DN!: Legendary Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008 Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:12:19 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 27, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * Commit your tax rebate to peace media - donate to Democracy Now! * Your support makes it possible to continue this broadcast and train a new generation of independent journalists. Please give today at http://www.democracynow.org/contribute/donate_money = = = = = = = = = * Jobs at DN! * Democracy Now! is hiring for the following positions: Archivist Manager for Spanish Programming & Outreach Outreach & Publicity Director For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs = = = = = = = = = * Amy Goodman on Tour - 12th Anniversary of Democracy Now! Standing Up to the Madness Tour * Amy Goodman has written her third book with her brother David, titled "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times." The "Standing Up to the Madness" tour continues. Upcoming events: Tue, 5/27 New York, NY WHEN: 6:30pm WHERE: 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 DESCRIPTION: Japan Society Event: Reflections on Citizen Movements: Peace and Politics in the U.S & Japan. Amy Goodman will moderate a panel with Tom Hayden and James Orr. TICKETS: $20/$18 Japan Society members, $15 seniors & students Fri, 5/30 Los Angeles, CA Amy Goodman will do an in-booth signing Friday, May 30, 2008, 11 am to noon, at the BookExpo America in Los Angeles at the Haymarket Books booth (Booth 2108). Haymarket Books will be giving away a sample CD of Amy and David Goodman's 10-disc audio book: The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media that Love Them (Unabridged Audio CD), forthcoming from Haymarket Books via CBSD: http://www.cbsd.com/inventory.aspx?id=1653635 For more details on the Book Expo visit: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/ Fri, 5/30 Grass Valley, CA WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Grass Valley Veteran's Memorial Hall (Vet's Hall), 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 DESCRIPTION: A talk and booksigning with journalist Amy Goodman. TICKETS: $10 KVMR Members, $15 General Sat, 5/31 Davis, CA WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Sciences Lecture Hall, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616. DESCRIPTION: Amy Goodman will interview a group of former Guantanamo prisoners live before a large Davis audience. The interview will be carried out through video conference (the former prisoners will be in their native Sudan). The event is a benefit for the Guantanamo Testimonials Project. TICKETS: $10 tickets can be purchased online (tickets.com), by phone (753 752 1915) or in person (UC Davis Freeborn Hall or the Davis Farmers Market). Fri, 6/6 Minneapolis, MN Find your event and use our "Email to a Friend" system to help spread the word. See http://tour.democracynow.org for details = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * The "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest": Legendary Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008 * Utah Phillips, the legendary folk musician and peace and labor activist, has died at the age of seventy-three. Over the span of nearly four decades, Utah Phillips worked in what he referred to as "the Trade," performing tirelessly throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. The son of labor organizers, Phillips was a lifelong member of the Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies. As a teenager, he ran away from home and started living as a hobo who rode the rails and wrote songs about his experiences. In 1956, he joined the Army and served in the Korean War, an experience he would later refer to as the turning point of his life. In 1968, he ran for the US Senate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. For the past twenty-one years he lived in Nevada City, where he started a nationally syndicated folk music radio show. He also helped found the Hospitality House homeless shelter and the Peace and Justice Center. We spend the hour with an interview with Phillips from January 2004. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/27/utah_phillips_1935_2008_legendary * Headlines for May 27, 2008 * IAEA Criticizes Iran on Nuclear Disclosure Carter: Israel Has 150 Nukes Pentagon, House to Investigate Propaganda Program Top Military Commander Warns Troops on Political Speech Officers Won't Be Charged in Marine Killings of Afghan Civilians South American Leaders Form Regional Bloc Leader of Colombian Rebel Group FARC Dies Chile Cracks Down on Ex-Dictatorship Forces Oaxacan Teachers Press Strike with New Protest Castro Criticizes Obama on Embargo Pledge Harsh Sentences for Immigrant Workers Jailed in Iowa Crackdown UN: Burmese Junta Blocking Relief Effort China Could See Mass Evacuation to Evade Flooding House Arrest Extended for Burmese Pro-Democracy Leader Suu Kyi South Koreans Protest Easing of US Beef Ban Director Sydney Pollack Dies at 73 Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/27/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, May 27, 2008: http://www.democracynow.org/es To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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