Education
Amnesty International at Cornell Hosts Mass Incarceration Week of Action [AUDIO]
Chris Elliott, Cornell student and co-organizer of the Mass Incarceration Week of Action talks about the human rights crisis of mass incarceration in the United States. He discusses the causes of mass incarceration, and how the justice system in the US has to be reformed. Elliott also describes the events happening during the week of…
Read MoreThe Co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival [AUDIO]
Patricia Zimmermann and Tom Shevory, Ithaca College Professors and co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival discuss the events taking place during the festival. The event features films, lectures, music and readings. Esther Racoosin conducted this interview during the April 3rd, 2018 edition of WRFI News.
Read MoreJolene Almendarez talks about Ithaca student push to include race education throughout K-12 [AUDIO]
Jolene Almendarez, the managing editor of the Ithaca Voice, reported on the Ithaca City School District’s board meeting in late February, which largely focused on the lack of discussion about race in the school system. After national right-wing outlets like Breitbart covered Ithaca students protesting the casting of a white female student in The Hunchback…
Read MoreBrigid Hubberman, Director of Children’s Reading Connections, Discusses the New Community Read, “30 Million Words”[audio]
Literacy advocate Brigid Hubberman talks about the new “community read”, 30 Million Words, by Dr. Dana Suskind. She discusses the concept behind the book, which describes the child development research showing the importance of using varied and rich words when talking to newborn babies, continuing into early childhood. For more information, go to https://www.childrensreadingconnection.org/ (photo:…
Read MoreCornell University Climate Scientist Louis Derry Talks about his Research on Critical Zone Science [audio]
Professor Louis Derry of Cornell University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences talks about how he decided to apply for French President Macron’s new “Make Our Planet Great Again” research grant program. He also describes his field of research, which is called critical zone science. This interview was produced by Esther Racoosin and aired on…
Read MoreWorking Through A Tough 2017: Immigrant Services in the Local Community [AUDIO]
Sue Chaffee, program director of the Immigrant Services program discusses the range of circumstances local immigrants find themselves in. She discusses specific services the program provides and speaks about unique difficulties in the year 2017.
Read MoreFabina Colon, Director of the Multicultural Resource Center in Ithaca [audio]
Fabina Colon, Director of the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) in Ithaca, talks about her organization, and its plans for 2018. This interview, produced by Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News, originally aired on Monday, January 15, 2018. Photo of members of Youth Organizing Fellowship (source: www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org)
Read MoreFinger Lakes Land Trust Six Mile Creek Watershed Conservation [audio]
Andy Zepp, the Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Land Trust, talks about a New York State Grant that will allow the organization to work on preservation of the Six Mile Creek Watershed. The project is called Six Mile Creek Watershed Conservation Partnership Land Acquisition and Restoration Project. The watershed is the drinking water source…
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