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Survival 10 Homelessness Event - plus Bill Douglas' 2012 The Awakening Nov 30, 2010

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The November 30, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody has a report from the November 27th Survival 10 event for the homeless put on by Richard Tripp's COPPINC at the new Hope Faith Ministries facility in Kansas City, and an interview with Kansas City activist Bill Doulgas on his novel 2012 The Awakening and a lot more.

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Survival 10 - Care of Poor People Nov 23, 2010

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The November 23, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody featured an audio visit to the new home of Hope Faith Ministries, a day center in Kansas City for the homeless, on the day of their grand opening. Hope Faith Ministries is hosting Care of Poor People's Survival 10 event, as well as the national broadcast of the Homelessness Marathon, coming in February. We had a word with Hope Faith Ministries executive director Desiree Monize, and with Care of Poor People director Richard Tripp. All that and more on this week's show.

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David Cobb in Kansas City for the Move To Amend the Constitution Nov 16, 2010

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The November 16, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody featured an excerpt of former Green Party Presidential nominee David Cobb's November 14th Kansas City speech on the Move to Amend the Constitution to overturn "corporate personhood." But first, some background on corporate personhood and the Citizens United v FEC Supreme Court decision from author and radio host Thom Hartmann, Public Citizen's Craig Holman, and more. The show ends with Robin Monahan of the Marching Monahans - www.lairdandrobin.org - giving an account of the completion of their walk from California to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

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IG Blasts GSA Agency for Misleading Info & Sierra Club on Bannister Federal Complex Polllution Nov 09, 2010

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On this edition of Tell Somebody, Scott Dye, Director of Sierra Club Water Sentinels talks about pollution at the Bannister Federal Complex, and a report from the GSA press briefing about a Review of Health and Safety Conditions at the Bannister Federal Complex, Kansas City Missouri, issued November 8, 2010 by the Office of Inspector General, General Services Administration. The report is highly critical of GSA's Public Buildings Service with one section headed "Incorrect and Misleading Information, Inadequate File Documentation, and Possible Non-Compliance with CERCLA Reporting Requirements Damage GSA's Credibility."

Scott Dye interview, audio from press briefing with GSA's Regional Administrator Jason Klumb and much more.

Cold War Soldiers' Donna Hand Explains Nuke Plant Workers Claims Nov 02, 2010

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This edition of Tell Somebody features Donna Hand, vice president of Cold War Soldiers, explaining some of the intricacies of filing claims with the federal government for health problems resulting from exposure to toxic substances at the Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant. There is also a bit of election day commentary.

Will the Supreme Court Ban Class Actions? and EEOICPA Town Hall for Nuclear Weapons Plant Workers Oct 26, 2010

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On Wednesday, October 20, 2010, Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, and Deepak Gupta, Public Citizen attorney held a telephone press briefing to provide background on the argument in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Nov. 9. The court will decide whether companies can deny consumers and employees the right to band together through class actions to fight fraud, discrimination and other illegal practices. AT&T argues that the courts must enforce the fine print of its contracts that ban class actions. Public Citizen attorney Deepak Gupta will argue before the court on behalf of consumers, claiming that the contracts are unconscionable and unenforceable.

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Also on October 20th, an agency of the Department of Labor held a town hall meeting about filing claims for workers who have health problems from working at the Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant.

Active Duty & Veteran Women's Mini-Retreat & Stand-down, and FBI Harrassment in Minneapolis Oct 19, 2010

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On the October 19, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody, Dorothy Witherspoon, Ph.D., Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau and Rebecca Bradley, U.S. Army veteran and Minority Veterans Coordinator, Missouri Veterans Commission came into the KKFI studios to talk about a free "Mini-Retreat & Stand-down" to take place 8am to 3pm on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Penn Valley Community College Campus in Kansas City, MO for all women veterans and active duty military women and their families.

Also on this show, a telephone conversation with Minneapolis peace activist Sarah Martin talking about FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas last month in Minneapolis and Chicago.

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Collective Progression, remembering Karen McCarthy, and more Economic Development Corporation Oct 12, 2010

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Collective Progression is a project devoted to collaboration, produced by Russell Anderson and Mandy Hancock, who hail from Georgia and stopped in Kansas City as part of a 12,000 mile tour of the country. On this edition of Tell Somebody, they'll explain what they're up to.

But first, a remembrance of former U.S. Congresswoman Karen McCarthy who died on October 5, 2010 at the age of 63. McCarthy was in the minority in Congress who had the courage to vote "no" on the October, 2002 joint resolution that led to the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.

And, a trial for the 'trespassers' arrested last August at the site of the new city-owned nuclear weapons parts plant in Kansas City reveals yet another connection to the Kansas City Economic Development Corporation.

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Corporate Community Panel, Faux Supreme Court Justices, and Richard Tripp Helps the Homeless Oct 05, 2010

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A so-called Community Advisory Panel was formed to look at issues related to the old Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant, but most of the "community" is connected to the Economic Development Corporation.

Supreme Court Justices impersonators, some appropriately covered in corporate logos, come to the country club plaza in Kansas City to give a history leading up to the Citizens United 'corporate personhood' decision.

Finally, Richard Tripp, founder of www.coppinc.com, comes to the studio to ask for help in his November help the homeless event.

KKFI Pledge Edition- Coleen Rowley on FBI Raids/Robert Parry on Journalism Sep 28, 2010

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An appeal to support community radio, former FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley on FBI raids on peace activists in Minneapolis, and Robert Parry of www.consortiumnews.com on independent media.

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