ACT UP at 30 Hidden History Conference; Israel Day Parade Disruption

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Published: 13 June 2017

Below find the segment on ACT UP at 30 Hidden History Conference, the rest of the show will be posted on Wednesday. You can play the link below if you have flash enabled or from a HTML5 device. Click the green arrow to download the mp3

Tues., June 13 edition:

On tonight's show, a commentary by Emma Missouri on what the Trump administration means for LGBT people and a discussion of the anniversary of the massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

ACT UP 30th Conference on Hidden Histories

Mark Hannay (of Health Action) interviews ACT UP veterans as they commemorate their founding with a conference about the Hidden Histories of ACT UP/NY's lesser known, but vital successes from 30 years ago to the present. Among the interviewees are Out-FM's own Bob Lederer; as well as Linda Meredith, ACT UP women's caucus member and expert on women's AIDS issues; and Alfredo Gonzáles, who was active in the Latino Caucus of ACT UP/NY.  More information and free registration for the Sunday June 18th day-long conference, from 10:30am-7pm, at or actupny.com. Food comes with registration if by June 14. Registration highly recommended but not required. (Seating for 145). Out-FM is a media co-sponsor of the event.

Out-FM's James Baldwin Fund Raising Special

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Published: 22 May 2017

Join Out-FM Tuesday, May 23 at 9pm for a special fundraising show on which we’ll be raising money for WBAI which is a part of the non-commercial social justice Pacifica Radio Network.

We'll be playing excerpts from two premiums we hope you’ll donate to get.  It will be a hard choice as they are both stellar.

James Baldwin: American Prophet - 3 DVD Pack

The 3-pack was expanded to be a 4-pack and includes:

1. James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America in the aclaimed film “I Am Not Your Negro”

2. Historic debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. at
Cambridge University on the question: "Is the American Dream at the expense of
the American Negro?"

3. Tim Wise, White Nationalism in the Era of Trump

4. Riverside Church Video with Ruby Sales and Michelle Alexander discussing ML King's Riverside April 4, 1967 speech on the war in Vietnam.

Later in the show we’ll be highlighting the 1300 hour

Voices that Change the World - Flash Drive

Baldwin is featured in 5 important recordings.

The package is incredible. Wrap your ears around the largest and most comprehensive collection of historic audio ever compiled by Pacifica Radio Archives, now available for the very first time on a single USB memory drive. With nearly one thousand hours of meticulously curated audio, covering dozens and dozens of topics, listening will find you inspired, challenged, entertained, and educated - the true fulfillment of Pacifica Radio's Mission Statement!

It’s really an unprescendented premium and will offer 1300 hours of listening pleasure to some of the finest public intellectuals in America from this century and the past. Click here for more details.

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