GreenTV Schedule

GreenTV airs Wednesdays, at 10:00 PM EST. Tune to Comcast cable channel 99 in the Michiana area.

2005

December

Not available.

November

• Nov. 2: Opt Out

  GreenTV interviews local military counter-recruiters. These organizers and students work in high schools to inform administrators, students and parents about provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act which require schools to give the U.S. military lists of their students. The Act also allows students, without parental permission, to opt out of the lists.

• Nov. 9: Leave My Child Alone (featuring Cindy Sheehan)

  Military recruiters work on quotas and routinely bend the rules to meet their recruiting goals. A teacher, several parents and students talk about problems caused by military recruiting in their high schools. Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq and who has kept a vigil at President Bush's ranch in Texas, tells how recruiters lied to her son to get him to enlist.

• Nov. 16: The True Promise of America, Part 1

  Scott Ridder, former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, tries to prevent the run up to the war on Iraq. Ridder speaks to peace activists in San Diego, CA, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2003.

• Nov. 23: The True Promise of America, Part 2

• Nov. 30: Opt Out Coffee House, Part 1

  Student peace activists speak and perform at an Opt Out coffee house held in South Bend. The show features high school students talking to the audience about their experiences and milestones in counter-recruiting at their schools. The students entertain each other with acoustic music, rap and contemporary rock.

October

• Oct. 5: Building Bridges Instead of Walls, Part 1

  Middle East peace worker, Sis Levin, speaks to a Michiana audience (Aug. 2004) on her efforts to teach nonviolent conflict resolution in Palestine in the midst of the Israeli Occupation. Sis focuses on her experience in Palestine and the need for systemic change in the education of pre-school to college age students here at home.

  Produced by Tom Brown of GreenTV. Special thanks to Lois Clark for organizing the event.

• Oct. 12: Building Bridges Instead of Walls, Part 2

  Middle East peace worker, Jerry Levin, speaks to a Michiana audience (Aug. 2004) regarding Christian Peacemaker Teams' efforts to resolve conflict nonviolently in Palestine. Jerry presents the history and politics of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and the nonviolent resistence of Israelis and Palestinians alike.

• Oct. 19 Building Bridges Instead of Walls, Part 3

  Middle East peace workers, Sis and Jerry Levin, respond to questions from the audience. The Levins spoke in Michiana in August of 2004. Sis is an internationally recognized peace educator. Jerry is a member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, a former CNN Bureau Chief and former hostage of Hezbulla in Lebanon. The Levins bring together religious, political and cultural criticism of the Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian responses.

• Oct. 26 Paint the Town Bicycle Ride

  The Bicycle Lanes Committee organized a mass bicycle ride to raise awareness of bicycling as a legitimate, healthy and environmentally friendly form of transportation in South Bend. 100-150 bicyclists of all ages and skills met and rode circuits on streets the committee wants the city to stripe with bicycle lanes. The mayor of South Bend and two Common Council members participated. GreenTV filmed the event.

September

• Sept. 7: Francis Moore Lappe, part 1

  Frances Moore Lappe, author of several books including "Diet for a Small Planet" and her latest "Hope's Edge" spoke at the Wellsprings of Wisdom Conference at St Mary's College in June 2005. She addresses the issue of world food shortages and how the choices we make affect all life on this planet we share. Part 1 of possibly 3 shows.

• Sept. 14: Francis Moore Lappe, part 2

  Frances Moore Lappe, author of several books including "Diet for a Small Planet" and her latest "Hope's Edge" spoke at the Wellsprings of Wisdom Conference at St Mary's College in June 2005. She addresses the issue of world food shortages and how the choices we make affect all life on this planet we share. Part 2 of possibly 3 shows.

• Sept. 21: Challenging Corporate Power, part 1/3

The Arlington Courthouse Greens in Northern Virginia host a presentation on the scope of corporate power. Paul Hughes of the Nova Greens provides us with a basic introduction to the scope of corporate power and the institutions which allow power to concentrate in large corporations. Hughes suggests what we can do to reduce the concentration of political power in corporations and restore grassroots democracy.

