A two-hour No Alibis (Wednesday, May 14th at 8am) special on Israel/Palestine on the 60th anniversary of the declaration of Israel or the Naqba (Catastrophe), depending on one’s perspective. Special guests include:

Richard Falk, Visiting Distinguished Professor in Global and International Studies at UCSB. Falk was just appointed by the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights as special investigator in the Occupied Territories.

Ibtisam Barakat, author of Tasting the Sky; A Palestinian Childhood who works toward the healing of social injustices, especially with young people.

This edition of No Alibis will be hosted by Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson.

*Employee Free Choice Act (Rayma Montero)
*Global Headlines: Ariana Van Beurden and Jordan Katz
*Local Headlines: Tracy Bueno and Cathy Murillo
*Announcers: Elvira Valdez, Tracy Bueno, Avalon Jeffrey
*Engineer: Jordan Katz

 

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*Model Mentality: Asian-American Depression and Suicide (Nicole Mendoza)
*Health Care Reform, Local Rally (Harry Lawton interviews Peter Conn)
*Queer Pride Wedding (Stephanie Medina, Stephanie Espinoza)
*Headlines: Jackie Sheely, Amy Kalra
*Announcer: Amy Kalra
*Engineer: Avalon Jeffrey

 

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On Thursday, May 15th, World Concerts and The Book Loft present a screening of the award-winning documentary Miss Sarajevo, with author and filmmaker Bill Carter, at the Grange Hall in Los Olivos, starting at 8:00 pm. Produced by Bono (of U2 fame), Miss Sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of Bosnia’s capital city during the height of the city’s siege. Instead of following the scenes of carnage that the mainstream media so often squeezes into thirty second dramatic sound bites, Carter’s camera follows the alternative scene of artists, youths, and the people determined to live as normal a life as they can under the most difficult and dangerous conditions. The Grange Hall is located at 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, in Los Olivos. Coffee, snacks, & refreshments will be served.

On Friday, May 16th, at 7:00 pm, Bill Carter will be signing his books at The Book Loft, located at 1680 Mission Drive, in Solvang. There will be wine, snacks, & refreshments for the public. For more information, call Erin Humphrey at (805) 403-1878 or The Book Loft at (805) 688-6010.