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October 2009 Initiative Radio Salute to the Mahatma Gandhi 2009 Part Two Welcome to part two of "Initiative Radio's" salute to the Mahatma Gandhi! The narrator's of today's show are an example of how Gandhi's legacy has impacted generations of people on a global scale. Joining Angela today to continue a biographical account of Gandhi's life are young, New York City based WBAI/Pacifica Radio personalities Keisha Dutes and Divino DeNegro of "Rise Up Radio." Today we learn that among Gandhi's efforts when he returned to India from South Africa, was the desegregation of Indians who had a long history of separating themselves by way of the caste system - a system that gave the greatest tribulation to the caste of the Untouchables. We also learn that Gandhi proved himself a man of his word when he returned to South Africa at the request of his Indian friends. Among his challenges in South Africa was the campaign to eradicate the humiliating Black Act - a policy that forced all Indians to be registered and fingerprinted along with other methods that promoted segregation. We learn of Gandhi's resilient spirit and his ability to turn seemingly overwhelming challenges like sickness and incarceration into opportunities for prayer, fasting, strategic thought and passive motivation of his people to resist oppression in spite of his temporary absence. Among the songs selected to enhance the Gandhian message - especially for our youthful audience, are both "Superman" songs by Crash Test Dummies and Fighting for Five; tracks from Bob Marley, Peter Paul & Mary, Curtis Mayfield, Sheila Chandra and believe it or not, 90s girl group En Vougue, also called the funky divas.
Joining Angela to narrate the third and final installment of Initiative Radio's salute to the Mahatma Gandhi, is Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya a practitioner of both conventional and Ayurvedic medicine. In this final hour we learn of Gandhi's ceaseless political and personal struggles on the road to a bitter-sweet victory for Indian independence from Great Britain. Among his personal hardships was further imprisonment, the death of his closest colleague and also the death of his wife Kasturbai. His greatest political defeat came on August 15th, 1947 - the day India became independent. Gandhi had spent a lifetime making great sacrifices to see this day but it came with the hefty price tag of even greater Hindu-Muslim disunity and the establishment of a separate Muslim nation called Pakistan. As the show draws to a close, we hear a moving rendition of Prime Minister Neru's radio address to India, announcing Gandhi's demise at the hand's of a pistol wielding, Hindu extremist. We then examine Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's implementation of the Gandhian principles in America's civil rights struggle - most evident in the Montgomery bus boycott. The recording of Dr. King's "We Shall Overcome" speech is played in this broadcast, to illustrate how two great men who never met each other, succeeded in uplifting and inspiring people in their respective countries and the world at large, by implementing tactics of non-violent resistance to oppression.
Dr. Oleh Slupchynskyj is a New York City based, double board certified and fellowship trained Facial Plastic Surgeon offering specialized cosmetic and reconstructive surgical expertise specific to the head, neck and face. Dr. Slupchynskyj is sought after by patients from around the globe for his pioneering techniques in facial cosmetic surgery, with proven, outstanding results. Today guest host Deardra Shuler speaks with the good doctor about the techniques he invented specifically for African American and other non-Caucasian patients; about some of the myths and realities surrounding plastic surgery and just ahead of the late Michael Jackson's re-ascension to the silver screen, they also discuss one of the most famous nose jobs gone wrong and the emotional conditions that lead people to have numerous plastic surgeries. Fighting
For Futures All Stars Today's show features an all star line-up of future stars. Cathleen Angelo and Tammy Warner are the co-founders of the youth-led, not-for-profit initiative Fighting For Futures (FFF) an organization that uses creative means to open the minds of under privileged youth. The seeds of the organization were planted when Angelo took a break from her life as a New York City event promoter to go globe trotting. She made her way to Cambodia and was deeply moved by the plight of young children living in poverty, who help to support their families by selling books to tourists instead of attending school. Upon returning to New York City, Angelo co-founded Fighting For Futures and successfully mobilized friends, family and business associates in the artistic community to raise funds to send one of those Cambodian children to school. The organization has grown very quickly and now Cathleen and Tammy are poised to take on a year long mission in the field where they will provide children with photo therapy classes and other creative lessons. To help realize this goal, FFF supporters who call themselves Future Fighters, have come together to share their time, talents and resources. Among them are Hip-Hop musicians Sid Murlalidhar and Eric Sosa and artist and event managers Danielle Thornton and Natalie Crue. All these young people chat with Angela about how they are integrating their professional and creative goals with the FFF mission. |
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