Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter’
Reflections
In this Episode of Which Way Forward, we hear from a student activist and professor from Ithaca College reflect on a year since Black Lives Matter protests swept across the United States. This piece comes to us from Ithaca College Park Scholars Jess Moskowitz and Syd Pierre. The music in this piece is from BlueDotSession.…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: The road (so far) to reimagining law enforcement
Click here to listen to every episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety. This is the last episode of part one of the Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety series. WRFI News Contributor Fred Balfour lays out how Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order for every municipality with a police department to reimagine its public…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: Examining community organizing and its impact on criminal justice
Click here to listen to every episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety. In the fourth episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety, we switch gears to how some organizers both on the streets and behind the scenes are fighting for a more equitable future for local people of all ages – including…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: Stopping crime while practicing restraint
Click here to listen to every episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety. In the third episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety, Ithaca Voice senior reporter Anna Lamb reexamines the most recent case of police brutality in ithaca known as the “commons incident” – and how ithaca police officers’ excessive use of…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: The Officer’s “Catch-all” Task and Alternatives to Policing
The first episode of the series explores what local agencies are best suited to be called for helping people in distress. Our team of reporters speak to several local social service organizations to better understand how, and if, those agencies could take on more of a role in maintaining public safety. We also speak to…
Read MoreJuneteenth Rally: Decriminalize, Demilitarize, Decarcerate Tompkins [AUDIO]
On Friday, June 19th, a rally called “Decriminalize, Demilitarize, Decarcerate Tompkins” was held at the Bernie Milton Pavilion in downtown Ithaca. Speakers and artists addressed local injustices within the criminal justice system, including incarceration, the court system, immigrant detention and policing. The rally was held on Juneteenth, which commemorates the June 19th 1865 announcement of…
Read MoreMark H. Anbinder, editor of 14850.com, talks with WRFI about how he’s breaking local news [AUDIO]
Mark H. Anbinder from 14850.com was the first to report on the most recent vandalism of a Black Lives Matter sign at the home of Ithaca Alderperson Ducson Nguyen. Anbinder wrote at the end of last week that Nguyen’s home surveillance camera captured a video image of the suspect: Anbinder included a still photo of…
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