WSLR 96.5 LP FM Sarasota's Community Radio Station News and Public Affairs welcomes
Jordan Buckley (Coalition of Immokolee Workers) and Coz Cozzi (Training Dogs for Agility) as our guest.
When: Friday, Nov 20 from 9 am to 10 am EST
Where: The Surreal News on WSLR 96.5 LP FM Sarasota, Florida. If you cannot get it then hear the show live via INTERNET STREAMING (on WSLR.org "Live Broadcasting"), or hear us podcast on demand on iTunes, on Pacifica Broadcast Network, or at the web site thesurrealnews.com.

If you have any questions for the guests e-mail them to dj@wslr.org.

EVERY SHOW ALSO FEATURES Special Audio provided to WSLR:
A Tannen Weekly humor column (exclusively provided to WSLR by Pete Tannen) and Media Matters Minute provided by Media Matters, a conservative media misinformation watchdog non- profit organization based in Wash. DC.
Every show also features plenty of Surreal News with under reported news items.

CIW information:
Consciousness + Commitment = Change: How and why we are organizing...

CIW WorkerThe CIW is a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida.

We strive to build our strength as a community on a basis of reflection and analysis, constant attention to coalition-building across ethnic divisions, and an ongoing investment in leadership development to help our members continually develop their skills in community education and organization.

From this basis we fight for, among other things: a fair wage for the work we do, more respect on the part of our bosses and the industries where we work, better and cheaper housing, stronger laws and stronger enforcement against those who would violate workers' rights, the right to organize on our jobs without fear of retaliation, and an end to indentured servitude in the fields.

Coz Cozzi
He and his wife take rescue dogs and train them to compete in agility competitions. Tune in to find out more.

Sorry this week's show was not recorded. Here's this weeks TannenWeekly and Media Matters Minute.

Our Nov. 6 show features: WSLR 96.5 LP FM Sarasota's Community Radio Station News and Public Affairs welcomes
James Schwartz ("In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA") and Mark Bromley (Chair, Council on Global Equality) as our guest. Plus Surreal News, TannenWeekly, Media Matters Minute with Larry and Steve.

The mystery of inheritance has captivated thinkers since antiquity, and the unlocking of this mystery—the development of classical genetics—is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. This great scientific and human drama is the story told fully and for the first time in this book.

In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA
Acclaimed science writer James Schwartz presents the history of genetics through the eyes of a dozen or so central players, beginning with Charles Darwin and ending with Nobel laureate Hermann J. Muller. In tracing the emerging idea of the gene, Schwartz deconstructs many often-told stories that were meant to reflect glory on the participants and finds that the “official” version of discovery often hides a far more complex and illuminating narrative. The discovery of the structure of DNA and the more recent advances in genome science represent the culmination of one hundred years of concentrated inquiry into the nature of the gene. Schwartz’s multifaceted training as a mathematician, geneticist, and writer enables him to provide a remarkably lucid account of the development of the central ideas about heredity, and at the same time bring to life the brilliant and often eccentric individuals who shaped these ideas.

On Obama Lifts HIV/AIDS Bar of Entry Ban

Mark Bromley (DC): Chair, Council on Global Equality; formerly with Global Rights, where he launched Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Initiative; Former Foreign Policy Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold; international LBGT human rights issues

Background: Mark Bromley, Chair of Council for Global Equality, helped launch the Council to encourage a clearer and stronger American voice on international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights concerns http://www.globalequality.org/. Prior to that he worked at Global Rights, where his more than eleven years of service included managing programs, coordinating donor relations and helping open field offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Morocco, Nigeria and India. In 2005, he launched an organization-wide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Initiative. Mr. Bromley has also regularly monitored developments within the U.N. human rights system, conducted research on sexual violence in support of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and for the former Yugoslavia, and reviewed international law standards in legal briefs filed by Global Rights, as amicus curiae, in human rights cases before U.S. and international courts. From 2001-02, he served as a Foreign Policy Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold staffing the Senator's work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including the Senator's Chairmanship of the Africa Subcommittee. Mr. Bromley holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BSFS from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has published on human rights and international law issues, and has served as an adjunct professor for the human rights clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. He lives in Washington with his husband, David Salie. He can discuss human rights abuses to the global LGBT community, significance of President Obama lifting the HIV/AIDS immigration ban and extending hate-crime legislation to outlaw attacks based on sexual orientation.

