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SURGE Conference at UNC-Chapel Hill On October 14-15, 2000, SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Economy) held a conference on issues and on training people to become active to pursue the issues of social justice in which they believe. Conference-day interviews Listen(RealAudio, 14 min) Jeff Saviano talked to two conference organizers and four attendees who gave a general idea of what was going on at the conference and what was hoped to come from it.  (Clip #1 has the interview with two of the conference organizers and one attendee;  Clip #2 has the remaining attendees.) NC Activists Panel discussion On Saturday SURGE hosted a discussion panel of leaders of North Carolina activism. In this clip, Dan Coleman (worked much with the Orange County, NC Greens and many other groups) discusses how to draw connections between optimism of the spirit and the intellect, between different activist groups, and between the campus and the community.   Listen RealPlayer 28.8 / 56K RealPlayer MP3 / 32KBps Other MP3 Player We hope to make portions of the other panelists' discussions online as well, as soon as time allows and given some very odd technical difficulties with the equipment recording the speeces.

The Matt & Jeff Show    A 15-minute review of local (Triangle, NC) news and events. Listen to Most Recent  (30 Sep 2000) RealAudio-- 28.8K or 64K connections Streaming MP3 using RealPlayer Streaming MP3 using WinAmp or other players Earlier Shows -- 09 Sep 2000 : Listen (The 09 Sep show was recorded at a low sound level;  so turn up the volume more than normal!)

Feminist Action Forum at UNC-Chapel Hill On September 23rd, 2000, the Coalition for Gender Equality (FLOWIN) organized the Feminist Action Forum, a full day's worth of presentations, workshops, and group discussions for action. Conference-day interview Listen(RealAudio, 4 min 10 sec) Interview at the conference (Saturday, 23 September 2000) on the exhibit The Century Project, "a series of nude photographs accompanied by highly personal and moving statements by women whose lives span 100 years. The words and pictures combine to form a powerful statement about body image, society's portrayal of women in the media, sexuality, pornography, and women's health issues," according to photographer Frank Cordelle.   Listen to the impact the exhibit had. MORE AUDIO SOON!

Republican Convention Protesters Press conference from activists returning from protests against Republican Party Convention in Philadelphia, held at Internationalist Books. (1) Opening statements from Andrew Pearson, Wendy Dale, Darren Hunicutt, Dannette Sharpley (in order of appearance) Opening Statement (28.8K or 56K streaming RealAudio) (2) Statement from Dale on her arrest and jail conditions - Released on bail, Dale testified that police brutality characterized her arrest for nonviolent protest as well as her incarceration for over 50 hours Wendy Dale (28.8K or 56K streaming RealAudio)

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NC residents who protested the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia held a press conference, located at and sponsored by Internationalist Books, Chapel Hill, NC.

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