How are graphic novelists illuminating politics and history?

On the next Your Call, we'll have conversation with graphic novelists. How do images change the art of story telling? What are your favorite graphic novels? What makes them unique? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. More graphic novels have been published in the last 10 years than in the previous 30. What explains the explosion? What can we learn from graphic journalism? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Buhle, a senior lecturer in the history and civilization departments at Brown University.

Amir, a journalist and human rights activists and co-author of Zahra's Paradise.

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How is the Occupy Movement affecting college campuses?

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss the November 15 strike at California colleges and universities in response to deep cuts and tuition hikes. Since 2008, there's been a 200 percent increase in tuition at state schools. California students say they plan to occupy dozens of campuses in the coming days. What are the most effective strategies? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Mandy Cohen is a graduate student at UC Berkeley and on the executive board of UAW2865.

Richard Walker, UC Berkeley professor of geography and Berkeley Faculty Association member

Robert Hass, UC Berkeley English professor and former poet laureate

Gwen Urey, professor of Urban and Regional Planning and president of Cal Poly's California Faculty Assocaiaton

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What are the best tactics for a successful Occupy movement?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how Occupy camps around the country are doing outreach and resolving conflicts. How are different encampments dealing with their city governments, the media, police, and homelessness? Join us at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How should the movement engage local communities and communicate effectively with supporters, opponents, and those watching from the sidelines? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Vanessa Carlisle, occupier with Occupy Los Angeles
Rob Call, occupier with Occupy Atlanta
Ali Winston, reporter for KALW news
Andrew Carrigan, occupier with Occupy SF

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of Tuesday's elections. Mississippians voted down the Personhood amendment, Ohioans overturned an anti-union law, and Arizonans recalled Russell Pierce, the Senator behind SB1070. How did media interpret the outcome? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. We'll be joined by RH Reality Check's Jodi Jacobson, Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler and independent journalist Valeria Fernandez. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief of RH Reality Check
Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler, TPM's senior congressional reporter
Valeria Fernandez, an independent journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona

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What's next for the Occupy Movement?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to organizers and demonstrators about their visions for the future of the Occupy movement. A week after Oakland's General Strike, what questions do you have about tactics, outreach, leadership, property destruction, and the overall message? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Whether you're participating or watching the movement with interest, what impact is it having, and what will it take to keep the momentum going? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Melanie Butler, occupier at Occupy Wall Street
Christoff Lopaur, occupier at Occupy Oakland
Karen Ford, occupier at Occupy Monterey


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Who are the players in the global arms trade?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Andrew Feinstein, author of The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade. Last year, global military expenditure totaled 1.6 trillion dollars; that amounts to 235 dollars for every person on the planet. What is the human and financial cost of arms trade to societies? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does the global arms trade operate? And who is benefiting from it? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Andrew Feinstein, an Open Society Fellow and former ANC Member of Parliament

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What is responsible wealth?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with the one percent who are publicly supporting the 99%. Several groups comprised of the 1% are calling for more equality and higher taxes. Who are the 1%? Millionaire households now have at least $45.9 trillion in wealth. What are their obligations to the rest of us? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you're in the 1% -- how do you see your role in society? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Burke Stansbury is a communications specialist for nonprofit groups, and has been loosely involved with the protests in Washington, D.C. (known as Occupy K St), donating homemade food, tarps and money.

Christian Weller is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and an associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Massachusetts.

Garrett Gruener is the founder of Ask.com and the co-founder and director of the venture capital firm Alta Partners and he is the member of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength which wants President Obama to raise the taxes paid by the rich -- including themselves.

John Harrington is President of Harrington Investments, which since 1982 has been a leader in socially responsible investing and shareholder advocacy.

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What do we need to know about waste and corruption in Iraq?

What do we need to know about waste and corruption in Iraq? And will anything be done about it? On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People. US taxpayers have spent $63 billion dollars on so-called reconstruction in Iraq, a plan that Van Buren says is "riddled with waste and inefficiency." What do we need to know about who will remain in Iraq and what their intentions are? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Peter Van Buren, foreign service officer with the Department of State and author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.

Sinann Antoon, Iraqi poet and novelist; assistant professor at New York University; founder of Jadaliyya, an independent e-zine produced by the Arab Studies Institute

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, Oakland, and around the country. Wednesday's general strike shut down one of the largest ports in the country, but ended with vandalism, arrests, and injuries. We'll be joined Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet and Rob Reynolds, Al Jazeera's Senior Washington correspondent, both of whom have been covering the Occupy Oakland movement this week. Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joshua Holland, editor and senior writer at AlterNet

Rob Reynolds, Al Jazeera's senior Washington correspondent

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How can we heal the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools?

How can we facilitate healing from the legacy of the US Government's Indian Boarding Schools? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with the filmmaker of "The Thick Dark Fog" about one Lakota man's trauma and recovery. The Canadian Government has set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help people tell their stories and heal. There's also a commission in the state of Maine. What do you think the U.S. government should do to help native people heal from the abuses that they suffered in boarding schools? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Randy Vasquez, director of The Thick Dark Fog, part of the 36th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco

Marilyn St. Germaine, a member of the Blackfeet/ Cree Tribe from Montana who was sent to government boarding school as a child

Denise Alvater, lead organizer of the Maine Tribal-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Is now the time for a general strike?

