November 12 – An Update From The Philippines and Climate Change with Global Justice; Gun Toting “Open Carry Texans” Intimidate Mothers; Fallout From “On The Beach” To Fallout From Fukushima

Full Program

Part 1

We  begin with the growing humanitarian disasters following the super-storm that tore through the Philippines displacing more than 600,000 people. Joining us from the Philippines to discuss the difficulties of getting relief to those in need is Rosario Guzman, a research associate with the Ibon Foundation which works for climate justice and on environmental, agricultural and economic issues in the Philippines. We will also speak with Ann Peterman, the Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project who is concerned about the vulnerability of countries in the Global South that are suffering from the consequences of global warming caused by the Global North.

Part 2

Then we look into the faceoff at a restaurant outside of Dallas where a group of women and children had gathered for the first meeting of a local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America that was interrupted by a posse of men and women armed with assault rifles who belong to an organization called Open Carry Texas. A member of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America who is afraid to give out her name joins us to discuss her group modeled on Mothers Against Drunk Driving that was formed after the Sandy Hook massacre, and how she was intimidated by the display of force from heavily armed gun right activists.

Part 3

Then finally we speak with Katherine Kramer, the daughter of Stanley Kramer, the legendary producer/director of the Cold War classic “On the Beach”. She and actress/comedian Lily Tomlin are hosting the North American premiere of a new film “Fallout” that explores the mythology and reality of Neville Shute’s “On the Beach” and its relevance today to the continuing fallout from the meltdowns at Fukushima.