Social Justice
Combating Islamophobia through Education- February 14th, 2017
Professor Deborah Starr of the Cornell University Department of Near Eastern Studies discusses the upcoming “teach-in” to combat Islamophobia. The event, on February 17th, will include talks by experts on topics related to Islamophobia, the Middle East, and its relationship with America. In addition, there will be readings of literary works by writers whose home…
Read MoreCornell’s Response to Trump’s Immigration Policies
Cornell professor Shannon Gleeson discusses how Cornell is addressing undocumented students during the Trump era. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on February 6, 2017.
Read MoreVitamin L’s “Walk A Mile” 30th Anniversary- February 7th, 2017
Jan Nigro and Erin Hilgartner of the Vitamin L Project talk about the 30th anniversary of the singing group’s signature tune, “Walk a Mile”. They also discuss why kids love Vitamin L and why their work is so important. This interview aired on the February 7th, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreEffective Ways to Influence Trump, U.S. Congress
Learn how to influence Congress and the Trump Administration. Listen to this interview with John Lawrence. He is the former chief of staff to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. WRFI’s Lori Sonken interviewed him on January 31, 2017.
Read MoreDeborah C. Hoard, about the Documentary Re:Thinking- February 1st, 2017
Deborah C. Hoard, President of PhotoSynthesis productions, talks about the new documentary film, RE:Thinking. She describes how three different schools used a concept called “systems thinking”, to help students build knowledge instead of consuming information. This interview was aired during the February 1st, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreFinger Lakes Climate Fund
Gay Nicholson, executive director of Sustainable Tompkins, explains how the Finger Lakes Climate Fund works. Use a calculator to estimate your carbon footprint when you fly across the country, drive downtown, or generate carbon another way. Then purchase an offset based on the carbon your activity emits. Funds raised by Sustainable Tompkins are funding energy…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington- Part Two- January 24th, 2017
This is part two of Esther Racoosin’s feature about the Women’s March on Washington. In this segment, she speaks with additional marchers who talk about their reasons for attending the march, why they are worried about the Trump administration, and how they will be taking action in the future. This feature aired on the January…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington-Part One- January 23rd, 2017
Esther Racoosin of the WRFI News team went to Washington DC on Saturday, January 21st, along with about 410 people in a group organized by RiseUp Ithaca. She spoke with a number of people attending the march about their reasons for going to the rally and protest, their thoughts about the election, and the future.…
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