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5:00pm - 6:00pm Poughkeepsie: "Activist Radio" on WVKR 91.3 FM 
Category : General / Misc
"Activist Radio" with Fred Nagel and Gary Kenton, every Thursday on WVKR: 91.3 FM, Vassar College Radio.
Topics include the history of social struggle, activist songs, and media commentary.
On Air Calls: 845 437-7178.
Internet streaming and podcasts of these programs are available at the web site below, which also has past shows for download and listening.
Contact: Fred Nagel at the below email address, or 845 876-7906
Sponsored by: Dutchess Greens, Dutchess Peace.
6:00pm - 9:00pm Albany: Solidarity Committee meeting
Category : Labor
The Solidarity Committee meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month. All are welcome in solidarity with unions, peace, and community organizations.
A work party for mailing of the Solidarity Notes newsletter begins at 6:00pm, with the meeting agenda starting at 7:30pm.
Location:
Social Justice Center
33 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12210
Map and directions at:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 518-426-0883 or email below.
7:00pm - 9:00pm Delmar: Discussion on immigration with local ACLU director
Category : Civil Liberties
Melanie Trimble, Director of the Capital Region Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, will discuss current U.S. Immigration Policy, various pending proposals, and the position of the American Civil Liberties Union. She will discuss what citizens can do to support comprehensive immigration reform, and review some of the most important issues.
From ACLU literature: "Documented and undocumented immigrants alike face abuses of civil rights and liberties on a day-to-day basis. With twelve to fifteen million undocumented immigrants nationwide and up to one million in New York State, we face an ongoing human rights crisis that...
7:00pm - 8:30pm Woodstock: Meeting of "Middle East Crisis Response"
Category : General / Misc
The Middle East Crisis Response is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined in protest against policies of Israel and the United States.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
Location:
Woodstock Public Library
5 Library Ln
Woodstock, NY 12498
Map and directions:
maps.google.com...
Contact: 845 876-7906, or via the email address below.
Sponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response
9:00pm - 10:00pm Wappingers Falls: Cable TV program on factory farming
Category : Agriculture / Food
"Undercover TV"
A series on agriculture, food, and animal cruelty; broadcasting on Wappingers Falls Cablevision channel 21, every Thursday, 9-10pm and every Monday 10-11pm.
The weekly broadcasts are showings of DVDs about the meat industry, from treatment of animals to the food on our plates, and possibly includes pieces on the fur industry. They are filmed by undercover video cameras from across the US.
Each show does have credits if viewers want to get in touch with the producers. In Defense of Animals is the organization supporting this effort.
Warning: Each video depicts graphic violence towards animals.
Contact:...
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