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Jan 7, 2016
Content: The “good, unexpected and surprises” Report – (good news) Jessica Reznicek’s N.G Dec 28 Witness – two windows and and door … (unexpected & surprises) arrested of 3 others : Frank, Mauro Heck and Michelle Obed – all charged with 2 felonies, 3 bailed out / Jess stays in … as we move forward want to support Jess’s witness. / Read – Michelle’s “Hammer of Justice” statement of support for Jess.
Starting @ 30 min to 40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/january-7-2016-bird-cordaro-ross-farruggio-z/
Jan 14, 2016
Content: Update on Jessica Reznicek “Hammer of Justice ” case ….Critique of US Justice System: its all about property… case against weapons systems .. Justice system has criminalized poverty … prosecutors King Pins in system … two windows and one door – how much time will Jess need to serve… next court date Jan 26 …
Starting @ 37:30 to 44 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/janmuary-14-2016-flamer-cordaro-fetzer-farruggio-lindauer-wertman/
Jan 21, 2016
Content: Last week read Jess’ statement – new news – 3 Witness’s – me, Mauro Heck and Michelle Obed also arrest, story about what happen. …. not a good thing … followed my heart more than my head …. “If witnessing the Witness”, than I’m Jessica Reznicek” – bottom line value in USA – property and guns .. return to court next week … “If the people on Jeju Island So Korea can resist a navy base, we should be able to resist NG of Omaha”
Starting @ 38:25 min to 45 min mark
January 21, 2016 – Davis, Cordaro, Rayson, Farruggio, Pinkney
Jan 28, 2016
Content: Good News – charges dropped on me, Mauro Heck and Michelle Obed – replay local news t.v. coverage … court hearing … Read Jess’s statement to court as played out in court …
Starting @ 35 min to 44:30 min mark
https://newdream.us/podcast/january-28-2016-awafong-cordaro-kwiatkowski-farruggio-annis/
Feb 4, 2016
Content: Left Dingman to get to Berrign for interview… Grateful for our community – our 40th anniversary – speak to what we do . . . describer hospitality and quest / 50 to 100 people served the days we are open … Social Club for the Poor …. Also – Julie Brown in Kurdistan/ Iraq with CPM / Jess Reznicek in jail for NG witness ….
Starting @ 35:15 min to 42 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/february-4-2016-bird-cordaro-ross-farruggio-z/
Feb 11, 2016
Content: Computer problems / Jess Update – visited her / trial date set for May 25 / now trying to defend herself from jail …great help from Bill Quigley and Bob as Jess’s advisory consoles – need to beat the two felonies plus put N.G. on trial – the real criminals …. lunch menu … its a love story . . .
Starting @ 36 min to 41:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/february-11-2016-flamer-cordaro-fetzer-farruggio-wertman/
Feb 18, 2016
Content: Jess update from jail / Bill Quigley signed on / learning more about Northrop Grumman / making an impression on jail culture / gets Sun. NY Times / getting institutional – learn to do it well as a CWer … / I’m having a great time supporting the women I love .. “a princess warrior”
Starting @ 34 min to 40:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/february-18-2016-davis-cordaro-rayson-farruggio-pinkney/
Feb 25, 2016
Content: Jess’s two month jail time mark report, doing support for Jess. Jess sends me a b-day greeting from the hole! It don’t get better … Jess doing time … while preparing to defend herself – Northrop Grumman bad guys / “If your not getting happier as you grow older, your Fucking Up”
Starting @ 31:10 to 37 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/february-25-2016-awafongcordarokwiatkowskifarruggioannis/
March 3, 2016
Content: Front door entrance room at Dingman … Update in Jess … 2 months in jail going to a ‘bail review’. What’s at stake? Jess’s struggle to defend herself in jail … ‘can’t do it in Sarpy Co” Wants out …
Starting @ 37 min to 32:40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/march-3-2016-birdcordarorossfarruggioz/
March 10, 2016
Content: Starts by Chuck reading Jessica Reznicek’s letter from Sarpy Co. Jail / Jess set free on a special bond $1,000 – that must be paid back. / Jess’s legal argument to defend herself – Bill Quigley and Robert Sigler / Jess preparing for trial / Chelsea Manning CW House bullet holes & my encounter with active teenage gun ‘shooters’ on 7th St … the CW way of dealing with violence – big and small in the world and on our street …
Starting @ 24:40 min to 35 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/march-10-2016-flamer-cordaro-fetzer-farruggio-lindauer-wertman/
March 17 and March 31 – same interview
Content: From front entrance room of Dingman House, reading from last v.p. article looking back at 40 yrs of being a CW …. / St Patrick’s Day – look back at 2014 St Pats day in DM / update on Jess preparing for trial from freedom …
Starting @ 35 min to 40 https://newdream.us/podcast/march-17-2016-davis-cordaro-rayson-farruggio-pinkney/
Starting @ 38 min to 43:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/march-31-2016-awafong-cordaro-farruggio/
April 7, 2016
Content: Report on trip to Harvard Uni, for Sustainable Ag Conf. to lead two workshops.. Mike Miles, Jake Olsen and me – My Holy Shit theory …. beyond ‘sustainable farming’ to ‘restorative farming’ ….
