BMC is looking for a couple of volunteers to cover this year’s Town Day. We need at least one camera operator and one reporter, who would work together to conduct interviews. Town Day will take place from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, May 21 st on Leonard Street. We are only asking for a 1-2 hour...

What's Going On? - Belmont World Film


5/13/11 - Naomi Ellenberg-Dukas discusses the Belmont World Film and it's upcoming gala event on Saturday, May 14th at 7pm at Lesley University in Cambridge.

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Pt. 2 of Interview with Steve Earle: "Democracy is Something that is Contagious"

Singer-songwriter, actor and author Steve Earle joins us for an extended interview on the popular uprisings in the Middle East, and the connection he sees between his antiwar and anti-death penalty activism. The Grammy Award winner also performs "John Walker’s Blues," a ballad he wrote from the perspective of the captured American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh, who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.

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05/13/2011 - 11:36am

Democracy Now! 2011-05-13 Friday

Democracy Now! 2011-05-13 Friday

  • Headlines for May 13, 2011
  • "Friday of Decisiveness in Yemen”: Tens of Thousands Protest as President Saleh Defiantly Rejects Demands to Resign
  • Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Remains Missing After Being Detained in Syria, Then Deported to Iran
  • “Making Art In America Is A Political Statement In Itself”: Grammy Award-winning Singer Steve Earle On Music, Writing and Acting

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05/13/2011 - 8:00am

Opposition to Military Trials of Civilians in Egypt Gains Momentum

Egypt’s military took power after the popular uprising that ousted former president, Hosni Mubarak. Now it faces mounting criticism for widespread use of military trials against civilians. It has used the courts to convict more than 5,000 civilians since late January.

On Monday, people gathered at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate in downtown Cairo to speak out against the military court system. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous sent this video report.

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05/12/2011 - 5:45pm

Democracy Now! 2011-05-12 Thursday

Democracy Now! 2011-05-12 Thursday

  • Headlines for May 12, 2011
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Obama Has Discretionary Authority to Advance DREAM Act, Humane Immigration Reform
  • “They Are Violating All the Rules”: Rep. Luis Gutierrez Calls for Public Hearings, Impact Studies into Massive Gas Pipeline for Puerto Rico
  • Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón on Holding Torturers Accountable, Why He Opposes the Killing of Osama bin Laden, and His Threatened Ouster from the Bench
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05/12/2011 - 8:00am
Science for the Public presents: The Public Science Lecture Series Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 PM Belmont Media Center 9 Lexington St, Belmont MA Free and open to the public, free parking in municipal lot across from BMC Unraveling the Secrets of Viruses with John Connor , PhD, Assistant Professor of...

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