PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

Welcome to the Best of Rustbelt Radio, the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's weekly review of news from the grassroots; news overlooked by the corporate media. This week, we will be presenting highlights of Rustbelt Radio stories from the Summer of 2007 including...

• Pittsburgh's nomination as America's most livable city
• Updates on the South Central Los Angeles Farm
• A report from the activists and Media Makers at the 9th annual Allied Media Conference
• How To Free a Political Prisoner -- a local benefit for Mumia
• Let's Talk About Sex-- interviews and highlights from the 10th annual Sistersong conference
• and more highlights from the past few months of Rustbelt Radio

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On this week's show...

• We examine the battle against gentrification in three different US cities
• The Pittsburgh School board may be close to passing a resolution on military recruitment in schools
• Mayview State Hospital Mental Institution is closing
• and more in our local and global headlines

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On this week's show...

• Let's Talk About Sex-- interviews and highlights from the 10th annual Sistersong conference
• we take a look at the new documentary Good Copy Bad Copy, which examines copyright and culture, featuring Pittsburgh-based mashup artist Girl Talk
• An update on the Local Community Radio Act from Media Minutes
• We examine why attacks against the homeless are on the rise
• plus more in our local and global headlines

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On this week's show...

• We bring you an extensive report from "The Gathering" held in Pittsburgh this past weekend, which addressed several issues affecting the Black community, including child incarceration
• We ask an expert about child welfare reform in relation to the Rachel Booth Case
• A new coalition called Hip Hop Sustains seeks to prove that hip hop is both socially conscious and environmentally active
• plus more in our local and global headlines

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On this week's show...

• locals celebrate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• The US Farm Bill is set to be renewed for the 1st time in 5 years and could have dire consequences for farmers across the globe
• Condom commercials are banned in Pittsburgh
• Voices and music from the benefit show "How to Free a Political Prisoner" held in Pittsburgh this past week
  
• plus more in our local and global headlines

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