DN!: Sharpton Calls for Imus to be Fired//Laura Flanders on Blue Grit Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:21:10 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 9, 2007 = = = = = = = = = A POWER GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SUPPRESS: an evening with Howard Zinn and Amy Goodman A Benefit for Democracy Now!, Monday, April 16th, 2007 See below for -tickets - details on how to help publicize this event with flyers, video Link: http://tour.democracynow.org/2007/04/boston_ma.html WHEN: PATRIOTS' DAY - Mon., Apr. 16th, 7:00 PM WHERE: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA Celebrating the publication of Howard Zinn's new book, "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress" and benefit for audience-supported Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 500 stations in North America. Co-sponsored by Democracy Now! and City Lights Books TICKETS: $10.00 General Admission http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11606 or call 888-999-3877, press 2 SPECIAL PRE-EVENT RECEPTION with Howard & Amy, 5-6:30 pm, includes - hors d'oeuvres - 2 drinks - 1 copy of Howard's new book, "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress"and - 1 copy of Amy's book, "Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back" - preferred seating at lecture $120 for one person $200 for two people Reservations are required for reception MORE INFO: To purchase tickets for lecture and/or reception, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11606 or call 888-999-3877, press 2 For directions, click here. Please come out and support Independent Media! HELP PUBLICIZE THIS EVENT!! Download flyers, watch and send the one-minute YouTube video of Amy Goodman announcing the event. Go to http://statictour.org/ for downloadable flyers and the video. Thank you! audio promo also available for radio stations to download and play = = = = = = = = =   * DN! is hiring * Immediate Opening: Part-Time TV Director http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "You Cannot Allow the Airwaves to Become the Toilet of Racist Language in America" - Sharpton Calls for Imus to Be Fired * Calls are increasing for the dismissal of talk show host Don Imus over racist comments he made on his nationally syndicated program. Imus referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" on his show on Wednesday. We speak with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is calling for Imus to be fired and with Maretta Short, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Organization for Women. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/09/144256 * Blue Grit: Laura Flanders on How "True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians" * Radio host and author Laura Flanders joins us to discuss her new book, "Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians." Flanders says, "[The Democratic leadership] is constantly running away from their base, who -- whether they like it or not -- are gays and lesbians, women who support abortions, people of color...that's the base they depend on every time they come to an election." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/09/145202 * Sports Columnist Dave Zirin on Muhammad Ali's Career and His Groundbreaking Political Involvement * Sports columnist Dave Zirin has written a new account of the career and politics of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. In his prime, Ali was an outspoken advocate of the Black Muslim movement and a critic of the Vietnam War. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/09/145207 * Headlines for April 9, 2007 * - Hundreds of Thousands of Iraqis Protest U.S. & Call For Withdrawal - Sen. Levin: Democrats Will Not Cut Off Funding For War - U.S. & China Lobbied To Tone Down Global Warming Report - Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Protest in Los Angeles - U.S. Allowed Secret Ethiopia-N.Korea Arms Deal - Over A Dozen Guantanamo Detainees on Hunger Strike - N.C. Activists Target Aero Contractors Over Rendition Flights Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/09/144242 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, April 9, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Tuesday, April 10, 2007: * We speak with the authors of two books that go deep inside the story of one of the Bush administration's key justifications for the invasion Iraq: - Carol Bonini on "Collusion: International Espionage and the War on Terror" - Peter Eisner on "The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq" = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * Hang Up on War http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/hang_up_on_war/ Note that this news site, Truthdig, allows readers to post comments. Consider posting your own. Also, consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to Democracy Now! 87 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = Amy Goodman wins prestigious Gracie Allen Award - for Individual Achievement for a Program Host in Public Broadcasting, from the American Women in Radio and Television Press release and awardee list in PDF format: http://tinyurl.com/25de2w = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! TOUR DATES Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit http://tour.democracynow.org for more information. Forward tour dates to your friends & family! 04/16 Boston, MA 04/22 Houston, TX For more tour information: http://tour.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * KTOO, 104.3 Mhz in Juneau, Alaska is now airing Democracy Now! at 9 p.m., M-F WIUP 90.1 FM in Indiana, Pennsylvania is now airing Democracy Now! 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