FLASHPOINTS

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We bring you special coverage of the beginnings of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, live from Phoenix, Arizona; we’ll be speaking with three major Arizona organizers: Pablo Alvarado, of the National Director of the National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Tupac Enrique Acosta, Director of Tona Tierra, a social cultural center for indigenous and Spanish speaking communities, and Salvador Reza, Director of Puente Arizona; with them, we’ll go in depth on today’s judicial decision which gives a slight game-changer for SB1070, at least for the moment; we’ll also speak with some young Arizona activists who have been fighting the racist law for months.

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Guests:

Pablo Alvarado, National Director of the NDLON National Day Laborers Organizing Network

Tupac Enrique Acosta, Director of Tona Tierra, a social cultural center for indigenous and Spanish speaking communities

Salvador Reza, Director of Puente Arizona

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Post-Earthquake Releif Efforts in Haiti

We’ll bring Haiti back into the spotlight with an update on the ground with independent journalist Anzel Herz about growing desperation in the survivor camps, where an estimated 2 million Haitians are trying to survive as rains increase and hurricane season serves as another threat; we’ll also speak with Robert Roth and Laura Flynn about grassroots efforts to rebuild Haiti; Finally, we’ll hear from Leilani Clark, an Arizona activist who spoke to us last week from the US Social Forum about her protest of Senate Bill 1070, including her recent arrest and court appearance as well as the discovery of over 110 unidentified rotting bodies along the Arizona-Mexico border.

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Guests:

Ansel Herz, independent journalist, living in Haiti since September 2009

Robert Roth, co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee and member of the Board of Directors of the Haiti Emergency Releif Fund

Laura Flynn, member of the Board of Directors of the Aristide Foundation for Democracy

Leilani Clark, Arizona activist with the Coalicion de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Coalition) and member of the ‘Capitol 9′

The Rachel Corrie-on its way to Gaza

We’ll speak with an activist on board the Rachel Corrie, now 80 miles off the Gaza shore, and preparing to enter Gaza early Saturday morning; also, we’ll have a report on the border patrol beating death of a Mexican national on the US-Mexico border; we’ll also have an update on activities planned for the return of Gaza activists who were kidnapped and beaten on the last Gaza boat; and on Flashpoints en Espanol we’ll also report on the beating death on the border; and we’ll also feature Up Front with Jesse Strauss.

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Guests:

Live report the Rachel Corrie off the coast of Gaza

Henry Norr

Francisco Herrera

Enrique Marones