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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Wed 2/29 7:00 pm on OB RADIO (<A
href="http://obr.fm/">http://obr.fm</A>) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Nativism
& Paranoia in American Politics – Past and Present<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">with
historian Lester Lee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Set
your Internet Browser to OBR.FM.<o:p></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>What better day than
a Leap Day to think about the curiosities of time, and what bigger curiosity
than the way history seems inevitably to repeat itself?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Why don’t people learn from the
past?</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Nativism, jingoism
and paranoia are nothing new in American politics.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The fervent anti-immigrant movements
aimed at Catholics and Chinese in the 19<SUP>th</SUP> Century parallel those
against Latinos, Haitians, Africans and other immigrants of our present
day.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The racism and paranoia seen
during our wars in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Philippines</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Viet Nam</st1:country-region>, and against <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> are
reflected in the present day rage aimed at Arabs and Islam.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Can we draw lessons from the past to
help us resist a politics of fear and hatred here in the present day?</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Lester “Africanus”
Lee has studied at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Antioch</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, The University of Ghana<SPAN
class=189211720-27022012> </SPAN>The <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bologna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:City w:st="on">Bologna</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> (<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Johns</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>), and the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Johns</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Advanced International
Studies.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He is a Senior Lecturer of
History at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Information about The FSU Program and Occupy
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place>
Radio...<o:p></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Occupy Boston Radio is currently
available by internet only.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can
reach us at <A
href="http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/">http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/</A>
or <A href="http://obr.fm/">http://obr.fm</A>, or by going to <A
href="http://occupyboston.org/">http://occupyboston.org</A> and choosing “Radio”
from the upper right of the red menu bar at the top of the page.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once on the page, click the “play” arrow
on the radio player control app to begin listening.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Listener participation is possible via
call-in or IRC chat – see phone number and link on the radio page.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">FSU-RADIO is an educational
series by Occupy Boston's <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Free</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Our goal is to
form an autonomous zone and share skills needed to maintain that, to entertain
educate and enliven Occupiers and the general public. Our purpose is to provide
support and space for skill sharing and sharing basic info regarding Occupy
Boston and to encourage self-organization, teaching, and learning
opportunities.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Our Wednesday program consists of
TALK radio featuring educational content such as lectures, panel discussions and
interviews.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Host: David Knuttunen (guest
hosts from time to time)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Time: WED 7-8pm</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">To propose a guest for the
program, email <A href="mailto:fsu@occupyboston.org">fsu@occupyboston.org</A>,
or call David Knuttunen 617-558-5853.</P>
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