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June 17, 2005
Bike Power, Summer Jobs and Hip-Hop Theater
On this edition of Rise Up Radio:
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- youth news;
- bicycle advocates assemble on the steps of City Hall to remember bicyclists and pedestrians killed by cars and call for policy reform;
- a roundtable of cycling activists discuss the work ahead for bicycling rights, including Judy Ross from Times Up, David Smetman from Transportation Alternatives, and Ben from the NY Bicycle Messengers' Association.
- Andrew Ng from United Neighborhood Houses' Campaign for Summer Jobs details the struggle of the city's youth programs for adequate funding;
- Clyde Valentin gives the scoop on this weekend's Hip-Hop Theater Festival.
- "Platanos & Collard Greens," June 18, 25
(hear our March 2004 interview with "Platanos author-turned-playwright David Lamb) - NYC 2005 Lightwheels Festival, June 24 - July 4
- 13th Annual Cycle Messenger World Championships, July 1-4
- Afro-Punk Weekend, July 1-4
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June 10, 2005
Policing Schools, Political Prisoners
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- youth news;
- Kate Rhee of the Prison Moratorium Project about a study of so-called "Impact Schools" where Bloomberg has deployed hundreds of extra cops;
- JR, Mininister of Information for the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and longtime Bay Area hip-hop journalist;
- Josh Breitbart tell us about the upcoming Allied Media Conference in Bowling Green, Ohio... and we preview some upcoming events in NYC.
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