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Waking Up Orwell
Hosted by Sheila Dean · EN
You never know when you'll need your freedom next.
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Interview With Chris Rediesel of Artivist
Feb 23, 200900:28:32Tap to summarizeThis show is dedicated to the recession proof industry of filmmaking. In this season of hystrionic brazen financial powergrabbing in DC, we here at Waking Up Orwell have decided to provide am escape valve. We bring you effort from the recession proof industry of film. Not just any film either - our favorite kind : dystopian film which would rattle the bones of Orwell himself. From there we announce how you can get involved in local film ventures where "artivism" can make a difference. Here are few examples of dystopian films of note: Zeigeist Network V for Vendetta Loose Change Aaron Russo's From Freedom to Fascism We will be discussing the submissions processes and relevance of dystopian filmmaking in the activist community.
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NAIS & the City of San Marcos, TX : KOOP 91.7 WakingUpOrwell
Feb 21, 200900:29:37Tap to summarize2-19-09 JUDITH MCGEARY OF NAIS NewStreamz San Marcos reports: "The emotionally charged matter of mandatory microchip registration for pet dogs and cats in San Marcos reached another boiling point Saturday afternoon at City Hall, where city staff gave its last of three information sessions about a new animal control ordinance. Outside City Hall, a group calling itself “Citizens for Ear Tatooing Identification” (CETI) protested before the meeting. Inside City Hall, CETI members and others pelted city staff with numerous complaints in the form of questions, touching on such worries as the new ordinance’s enforceability, over-reaching government, the risk of cancer from microchipping, religious objections, and the city’s dismissal of tatooing as an alternative." - Andy Sevilla, associate editor http://newstreamz.com/2009/02/07/ceti-vs-city-in-final-animal-ordinance-session Today we will be speaking with Judith McGeary from NAIS and the National Farm Ranch and Freedom Alliance. Judith McGeary is an attorney in Austin, Texas. She has a B.S. in Biology from Stanford University and a J.D. with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin. She began her legal career by clerking for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since then, her practice has focused on environmental law, commercial litigation, and appeals. She and her husband also run a small organic farm, with horses, cow, sheep, and poultry, based on the principles of holistic resource management.
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Virginia Beats The Chip
Feb 14, 200900:10:39Tap to summarizeMike McHugh provides insight and comments on the protracted and now winning battle against Real ID in the state of Virgina.
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