Surreal News Oct 2 features David Swanson, the author of the new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" Swanson holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including press secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, media coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as communications coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson is Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, creator of ConvictBushCheney.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com, a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace. Also featured a TannenWeekly and Media Matters Minute with Larry and Steve.

This weeks Surreal News features the Family Partnership Center - Family counseling for the prevention of child abuse with Director Dave Potter, Educator Terry and Client Michelle. Also a Tannen Weekly and Media Matters Minute with hosts Larry and Steve.

This Show features David Rossini (Green Corps) & Marianne Cufone (Director of FISHCampaign) as our guests. Plus under reported Surreal News items with Larry and David.

DAVID ROSSINI will co-host the Surreal News and discuss Green Corps, and the status of the Climate Bill that is working its way through Congress. In his role as Organizing Director of Green Corps. David oversees its trainees and field programs. He has led teams of organizers to pass an open space ballot measure in Maryland; to turn out more that 5000 citizens for Arctic Refuge Action Day in Washington DC, and to convince Bowater, the largest paper company operating in the Cumberland Plateau to stop destroying native forests. He has provided field assistance to the Sierra Club, Environment America, Alaska Coalition, ForestEthics, Dogwood Alliance, Minnesota Environmental Partnership and the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. David joined Green Corps after graduating from Vassar College in 2003. The mission of Green Corps is to train organizers, provide field support for critical environmental campaigns, and develop activists with the skills, temperament, and commitment to win environmental protections and public health initiatives.

Marianne Cufone is Food & Water Watch's FishCampaign Director. She has been involved in natural resources management, and specifically fisheries management for the past 15 years. Before coming to Food & Water Watch, she was the Managing Partner of Environment Matters, a private environmental consulting firm in Tampa, Florida. Previously, Ms. Cufone was a Program Manager for a national conservation organization. She has worked with law firms, educational facilities, government entities and organizations throughout the United States on a wide range of issues including: fisheries, pollution, impacts mitigation, stewardship and outreach. She also teaches courses and guest lectures at assorted academic institutions. She currently maintains positions on assorted natural resource advisory boards for Hillsborough County, the State of Florida and the federal government and sits on several non-profit Boards of Directors. Ms. Cufone received her J.D., Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law through a joint Masters program in Marine Science and Policy at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. She received her BA, from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Bill Smith Vice President for Public Policy, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) discusses teen pregnancy and HIV prevention also Alain and Xavier Menard on Ozone and Colonic therapy plus a Tannen Weekly with all the Rebublican ideas on Health Care Reform, a Media Matters Minute plus Surreal News items with Larry and Steve.

Our first guest is former CIA analyst Mel Goodman. Then Tim Karr (FreePress Campaign Director) discusses the internet. And as always a Tannen Weekly and Media Matters Minute with Larry and Steve.

The ideological partnership between the Washington Post and the Central Intelligence Agency is becoming despicable. For the past several weeks, the Post has carried a series of editorial and op-eds that were designed to prevent the release of the Justice Department memoranda that permitted the use of CIA torture and abuse and to prevent any rigorous examination of these practices that went beyond the permitted guidelines.

Melvin A. Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, is The Public Record’s National Security and Intelligence columnist. He spent 42 years with the CIA, the National War College, and the U.S. Army. His latest book is Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA.

A new Net Neutrality bill was just introduced in Congress.
President Obama has repeatedly called for Net Neutrality. A pro-Net Neutrality chairman is now heading the FCC. Public support has never been greater.
The time has come to make Net Neutrality the law once and for all. Congress introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458) to give you control over the future of the Internet.

Campaign Director Timothy Karr oversees all Free Press campaigns and online outreach efforts, including SavetheInternet.com and our work on public broadcasting, propaganda, and journalism. Before joining Free Press, Tim served as executive director of MediaChannel.org and vice president of Globalvision New Media and the Globalvision News Network. He has also worked extensively as an editor, reporter and photojournalist for the Associated Press, Time Inc., New York Times and Australia Consolidated Press. Tim critiques, analyzes and reports on media and media policy for the Huffington Post and on his personal blog, MediaCitizen.

Ann Proie (Director Florida Ombudsman Program) starts us off with discussion on advocacy for elderly and call for volunteers then Stephen Lendman on mandatory Swine Flu vaccination programs. Plus lots of Surreal News, a Tannen Weekly on homeland security and Media Matters Minute all with cohosts Steve and Larry.

