DN!: Rutgers Women's Basketball Team Condemns Imus Remarks//Venezuelan Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:40:02 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 11, 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 = = = = = = = = = * DN! summer internships * DN! is looking to fill internship positions for the summer. Please email admin@democracynow.org for more information. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "Mr. Imus Has Stolen a Moment of Pure Grace For Us" - Rutgers Women's Basketball Team Condemn Don Imus's Remarks * MSNBC and CBS Radio are coming under increasing pressure to fire Don Imus over his recent remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team calling them "nappy-headed hos." Imus has suspended for two weeks beginning on Monday but he remains on the air this week. On Tuesday members of the Rutgers women's basketball team spoke out for the first time. We play excerpts. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/11/1432228 * Five Years Later, Venezuelan Ambassador Reflects on US-Backed Coup, and Discusses Venezuela's Oil Plans, Posada Carriles, and Chavez's Controversial Decree Powers * Five years ago this week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was temporarily ousted in a short-lived coup he says was backed by the United States. On the fifth anniversary of the coup, we speak with Venezuela's ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. In a wide-ranging interview Amb. Alvarez discusses the U.S. role in the coup, why the Bush administration has refused to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, oil laws in Venezuela and more. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/11/1432233 * Egyptian Feminist, Playwright and Activist Nawal El Saadawi Defies Threats to Speak Out for Women's Rights, Democracy in Egypt * Renowned feminist, psychologist and writer, Nawal El Saadawi joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss Egypt's recent constitutional amendments, the Muslim Brotherhood and she is facing a political and religious campaign mounted against her by the authorities at Al Azhar. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/11/1432237 * Headlines for April 11, 2007 * - 55 Killed in Iraq Violence - Red Cross: Iraqi Civilian Suffering Worsens - Bush Rules Out Talks with Dems on Iraq Timetable - Report: Admin Unable to Fill War ³Czar² Post - U.N.: Sudanese Militia Kill Up to 400 in Chad - Abbas, Olmert to Hold Talks - Castro Criticizes Posada Bail Ruling - Gonzales Subpoenaed in Attorney Firings Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/11/1432218 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, April 11, 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! Thursday, April 12, 2007: * Tax Day is approaching. We'll talk to Ruth Benn, coordinator of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, and we'll look at a new report from the National Priorities Project on how 40% of your tax dollars helps fund the military. = = = = = = = = = * 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. 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