[Peace] Cabs and Capitalism on 90.1FM Sunday 10AM-11AM

[laserb at shout.net]

The yellow cab has become a striking metaphor for the New York City and
its exuberant twenty-four-hours-a-day rush. An immigrant working class in
an industry that pioneered outsourcing, taxi drivers have a tough job with
long hours and low earnings. They represent more than 90 countries and
work 12 hours a day, six and sometimes seven days a week barely making
above the minimum wage. More than 90% of the cab drivers are recent
immigrants from the third world. Founded in 1998, the New York Taxi
Workers' Alliance (NYTWA) has been instrumental in organizing around
issues of fair wages and better work-environment for cab drivers.

If you missed Biju Mathew's talk “Cabs and Capitalism” on 4/19 or couldn't
fit into the packed room of 100+ people in Lincoln Hall...

Tune in 90.1FM (WEFT) Sunday 10A-11AM, (4/23/06) for Prairie Grassroots
with host Lori Serb. I will be broadcasting the “Cabs and Capitalism”
talk.
AND as a bonus for Pledge Drive, I will be offering a hardback copy of his
book (quantity is limited):

“TAXI!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City”

to anyone who calls in during the hour (359-9338) and pledges $65 or more 
to Prairie Grassroots! Please consider supporting independent sound
engineers and community activists who volunteer their time to produce
quality programming on WEFT.

A little about Biju Mathew:

Biju Mathew is active in the South Asian immigrant and labor community in
New York City. He is a lead organizer of the New York Taxi Workers'
Alliance (NYWA). He co-hosts a weekly radio show on WBAI called Global
Movement, Urban Struggle. Biju Mathew has considerable experience in
writing, speaking, and organizing around issues of communalism,
immigration and labor. His book "Taxi Cabs and Capitalism in New York
City" provides a commentary on a number of issues: immigration, gender,
race and multiculturalism to the neoliberal political economy.


Biju Mathew is a lead organizer of the New York Taxi Workers' Alliance
(NYTWA). He is also a co-founder of Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS) and
co-hosts a weekly radio show called "Global Movements, Urban Struggles" on
WBAI 99.5 FM (NYC). He has
considerable experience in writing, speaking and organizing around issues
of communalism, immigration and labor. His book "Taxi! Cabs and Capitalism
in New York City" provides a commentary on a number of issues -- from
immigration, gender, race and multiculturalism to the neo-liberal
political economy.

Peace,

Lori Serb