• Sept. 28: Challenging Corporate Power, part 2/3

The discussion of corporate power continues with a legal history of the corporation and its role in U.S. politics.

August

• August 3: Marty Lucas interview

  GreenTV rebroadcasts the interview with Marty Lucas, an Indiana lawyer whose practice focuses on environmental and property law. Marty speaks about riparian rights, supporting local regulators and working to improve water quality in our region.

  Marty's site: http://www.bigeastern.com/kankakee

• August 10: After the Storm - The show highlights three case studies—Santa Monica Bay, the Mississippi River Basin/Gulf of Mexico, and New York City—where polluted runoff threatens watersheds highly valued for recreation, commercial fisheries and navigation, and drinking water. Key scientists, water quality experts, and citizens involved in local and national watershed protection efforts provide insight into the problems as well as solutions to today's water quality crisis.

  See the EPA web site for more information.

• August 17: Green Tour of Michiana: Organic Lawn Care - Kathleen Petitjean interviews the Craig Fritts, owner of Child's Play Organic Lawns. Lawn care adds huge amounts of chemicals to our watersheds, creating oxygen starved dead zones and genetic and developmental damage in many species including humans. Learn what you can do to eliminate the problem in your own yard. Our local lawn care specialist shows you how to grow a truly "green" lawn. This show is a perfect follow up to "After the Storm."

• August 24: Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - Christine Fiordalis of the Michiana Group of the Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club hosts a show about mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) and the movement which opposes this destructive mining technique. Appalachian Voices says, "One of the greatest environmental and human rights catastrophes in American history is underway just southwest of our nation's capital. In the coalfields of Appalachia, individuals, families, and entire communities are being driven off their land by flooding, landslides, and blasting resulting from mountaintop removal coal mining."

• August 31: Green Tour of Michiana: Farmers Market

  Green Tour of Michiana visits the Farmers Market. Kathleen Petitjean interviews Mary and Jim Kulwicki of the Kulwicki Farm, vendors of organic fruits and vegetables, some of which are locally grown on the Kulwicki farm. We also interview Susan Siemers, owner of Ceres & Company, manufacturer of locally produced natural skin care products.

July

• July 6: After the Storm - The show highlights three case studies—Santa Monica Bay, the Mississippi River Basin/Gulf of Mexico, and New York City— where polluted runoff threatens watersheds highly valued for recreation, commercial fisheries and navigation, and drinking water. Key scientists, water quality experts, and citizens involved in local and national watershed protection efforts provide insight into the problems as well as solutions to today’s water quality crisis.

  See the EPA web site for more information.

• July 13: Come to the Table, Part 1 - Sheila Provencher, a peace activist with Christian Peacemaker Teams, shares her insights into the situation in Iraq and what we can do to create peace there. Sheila lives with ordinary Iraqis outside the "green" zone in Bagdhad. She is organizing Muslim Peacemaker Teams which are open to all sects.

  Visit Sheila's weblog.

• July 20: Come to the Table, Part 2 - Sheila Provencher, a peace activist with Christian Peacemaker Teams, shares her insights into the situation in Iraq and what we can do to create peace there. Sheila lives with ordinary Iraqis outside the "green" zone in Bagdhad. She is organizing Muslim Peacemaker Teams which are open to all sects.

  Visit Sheila's weblog.

• July 27: 2nd Anniversary Invasion of Irag - GreenTV travels to Terre Haute, IN, to commemorate the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Kathleen Petitjean interviews peace makers attending the rally sponsored by Terre Haute Stop the War on Iraq.

  Greens value nonviolence and know that peace making requires peace makers. There are peace makers in every city and town in Indiana. The media doesn't cover peace making as much as it covers war making. GreenTV will do its part to remedy the imbalance in coverage.