Our first guest is Steve Early:

His new book "Embedded With Organized Labor" describes how union members have organized successfully, on the job and in the community, in the face of employer opposition now and in the past. The author has produced a provocative series of essays—an unusual exercise in “participatory labor journalism” useful to any reader concerned about social and economic justice. As workers struggle to survive and the labor movement tries to revive during the current economic crisis, this book provides ideas and inspiration for union activists and friends of labor alike.

Next Margaret Montoya discusses the Sotomayor hearings. At the University of New Mexico Law School, Professor Margaret Montoya examines issues of race, ethnicity, gender, diversity and language. She was the Director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (2003-04) and Haywood Burns Chair in Civil Rights CUNY Law School (2008-09).

Our show also features a TANNEN weekly on Superheros and steroids and Media Matters minute. Cohosts are Larry and Steve.

Harvey Gochberg (Secretary Florida Veterans for Common Sense), Devon Jarrett (Jewish Family and Children's Services) and award winning film producer Len Gumley (Absence of Angels) discusses challenges for returning veterans and homeless issues. Then a Tannen Weekly (Pete Tannen, President of Sarasota ACLU) on Would Jesus Twitter?, a Media Matters Minute then Ron Burke (Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists Midwest office and Midwest climate campaign director) on Energy/ Climate Bill with Steve and returning co-host Alan.

Barry Damiano (Flight Director/ Meteorologist NOAA) discusses Hurricaines and preparation then Emily Doskow (Sharing Solutions) on her ultimate guide to sharing book plus plenty of surreal news with Ed and Steve.

Matt Rothschild (Editor Progressive Magazine) discusses new book "Democracy in Print" The Best of The Progressive Magazine 1909-2009, then Leah Durant (Executive Director Progressives for Immigration Reform on overpopulation with Larry and Steve.

Kathryn Dungy (Prof History New College) w/ Cultural Arts Heritage Fesival, Author Russ Baker with "Family of Secrets", Larry and Steve

Vince Nunez on State Farm Insurance Problems then Gerald LaMelle (Executive Director of Africa Action) with Larry and Steve

Laurence Shatkin, author of "Best Jobs in the Presidents Stimulus Plan" then Dan McCrea, President and co-founder of Florida Voters with Steve and Larry.

Bob Edgar (Common Cause, 6 term congressman) on 2010 Election then Philip Howard (Life Without Lawyers) with Larry and Steve.

Bill Walker discusses his book Skywalker- Close encounters on the appalatian trail then Wendy BiddleCombe reports of homeless then David Culp (Quaker Nuclear Disarmament Program) on Aiming for Nuclear Weapons- Free World: Obama's Nuclear Policies with Larry and Steve.

Evelyn Tenenbaum (Albany Law School) Johnathan Cohen discuss Elderly Driving with Larry and Steve

Just Linda on Surreal News. Linda Gustitus – President. Linda is the past board chair of the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation and lives in Washington, DC. She is the founder of the Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture and is an attorney

Pat Friedberg author and MaryAnne Amato illustrator of "Dear Jake" wrote a book describing a letter from a grandfather to a grandson of parents going through divorce. Then Media Matters Karl Frish discusses conservative media misinformation. Then Kindra Muntz discusses the Congression task force about missing votes in Sarasota.

Jan Spenser from SuburbanPermaculture then Karl Frisch from Media matters joins Larry and Steve.

What is Cryogenics, is it legal, ethical, will it work? The show features Evelyn Tenenbaum, William Meachum and Brian Reese from Albany Law School with Larry and Steve.

The Book is "Dear Zoe" It speaks to many sides of divorce that so many families face--what can a young child understand about her parents’ divorce, how does the child deal with with her feelings, and what about this increasingly central role grandmothers are asked to play as surrogate mothers to their grandchildren? Patricia Friedberg and MaryAnne Amato will describe the book and warm and inviting illustrations. Steve Steiner, a family therapist from the Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Sarasota/Manatee, and their director of counseling, Wendy Effron, will join us to offer thoughts about the effects of divorce on children and the unheralded support the extended family can offer.

Mary Anne Servian and PJ Brooks from First step on impact of drug abuse on Families.

Just Greg Palast author of Armed Madhouse.

Just Aidan Delgado consciencious objector

Ian is a student and poet. He shares his views on current surreal news items and reads great original poetry.

Dick Smothers from the Smothers Brothers joins the Surreal News Show to discuss "Smothered: A tale of Censorship" a DVD describing how he got kicked off the air.
Poet Linda Ohlson Graham also joins Dick in the Studio with wonderful insights and poetry.