Author: jimstaro

ACTION to Support the Anti-Torture Amendment

You can help stop torture by simply making a phone call to your Members of
Congress in support of the Anti-Torture Amendment.

As a constituent of the Members of Congress (see full list of committee members
below) serving on the Armed Services or the Appropriations Committees, your
opinion is key.

Please call the Capitol Hill switchboard: (202) 224 – 3121 or dial the numbers
listed below and ask to be transfer to your Member of Congress.

You can base your calls on the following talking points:

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New Orleans Jazz

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Do You Voo Doo? Keep the Music in New Orleans — Listen to WWOZ

When we think of New Orleans, we all think of its rich musical heritage. In the midst of the widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ legendary public radio station, WWOZ, managed to get back on the air within days from nearby Baton Rouge. A skeleton crew of three people who had themselves lost their homes provided news, reconnecting loved ones who’d been separated from each other, and of course, playing the music that made New Orleans famous – Louis Armstrong, Buckwheat Zydeco, Little Queenie and Lead Belly. WWOZ program director David Freedman said of his station, “Our job is to try to be sure that we don’t lose this spirit that sets New Orleans apart.”

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