DEMOCRACY NOW : MARCH 31 : HEAVEN'S GATE MASS SUICIDE.BIG MOUNTAIN.LAST DAY OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
DEMOCRACY NOW : MARCH 31 : HEAVEN'S GATE MASS SUICIDE. BIG MOUNTAIN.LAST DAY OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - CONTENTS: pt.1. Political headlines (4:00) -- pt.2. Discussion of the Heaven's Gate group and the growth in Apocalyptic groups| guest Chip Berlet, from Political Research Associates (16:00) -- pt.3. Big Mountain| hundreds of Navajo Dineh families face imminent eviction from their land and livelihoods. For nearly 25 years, the Dineh have fought an alliance of energy companies and government for control of their land| guest Bonnie Whitesinger, a traditional Navajo Dineh who is facing eviction and Marsha Monestersky, who has organized the UN in support of the Navajo Dineh (19:00) -- pt.4. Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs| marking the last day of Women's History Month, a look at one of the defining eras in history-- the colonial era| guest Kathleen Brown, professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and author of a new book (17:00) Broadcast on March 31, 1997.