of Alaska Rally against Palin
September 24, 2008 – 9:39 am
This is too good not to repost. Alaska's women rallying against Palin and her scorched-earth policies. Thanks to Miriam Schalit in Alaska for the following write up [empahsis hers]. She also sent also a collection of photographs from the event. Photos of Biggest Rally in ALASKA history... anti-Palin [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home made signs were encouraged, and the idea was to make a statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men. I had no idea
Democratic National Convention Coverage
August 28, 2008 – 12:58 am
Join me in the final night as Barack Obama accepts the party nomination - Thursday, August 29th from 6-10 mountain time. More info at www.kpfa.org or www.election411.org or your local Pacifica Radio station or affiliate.
Nice Mention in Sunday’s Washington Post
July 15, 2008 – 8:56 am
When I interviewed V.V. Ganeshananthan, a journalist and novelist, author of "Love Marriage" I was struck by her raw honestly, and commitment to telling the story of the Sri Lankan-American family caught in the struggle of identity and war and love. In Sunday's Washington Post, she told more about how my interview along with others force her to be a bridge between her parents' home country and her own. In Telling One Story, A Novelist Speaks For a Country V.V. Ganeshananthan writes in the Outlook section on the struggle to discuss all of Sri Lanka's complex history while talking about
Chauncey Bailey Deserves Better
July 14, 2008 – 5:28 pm
It's almost a year since Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was assassinated on his way to work in Oakland. Today I did an hour-long special on the ongoing murder investigation on KPFA. Our discussion focused on the fact that just a few weeks ago, reporters with the Chauncey Bailey Project revealed a police video that seemed to suggest that Yusuf Bey IV had knowledge or involvement in Chauncey's murder. So why isn't the DA expanding the investigation? For one, the head investigator with the Oakland Police Department has a prior friendship with Bey. But that's just the start of it.
Amazing VONA Voices – Gathering of Literary Stars June 26th, 2008
June 17, 2008 – 10:43 am
Join me Thursday, June 26th at 7pm at USF's McLaren Hall with the accomplished poets, novelists and essayist of this year's Voices of Our Nation Foundation summer writers' workshop. I have the honor of hosting this evening, which features Faith Adiele, Ruth Forman, Thomas Glave, Gregory Allen Howard, Diem Jones, Elmaz Abinader with musician Tony Kalife. More info at www.voicesatvona.org.
