Squeaky Wheel Productions
Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc. is a nonprofit community media organization whose mission is to promote and foster public awareness of points of view, news and information - generally ignored or marginalized in the media - in order to encourage a more just and democratic global community.
WINTER 2008
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOCUS:
Share your values with friends and family for the 2008 Election
This presidential election year, we are focused on helping to save U.S. democracy as our basic human and constitutional rights are being challenged on many fronts. Your donation will help support the distribution of our community media projects, including the audio and video from our most recent event, "Health Care: Basic Right or Privilege?" a public forum on universal health care.
Click here for a downloadable form to make a tax-deductible donation through our tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
Click here for 2006 Annual Report
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007:
"Health Care: Basic Human Right or Privilege?"
A public forum on universal health care
with keynote speakers Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, a Harvard associate professor of medicine and cofounder of Physicians for a National Health Program, and UNITE HERE Hospitality Industry President John Wilhelm.
This program examined the viability of establishing a universal health care system in states like Connecticut, or nationally through a federal structure.
Click here for full details!If you don't know these facts about our health care system or know of others who don't ...
- The United States is the only industrialized nation without universal health care.
- The World Health Organization ranks the U.S. healthcare system at #37, behind all of Europe, Canada and Japan.
- Over 360,000 Connecticut residents and 47 million citizens in the United States have no health insurance.
- The inability to pay medical bills is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S., according to a Harvard study
This forum was cosponsored by
- Connecticut Health Foundation
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. To join the Campaign for Quality, Affordable Health Care, visit www.healthcare4every1.orgClick here for more information
Articles:
- "St. Ray's Free-Care Bill Leaps 65%", Melissa Bailey, New Haven Independent, Oct. 15, 2007
- "Speakers discuss universal health care at nonprofit panel,"by Patrick Lee, Yale Daily News, Oct. 15, 2007
"Between The Lines" Radio Newsmagazine
Our flagship radio newsmagazine, "Between The Lines" has been produced weekly since 1991 in response to the first Persian Gulf War and is now syndicated internationally on over 35 radio stations and Webcasts via the Pacifica satellite, MP3 download and CD subscription. Our website features an archive of programs with links to MP3 and RealAudio files, as well how to subscribe to our "Between The Lines Q&A" and "Between The Lines Weekly Summary."
Media Reform
Selected speeches from the National Conference on Media Reform organized by Free Press Over 1,500 participants attended the three-day conference to discuss the key components of media reform work, as well as to network and share the best practices, tools, and resources for media reform advocacy and activism. Keynote speakers featured here include Robert McChesney, Al Franken and Sen. Russ Feingold, with more to come.
"Inquisitions (and Other Un-American Activities)"
Audio drama co-produced by Toward Freedom and Catalyst Theatre Company Using the interrogation of activist Lucy Parsons during the 1919 Palmer raids as a framework, this exciting new production explores timely themes through a dramatic audio recreation of the movement for an eight-hour work day, the Haymarket bombing, and hanging of four activists.
Between The Lines and Squeaky Wheel Productions Need Your Support
Donations to Squeaky Wheel Productions are not yet tax-deductible.
Mail in our donation form click here to make a tax-deductible contribution. Please make your check payable to our nonprofit, tax-exempt fiscal sponsor, "The Global Center," and send to:Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 110176
Trumbull, CT 06611Contributions to "The Global Center" (also known as the International Center for Global Communications Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City) are tax-deductible. Proceeds benefit Squeaky Wheel Productions, created by the producers of the syndicated "Between The Lines" radio newsmagazine, for the support of community media information resources.
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