Gorilla Radio for Monday, August 29th

Gorilla Radio for Monday August 29th, 2005

This week on GR: Author, Martial Artist, and Vegan Mickey Z. and the 50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know.

Victoria-based writer and community activist, Jim Hedger finding alternatives to war and injustice.

And, Janine Bandcroft bringing us up to speed with all that's good to do in and around Victoria this week.


Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca He also serves as a contributing editor at the progressive web news site: http://www.pej.org.

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It’s the first refuge of the scoundrels who would keep the flow of blood and misery going in Iraq, and all the many theatres of war where America mounts military extravaganzas: “Support Our Troops” the mantra commands.

Implicit is the assumption that those speaking out against whichever foreign adventure Uncle Sam has chosen to expedite, bring aid and comfort to the “enemy,” thus undermining the security and safety of “our” troops. Thus, they are “little better than terrorists.”

Mickey Z. is a New York City-based activist and author whose books include: The Seven Deadly Spins, A Giant Mistake: Articles and Essays for Your Intellectual Self-Defence, The Murdering of My Years and his latest, 50 American Revolutions You’re Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism.

Mickey Z. and the next American Revolution in the first half.

And; What does the distant battles of empire and hegemony mean for you and your community?

While treasuries bleed to support burgeoning military budgets and the corporations who love them, local services and aid necessary at home go begging.

Here in Canada, the last two decades have witnessed bipartisan assaults on the fragile infrastructure once known as the social “safety net,” while defence and policing budgets soar.

Jim Hedger is a Victoria-based writer, lecturer, and community activist. He’s involved with a myriad of local and international organizations working for peace, the environment, and social justice.

Jim Hedger and building community in the second half.

And; Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with all that’s good to do in and around Victoria this week.

But first, Mickey Z. and America’s 51st Revolution?



G-Radio is dedicated to social justice, the environment, community, and providing a forum for people and issues not covered in the mainstream media.

Some past guests include: M. Junaid Alam, Joel Bakan, Maude Barlow, David Barsamian, William Blum, Luciana Bohne, Vincent Bugliosi, Helen Caldicott, Noam Chomsky, Michel Chossudovsky, Diane Christian, Juan Cole, David Cromwell, Jon Elmer, Reese Erlich, Jim Fetzer, Laura Flanders, Susan George, Stan Goff, Robert Greenwald, Denis Halliday, Chris Hedges, Sander Hicks, Julia Butterfly Hill, Robert Jensen, Dahr Jamail, Diana Johnstone, Kathy Kelly, Naomi Klein, Anthony Lappe, Frances Moore Lappe, Dave Lindorff, Jim Lobe, Jennnifer Loewenstein, Wayne Madsen, Stephen Marshall, Linda McQuaig, George Monbiot, Loretta Napoleoni, John Nichols, Kurt Nimmo, Greg Palast, Michael Parenti, William Rivers Pitt, Sheldon Rampton, Paul Craig Roberts, Paul de Rooij, John Ross, Danny Schechter, Vandana Shiva, Norman Solomon, Starhawk, Grant Wakefield, Paul Watson, Bernard Weiner, Mickey Z., Dave Zirin, and many others.