June

• June 1: Bill Stant at IUSB - Bill Stant is a candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. He is running as a Green and hopes to garner the official support of the Indiana Green Party. The IUSB Political Science Club and the American Democracy Project invited Bill to speak at Indiana University South Bend. In his speech, Bill Stant answers the following questions:

• What draws him to run for for public office?
• Why is he seeking the Indiana Green Party nomination as its candidate for Secretary of State?
• What will be a successful third-party campaign for Secretary of State?
• Why does Indiana need election reform?

• June 8: Green Tour of Michiana - Kathleen Petitjean interviews the Craig Fritts, owner of Child's Play Organic Lawns. Lawn care adds huge amounts of chemicals to our watersheds, creating oxygen starved dead zones and genetic and developmental damage in many species including humans. Learn what you can do to eliminate the problem in your own yard. Our local lawn care specialist shows you how to grow a truly "green" lawn. This show is a perfect follow up to "After the Storm."

• June 15: Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - Christine Fiordalis of the Michiana Group of the Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club hosts a show about mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) and the movement which opposes this destructive mining technique. Appalachian Voices says, "One of the greatest environmental and human rights catastrophes in American history is underway just southwest of our nation's capital. In the coalfields of Appalachia, individuals, families, and entire communities are being driven off their land by flooding, landslides, and blasting resulting from mountaintop removal coal mining."

• June 22: Green Tour of Michiana - Driving vehicles powered by fossil fuel puts tons of pollutants into our environment every day. But until we have smart cities which provide citizens with reliable and efficient public transportation, and miles of bike and pedestrian lanes and trails, how should citizens commute? Kathleen Petitjean interviews Dave Vollrath of Mishawaka whose forward-thinking mindset has put him behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius hybrid gas/electric automobile when he's not riding his bike or walking. Dave talks about the hybrid's technology, how he likes driving his hybrid and where the future of the technology may take us.

• June 29: Social Security: The Phony Crisis, Pt. 2/3 - Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (cepr) explains why Social Security is no more endangered than it ever was. The Bush administration has cooked up a phony crisis. None of the President's proposals will improve the Social Security program. The administration would introduce inefficiency, risk and instability into an otherwise healthy program. The goal may be to transfer more of the nation's wealth to the richest Americans, to cut taxes on corporations and to begin to dismantle the most popular and successful government program.

  "The Phony Crisis" is the first in a series of GreenTV shows on Social Security. The shows feature experts from academia, AARP, think tanks and the Social Security Administration itself. Don't miss a single one.

May

• May 4: After the Storm - see the EPA web site for more information.

• May 11: 2nd Anniversary Invasion of Irag - GreenTV travels to Terre Haute, IN, to commemorate the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Kathleen Petitjean interviews peace makers attending the rally sponsored by Terre Haute Stop the War on Iraq. Greens value nonviolence and know that peace making requires peace makers. There are peace makers in every city and town in Indiana. The media doesn't cover peace making as much as it covers war making. GreenTV will do its part to remedy the imbalance in coverage.

• May 18: Challenging Corporate Power - The Arlington Courthouse Greens in Northern Virginia host a presentation on the scope of corporate power. Paul Hughes of the Nova Greens provides us with a basic introduction to the legal basis of corporate power and the institutions which allow power to concentrate in large corporations. Hughes suggests what we can do to reduce the concentration of political power in corporations and restore grassroots democracy.

• May 25: Social Security: The Phony Crisis, Pt. 1/3 - Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (cepr) explains why Social Security is no more endangered than it ever was. The Bush administration has cooked up a phony crisis. None of the President's proposals will improve the Social Security program. The administration would introduce inefficiency, risk and instability into an otherwise healthy program. The goal may be to transfer more of the nation's wealth to the richest Americans, to cut taxes on corporations and to begin to dismantle the most popular and successful government program.

