Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Your Call 021909 What are the Weather Underground's founders saying today?

Forty years after they announced their intentions to overthrow the U.S. government by any means necessary, what is the message of the founders of the Weather Underground today? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, co-founders of the Weather Underground and authors of Race Course Against White Supremacy. Why are they placing white supremacy at the center of their analysis of American politics? You can join us by calling in or emailing us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What has changed since the heyday of activism 40 years ago? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
William Ayers & Bernadine Dohrn in San Francisco
Former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Weather Underground. Bill is now Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Bernadine is an associate professor at Northwestern University School of Law and the Director of Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center.

They co-authored a book, Race Course Against White Supremacy, and Bill just re-released his memoir, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti- War Activist.

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Your Call 021809 How Should We Share Resources Between the Generations?

Is it time to rethink how we share resources between the generations? On the next Your Call we'll discuss intergenerational justice. When the first boomers entered the work force 45 years ago, the elderly were the poorest demographic in the country; as those first boomers hit retirement age, they are among the richest. Medicare, education, environmental policies and social security are all under pressure from the current downturn. What should be weighed in making changes to wealth distribution? How should boomers prepare their businesses and institutions for the next generation? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Steve Pascal-Joiner in Minnesota
Director of the Career Transitions Program at Idealist.org

Nader Shabahangi in San Francisco
CEO of Agesong, which runs assisted living facilities in San Francisco and Oakland. They are sponsoring The International Film Festival on Aging, the first event of its kind to be held in California. It features 24 films that celebrate the unique joys and challenges of aging and address archaic preconceptions about growing older.

David Bank in San Francisco
Vice President of Civic Ventures and editor of their blog encore.org about aging and boomers.

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