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This week's edition of FIST Blog Talk Radio will have two important segments, the first segment we will talk with Pam Africa and will examine the struggle to free political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal, the demonstration on November 12th in front of the Justice Department to demand a civil rights investigation of the case and the Philadelphia D.A.'s attempts to have the death penalty reinstated. On the second half of the show we will have M1 from dead prez and Jasiri X of the organization 1HOOD. We will discuss with them the current state of hip hop music, the political struggle and the importance of the cultural arts for the political movement.

Our guests for the first segment will be Bayan USA chair Berna Ellorin, who will be speaking to us from the Philippines about relief efforts there and a representative from Anakbayan will be speaking to us about the political situation in the Philippines. The guests for the second segment will be Lamis Deeq, a representative from Al Awda New York, Palestine Right to Return Coalition and Joyce Chediac, a Lebanese-American activist to talk about the Goldstone report, the U.S. support of Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian people and the effect of the war waged against the people of Lebanon and Gaza and the blockade of Gaza.

Fist Blog Talk Radio: Join us for our first hour long show. We will discuss the March for Jobs on September 20th, the tent city in solidarity with the poor and unemployed, the various protests against the G20 and the police build-up and reaction to protesters. Paradise Gray, legendary Hip hop activist, original member of the Hip hop group X-Clan and manager of entertainment for the legendary Hip hop club Latin Quarters, will be our special guest for the first segment. The second half hour will focus on the struggle in Honduras against the right wing coup. Our guest will be Fight Imperialism Stand Together activist Leilani Dowell, who will have returned from an eyewitness delegation to Honduras. She will play interviews from the trip and talk about the struggle there as well discuss what is needed from anti-imperialist and progressive activists and organizations in the U.S.