Education
The Artist and Writer Residency at the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts [audio]
Lesley Williamson, Executive Director of the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts talks about the artist and writer residency program. The application deadline for the residency is this coming January 1, 2018. Williamson discusses how Constance Saltonstall decided to start the foundation, and how the residency came into being. Esther Racoosin conducted this interview, which…
Read MoreClosing Ezra’s Tunnel (more): 3 Complete Interviews
A stretch of Fall Creek from Forest Falls to Ithaca Falls is readily accessible only by Ezra’s Tunnel. This tunnel has allowed access to the water since Ezra Cornell oversaw its opening in 1832, for the use of mills. Which led to Ezra’s wealth. Mills were out of use by the mid 20th century. Students…
Read MoreCUSLAR Endorses Poor People’s Campaign [AUDIO]
Tim Shenk, coordinator of the Committee for US-Latin American Relations, and Baruch Whitehead discuss the Poor People’s Campaign, specifically touching on how the local community plans to engage with this national activist movement.
Read MoreConversations on a proposal to close Ezra’s Tunnel
On December 6, 2017, Ithaca’s Common Council votes on whether to allow Cornell University to close access to Ezra’s Tunnel. It’s a site on Fall Creek above the Ithaca Falls. Forrester Hammer at WRFI spoke with Cornell History graduate student, Ryan Purcell, Director of Natural Areas for Cornell Botanic Gardens, Todd Bittner, and First Ward Alderperson,…
Read MoreThere’s An App For That: Cornell Law Clinic Tech Connects Immigrants with Legal Resources [AUDIO]
Far too often, simply understanding and accessing legal resources stand as an impassable barrier for immigrant communities living in the U.S.. This major issue became the motivation for a new clinic at Cornell Law, which uses phone and computer app development to support legal access for immigrants across the country, and right here in Tompkins…
Read MoreClimates of Change: A Civic Ensemble Production [audio]
Sarah K. Chalmers of the Civic Ensemble theatre company, and Sara Warner, member of the Cornell University Department of the Performing and Media Arts, talk about the new theatre production, “Climates of Change”. The production is a cooperative effort between Tompkins County community members and Cornell students. It will be performed from December 1 to…
Read MoreYouth Organizing Fellows discuss the City of Ithaca’s People’s Budget [audio]
Members of the Youth Organizing Fellowship of the Multicultural Resource Center in Ithaca discuss “The People’s Budget”. They talked about how they lobbied the City of Ithaca to allocate $ 10,000 from their 2018 budget to go towards projects in the city’s 2nd ward. The students will choose delegates who will go into the community…
Read MoreIC students protest choice of speaker to discuss Second Amendment days after mass shooting [AUDIO, Celia Clarke]
Ithaca College students protested the choice and timing of a speaker associated with the militia movement to discuss Second Amendment days after mass shooting. The speaker is identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a an anti-government extremist who was a key figure in the rise of the right-wing militia movement. He was invited…
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