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England</st1:place> and Beyond<br>Tuesdays from 4-5pm EST <span style=""> </span>(3-4pm CST/1-2pm PST/11am HST)<br>WESU, 88.1 FM or Listen LIVE online: www.wesufm.org</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 2in;">~~~~<br>Join your host, Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, live in
the studio at WESU for the station's Third Annual Holiday Pledge Drive. The
show on Tuesday, November 27<sup>th</sup> will focus on the 2008 presidential
candidates and Native America. This program will highlight issues rarely
examined in presidential elections: the unknown and ignored facets of
presidential political platforms that relate to the state of Native America and
the <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:country-region></st1:place>
policy on nation-to-nation relations. Whatever your take on the
presidential office, and the overwhelming evidence of rampant electoral fraud and
malfeasance during the last two presidential elections, all presidential
candidates should obligated to publicly address where they stand on the US
trust doctrine vis-à-vis tribal nations, treaties, federal trust lands, the
role of the judiciary in interpreting indigenous rights, and state
powers. Where does Rudy Giuliani stand on issues of tribal
sovereignty? What did Hillary Clinton have to say in her speech to the
before the National Congress of American Indians earlier this month? What
is her Native American Agenda? What did Barak Obama have to say in his open
letter to tribal leaders? Who are "First Americans for Obama"? Who
is on Bill Richardson's National Native American Advisory Council? Has
Dennis Kucinich maintained the Comprehensive American Indian Policy he proposed
when running for re-election to Congress? John Edwards has made public
statements regarding issues affecting African Americans, Asian Americans,
Latinos, LGBT people, women, and people with disabilities-where does he stand
on Native American issues? In the 2004 presidential election, the GOP in <st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Dakota</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
intimidated Native American voters by writing down their license plate
numbers. A court decision in a <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Dakota</st1:place></st1:State></st1:State></st1:place>
lawsuit documents how county officials purposely blocked Native Americans from
registering to vote and from casting ballots. In 2006, the INDN's List
Education Fund (ILEF) was founded to leverage the power of Indian voters by
mobilizing and organizing in key battleground states, and by calling attention
to this influence as political candidates build campaign operations and
formulate their respective visions for their constituents and the <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region>
public.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 2in;"><u2:p></u2:p>Please listen in and support the annual pledge
drive to support WESU. In light of impending FCC regulation shifts allowing
greater consolidation of media ownership, your help in aiding the survival of
freeform non-commercial radio stations like WESU is all the more urgent.
While other public radio stations in the area have expansive budgets to fund
large staffing needs, WESU manages to broadcast 24 hours a day with the
countless hours of hard work and dedication of over 115 student and community
volunteers and a tiny paid staff of 2 part time positions and 1 full time
General Manager.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 2in;"><u2:p></u2:p>Your donation during this pledge drive
will help ensure that WESU continues to grow and operate as a creative vehicle
for partnership between the <st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wesleyan</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
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community, the people of the greater <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Connecticut River</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u1:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
and beyond.<o:p></o:p></p>
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online, go to <a href="http://www.wesufm.org/" target="_blank">http://www.wesufm.org/</a>
or call 860-685-7700 during the drive and make a pledge during your favorite
show.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 2in;">Thank you for listening, and for your support.<o:p></o:p></p>
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