Social Justice
Contingent Faculty Union at Ithaca College
Rachel Kaufman and Brody Burroughs tell us about the trials of being a part-time adjunct faculty member, and their struggle to negotiate a bargaining agreement with the college administration.
Read MoreWomen’s Wisdom Project-October 28th 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Sue Perlgut, local film and theatre director and director of the Women’s Wisdom Project. Perlgut discusses why she decided to talk to local women about the kinds of advice they have received and would like to offer to others. Click here for more information about the Women’s Wisdom project. This…
Read MoreOCD Awareness Week- October 11th 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Tamie Pushlar, a local licensed clinical social worker and therapist. They discuss Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD awareness week, which begins the second week of October. Pushlar presents information about how the mental health illness is diagnosed, and about cognitive-behavioral therapy, one type of treatment for the disorder. For more information,…
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting & Raise the Age – The Youth Organizing Fellowship
Dan Apfel speaks with Ahja Haedicke and Noel Bentley, high school students and participants in the Youth Organizing Fellowship, a project of the Multicultural Resource Center. Participants in the the fellowship chose two campaigns to work on for one year in the community. Ahja Haedicke represents the group working on Participatory Budgeting, a practice…
Read MoreProfessor Noliwe Rooks about "Freedom Interrupted"-September 30th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Cornell Professor Noliwe Rooks about the lecture arts series “Freedom Interrupted” taking place on the Cornell campus this fall. The series is meant to examine issues of police and societal violence against minorities in the US. For more information, Click Here. This interview originally aired on the September 30th, 2016 edition of…
Read MoreProfessor Jonathan Boyarin about Technologies of Memory-September 27th 2016
Professor Jonathan Boyarin of Cornell Jewish Studies talks about the fall lecture and arts series, “Technologies of Memory”. He describes how the series is meant to help the public understand the ways that humans process and preserve memories. Listeners are also introduced to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. For more information, go to:…
Read MoreJudy’s Day at Cornell Plantations
Esther Racoosin speaks with Diane Miske, Visitor Services Coordinator at Cornell Plantations, about the upcoming festival, Judy’s Day. This year the festival theme is “Food Plants of the Americas”. Miske speaks about the various foods, games, stories and events that will be featured. For more information, Click Here. This interview aired on the September 22nd edition…
Read MoreCelebrating Labor Day with Awards from the Tompkins County Workers Center
Pete Myers discusses the Verizon Strike, Cornell Graduate Students United’s efforts to organize, raising the minimum wage in Central New York and other labor issues affecting Tompkins County workers. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on Labor Day, September 5, 2016.
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