Supriano, Sue.
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Trends : Latin America and Eastern Europe / Lawrence Meschler ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Lawrence Weschler, a staff writer for the New Yorker, discusses his research in Brazil and Uruguay into their history of torture, and how it is handled in the newly democratized countries. He also discusses the U.S. media’s overcoverage of activities in Eastern Europe, while Latin America is all but ignored.|TRENDS : LATIN AMERICA AND EASTERN…
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Environmentalism and ethnicity / David Hahn Baker ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
David Hahn Baker, coordinator of the National Environmental Quality Amendment, talks about his work to amend the Constitution to protect the environment. He also discusses minority outreach projects to diversify traditional environmental groups, and the racial character of environmental degredation.|ENVIRONMENTALISM AND ETHNICITY / David Hahn Baker. SERIES: Steppin’ out of babylon| no. 53 Ongoing public…
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Democratic renewal / C.T. Vivian ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Reverend Vivian, Chair of the Board of the Center for Democratic Renewal in Atlanta, Georgia, talks about the causes of racism, the growing racial violence in the United States, especially that instigated by skin-head groups and the religious right, and what we should be on the lookout for as anti-racist activists. He also conducts anti-racist…
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National black women’s health project / Byllye Avery ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Byllye Avery, founder and Executive Director of the National Black Women’s Health Project in Atlanta, discusses the philosophy of the NBWHP, and some of its self-help projects including: self-help groups for women who are homeless, sex education for teenage girls and their families, cancer prevention groups, and ten nationwide networks of self-help groups especially designed…
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Torture in South Africa : a physician’s view / Paul Davis ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Dr. Paul Davis, a South African physician, discusses his experiences. He treated people who were released from detention where they were held without charges or trial, and who were tortured while in detention. He is refusing the South African government’s request for information about these patients, and west on trial in February, 1989, for his…
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Saving the rainforest? / Randall Hayes ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Randall Hayes, Executive Director of the Rainforest Action Network, discusses the importance of rainforests for the survival of many species and plants. He also explores who is destroying which forests, and for what reasons, as well as reporting of some success stories about stopping the destruction.|SAVING THE RAINFORESTS? / produced by Sue Supriano. SERIES: Steppin’…
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Indian envoy / Robert Crux ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Robert Crux, of the Tohono O’Ddham (Desert People) Nation of Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, discusses his people, their life in Arizona and Mexico, his work with the International Indian Treaty Council, and efforts to end the desecration of Indian graves.|INDIAN ENVOY / produced by Sue Supriano. SERIES: Steppin’ out of Babylon| no. 15 –…
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The Basic issues : the Dalai Lama / Tenzin Gyatso ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, discusses the basic issues of his philosophy: full commitment to hamity. He argues that our basic one-ness and living together should be appreciated and done with affection and compassion. He also traces the genocidal attack on the culture and people of Tibet, and his non-violent attempt to free his people…