On July 6, 2007 Victor Toro, a Chilean national was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol while on board Amtrak in Rochester, New York. He was transferred to Cayuga County Jail in Auburn. US immigration is now threatening to deport the Human Right Activist back to his home country. Supporters gathered at Victor’s final deportation  hearing on August 26 to express their support. CNPI reporter Jaisal Noor was at the hearing to file this report for Free Speech Radio News.

CNPI in partnership with Global Movement Urban Struggles airs its monthly show on Tuesday August 25th at 10AM on WBAI 99.5FM. This month’s show features Damon Hewitt of The Katrina-Gulf Coast Project, talking about the rebuilding efforts in the Gulf region, and Adam Serwer of The American Prospect Magazine, explorers the inequalities that shape the current US health care system. The show also features Harold Toussaint, a survivor of hurricanes Katrina & Rita, and Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza, co-directors of the mini-documentary “Dear Mandela.”

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Intro to Radio Documentary

• The art of story telling
• Communicating ideas through sound
• The good, the bad and the exceptional in the world of radio

Radio Recording 101

• How to use a mic
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Interviewing for Radio

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• The art of conducting field interviews

Feature Planning

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Digital Editing & Logging 101

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Scriptwriting and Editing

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Storyboarding

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Voicing for Radio

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Audio Slideshow

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Publish Audio Online

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