airing 3/18 – 3/23/12 in Ventura (see air times)
NOTE: no longer airing in other cities in Ventura County because Time-Warner Cable has discontinued Public Access in those communities
Ventura River Estuary
Interview with Paul Jenkin, environmental director with Surfrider Foundation, Ventura, CA, chapter, and Leslie Purcell about the preservation and restoration of the Ventura River and Ventura’s beaches.
Filmed at Surfer’s Point in Ventura, CA.
airing on 3/11 – 3/16/12 in Ventura (see air times)
NOTE: no longer airing in other cities in Ventura County because Time-Warner Cable has discontinued Public Access in those communities
Van Jones, Green for All
Speech by Van Jones, environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. Jones is a co-founder of three non-profit organizations. In 1996, he founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a California non-governmental organization (NGO) working for alternatives to violence. In 2005, he co-founded Color of Change, an advocacy group for African Americans. In 2007, he founded Green For All, a national NGO dedicated to “building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.” His first book, The Green Collar Economy, was released on October 7, 2008, and reached number 12 on the New York Times Best Seller list. In 2008, Time magazine named Jones one of its “Heroes of the Environment”.
airing 3/4 – 3/9/2012 in Ventura (see air times)
NOTE: no longer airing in other cities in Ventura County because Time-Warner Cable has discontinued Public Access in those communities
Daniel Junge & co-director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Interview with Daniel Junge, social justice filmmaker, and Cindy Piester of Pulse TV. Discuss his film, “Saving Face” about victims of acid attacks in Pakistan and other award-winning films he’s directed such as “Chiefs”, “They Killed Sister Dorothy”, “The Final Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” & “The Iron Ladies of Liberia”.
Filmed in L.A., CA, February 24, 2012, two days before his film won at the Academy Awards.
2 parts
airing 1/29 to 2/10/2012 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 1/30 and 2/6/2012 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
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David Korten, economist, activist, author
Economist and visionary, David Korten, dicusses the deceptions of Empire in the languaging of economic practices that serve the wealthiest at the expense of communities. He discusses the Occupy Movement, the IMF, and World Bank and also the need to shift to an economy based on natural systems.
Special thanks to the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.
Cindy Piester of Pulse TV
2 parts
airing during 1/8 – 1/20/2012 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 1/9 & 1/16/2012 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Kevin Baker, organizer with March Forward! and Iraq War Veteran
It is an amazing story of an amazing journey but a clear headed young soldier who is now a leader in the anti-war movement.
Filmed in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 20, 2011
3 parts
part 1 airing during 1/1 – 1/7/2012 in Ventura (see air times)
part 1 airing 1/2/2012 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Former Marine
The Pentagon has just released a report indicating a rise in reports of sexual assault in military academies. This young former Marine speaks or her own continual sexual harrassment, brutal assualt and rape by multiple Marines serving with her while at Parris Island, North Carolina and continuing during her training at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
She says efforts to seek help from military M.D.s fell on deaf ears despite intense trauma that left her with cervical damage, unrelenting nightmares and in constant fear. After seeing what happened to other women when they did report being raped, this soldier went U.A. with the support of her family. She was picked up and jailed before being discharged without benefits.
Cindy Piester of Pulse TV
special air times 12/26, 12/27, 12/29, 12/31 at 10:00 pm
WARNING: Graphic and disturbing photos between 38:40 and 40:45.
U.S. Army Ranger John Needham, who was awarded two purple hearts and three medals for heroism, wrote to military authorities in 2007 reporting war crimes that he witnessed being committed by his own command and fellow soldiers in Al Doura, Iraq. His charges were supported by atrocity photos which, in the public interest, are now released in this video. John paid a terrible price for his opposition to these acts. His story is tragic.
CBS reported obtaining an Army document from the Criminal Investigation Command suggestive of an investigation into these war crimes allegations. The Army’s conclusion was that the “offense of War Crimes did not occur.” However, CBS also stated that the report was “redacted and incomplete; 111 pages were withheld.”
This video is placed with the context of Vice President, Dick Cheney, insistence that this nation’s efforts “must go to the dark side;” which included ignoring the Geneva Conventions.
John’s story is told, here, by his father, Michael Needham. It is produced in the spirit of the public interest and towards promoting justice foundational to the rule of law.
airing during 11/27 to 12/3/2011 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 11/28/2011 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Ethan McCord, Iraq veteran
Iraq combat veteran, Ethan McCord, who appeared in the Wikileaks Collateral Murder video is interviewed by Cindy Piester of Maverick Media and Pulse TV on June 10, 2011. Ethan was seen in the the Collateral Murder video as he raced to save the lives of two Iraqi children who had been shot in that now famous July, 2007 incident. The interview took place at the Claremont Forum where McCord spoke as keynote, as well as, part of a panel sponsored by World Can’t Wait, March Forward, Military Families Speak Out, Prisoners Book Project of the Claremont Forum, and the efforts of Alejandra and Jeremy Rishton.
Cindy Piester, Pulse TV
4 parts
airing during 10/30 to 11/18/2011 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/2011 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
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John Needham, combat soldier in Iraq
Interview with Michael Needham who tells the story of his son, John, a soldier in Iraq who not only had to fight Iraqi insurgents but had to deal with abuse and neglect by the military.
Filmed June 1, 2011.
Michael Needham, father of soldier John Needham
2 parts
airing 10/16 to 10/28/2011 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 10/17 & 10/24/2011 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
David Cobb with "Move To Amend"
Interview with David Cobb and Margaret Koster of “Move To Amend” about corporate power and the movement to amend the U.S. Constitution to declare that corporations are not people and do not have the rights of people.
Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on Sept. 16, 2011.
Maverick Media Productions 