Monday, June 15, 2009

June 17th Edition of SJTV

On this Week's Edition of Social Justice Television

Uprising at Seattle School District Headquarters. Teachers, Students and Parents showed up in force to protest school closures and teacher layoffs at the Seattle School District Headquarters. Protesters challenged the school districts budget exposing flaws in expenditures, mismanagement of funds and conflict of interests. For more in formation go to the
Seattle Education Association website.

The Beat Diaries is a video diary of youth in the bay area speaking their truth as they overcome challenges through art, poetry and publishing of
The Beat Within Magazine.

Urban Wilderness Project Restroation of Genesse Park. We tag along with the Urban Wilderness project on Earth Day to learn about invasive species of plants and parks that were once landfills. For more info check out their website http://www.urbanwildernessproject.org/

Interview with Iraq Vet Against the War, Evan Knappenberger. We caught up with Evan in the streets of Seattle at a Protest. Hear what someone who experienced the war first hand has to say about the soldiers experience in this Iraq.