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Here are a few reports I produced for a Pacifica National Special about the United States Social Forum, which grew out the World Social Forum.
Nearly 10,000 people gathered from many social movements in the U.S. and around the world. The Forum workshops and events revolved around several issues: labor rights, the environment, Indigenous rights, Immigration, gender equality, and the war in Iraq. Check out the entire Pacifica broadcast of the U.S. Social Forum here.
USSF_Closing.mp3
USSF_Immigration.mp3
USSF_Be_the_Media.mp3
USSF_Youth_Performers.mp3
USSF_Prisoner Family Project.mp3

Lady Presidential Candidates

In celebration of International Women’s Day, artist Christy Gast narrates the lives and words of the first ten women to run for President of the United States. The roster includes everyone from eccentric Victoria Woodhull, a clairvoyant who advocated for free love in 1872, to Margaret Wright, who represented the Peace and Freedom Party in 1976. Representing both major parties and a slew of independent ones, these women passed important legislation and opened the doors for women in politics. Leading to the important question, will we ever see a woman in the White House?

Lady_Presidents.mp3

Christy Gast is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Her project, Limited Edition Ladies Presidential Candidates Collectible Plates can be seen at the City Reliquary Museum in Brooklyn, NY.