  "The Phony Crisis" is the first in a series of GreenTV shows on Social Security. The shows feature experts from academia, AARP, think tanks and the Social Security Administration itself. Don't miss a single one.

April

• April 6: Artificial Scarcity, Part 3/3

  Environmental heroine Vandana Shiva speaks to students at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. Dr. Shiva addresses the growing inequalities between first and third world countries and solutions which create global democracy and smash economic apartheid. Vandana Shiva explores the issues surrounding corporate power, globalization, economic disparities, international aid and patent rights.

  Dr. Shiva is the director of the Research Foundation on Science, Techonology and Ecology in Delhi, India.

  The lecture was sponsored by Class Action, a student group at Saddleback College. The tape, Vol. 51, is distributed by Democracy University.

• April 13: Who Controls The Police?, Part 1/3 - Melchor De Guzman, PhD, presents a persuasive case for civilian review of the South Bend police. Part 1 of 3.

  Who do citizens go to with complaints about police behavior? Who has the authority and power to control the police?

  Minority groups often complain of disrepectful and abusive treatment by the police. Where can their complaints be heard?

  Mel de Guzman is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University at South Bend where he studies police behavior and community oversight of the police. de Guzman received a PhD in criminal justice in 2001 from the University of Cincinnatti. His dissertation was on the integrity, legitimacy, effectiveness and impact of civilian review boards.

  Dr. de Guzman has unique experience with community oversight of the police. He was the secretary of the Senate Committee primarily responsible for writing the legislation which reorganized the Phillipine National Police and which strenghtened citizen review of the police there.

  Dr. de Guzman lectured at the Phillipine national police college and at the Indiana Police Corps in Plainfield, IN.

• April 20: Who Controls The Police?, Part 2/3 - Melchor De Guzman, PhD, presents a persuasive case for civilian review of the South Bend police. Part 2 of 3.

• April 27: Who Controls The Police?, Q&A - Melchor De Guzman, PhD, fields questions from the audience at his presentation on the need for civilian review of the South Bend police. Part 3/3.

March

• March 2: David Cobb at IUSB, Part 1

  David Cobb was the U.S. Green Party's presidential candidate in 2004. GreenTV filmed Cobb's speech at IUSB in February.

  Cobb tells why he is seeking the nomination, what he thinks the goals of the Green presidential campaign should be and why third parties are important to U.S. politics. David Cobb is a provoking and entertaining speaker. You don't want to miss this show.

• March 9: David Cobb at IUSB, Part 2 - Q&A

  David Cobb is running for nomination as the U.S. Green Party's presidential candidate. Cobb's spoke at a public event sponsored by the IUSB political science department and the SJVGreens in February, 2004.

  In this segment Cobb answers questions from the Michiana audience.

• March 16: David Cobb at IUSB, Part 3 - Q&A + interviews

  In this segment Cobb answers more questions from the Michiana audience, and GreenTV interviews some audience members after the speech.

• March 23: Artificial Scarcity, Part 1

  Environmental heroine Vandana Shiva speaks to students at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. Dr. Shiva addresses the growing inequalities between first and third world countries and solutions which create global democracy and smash economic apartheid. Vandana Shiva explores the issues surrounding corporate power, globalization, economic disparities, international aid and patent rights.

  Dr. Shiva is the director of the Research Foundation on Science, Techonology and Ecology in Delhi, India.

  The lecture was sponsored by Class Action, a student group at Saddleback College. The tape, Vol. 51, is distributed by Democracy University.

• March 30: Artificial Scarcity, Part 2

  Environmental heroine Vandana Shiva speaks to students at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. Dr. Shiva addresses the growing inequalities between first and third world countries and solutions which create global democracy and smash economic apartheid. Vandana Shiva explores the issues surrounding corporate power, globalization, economic disparities, international aid and patent rights.

