Mark Stansbury in support of the rights of immigrant farm workers
7:05 minutes (6.49 MB)
“ Probably 80 percent, during the winter time, of the produce that comes to the United States comes thru those ports and from those farms (in Florida). The Immokalee workers are critical to our food chain and our food security. So we need to respect workers rights. We’re appealing to Kroger, which is a union shop, that they understand that unions are pressed ( to honor workers rights ) as well as the corporations”
The CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers) has been organizing since 1993.
“They’ve been on the right side of justice for that many years. So I’m here to support them.”
Stansbury said there is a downside to our food system that involves people in the US and other wealthy nations being able to buy a cornucopia of food for a relatively low price year round and at anytime of the day or night.
“Like they always say, 80 percent of all costs are labor. So, to keep the costs down, you have to keep labor down. That’s the management’s perspective.”
Stansbury said the CIW campaign connects to workers struggles around the world.
“The race to the bottom, starvation politics, or whatever you want to call it , the slave wagery that we’re in to, of only being able to make enough to make it to the next paycheck, (is bad enough but ) there are many people who are not making it to that next paycheck, and the (immigrant ) farm workers are some of them.”
Stansbury said the CIW fight for better wages and working conditions is related to the international trade of fruits and vegetables critics say hurts people in developing nations by making them dependent on global commodities markets for food, instead of using the food they are growing there.
Pamoja FM September 15th 2011
56:40 minutes (51.88 MB)
Another All African Affair
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Fight Back Sept. 13, 2011 - Bob and Connie discuss 9/11
29:39 minutes (36.7 MB)
Bob Fitrakis and Connie Gadell-Newton discuss the media coverage of 9/11 and the subsequent Patriot Act, illegal wars, and destruction of the U.S. economy
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The DJBC Happy Hour- Does Emmy Become Eclectic? (Part 1 of 2)
58:46 minutes (56.57 MB)
In tonight's show, a preview of the Independent's Day Festival in Downtown Columbus on Saturday Sept. 17.
Also, a preview of the 63rd Annual Emmy Awards- trends, possible milestones, and potential upsets to look out for on Sunday night.
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Independent's Day Preview
7:16 minutes (9.5 MB)
Bryan Curtiss interviews Jacob Wooten, organizer for the Independent's Day Festival about the upcoming festival on Sept. 17 at Gay Street and Pearl Alley in Downtown Columbus.
Independent's Day: http://thisisindependent.com.
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The Future We Have to Live In - September 12, 2011
28:37 minutes (26.21 MB)
Ohio State student Hoda El-Hosseiny talks about her Egyptian heritage, Egyptian culture, the recent Egyptian revolution, and more. Then one of the coordinators of Powershift 2011, Kristen Arnold, shares her thoughts on a different kind of revolution: a student-led green revolution.
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Locals form Ohio Fair Food to help w/ Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Kroger campaign
55:15 minutes (50.59 MB)
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