The Real Dragon
From The Week of Dragons,
A Conference of Political Prisoners

"When the prison doors are opened, the real dragons will fly out." Ho Chi Minh

This serialized program airs live on LUVeR every Friday at 2p pst. We are archiving it each week and posting them here:

Part 1:
Workshop on Women In Prison, moderated by Ida McRae

Part 2:
Opening Ceremony by Coyote (AIM)
Speakers:
- Raul "Curly" Estemera
- Rafael Cancel Miranda (Puerto Rican Independantista, ex-political prisoner)
- Statement from Leonard Peltier, read by Joe of the Native Youth Movement
- Ramona Africa (MOVE)
- Henry Sha Sha Brown
- Hip Hop By Renaissance

Part 3:
Interviews by Gerald Smith:
- Ashanti (Black Panthers, Black Liberation Army)
- Tarik James Haskins (BLA)
- Sundiata, aka Willie Tate (San Quentin 6)
Speakers:
- Dohruba Bin Wahad
- Ernest "Shujaa" Graham
- Talibah Shakir (Black Panther Party)
- Pierre Lavoissier (Haitian Political Activist)
- Hip Hop by War Club from Philadelphia

Part 4:
Interviews by Gerald Smith:
- Dorhuba Bin Wahad
- Howard Keillor
- Yuri Kochiyama
Opening Ceremony performed by Coyote
Speakers:
- Coyote (AIM)
- Gina Chiu
- Yuri Kochiyama

Part 5:
Speakers:
-Luis "Bato" Talamantes (San Quentin Six)
-Luis Rosa (recently freed Puerto Rican Independantista)
-Russ Redner (AIM)
-Kai Lumumba Barrow (Political Prisoner Activist)
-Brother Du Malik Ali (speaking about the frame-up of Imam Jamil El-Amin aka H. Rap Brown)
-Curly Estremera

Part 6:
-Hip Hop by War Club (from Philadelphia)
Workshop on Viequas by Luis Rosa
Interview of Rafael Cancel Miranda, conducted by Gerald Sanders

Part 7:
Interview of Henry "Sha Sha" Brown (BLA) conducted by Gerald Sanders
Interview of Joe (ex-political prisoner) conducted by Gerald Sanders
Circle Coucil on where this conference can lead us as a group

Part 8:
Hip Hop by Renaissance
Kazi Toure (ex-political prisoner)
Abdul Al Khaliba

Also visit http://www.dragonspeaks.com, with history and links about political prisoners