Category Archives: Interviews

10 Years Later: Anti-War Writings, Old & New

Posted on March 19, 2013 by damonkrane

Krane (right, in red shirt with dreadlocks) on March 19, 2003 joins a crowd of anti-war demonstrators sitting-in at Court and Union, the main intersection of uptown Athens, Ohio which borders the main campus of Ohio University. Photo by Lindsay … Continue reading →

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Latino group discusses conflict with Ohio University newspaper

Posted on October 15, 2007 by damonkrane

(Latino Student Union member Ashley Diaz in front of a mural protesting racism in The Post. Photo by James Robels) By Damon Krane October 2007 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************ Newspapers don’t often become news. But when they do, … Continue reading →

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Group strives to bring Democracy Now! to WOUB

Posted on September 1, 2007 by damonkrane

A conversation with Carolyn Fisk, Bob Smiddie and Bob Sheak By Damon Krane September 2007 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************** Democracy Now! is the non-profit, independent, public affairs news program of acclaimed journalist Amy Goodman, who often co-hosts the … Continue reading →

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Finding fellowship in a life of struggle

Posted on September 1, 2007 by damonkrane

A conversation with Amy Melnyk By Damon Krane September 2007 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************** Amy Melnyk has worked with an exhaustive list of local nonprofit organizations, community and campus activist groups since she moved to Athens in 2000. … Continue reading →

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Veteran LGBT rights activist reflects on time at Ohio University

Posted on October 10, 2006 by damonkrane

An interview with Mickey Hart By Damon Krane & Dana Stewart October 2006 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) http://theinteractivist.blogspot.com/2008/02/veteran-lgbt-rights-activist-reflects.html ************************ A tireless activist for peace and justice since coming to Ohio University in the early 1990s, Mickey Hart now runs … Continue reading →

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Hiphop scholar mixes culture, politics of Black resistance

Posted on September 1, 2006 by damonkrane

(Photo by Damon Krane) A conversation with Akil Houston By Damon Krane September 2006 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************* Akil Houston teaches courses on film and media studies in Ohio University’s African American Studies department. He is a published … Continue reading →

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OU alum witnesses Israel’s 2006 war on Lebanon

Posted on September 1, 2006 by damonkrane

A conversation with Jehan Mullin By Damon Krane September 2006 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************ Jehan “Gigi” Mullin is a former president of the Ohio University chapter of human rights group Amnesty International. She graduated OU in 2000 with … Continue reading →

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Activist filmmaker returns to Athens

Posted on April 15, 2006 by damonkrane

(Roger Hill interviews a demonstrator during an anti-war march in New York City, sometime in either 2003 and 2004. Photo by Damon Krane) A conversation with Roger Hill By Damon Krane April 2006 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************* In … Continue reading →

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The Athens film fest is here!

Posted on May 1, 2005 by damonkrane

A conversation with Athens Center for Film and Video director Ruth Bradley By Damon Krane May 2005 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************************ Springtime is a very special time here in Athens, Ohio. Along with an abundance of blossoms, birds … Continue reading →

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Women unite for Take Back the Night

Posted on May 1, 2005 by damonkrane

An interview with OU Student Senate Women’s Affairs Commissioner Linsey Pecikonis By Damon Krane May 1, 2005 The InterActivist Magazine (Athens, Ohio) ************* In American society, where men dominate positions of economic and political power, roughly one in four college … Continue reading →

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