Dahr Jamail – unembedded journalist on the Mideast

2 parts

airing during 11/22 to 12/4/2009 in Ventura (see air times)

airing 11/23 and 11/30/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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Dahr Jamail - award-winning, independent journalist

Interview with Dahr Jamail, award-winning, independent journalist and author of “Beyond The Green Zone” and his most recent book “The Will To Resist” and website “Mideast Dispatches”. Interviewed by Cindy Piester with PULSE TV. Discuss Ft. Hood, Iraq and Afganistan, soldiers’ resistance and U.S. foreign policy including Obama administration. Produced by Maverick Media and filmed at CAPS TV Channel 6 in Ventura, CA on Nov. 9, 2009.

Cindy Piester - host and producer of PULSE TV

The Shock Doctrine

3 parts
airing during weeks of 10/4 – 10/24/2009 in Ventura
airing 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/2009 in other Ventura County cities (see Air Times)

Speech by Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, at the Ethical Culture Society in New York, NY, on Sept. 17, 2007.Discusses how radical capitalism take advantage or crisis to push forward unpopular economic agendas.Produced by DEMOCRACY NOW! and featuring Amy Goodman.

Norm & Betty Eagle – Profile in Activism

3 parts

airing during 8/16 to 9/4/2009 in Ventura (see air times)

airing 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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Norman Eagle - life-long activist

Betty Eagle - life-long activist

Interview with Norman & Betty Eagle, local, life-time activists, by Cindy Piester for Profiles in Activism series. Discusses their personal activism during the Great Depression through the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, three major wars, and their activism and perspective today. Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on July 10, 2009.

Cindy Piester - producer/interviewer - Profiles in Activism series

Israel-Palestine Conflict

3 parts

airing during 7/5 to 7/24/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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Map of Israel and Palestine

from 2003 documentary “Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land: Media and the Israel-Palestine Conflict” produced by the Media Education Foundation. Includes background and PR strategies.

Vincent Warren

2 parts

airing during 6/7 to 6/12/2009 in Ventura (see air times)

airing 6/15 and 6/22/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights

Interview with Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Cindy Piester, chair of Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County. Discuss torture, Guantanamo, Obama. Filmed at CAPS TV studio in Ventura, CA on April 13, 2009.

Cindy Piester, Chair of Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County

Poems from Guantanamo

4 parts

airing during 5/3 to 5/30/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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reading from "Poems from Guantanamo"

The Peace Poets Ensemble presents readings from the book “Poems from Guantanamo” plus discussion with Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. The event was sponsored by Veterans for Peace and held at The Place of Peace Interfaith Church in Ventura, CA on April 13, 2009.

Bring Them Home

2 parts

airing 12/7 through 12/20/2008 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 12/8 and 12/11/2008 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)

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Jane Bright, mother of Evan Ashcraft

Interview with Jane and Jim Bright, parents of Evan Ashcraft who was killed in Iraq in 2003. Hosted by Cindy Piester of Citizens for Impeachment, Ventura County, Patriot Series. Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on Nov. 5, 2008.

Cindy Sheehan “Peace Mom”

2 parts

airing during weeks of 9/21 through 10/3/08 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 9/22 and 9/29 on Monday at 8pm in other Ventura County cities (see air times)

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Cindy Sheehan, peace activist & candidate for Congress

Speech by Cindy Sheehan, author of “Peace Mom” and independent candidate for Congress from No. CA. Presented by Ventura County Speaker Series, hosted by Mary Pallant at Oak Park Community Center in Oak Park, CA on Aug. 29, 2008.

David Rovics

2 parts

airing during weeks of 8/31 through 9/12/08 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 9/1 & 9/8 Mondays at 8pm in other cities in Ventura county (see air times)

David Rovics, activist, singer/songwriter

Interview & music with David Rovics, activist, singer/songwriter, and with Cindy Piester of Citizens for Impeachment, Ventura County.
Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA, on Aug. 19, 2008.

Cindy Piester with Citizens for Impeachment, Ventura County

Naomi Klein on Iraq – Feb. 2005

2 parts

airing during weeks of 8/17 through 8/29/08 in Ventura (see air times)
airing on Monday nights at 8 pm in other cities in county on 8/18 and 8/25/08 (see air times)

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Naomi Klein, author of THE SHOCK DOCTRINE

Naomi Klein speech “Free Iraq from Killer Liberators & the Corporations They Serve” on the reasons behind the actions of Bremmer & the administration when they went into Iraq and the consequences.
Given at Venice UMC on Feb. 21, 2005 (3 weeks after elections in Iraq)