Social Justice
The Advocacy Center in Tompkins County observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month [AUDIO]
Kristi Taylor, Education Director of the Advocacy Center in Tompkins County, talks about Sexual Assault Awareness Month. She discusses the theme of this year’s observance, “Embrace Your Voice”, and also how the Advocacy Center is marking the event. This interview was produced by Esther Racoosin of WRFI News on April 17, 2018. (photo: National Sexual…
Read MoreDan Brown, Executive Director of Racker, talks about the organization’s 70th birthday [AUDIO]
Racker, a center that provides services to people with disabilities and their families, is celebrating their 70th anniversary. Executive Director, Dan Brown, talks about the organization, the services that it provides, and how they will celebrate this special milestone. Esther Racoosin of WRFI News produced this interview, which aired on April 9th, 2018. (photo from…
Read MoreAmnesty International at Cornell Hosts Mass Incarceration Week of Action [AUDIO]
Chris Elliott, Cornell student and co-organizer of the Mass Incarceration Week of Action talks about the human rights crisis of mass incarceration in the United States. He discusses the causes of mass incarceration, and how the justice system in the US has to be reformed. Elliott also describes the events happening during the week of…
Read MoreThe Co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival [AUDIO]
Patricia Zimmermann and Tom Shevory, Ithaca College Professors and co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival discuss the events taking place during the festival. The event features films, lectures, music and readings. Esther Racoosin conducted this interview during the April 3rd, 2018 edition of WRFI News.
Read MoreFeeding Tompkins Part 4: Explaining why more than 1,500 seniors in Tompkins County won’t eat 2 balanced meals today
This is Part 2 of Feeding Tompkins, an in-depth look at food insecurity in Tompkins County and a collaborative project between the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, WRFI News, The Ithaca Voice, and Hot Potato Press. This article was written by Jolene Almendarez, of The Ithaca Voice. Alison Fromme, of Hot Potato Press, also contributed…
Read MoreFeeding Tompkins Part 3: Services, New and Old, Fight Food Insecurity in Tompkins County
This is Part 3 of Feeding Tompkins, an in-depth look at food insecurity in Tompkins County and a collaborative project between the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, WRFI News, The Ithaca Voice, and Hot Potato Press. Week 3: “Fragile” emergency food system relies on countless volunteer hours By: Allison Fromme, Hot Potato Press. On a…
Read MoreJoe Margulies, Abu Zubaydah’s lawyer, talks about Gina Haspel and fighting against torture post-9/11 [AUDIO]
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Joe Margulies is a law professor at Cornell and a civil rights lawyer. He was the Counsel of Record in Rasul v. Bush in 2004, which involved detentions at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station. He’s represented several people who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay since then, including Abu Zubaydah, who is still there. On…
Read MoreFeeding Tompkins Part 1: Food insecurity is anything but simple [AUDIO]
This, is Feeding Tompkins. A collaborative project between WRFI News, the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, The Ithaca Voice and Hot Potato Press. Over the next eight weeks, we’ll be exploring food insecurity in Tompkins County through the voices and stories of those most affected, and the organizations working to create change. Food insecurity is anything but…
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