Social Justice
Update on the Nurse's Union at CMC with Anne Marshall
On May 30th, we broadcast this interview with Anne Marshall. Anne has been a nurse at Cayuga Medical Center for some time and has been in the forefront of the effort to unionize nurses at the hospital. She discussed the recent NRLB Hearing on charges of unfair labor practices and the next steps in the…
Read MoreHonoring Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Veterans-May 27th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with citizen Tiffany Miller, who wrote a Change.org petition requesting that the Secretary of the Army permit the inurnment of her Grandmother’s ashes in Arlington National Ceremony. Her Grandmother had served with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in World War II. This interview was originally aired on the May 27 th,…
Read MoreTompkins Time Traders: Another Way to Do Business
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Leslie Strebel about Tompkins Time Traders. This interview aired on May 23, 2016
Read MoreWhat’s Happening with the We are Seneca Lake Campaign
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Jan Quarles and Michael Dineen about new developments with the We are Seneca Lake campaign. This interview aired on May 20, 2016
Read MoreWhat's Happening with the We are Seneca Lake Campaign
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Jan Quarles and Michael Dineen about new developments with the We are Seneca Lake campaign. This interview aired on May 20, 2016
Read MoreJoseph Campbell of Gas Free Seneca-April 18th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Joseph Campbell, the President and one of the co-founders of Gas Free Seneca. He talked about the organization’s efforts to preserve the fresh water of Seneca Lake and prevent the area around the lake from industrial development and gas storage. This interview originally aired on the April 18th, 2016 edition of…
Read MoreRachel Kaufman of the Ithaca College Part-Time Faculty Union-April 11th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Rachel Kaufman, a part-time faculty member at Ithaca College and member of a new adjunct and part-time faculty union that formed last September. She serves on the committee that is negotiating terms of a contract with the Ithaca College faculty. This interview originally aired on the April 11th, 2016 edition of…
Read MoreCornell Chapter of Athlete Ally invites Megan Rapinoe-March 8th 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Cassandra Poudrier, President of the Cornell University chapter of Athlete Ally. They discuss how the organization encourages athletes to accept and respect each other, regardless of sexual orientation. In addition, Poudrier talks about how the upcoming event in which Megan Rapinoe, the Women’s World Cup and Olympic soccer star will talk…
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