Maybe I missed something but wondering where is the Muslim on the two Muslim related programs mentioned below? --- Richard <rsierra7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Couple of items re islamic affairs....one broadcast. > /R > > -----Original Message----- > From: newsletter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:newsletter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf > Of > Newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:02 PM > To: Newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [WBAI Newsletter] WBAI May Newsletter > > > ************************************************* > WBAI THIS WEEK > ************************************************* > WBAI's E-mail Newsletter > Issue # 10 Tuesday, May 30, 2006 > > This is an "announce only" list (no discussion)--an > informational > pipeline from the station to you. 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Premium: > Natural Vision Improvement Kit (guidebook, 2 CDs, > practice cards, eye > charts). > > > Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT > Meir Schneider was born with cataracts and other > serious vision > problems. After five unsuccessful surgeries on the > lenses of his eyes, > which left them shattered and filled with scar > tissue, doctors > pronounced his condition hopeless and he was > certified legally blind. > The boy performed his reading and schoolwork in > Braille. > > At age 17, Meir learned the Bates Method of eye > exercises. He > practiced them with a diligence that probably no one > had ever applied > to them before, up to 13 hours a day, undeterred by > the skepticism of > family and friends. To this he added his own regimen > of self-massage > and movement. Within six months, he could recognize > visual objects for > the first time; within 18 months, he could read > print without glasses. > His vision continued to improve, and today is 20/80. > He holds a > current unrestricted California driver's license. > > During his recovery process, while still a teenager, > Meir began to > help others with a wide range of degenerative > conditions, such as > polio, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis. He > found that the > same principles which enabled him to gain functional > eyesight could be > applied to the entire body. His discoveries led to > the creation of the > Meir Schneider Method of Self-Healing through > Bodywork and Movement, > helping tens of thousands of people with serious > physical and visual > conditions worldwide. > > An internationally respected therapist and educator, > Meir is the > founder and director of the School for Self-Healing > in San Francisco, > the author of The Natural Vision Improvement Kit, > Movement for > Self-Healing, Yoga for Your Eyes, Meir Schneider's > Miracle Eyesight > Method, Self-Healing: My Life and Vision and the > principal author of > The Handbook of Self-Healing. He was awarded a PhD > in the Healing Arts > for his work with muscular dystrophy. > > > 5:00-6:00 pm: Exploration > Dr. Michio Kaku speaks with Phil Coyle, former > Assistant Secretary of > Defense for the Pentagon, now a member of the Center > for Defense > Information, about the Iranian crisis. Also, reports > on the state of > the world's tropical forests and a new "invisibility > cloak" developed > at Imperial College in London. > > Over the weekend: > Sunday, June 4, 1:00 - 2:00 PM: The Musicians Of > WBAI - Spotlighting > Chico Alvarez & Arnell Dowret. Shawn Rhodes hosts > this second > installment which features the music of each artist > along with > interviews conducted by WBAI Sunday News co-anchor, > Barbara Day. > > ************************************************* > SPECIAL PROGRAMMING > Bloomsday Broadcast from Symphony Space > Produced by: Larry Josephson > When: Friday, June 16, noon--midnight (or until > finished). > > Clearwater Festival > Produced by: Peter Bochan > When: Saturday June 17 & 18 > The Great Hudson River Revival > On the Shores of the Hudson River - Croton Point > Park > Order tickets online or call 1-800-67-SLOOP > Advance ticket discounts are best until April 30. > Members of Clearwater save even more. > > Clearwater's music and environmental festival, > staged at Croton Point > Park, in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, > Westchester County's > spectacular river park of grassy meadows, tree-lined > shores, and > sweeping views of the river, 2006 performer > roster--a diverse mix of > contemporary, traditional and American Roots music, > dance, and > storytelling--now online! > > > HIP HOP Marathon > Produced by: Iffay Dancy > When: Friday, June 23 7:00 pm--Saturday June 24, > midnight. > > > Gay Pride Broadcast (National Participation) > Produced by OUT FM > When: Sunday June 25, 10:00 AM ? 6:00 pm > > ************************************************* > COMMUNITY EVENTS INVOLVING WBAI PRODUCERS > > Wed, May 31: Understanding Jihadism > In Journey of the Jihadist, NPR commentator and ABC > News senior > correspondent Fawaz A. Gerges provides an intimate > look at militant > Islamists. > > For decades they have confronted the United States > and, yet, > successive American administrations have failed to > understand who--or > what--their adversary is; a struggle that has > claimed tens of > thousands of lives. Journey of the Jihadist: Inside > Muslim Militancy > incorporates interviews with top militants to whom > Westerners have not > previously had access. > Join Gerges in a discussion of his book with Chris > Isham, ABC News > chief in charge of investigative projects. > FREE. Wednesday, May 31st. Doors open at 6pm. No > reservations. > The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West > 64th St. at Central > Park West, NYC (Subways A, C, B, D, 1, to Columbus > Circle) > Contact: Leslie Doyle, 212-874-5210, ext. 144 or > www.nysec.org > > > > Friday, June 2: The Black Panthers Speak > 2006 is the Year of the Black Panther: join > activist/actor Danny > Glover, and original members of the Black Panther > Party from > California and New Orleans in a discussion on > COINTELPRO and torture > by US officials. > > Moderated by Ron Daniels, this will be the second in > a series of > events co-sponsored by the NY/NJ/CT Original > Panthers in honor of the > 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black > Panther Party. > The Black Panthers Speak: > This Friday, June 2, 2006 > > Free Admission: > 5pm-9pm > > Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center: 310 W. 43rd > Street/8th Ave. > ____________________________ > 5pm- N.Y.C. 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