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****************************************************** THIS WEEK'S SHOW
Take a moment to remember American Green Party member Rachel Corrie, killed in Gaza as she stood in front of an Israeli-operated bulldozer, March 16, 2003, trying to keep it from tearing down a Palestinian family's house. Listen here for Billy Bragg's great song about Rachel Corrie.
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Mitchel reports on ways in which some highways are being redesigned to reduce collisions with animals.
Guest: Cathryn Swan (NYC Wildlife Alliance and Recycle This! http://www.RecycleThisNYC.org email: info(at)RecycleThisNYC.org (212) 592-4184
Cathryn talks about the bulldozing of Washington Square Park, http://www.washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com , in defense of pigeons in New York City, and the anti-ecological policies of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Manhattan Institute. You can contact Cathryn Swan at cathryn.be(at)gmail.com
MUSIC: Billy Bragg, "Lonesome Death of Rachel Corrie" Phil Ochs, "Too Many Martyrs" Peter, Paul & Mary, "Blowin' in the WInd" NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" :-) Shania Twain, "Up!" Gordon Lightfoot: "In the Early Morning Rain"
Theme: Mario Savio, Berkeley, 1964 Jefferson Airplane, "Volunteers"
CALENDAR WEDS. MARCH 19
NOON - Rally at Vito Fossella's Bay Ridge office, 8505 4th Avenue (corner of 85th Street). Fosssella is the only Brooklyn member of congress who continues to unconditionally support the war. Let him hear from his constituents who disagree! This demonstration is organized by the recently formed Peace Action Bay Ridge. (Peace Action Staten Island will hold demonstrations at Fossella's Staten Island office on the same day--Staten Island is also in Fossella's distinct).
Call Fossella's office in support of the demonstrators. If you are his constituent, be sure to let him know that.
Fossella's Bay Ridge office: (718) 630-5277 Staten Island, office: (718) 356-8400 DC office: (202) 225-3371 Leave a voice mail if no one is home!
1:30 PM - NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARINGS hosted by Parks & Recreation Committee of New York City Council at 11:30 a.m. Parks & Recreation Department presents Preliminary Budget to City Council followed by City Council member comments 1:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT at New York City Hall - Committee Room Note: This is the PRELIMINARY budget - Final Budget hearings are in May.
4 PM - City Hall Protest Mayor Bloomberg's cuts in school budgets, sponsored by "Keep the Promise Coalition".
6 pm - PROTEST THE WAR ON IRAQ
Brooklyn Says No To War. Meet at Grand Army Plaza at 6 PM, march to the US Army recruiting station at Flatbush Avenue and Livingston. Organized by Brooklyn For Peace (formerly Brooklyn Parents for Peace). Here's a chance to stand for peace with your fellow Brooklynites.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22 -- River-to-River human chain across Manhattan, Against the War! 12 Noon to 2 pm. River-to-River human chain along 14th Street, east to west, of New Yorkers linking arms or holding hands, standing together for an end to the war. Stand up as a New Yorker agaist the war. Be part of something dramatic and special!
This Week's Poem by Mitchel Cohen:
BENSONHURST
I live in a building far away from ideas whose windows peer onto smokestacks and Bay cloistered by class and race, trapped in their fears of dying the occupants die more each day. So imagine the shock when a blue Mohawk studded with nose ring and leather appeared in the hall from elevator pranced the Friday night punker mixing metaphors, makeup, music and all!
"Shake me up, Mollie" the 7B woman whose name never knew gasps out in distress. The TV has opened oblivion's turnstiles and she stands curlered, cigarette in her house dress, cholesterol clings to her muscatel cheeks mascara smudging her unhappiness.
Down along Cropsey in Bensonhurst county the macho boys talk tough, the dolly girls swoon into arms of adoring Angels at midnight madonnas and whores fluoresce in the moon. Punkrockah Dukaka decay MTV In leather and spiked heels she thinks she is free. Whitebread Velveeta Spam ABC In curlers and cigarettes she thinks she is free.