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This Week’s Show:
November 22, 2006
Total Running Time: 60:55
This Week’s Topics:
–Bill Scher, author of the book “Wait! Don’t Move to Canada!” and Founder of LiberalOasis.com discusses his book and sits in for the hour.
–The continuing Michael Richards situation and his bizarre apology to Jesse Jackson.
–San Diego effectively bans Wal-Mart supercenters.
–A judge rules that paper currency all [...]

The following 11 programmers were elected to serve on the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation (there were 11 names on the ballot). This committee makes changes and revisions to the current schedule.

Unless indicated otherwise, the Programming Committee meets once a month, alternating Mondays and Tuesdays.

 Check-in and Introductions
o In attendance: annalise fonza (facilitator), Gershon Gurin-Podlish, Paolo Mastrangelo , Michelle LeBlanc, Alex Peterson, Chris Woodman, Chris Tinson, Lila Wolan, Adam Hurter, Julia Botero, Cathy Santosus, Ed Russell, Marla BB, Steve Harris, Mary Wheelan, Tony Udell (notetaker)
 Old Biz/New Biz
o DJ additions to Indie music collective and African American collective; no new programs
o Collectives seeking changes [...]

Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Soheil Samari, a Baha’i from Iran who left for the US and started a family soon after the Islamic Revolution. After about ten years in the US he and his wife decided to move to Saipan and have lived there ever since.http://www.abahaiperspective.com/SoheilSamari.mp3

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 57:33
This Week’s Topics:
–The 43rd anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
–Congressman Charlie Rangel wants to reinstate the military draft.
–Henry Kissinger says that a military win in Iraq would be impossible.
–Michael Richards, Seinfeld’s Kramer, his racist tirade, [...]

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1. CFSC announcement (5 minutes)
2. Status of Volunteer Coordination (30 minutes)
>Next month Patty will come back to explain process of database – project approved
>We still need a single contact list
3. Status of Contact Info Organization (10 minutes)
a. Eric and programmer contact info
b. Forms for programmers to fill out
i. Cathy announced
4. Letter for journalist killed in Oaxaca
>Vote to sign as an organization (12 [...]

The following was Jay Deacon’s presentation on a VFR Working Agreement (or Code of Conduct) given at the November general meeting.

Mark McElroy, executive director and chief sustainability officer of the Center for Sustainable Innovation in Vermont, discusses whether companies are contributing to a sustainable world and how it can be measured. He also discusses whether companies can be held accountable for the use of their products over the entire lifecycle, or “extended producer responsibility.”
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Corporate Watchdog [...]