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss general strikes as an activist tactic. Last Wednesday, Occupy Oakland's General Assembly voted to support a general strike of the city, to be held today. Over 96% of the protesters at the Assembly voted in favor. So what will this mean? How will it be accomplished and what is the end goal? What is the history of general strikes in the Bay Area? It's your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Dwight Mcelroy is a 55 year resident of the city of Oakland and 26 year employee and the chapter president of SEIU 1021, the Oakland chapter of the Service Employees International Union.

Historian Laurence H. Shoup has taught U.S. history at the university level and has been a historical consultant on California history for over 30 years. He graduated from California State University Los Angeles and received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.


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What will it take to limit the role of money in politics?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig about his new book, Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It. Between 1974 and 2008 the average amount it took to run for reelection in the House and Senate went from $56,000 dollars to more than $1.3 million. How did we get here? What will it take to remove money from politics? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lawrence Lessing is a professor at Harvard Law School and author of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress.

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How do we treat undocumented immigrants?

What do laws affecting undocumented immigrants reveal about how they are treated in our society? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what these laws tell us about how our systems are structured. In California, Governor Jerry Brown passed the Dream Act, which allows undocumented students to apply for financial aid. Alabama recently passed one of the country's harshest sets of anti-immigrant laws. What are implications of these policies? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do the struggles of undocumented immigrants affect all of us? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Julianne Hing, reporter for Colorlines Magazine

Jose Arreola, outreach manager for Educators for Fair Consideration

Victor Palafox, student activist with Alabama Dreamers for the Future

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Occupy movements as cities begin to crack down on demonstrators and dismantle camps. Occupy Oakland has received international attention after it was raided by the Oakland Police. How are protests in the US covered in other parts of the word? We'll be joined by the New York Review of Books' Jeff Madrick and Alternet's Josh Holland and Guardian's Zoe Williams. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books.

Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.

Zoe Williams, a columnist for the Guardian of London

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Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Where are the limits on our rights to assemble and protest?

Where are the limits on our rights to assemble and protest in a democracy? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what we need to know about our rights to protest. The recent crackdown on the Occupy Oakland demonstration leaves us with many questions--namely, what are the limits on our rights to dissent? What do we expect or hope from our cities in response to mass protests? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's your reaction to the recent Occupy crackdowns? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Guests:
Linda Lye, staff attorney with the ACLU of Northern California

John Avalos, San Francisco city supervisor and mayoral candidate

Jesse Palmer, 25-year Oakland resident, housing rights lawyer, and Occupy Oakland participant

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How will measures C and D change S.F. pensions?

How will measures C and D change the pension system in San Francisco? On the next Your Call, we'll have a debate about two competing pension measures on the upcoming ballot. What happens in San Francisco will most likely affect what happens across the state and the country? What do you think about the existing pension and health-care package for city workers? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you think the pension system needs to be reformed? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Gabriel Haaland is an organizer with SEIU 1021 and a supporter of Proposition C

Jeff Adachi is the Public Defender of San Francisco, and a candidate for Mayor. Jeff Adachi has spearheaded Proposition D.

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Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

What's in store for the future of solar energy?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California's plans to require utility companies to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. With California leading solar installations in the US, how promising is the future of solar energy? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How many people are employed in the solar industry? What's next for this industry? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Clifton, Operation Engineering Manager at Sprig Electric

David Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Energy Reporter

Bernadette Del Chiaro, Clean Energy Program Director at Environment California

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Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
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How is California preparing for climate change?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the impacts of climate change on California. How do we need to adapt our natural and built environments and our policies? The California Air Resources Board just adopted the nation's first cap-and-trade regulations. Will these air pollution controls work? What other policies are needed to adapt to climate change effects such as rising sea level? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is climate change affecting your area? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Healy Hamilton, former director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences

Steve Goldbeck, chief deputy director of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Charlie Knox, public works and community development director for the City of Benicia

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Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of Wall Street and banking crisis. We'll also talk about the massive protests and general strike in Greece. We'll be joined by Propublica's Jake Bernstein, McClatchy's Kevin Hall and Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly joins us from Athens. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Guests:
Jake Bernstein, a business and financial reporter for ProPublica

Kevin Hall, economic national correspondent with McClatchy

Eric Reguly, Globe and Mail European Business Correspondent

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Are you prepared for the next earthquake?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about disaster preparedness and how communities are organizing for the next Big One. KALW is partnering with Mobile Commons to create a digital interactive map of the greater Bay Area to highlight how communities are preparing. And Thursday is a state-wide earthquake drill. How earthquake ready are you? Do you have a plan? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is your community ready? What about the local government? What actions can we take before an earthquake hits? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Guests:
Jeff Terpstra, operations chief for the Aptos/La Selva Fire District; and coordinator of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) training and disaster preparedness

Patty Peper, chair of disaster preparedness for the Red Cross of the Bay Area

Ana-Marie Jones, executive director of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

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