Features
Moving Forward: a Conversation with Dr. Luvelle Brown and Mayor Svante Myrick
Community members, students, and faculty gathered in Emerson Suites at Ithaca College On Tuesday, September 5th for an event called Moving Forward: a conversation with Dr. Luvelle Brown and Mayor Svante Myrick. The hour long event focused on the effects of last month’s tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia, and how hate can be prevented in the…
Read MoreTompkins County Workers Center Annual Labor Day Picnic
The Tompkins County Workers Center has been celebrating Labor Day with their Annual Labor Day Picnic for more than 30 years. This year’s event happened under sunny skies at Cass Park, and brought out community members from different labor sectors and activist organizations and parts of the county to celebrate a year of labor rights…
Read MoreShowcasing Labor Union Industry and the Fashion Industry in the 1900s
WRFI’s Lori Sonken speaks with Denise Nicole Green, curator of a new exhibit at Cornell, Union-Made: Fashioning America in the 20th Century, about labor union strikes, clothing manufacturing practices, and the designer fashion industry the past century. Photo: Kheel Center, Cornell University, Flickr [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/showcasing-labor-union-industry-and-the-fashion-industry-in-the-1900s/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1]
Read MoreProposed Use of Genetically-Engineered Diamondback Moths- August 16th, 2017 [audio]
WRFI Community Radio News investigates Cornell University’s plans to release Genetically-Engineered diamondback moths into agricultural fields for the first time in New York State. The moths are a major agricultural pest of brassica plants. We speak to a moth expert, hear from the lead investigator on the experiments as well as representatives of environmental groups.…
Read MoreObamacare Repeal Uncertainties, Part 2 -Celia Clarke [AUDIO]
Congress has failed three times this year to repeal or change Obamacare. Tonight we have Part 2 of Celia Clarke’s discussions with some providers about how uncertainty about the fate of the law is effecting patients and their long-term care options. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/obamacare-uncertainty-part-2/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1]
Read MoreObamacare Repeal Uncertainties, Part 1 -Celia Clarke [AUDIO]
Earlier this summer, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced his intention to sue the federal government if the Affordable Care Act was repealed. So far, all attempts to repeal or revise the law, best known as Obamacare, have failed. However, Republicans Congressional leaders and the President continue to try to revoke the law.…
Read MoreReport about Dairy Farm workers’ rights event -Celia Clarke [AUDIO]
Farm workers’ rights and safety are receiving new attention. A recent study and lawsuit were the topic of a forum in downtown Ithaca earlier this week. Celia Clarke spoke with some of the participants. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/report-about-dairy-farmworkers-rights-event-august-2-2017/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1]
Read MoreFarm to Fork Conference Takes Ithaca [AUDIO]
05/19/17: Last weekend brought the first Farm to Fork conference to life here in Ithaca. The weekend-long conference featured panels and workshops focused on a sustainable and just future for local food and agriculture. The following is a selection of comments from attendees and organizers at the conference, produced as a collaboration between WRFI News…
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