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Monday, April 28, 2008

Can independent film change the world? On May 10th, the world will play host to Pangea Day: a collection of live music, lectures, and 24 indy short films. The creators of the event will be at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York this week. Plus "real local news" from Staten Island and Union Square.


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The Sean Bell Verdict

Gregory Meeks, Congressman (D- NY 6) representing South East Queens, Nayaba Arinde, editor of the Amsterdam News, and Norman Siegel, former executive director of the NYCLU and civil rights attorney who works with 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement discuss the weekend’s protests and the ongoing reaction ...

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Open Phones: How should you spend your stimulus check? And what are you cutting back on?

The federal government began depositing checks into bank accounts today. How should you spend it? And, as food and gas prices rise, how are you cutting back on spending?

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Real Local News: St. George

State Senator Diane Savino (D-23rd, North Shore of Staten Island and portions of Brooklyn, including Borough Park, Coney Island, Bensonhurst, and Sunset Park) and Linda Wilson, executive director of National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) Staten Island, discuss a plan to open a ...

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Real Local News: Union Square Development

Earlier this month, the New York State Supreme court issued a temporary injunction on the development of park land for a new restaurant. Today, folks from both sides are in court to fins out whether or not the injunction will remain. Geoffrey Croft, President and Founder of New York ...

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Can Movies Change the World?

TED curator Chris Anderson and Jehane Noujaim, documentary filmmaker (Control Room) preview their Tribeca Film Festival panel to talk about Pangea Day – where 24 films will be shown in 4 hours all around the world.
Has a film ever changed ...

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