Bob Fitrakis on “Fight Back”: From Sanford, Florida to Columbus, Ohio — Justice for Trayvon Martin and the new Jim Crow
Bob discusses the Trayvon Martin case and local cases with Noel Williams (Columbus NAACP) and Dr. Marilyn Howard, Race relations historian
Listen and call in this Wednesday, March 28
7 – 8 PM
Call 877-932-9766

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(on your computer – not on your broadcast radio dial)

Go to: http://talktainmentradio.com

Click on “Listen Live”
Call 877-932-9766
All shows rebroadcast on WCRSFM community radio 98.3/102.1 Wednesdays at 8pm

Fight Back March 25, 2012

Submitted by fightback on Sun, 03/25/2012 – 8:13pm

Bob Fitrakis talks about rift within the Tea Party

30:00 minutes (27.46 MB)

Fight Back March 1, 2012

Submitted by fightback on Fri, 03/09/2012 – 7:31pm

Bob Fitrakis, Connie Gadell Newton and Connie Harris on the Occupy the Statehouse regional action #1

30:00 minutes (27.47 MB)

When: Tuesday March 27, 2012
Free and open to the public
contact Kurt Bateman: span@spanohio.org

Free Press free movie – “Healthcare – the Movie”

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:30pm.

This documentary provides the real story of how the health care systems in Canada and the United States evolved to be so completely different, when at one point they were essentially the same. Most people under the age of 50, in both countries, are not aware of the intensity of the political struggle that led to the universal medical care system in Canada. Nor are they aware of the public relations campaigns, still active today, that have been prevalent in the United States since the early 1900’s to dissuade the public from supporting national health care. Co-sponsored by the Single-Payer Action Network-Ohio, Columbus Film Council, the Drexel, the Central Ohio Green Education Fund, and the Free Press.

The Drexel Theatre
2254 E. Main St.
Bexley, Ohio 43209
www.healthcaremovie.net

 

Eugene Victor Debs

Bob’s role model is Eugene Victor Debs, the man responsible for leading one of America’s first industrial unions: the American Railway Union in the 1890s; an avid anti-war activist who was jailed for saying the rich have always called for war and the poor have always fought and died in them; and a five-time candidate for President with the Socialist Party, receiving more than a million votes while he was in prison in 1920. Debs is also known for the quote, which embodies Bob’s philosophy: “while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”

Bob was politically active in his college years as a Ford Foundation Fellow working in the Michigan State legislature. He was a member of the Human Rights Party in Michigan, founded by Zolton Ferency and worked with activists like Michael Moore. He also was a founder of the Democratic Socialist caucus in the Michigan Democratic Party in the late 70s and early 80s. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Socialists of America. He founded the group Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio (DSCO) in 1988, served on the National Political Committee of DSA in the mid-1990s, and remains a member.

Bob helped manage the successful campaigns of Democrats Mary Jo Kilroy for Columbus School Board and Anne Taylor for Judge in 1991. He was a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 12th district in 1992, running against incumbent John Kasich. Bob was a Jerry Brown delegate to the 1992 National Democratic Convention and represented Brown at the platform hearings in Washington DC that year, opposing Clinton for his support of NAFTA and the death penalty. He also served on the Franklin County Democratic Central Committee under Chair Fran Ryan and was the elected 55th ward person from 1996-2000.

In 2003, Bob ran as a Green Party endorsed candidate for Columbus City Council in the primary and narrowly missed advancing to the general election. Bob with his good friend Bill Moss ran as endorsed Greens for Columbus School Board against a united slate of Democratic and Republican candidates to barely defeat them in the primary.

Bob ran for Governor of Ohio in 2006, where he was able to expose the election fraud activities of his Republican opponent the Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell. In 2008 he was a delegate to National Green Party convention. Bob served as a Central Committee member for the Green Party of Franklin County and State of Ohio from 2010 to 2017 and served as co-Chair of the State of Ohio with Anita Rios. He serves as a Near East Area Commissioner in Columbus since 2003.

Bob Fitrakis and Dave Lippman will talk (and Dave will sing) about Occupy Wall Street, fracking, the Keystone pipeline, Citizens United and Palestinian issues.

Wednesday night, March 21 from 7-8pm

We need YOU to CALL-IN – 1-877-932-9766

Go to: Talktainmentradio.com – See podcast below!!

Call 1-877-932-9766

http://www.davelippman.com/

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http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml

Ten Key Values of the Green Party
Originally ratified at the Green Party Convention in Denver, CO, June 2000.

TKV Flyer w/Spanish translation (PDF)

Democracy is Coming (to the USA) Brochure (PDF)

Platform

Links

1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY
Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. We will also work to create new types of political organizations which expand the process of participatory democracy by directly including citizens in the decision-making process.

2. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
All persons should have the rights and opportunity to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and the environment. We must consciously confront in ourselves, our organizations, and society at large, barriers such as racism and class oppression, sexism and homophobia, ageism and disability, which act to deny fair treatment and equal justice under the law.

3. ECOLOGICAL WISDOM
Human societies must operate with the understanding that we are part of nature, not separate from nature. We must maintain an ecological balance and live within the ecological and resource limits of our communities and our planet. We support a sustainable society which utilizes resources in such a way that future generations will benefit and not suffer from the practices of our generation. To this end we must practice agriculture which replenishes the soil; move to an energy efficient economy; and live in ways that respect the integrity of natural systems.

