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Kathy Swift holds a PhD in Education and is a local activist, organizer, and citizen journalist. Podcasts of her programs can be found at KCSB on SoundCloud. "If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth."
- Julian Assange
The People Organized for the Defense and Equal Rights of Santa Barbara (PODER) takes on the role of the proverbial David going up against the Goliath of the Santa Barbara News Press in a battle over the meaning of free speech.