Starting @ 32 min to 40:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/april-7-2016-bird-cordaro-ross-farruggio-z/
April 14, 2016
Content: Read News Release: 25 Midwest CWers & Black Lives Matter ‘s arrested in Mpls after protest Twin’s game / Ed Bloomer arrested and two days in jail story
Starting @ 33:15 min to 41:45 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/april-14-2016/
April 21, 2016
Content: The Richard Flamer story ….
Starting @ 37:30 min to 43:15 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/april-21-2016-davis-cordaro-rayson-farruggio-pinkney/
April 28, 2016
Content: Tell story of my 1st act of civil disobedience at the Pentagon Aug 1977 ‘blood spilling” . . . .-
Starting @ 34 min to 41:15 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/april-28-2016-awafong-cordaro-kwiatkowski-farruggio-annis/
May 5, 2016
Content: From NYC & Dan Berrigan’s wake … Report – Jess, Julie and Ed and Steve Jacobs.- 1977 Blood Spilling / Text on Dan’s Holy Card / What Dan means to us – ‘baby boomers’ / what Dan and Phil means to me! / tomorrows Funeral schedule …
Starting @ 34 min to 41 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/may-5-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-sherwood-ross-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
May 12, 2106
Content: Dan Berrigan and Des Moines Dioces – 3 visits — Quiz? How many times did D Berrigan Speak at Dowling HS – twice … recovering from funeral, still in the glow …. not since 1980 & D Day’s funeral .. Dan and Bp Dingman … 1985 invited Dan – 1st F&R Retreat – 240 arrested Except from D Berrigan talk at 1st F&R Retreat “The Church of Resistance”
Starting @ 31:25 min to 41 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/may-12-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
May 19, 2016
Content: From on my walk – Cooked / Tomorrow in Omaha with Jessica Reznicek for Hammer of Justice pretrial report / Fr Carl Kabat, Greg and Michelle Obed
Starting @ 36 min to 40:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/may-19-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
May 26, 2016
Content: Long 5 days … Jessica’s Hammer of Justice Trial Report … published her opening statement / not able o give full testimony / Judge took away Jess defense at Jury instructions / Jury deliberate 30 mins … they had no other choice … found guilty – time served and fined …. / Small victory off the record and Judge reveals her daughter was married to a Plowshares CW – Paul Mango –
Starting @ 34:10 min to 42:40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/june-2-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-sherwood-ross-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
June 9, 2016
Content: Inducted into the Dowling HS Athletics Hall of Fame – my high-school years 1965-1969…Aquinas Keys winner – story behind that …
Starting @ 33:15 min to 38 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/june-9-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
June 16, 2016
Content: Weather – real hot – cooked the meal / working on v.p. / Election 4 year cycle – lost energy in long election process / Voting? – ‘means next to nothing” / even in the DMCW younger people working on campaigns / FL mass murder / American denial / “any institutions tethered to propriety and wealth are lost” / Corporations
Starting @ 37 min to 43:25 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/june-16-2016-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
June 23, 2016
Content: St Pious guys cooked CW meal / July Brown update so back to Iraq / 4 summer interns / pre 40th Aniv stuff / Richard Flamer /
Starting @ 35 min to 38:25 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/june-23-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
June 30, 2016
Content: No link to program
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July 7, 2016
Content: From ‘Cordaro bros and sister summer gathering , talk about me and my family and my life as a CWer. / Challenge … be in good relationship by works of mercy and peace making from the USA… / “Where it is easier to do good” Peter Maurin – / all called to close gap between rich and poor … I am a personalist…
Starting @ 33 min to 40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/july-7-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-sherwood-ross-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
July 14, 2016
Content: Read my unpublished DM Reg letter to editor – about US Justice System – over 40 yr period, is a rigged system where poverty is criminalized & wealth is privileged … (break)
Starting @ 27:30 min to 32 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/july-14-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
July 21, 2016
Content: Same as July 28?
