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March 26, 2004
Standing Up for Public Health
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- youth news;
- a montage of voices and sounds from March 20, including an interview with a dissenting U.S. soldier;
- a recent study finds higher, healthier birth weights in upper Manhattan after an EPA pesticide ban,
- producer Ken Gale from Eco-logic joins us to talk about nuclear power and more, just two days before the 25th anniversary of the Three Mile Island Accident,
- an update on Mayor Bloomberg's high-stakes testing plan for NYC third graders.
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Electoral Politics and Youth Activism
Props to WireTap for publishing a partial transcript of Nell and Stevphen's interview with Jason West, the 26-year-old mayor of New Paltz, New York. Jason has been in the national news lately, as he faces charges for marrying same-sex couples — a challenge to state law and Bush-inspired homophobia.
Also check out this related article by Stevphen Shukaitis.
Also check out this related article by Stevphen Shukaitis.
March 19, 2004
Telling Our Stories: Theater for Social Change
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- Writer David Lamb and his book-turned-play "Do Platanos Go Wit' Collard Greens?";
- Playwright Andre Lancaster and his play "Descendants of Freedom, a Futuristic Queer Hip-Hop Odyssey."
Also see: RUR's follow-up interview with "Descendants" cast members.
Check out the program pageMarch 5, 2004
Racial Justice, Grassroots Media and More
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| Jackson Allers teaching radio basics at the NYC GMC |
- youth news;
- students at Columbia University join us to talk about the racial climate on their campus;
- the scoop on yesterday's Books Not Bombs day of action;
- a look back at last weekend's NYC Grassroots Media Conference.
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