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Whistle Where You Work: Genetically Modified Food; WikiLeaks, ep. 28 08/30/2010

WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Episode 28, Genetically Modified food has been a part of the American diet for several yeaqrs-and it's everywhere.  85 percent of U.S. corn, 91 percent of U.S. soybeans.  Now, a proposed genetically modified salmon has close to receiving FDA approval. What are the public health risks? The current regulations/legislation covering this new technology?  Guests include representatives from Food & Water Watch, and Friends of the Earth.  In the second part of the program, the whistleblower website WikiLeaks has caused widespread controversy.  Jesselyn Radack discusses WikiLeaks, as well as the cases of Bradley Manning and Thomas Drake, two national security whisltleblowers who are being prosecuted by their own government.

Public Service Announcements. PSAs.: The Road to Recovery PSA 08/30/2010

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Event PSA. www.recoverymonth.gov.

Near & Far Video, Introduced by Richard Kemp: The Road to Recovery -Embracing Diversity: Crossing Barriers To Deliver Treatment to Everyone 08/30/2010

Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Join host Ivette Torres for this program that shows how addiction is not limited to any one race, religion, creed, or lifestyle. Fortunately, neither are treatment and recovery services. Achieving long-term recovery is often dependent on finding personalized treatment and recovery services that meet the specific individual's cultural, religious, or lifestyle needs. This episode looks at how substance use is acceptable in some cultures and how this may create a barrier for individuals seeking treatment and recovery services; the importance of providing services that incorporate the specific needs of the individual; and how some treatment and recovery models may prove more effective for one group than another.

If you have questions or comments about this program, please contact Richard Kemp at rtkemp@aol.com.

David Walker - Fiscal Wakeup Tour 08/19/2010

Former US Comptroller General David Walker CPA, now President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, describes the nation's fiscal picture and outlines hard choices that will have to be made to maintain the Federal government's solvency and credit rating.   Introductory remarks by Gov. Jim Douglas.
Following his presentation, Mr. Walker joins a panel to discuss Vermont economic and fiscal issues, including Prof. Art Woolf, David Coates CPA, and Auditor of Accounts Tom Salmon CPA, moderated by Mary Alice McKenzie.
This latest in the Sheraton Economic Series was sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Vermont Economic Newsletter, and is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center.

Public Service Announcements. PSAs.: Cultural Survival PSA 08/16/2010

Cultural Survival PSA - "Partners" Indigenous Peoples And Global Warming. www.cs.org

A Conversation with George Stoney, the "Father of Public Access TV" 08/12/2010

George C. Stoney (1916-) is a professor of film and cinema studies at New York University, and a pioneer in the field of documentary film. Stoney directed several influential films including All My Babies and How the Myth Was Made. He is considered as the father of public access television. Currently he's working with a documentary film 'A Reunion of All My Babies'.

Whistle Where You Work: BP Oil Rig Accountability; Legendary Whistleblower Frank Serpico, ep. 27 07/30/2010

WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Episode 26, The BP oil rig disaster is quickly becoming one of the worst environmental catastrophes of our time. The parties involved are pointing fingers...but did someone have foresight into this type of event happening? A whistleblower from a different BP oil rig has been trying to expose critical safety lapses for years, but his efforts seem to have fallen on deaf ears. The second segment, we go to the first day of the  National Whistleblower Assembly on May 24, 2010, where legendary NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico, whose story is memorialized by the classic film that shares his name, gave the opening remarks.

Whistle Where You Work: Whole Body Image Scanning - National Whistleblower Assembly, ep.26 07/30/2010

WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Episode 27, Whole Body Image Scanning at airports was already being instituted at several airports at the end of last year. But the attempted bombing of a Delta jet last Christmas Eve has thrust the issue back into the limelight, with proponents of greater security measures pointing to the Imaging as a stronger solution to ensure safe air travel. The second segment takes you to the National Whistleblower Assembly, where Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivered a message from Congress.

Near & Far Video, Introduced by Richard Kemp: The Road to Recovery - Recovery and the Media: Addiction and Treatment in Entertainment and News 07/26/2010

Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Popular media influences public attitudes and opinions concerning addiction, treatment and recovery issues. Addiction is depicted throughout the entertainment industry, in both news and magazine articles about celebrities’ drug and/or alcohol use and their time in rehab facilities and addiction; and in treatment, and recovery storylines in movies and television shows. This episode will examine how addiction, treatment and recovery have been portrayed historically and where we are today. This show will look at the importance of the media in portraying factual information and depiction of addiction, treatment and recovery issues and the negative effects of publishing/airing stories and shows which glamorize use, promote inaccurate and discriminatory public attitudes, and discourage individuals to seek help.

If you have questions or comments about this program, please contact Richard Kemp at rtkemp@aol.com.

The Paper Tiger Television's ART, ACTIVISM and ANALYSIS series: Class Dismissed with Howard Zinn-- A Look at How History is Taught in U.S. High Schools 07/17/2010

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Class Dismissed provides a critical look at how U.S. history is taught in high school, at the myths that reduce the complexity of history into simple soundbites, and the information that never seems to make it onto the textbook pages. How can we alter this system to address the limitations of the current curriculum, to allow students to find their own place in history and the world today, to inspire them to become active learners and AAA Seriesagents for social change? This video takes a beginning step by looking at the textbook industry, standardized testing, the lack of race and class analysis in textbooks, and the teacher’s role in introducing a range of perspectives into the classroom. Featuring authors Howard Zinn (A People’s History of the United States) and James Loewen (Lies My Teacher Told Me), New York public high school students, textbook industry insiders, and teachers, this is a must-see video for any student of American History.

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