4. NON-VIOLENCE
It is essential that we develop effective alternatives to society’s current patterns of violence. We will work to demilitarize, and eliminate weapons of mass destruction, without being naive about the intentions of other governments. We recognize the need for self-defense and the defense of others who are in helpless situations. We promote non-violent methods to oppose practices and policies with which we disagree, and will guide our actions toward lasting personal, community and global peace.

5. DECENTRALIZATION
Centralization of wealth and power contributes to social and economic injustice, environmental destruction, and militarization. Therefore, we support a restructuring of social, political and economic institutions away from a system which is controlled by and mostly benefits the powerful few, to a democratic, less bureaucratic system. Decision-making should, as much as possible, remain at the individual and local level, while assuring that civil rights are protected for all citizens.

6. COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
We recognize it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living for all people while maintaining a healthy ecological balance. A successful economic system will offer meaningful work with dignity, while paying a “living wage” which reflects the real value of a person’s work.

Local communities must look to economic development that assures protection of the environment and workers’ rights; broad citizen participation in planning; and enhancement of our “quality of life.” We support independently owned and operated companies which are socially responsible, as well as co-operatives and public enterprises that distribute resources and control to more people through democratic participation.

7. FEMINISM AND GENDER EQUITY
We have inherited a social system based on male domination of politics and economics. We call for the replacement of the cultural ethics of domination and control with more cooperative ways of interacting that respect differences of opinion and gender. Human values such as equity between the sexes, interpersonal responsibility, and honesty must be developed with moral conscience. We should remember that the process that determines our decisions and actions is just as important as achieving the outcome we want.

8. RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY
We believe it is important to value cultural, ethnic, racial, sexual, religious and spiritual diversity, and to promote the development of respectful relationships across these lines.

We believe that the many diverse elements of society should be reflected in our organizations and decision-making bodies, and we support the leadership of people who have been traditionally closed out of leadership roles. We acknowledge and encourage respect for other life forms than our own and the preservation of biodiversity.

9. PERSONAL AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY
We encourage individuals to act to improve their personal well-being and, at the same time, to enhance ecological balance and social harmony. We seek to join with people and organizations around the world to foster peace, economic justice, and the health of the planet.

10. FUTURE FOCUS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Our actions and policies should be motivated by long-term goals. We seek to protect valuable natural resources, safely disposing of or “unmaking” all waste we create, while developing a sustainable economics that does not depend on continual expansion for survival. We must counterbalance the drive for short-term profits by assuring that economic development, new technologies, and fiscal policies are responsible to future generations who will inherit the results of our actions.

Ten Key Values from other state and local Greens.
There is no authoritative version of the Ten Key Values of the Greens. The Ten Key Values are guiding principles that are adapted and defined to fit each state and local chapter.

Occupy the Statehouse! Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13-14
48 hours of nonstop occupy – statewide gathering

Come and join us for a minute, an hour, for lunch, or for the day!
Music, food, speakers, presentations, workshops

Wednesday is Anti-Fracking Day – Bob Fitrakis 12 noon, Bob Hagan too!

www.occupycolumbus.org
Facebook – occupy the statehouse
or contact Connie Harris – connieharrispeace@yahoo.com

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We need YOU to CALL-IN to Bob’s Talktainment Radio Show this Wednesday night, March 14 from 7-8pm!

Bob interviews Glen Ford from Black Agenda Report on Eric Holder’s recent comments justifying the assassinations of US citizens without trial, the new federal trespass bill, and more!

Go to: Talktainmentradio.com – Listen Live!

Call 1-877-932-9766

FIGHT BACK WITH FITRAKIS !

Bob believes in:

FULL EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
• The right to unionize and collectively bargain
• Full employment with fair wages and benefits
• A Green New Deal And Green Job Creation
• Worker representation on corporate boards
• Infrastructure Repair Public Works Program
• A fair tax code where corporations pay their fair share

HOLDING BANKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES
• Creating & funding an independent prosecution team
• Fully funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Instituting a nationwide foreclosure moratorium
• Requiring payback of all illegally gained profits

RECLAIMING OUR DEMOCRACY
• Banning corporate PACs
• Limiting corporate lobbying expenses
• Politician disclosure of all lobbying contacts & income
• Repealing all voter suppression laws
• Repealing all laws limiting third party access to elections
• Instituting ranked voting for instant runoff elections

A RATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY
• Ending the Oil Wars Now—No war against Iran
• Reducing military spending
• No foreign aid to countries oppressing their citizens
• Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change
• Signing the International Criminal Court Treaty

SOCIAL JUSTICE
• Universal health care–Medicare for all
• Stopping the war on women’s rights
• A fair and just immigration policy
• A free college education
• Supporting GLBT rights including gay marriage

FITRAKIS FOR CONGRESS 2012

Bob Fitrakis on “Fight Back”: David Swanson on Iran and other current events
Bob interviews anti-war activist David Swanson on the escalating situation in Iran, a petition to remove Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, the efforts to arrest George W. Bush and other current events.
Listen and call in this Wednesday, March 7
7 – 8 PM
Call 877-932-9766
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Here’s how to call in to the LIVE INTERNET radio show:
(on your computer – not on your broadcast radio dial)
On Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm
Go to: http://talktainmentradio.com
Click on “Listen Live”
Call 877-932-9766
All shows rebroadcast on WCRSFM community radio 98.3/102.1 Wednesdays at 8pm