February

• February 2: Fair Trade in Michiana - GreenTV host Kathleen Petitjean interviews 2 local businesswomen who bring food, clothing and objects of beauty and function to consumers in the Michiana area, all of which are produced by artisans paid fair wages and using earth-friendly materials and processes. Becky Reimbold from Just Goods clothing and accessories and Norma Jean Neff from Ten Thousand Villages, share some of their products and knowledge for consumers who wish to shop with a socially and environmentally responsible conscience.

  See April 22 below for additional information about Fair Trade.

• February 9: Ramptown Geneology: Recovering the anonymous fugitive of Cass County, Michigan - Part 1.

  As a child Virginia Silverstine heard a tale about a fugitive slave who found his way to Cass County, MI. The story was told by an elderly farmer named Tobe Harper. Tobe claimed he was related to the anonymous freedom seeker. Young Virginia also heard of a black settlement in Calvin Township, Cass County, MI, called Ramptown, which had long ago disappeared.

  Professor Veta Tucker takes us through the painstaking research begun by Virginia Silverstine and continued by Ms. Sondra Mose-Ursery. The research reveals and gives voice to the anonymous freedom seeker of long ago. Professor Tucker presented the lecture at the 4th Annual Underground Railroad Symposium in South Bend, IN.

• February 16: Ramptown Geneology: Recovering the anonymous fugitive of Cass County, Michigan - Part 2.

  As a child Virginia Silverstine heard a tale about a fugitive slave who found his way to Cass County, MI. The story was told by an elderly farmer named Tobe Harper. Tobe claimed he was related to the anonymous freedom seeker. Young Virginia also heard of a black settlement in Calvin Township, Cass County, MI, called Ramptown, which had long ago disappeared.

  Professor Veta Tucker takes us through the painstaking research begun by Virginia Silverstine and continued by Ms. Sondra Mose-Ursery. The research reveals and gives voice to the anonymous freedom seeker of long ago. Professor Tucker presented the lecture at the 4th Annual Underground Railroad Symposium in South Bend, IN.

• February 23: Troubled Waters - GreenTV filmed the press conference where INPIRG announced the release of the new report, "Troubled Waters", which lists facilities polluting Indiana's waterways in violation of their Clean Water Act permits.

  Leise Jones, INPIRG Field Director, delivers a factual and no-nonsense rebuke to commercial and municipal polluters and to governments and agencies which fail to enforce the law.

  Leise is joined by speakers from local groups: David Vollrath, St. Joe Valley Greens and IUSB Professor; Bob Cervelli, Michiana Watershed Inc., President; Sherry Bowen, Elkhart EnviroCorps, Team Leader; and, Reverend Doug Kaufman, Benton Mennonite Church.

January

• January 5: Alternative Gift Fair

  Would you prefer to give gifts that really keep on giving? During the gift buying and giving holidays Prince of Peace Church in South Bend, IN, organizes an Alternative Gift Fair. Each gift makes life better and not just for the persons who receive the gifts. There are Fair Trade goods which honor and benefit producers, craft items which keep hand-made traditions alive and even gift farm animals which provide much needed nutrition to families and breeding stock for whole villages.

• January 12 Building Bridges Instead of Walls, Part 3

  Middle East peace workers, Sis and Jerry Levin, respond to questions from the audience. The Levins spoke in Michiana in August of 2004. Sis is an internationally recognized peace educator. Jerry is a member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, a former CNN Bureau Chief and former hostage of Hezbulla in Lebanon. The Levins bring together religious, political and cultural criticism of the Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian responses.

  Produced by Tom Brown of GreenTV. Special thanks to Lois Clark for organizing the event.

• January 19: War on Iraq

  Famed media critic and peace advocate, Noam Chomsky, speaks about the war in Iraq, Part 1. Read Chomksy's interview in Counterpunch.

• January 26: War on Iraq

  Famed media critic and peace advocate, Noam Chomsky, speaks about the war in Iraq, Part 2. Read Chomksy's interview in Counterpunch.

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