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Swag Shop – Buy Classic WRFI Stuff!
Holy cow! You can now buy older WRFI swag at steep discounts! These items were made for previous years’ fundraisers and we have just a few odds and ends left. Get ’em while they’re hot!
Read MoreGetting Here: Personal Stories Of Immigration, Migration, And Displacement – November 9, 3-5pm
Getting Here: Personal Stories Of Immigration, Migration, And Displacement Saturday, November 9 from 3-5pm at the Community Arts Partnership ArtSpace on the Ithaca Commons In this time of increasingly divisive rhetoric, policies, and politics around race, immigration, and national origin, personal stories are important. WRFI is hosting live storytelling event featuring 7 people telling their…
Read MoreInterview with Pete Meyers of the TCWC – 7/26/2019 [AUDIO]
WRFI’s Matthew Anticoli in an interview with Pete Meyers, one of the founders of the Tompkins County Workers Center. WRFI’s Matthew Anticoli and Pete Meyers discuss the passed, or soon to be passed legislation the TCWC has long supported, and what’s next for the Tompkins County Workers’ Center.
Read MoreJuneteenth Recap 06_19_2019 [AUDIO]
On Saturday, June 15th, our WRFI summer interns attended the 2019 Juneteenth Celebration in Ithaca: a day of togetherness, anchored by the arts and social justice teachings, all celebrating when formerly enslaved African Americans were freed from slavery. Matt Anticoli produced this piece, with help from Sobeida Rosa and Sean McGoldrick. Image licensing: “Juneteenth…
Read MoreJuneteenth Preview 6_12_19 [AUDIO]
Juneteenth is the nation’s oldest occasion celebrating the abolition of slavery, This Saturday, Ithaca’s Southside Community center invites the community to celebrate with them in a day of music, movies, and abolitionist teachings. WRFI’s Michayla Savitt spoke with Dr. Nia Nunn, Joe Lewis, and Kayla Matos about this year’s celebration surrounding Mama Scott, a born…
Read MoreJosh Fox, of Gasland, on how the Truth Has Changed [AUDIO]
Josh Fox, internationally acclaimed filmmaker and theater producer, spoke with WRFI’s Ryan Clover on WRFI Community Radio News on Aug. 21 and Your Morning on Aug. 22 to talk about his upcoming performance, The Truth Has Changed. This play is on a national tour in 30 locations throughout the U.S. and is coming to Ithaca on Friday,…
Read MoreFeeding Tompkins Part 8: Solutions, Policy, and Progress in Food Security
This is Part 8 of Feeding Tompkins, an in-depth look at food insecurity in Tompkins County and a collaborative project between WRFI News, the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, The Ithaca Voice, and Hot Potato Press. This article was written by Kelsey O’Connor, of The Ithaca Voice. ITHACA, N.Y. – On Thursday’s gray morning, Friendship…
Read MoreFeeding Tompkins Part 7: Hunger in the School System
This is Part 7 of Feeding Tompkins, an in-depth look at food insecurity in Tompkins County and a collaborative project between WRFI News, the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, The Ithaca Voice, and Hot Potato Press. This article was written by Alison Fromme, of Hot Potato Press, with reporting by Jolene Almendarez and the Park…
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