The Canadian ship Tahrir and the Irish ship Saoirse quietly left a Turkish port earlier today bound for the Gaza Strip. The mission of the "Freedom Waves to Gaza" flotilla was kept secret until they reached international waters just after 11:00 a.m. EDT. Democracy Now! first broke the news on our live broadcast this morning. Embedded on the Tahrir is Democracy Now! correspondent Jihan Hafiz.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Inspired by Ukranian, performance artist, Billie and guests Kalli and Deniz make art using black sand on backlighted, plexiglass.

Cast: Billie Bivins

Democracy Now! 2011-11-01 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 01, 2011
• U.S. Pulls All Funding for UNESCO After Sweeping Vote to Support Palestinian Membership
• As NATO Ends Libyan Bombing Campaign, Is the U.S. Seeking Greater Military Control of Africa?
• Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan: "The War is Unwinnable. It is a Stalemate. There is No Military Victory"
• Move Your Money: Campaign Grows to Divest from "Too Big to Fail" Banks to Local Banks, Credit Unions

Professor Gang Chen, MIT explains several types of solar energy, with emphasis on a widely acclaimed solar thermoelectric device that his lab has developed. Dr. Chen gives a demonstration of how the device works, and explains that such technology is very popular and inexpensive in Europe and China.

Democracy Now! 2011-10-31 Monday

• Headlines for October 31, 2011
• "Deadly Monopolies": Medical Ethicist Harriet Washington on How Firms are Taking Over Life Itself

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10/26/11 - Part 1 of the Warrant Committee in Belmont, MA.

10/28/11 - Dolores Vidal interviews Amy Roberts from Out of the Box Moves and Dina Olinoff from Youville Assisted Living

Democracy Now! 2011-10-28 Friday

• Headlines for October 28, 2011
• “Blood on the Tracks”: Brian Willson’s Memoir of Transformation from Vietnam Vet to Radical Pacifist

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10/25/11 - Part 1 of the Planning Board in Belmont, MA.