Starting @ 34 min to 40:40 min mark
July 28, 2016
Content: HOT summer day / Racism and the CW movement / Black Lives Matter / Summer 1974 – So Bronx – St Augustine and Aunt Mary / reading … / — my story about racism …. “God, don’t let the revolution happen right now with this one white guy…” / came back home – I an’t black.. what can a middle class white guy do? / learned of the CW movement …
Starting @ 34 min to 40:40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/july-21-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Aug 4, 2016
Content: The Bob Cook CW Abolish Prisons House and our demo for prison reform …Fort Madison complaints from the Hole… demand medical care, review case & investigate of human right violations at IA State Pen … / Jack Petsche / Marion Prison protest / Bp Dingman / torture and indefinite solidarity confinement
Starting @ 33 min to 40 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/aug-4-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-sherwood-ross-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Aug 11, 2016
Content: Annual Aug 6-9 vigil at Offutt AFB report / history of Offutt and nukes… computer, satellites in space “, beyond nukes to total Global Dominance” from the sky … baby boomers and the lie of the bomb… connecting Northrop Grumman in Bellevue NE – Hammer of Justice Jess … Denial at heart of US illness
Starting @ 33:30 min to 40:45 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/aug-11-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Aug 18, 2016
Content: Very Hot from the DMCW – week before 40th celebration – … a community that survived its founder’s leaving and survived its founder’s returning too! …. 3 Mn Bishops – bad break for DM – give back ground on Fr Roy Bourgeois and Rev Janice Sevre-Duszynska
Starting @ 33 min to 39 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/aug-18-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
Aug 25, 2016
Content: Supporting Women’s Ordination in RC Church … most don’t care about Church – an over 40 yr old issues … from a CW perspective … over view of last 40 years CW movement ….. Pope before US Congress – mentions D Day and T Merton!!! Gag order killing the Church … bad thing for lay people working in the Church – “Stop Judging, Start Listing” / preview DMCW 40th anniversary
Starting @ 35:10 min to 42 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/aug-25-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Sept 1, 2016 Mike Palick doing interviews…
Content: Reporting from Miss River with Jess just after her 2nd arrest… 1st report on DMCW 40th Anniversary celebration weekend – Fr Roy B and Rev Janice … Masss lead by Rev Janice …. topic ‘women’ dicey / Report how Jess got arrested and why she continues – / ugly oil / I lead direct action nonviolence training in Boone / Open Call to Join the Effort… / Jess visited Standing Rock for 10 days – camp back to Iowa inspired
Starting @ 37:15 min to 43 min mark
Sept. 1, 2016, with guests Ava Bird, Azzurra Crispino, Mickey Z, Frank Cordaro and Phil Farruggio
Sept 8, 2019
Content: From a ditch in a tent on Miss river – occupying the ditch to stop pipeline – fie days unto- Jess’s two arrest – next Sat kick off campaing – Jess and me – Standing Rock … jumps Mo River / Miss Stand … jumps Miss River / we can stop this if we have enough people!!!.. with several 100 people we could stop this thing… call Jess … RIP Rich Koepin CW from Omaha ” a life well lived’…
Starting @ 32:30 min to 40:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/sept-8-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Chuck Gregory starts interviewing me this week
Sept 15, 2016
Content: From the ditch – two weeks into Miss Stand – report / Sat 150 rally / Invited them to return and get arrest….. encampment and direct action… how it can be done but must be done now!!! / Standing Rock – native lead … safe the Water!!! Nonviolence world wide / US most violent in world! / this CAN BE EFFECTIVE’ if we got enough people busted!..
Starting @ 37:40 min to 43:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/sept-15-2016-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
Sept 22, 2016
Content: Miss Stand – up date – moved out of ditch up hill 50 yrs from work site … 44 arrested last Sat / another demo this Sat / we need more people, a call for 300 to 400 people …
Starting @ 35:25 min to 41 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/sept-22-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Sept 29, 2016
Content: From Miss Stand – Update – arrested stopping pipe line constgruction, spent night in Jail, driving to IA City – with Jess & Rev … / next Sat big demo … a call for help!,,,
Starting @ 36 min to 39:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/sept-29-2016/
Oct 6, 2016
Content: From Miss Stand … update on campaign … arrested and night in jail … Monday got notice of eviction … Jess gets arrested 5th time … last night police showed up … Jess cut lose from jail .. hope more direct action … return Sat … site militarized … shows on… fluid and great time – come if you can…
Starting @ 35 min to 39:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/oct-6-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-azzurra-crispino-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Oct 13, 2016
Content: At reception of Rev Billy for OWFP event … coming from Miss Stand … thinking of plowshares possibility … tonight OWFP Rally and Direct Action at State Capital .. World Food Prize winner does not matter … Industrial Ag …. in one life time – water, soil and air destroyed… pipeline struggle .. tonight’s rally .. risk arrest – skin in the game…
Starting @ 36:30 min to 42 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/oct-13-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Oct 27, 2016
Content: 6 Weeks Miss Stand campaign ends … Pipe Line over miss. done… Report and reflection on last six weeks …. lot of other places to fight the pipe line. … What about informants? Avoid going to jail? Too much Fear based …. / we don’t need ‘plant’s to screw up ….
