Jaajef wa G-L I don't know if there are any G-Lers in the Los Angeles area who might want to take up this opportunity of training/development in netcasting? If so, over to you... Yeenduleen ak jaama Tony ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Progressive Muslims Network - http://www.freespeech.org/pmn/ sallaams folks In the coming few months I hope to, with some other friends in los angeles, give a workshop on internet radio, and issues around net casting to at least one community group working with African American and Latino youth in South Los Angeles. Our hope is that this group will then produce their own community oriented program that could be net cast. Do you have or know of a community group/organization that might be interested in such a workshop? Given that this note is going out to mostly Muslims who might have contacts in Los Angeles, do let me know if there are any muslim groups that might be interested in net casting -especially youth groups, and we can talk in more detail. -the only thing i will ask that I would encourage folks to use this medium to explore and discuss community issues and concerns... not just for netcasting khutbas and majlises... plenty of other outlets for that... The real fun is in producing a community based show. highlights of upcoming programs on radio free palms include shows on globalization, Earth First! environmental radio, issues of genetics, Chiapas, and low intensity war fare against indigenous peoples... shows on Iraq and the sanctions, Palestine, and a full hour of commentories by the African American political prisoner (in the US) Mumia Abu Jamal. And, of-course, lots of (new) traditional folk sufi muslim music. Radio Free Palms' web address is given below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Islam and Social Justice Page: http://www.wco.com/~altaf/altaf.html Radio Free Palms: Sufi world folk music + more: http://www.mindspring.com/~altafb/radiofreepalms.html Building an alternative to corporate dominated media: Z net: http://www.zmag.org _____________________________________________________