Starting @ 34 min to 42:30 https://newdream.us/podcast/oct-27-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Nov 3, 2017
Content: In the mist of an awful election! “Every President is the worst president ever.” The problem with Omaha – Armed Drone Warfare – / Jimmy Carter signed on for development, the nukes Reagan used in the 1980-s / more on H. Clinton and Trump / for the work here keeps me honest … forced to set boundaries, and live in the margins – a statement of Faith / The Just One / bible based / Baby boomer / Me and Obama / … the best thing we can do for the next generation …
Starting @ 30:30 min to 50 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/nov-3-2016-with-guests-ava-bird-azzurra-crispino-mickey-z-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Nov 11, 2016
Content: New World – Trump won! True representative of ugly American values – and how our Government acts ..’Wake up call?” Republican Presidents make it easier to organize for P&J / feel bad for my country …. & the poor got feed today here in DM ….. end interview on a hopeful note…
Starting @ 36:20 min to 42:15 https://newdream.us/podcast/nov-11-2016-with-guests-richard-flamer-jim-fetzer-susan-lindauer-thomas-wertman-frank-cordaro-and-phil-farruggio/
Nov 17, 2016
Content: After Election Reflection – not all bad … Obama to Trump – Trump true reflection of Ugly American / End Times Stuff – Christ the King Sunday / with Trump the veil is removed / rigged system / CWers out there when only 10 people on the streets …. Baby-boomers …. / doing the works of mercy …..
Starting @ 35:30 min to 44 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/nov-17-2016-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
Nov 24, 2017
Content: 4 days into a Fast/Vigil/Occupation at the IA Utilities Board building by Jess asking them to stop the pipe line . Miss. Stand / Gov’s home / asking for support / following Jess’s spirit … more to say next week
Starting @ 37 min to 41:10 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/nov-24-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Dec 1, 2017
Content: Jess Reznicek interview (Frank driving car): Jess covers Pipeline Fight – – update 11 day Fast at IUB / arrested, night in jail …. preparing to go back to the IUB…. Monday… Wed – Call to Action … Travis and I will continue .. FC is my #1 supporter … we have to protect our water! / the oil is not in the pipe line, the fight is not over ….
Starting @ 36:10 to 41:40 (5 1/2 min)
Dec. 1, 2016, with guests Ava Bird, Azzurra Crispino, Mickey Z, Frank Cordaro and Phil Farruggio
Dec 15, 2017
Content: SD Pipeline victory / Trump coming to DM “How is it we get into so much trouble in DM IA?” Trump and Pipeline – Rigged Election – Ugly America President – no liberal ‘black’ or ‘women’ shit! … / me, Trump and Obama …. / the Presidency demands a psychopath / violence 2nd nature to breathing /
Starting @ 35:50 min to 42:50 https://newdream.us/podcast/dec-15-2016-with-guests-phil-farruggio-frank-cordaro-larry-pinkney-anthony-rayson-and-m-k-davis/
Dec 22, 2016
Content: Two weeks since we talked last … Trump in DM / Obama – a sophisticated management of empire – each president is exponentially worst than the last one … USA Christmas vs the real Jesus … Infant Narratives of Matt and Luke are anti Empire text
Starting @ 35 min to 41:30 min mark https://newdream.us/podcast/dec-22-2016-with-guests-frank-cordaro-michael-annis-karen-kwiatkowski-julius-awafong-and-phil-farruggio/
Dec 29, 2016
Content: Thanksgiving to Christmas Donation Season / Need to bring Jesus back to the US Christians / This time last year I was in jail … ‘Hammer of Justice’ Witness of Jess Reznicek’s / Miss. Stand campaign for 6 weeks / Brought Campaign to DM / Disrupted Trump DM visit / Jess and Ruby on the road protesting oil pipe lines / I am a baby boomer … American exceptionalism at issue .. / Great Uncle syndrome … Obama and Trump and me …. / Trump an ugly white American / denial USA biggest problem … / Someone needs to stop us!
Starting @ 35 min to 44:40 https://newdream.us/podcast/dec-29/
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