Posts by WRFI News Staff
Tompkins County first early voting session comes to a close, produced by WRFI and the Ithaca Voice [AUDIO]
In January, state lawmakers approved the New York State Early Voting Act, which gives New Yorkers extra time to cast their ballots.
Read MoreIthaca’s Global Climate Strike [AUDIO]
September 20th, 2019 goes down in history — in protests across the globe, six million people showed their solidarity against the global climate crisis. The march was sparked by Greta Thunberg’s “Fridays for Future” walk-out protests, in her home country of Switzerland. Every day the headlines are sprinkled with news of climate change. On a…
Read MoreNermeen Shaikh: The Crisis of the Media Industrial Complex
Nermeen Shaikh is a sentinel of U.S. independent media. She’s a weekly co-host on the show “Democracy Now!” and the author of “The Present as History” published by Columbia University Press. Shaikh spoke at Ithaca College on October 3rd, 2019. Her talk was titled: The Crisis of the Media Industrial Complex. This is an edited…
Read MorePlowshares 7 anti-nuclear activists’ trial comes to a close [AUDIO]
After just four days of proceedings, all of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 were found guilty on all charges. Ithaca residents Chuck Geisler and Garry Thomas attended the federal trial of anti-nuclear activists, and provided reports to WRFI and The Ithaca Voice throughout the week. WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt and Garry have the final…
Read MoreRecap: day 3 of Plowshares 7 anti-nuclear activists’ trial [AUDIO]
After two hours of deliberation, the jury found all of Kings Bay Plowshares 7 guilty on all counts, conspiracy, destruction of government property, depredation of Naval Base property, and trespass, according to a report from Garry Thomas, who’s been reporting on the trial for WRFI. WRFI News director Michayla Savitt spoke with Chuck Geisler about…
Read MoreRecap: day 2 of Plowshares 7 anti-nuclear activists’ trial [AUDIO]
Trial proceedings continue for Clair Grady of Ithaca and six others who symbolically disarmed US trident nuclear weapons at King’s Bay, Georgia. WRFI is following the trial every day thanks to contributors Garry Thomas and Chuck Geisler, two Ithaca residents who are reporting on the proceedings for WRFI and the Ithaca Voice. WRFI News Director…
Read MoreRecap: day 1 of Plowshares 7 anti-nuclear activists’ trial [AUDIO]
Trial proceedings began Monday, October 21st for the Plowshares 7, who symbolically disarmed US trident nuclear weapons at King’s Bay Naval base in Georgia. WRFI is following the trial every day with the help of contributors Garry Thomas and Chuck Geisler, two Ithaca residents who are reporting on the proceedings for WRFI and the Ithaca…
Read MorePrelude to trial of anti-nuclear activists Kings Bay Plowshares 7, including Ithacan Clare Grady [AUDIO]
WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt speaks with two Ithaca community members reporting on the Plowshares activists’ trial in Georgia. Seven people, including long-time Ithaca resident Clare Grady, are facing charges for symbolically disarming U.S. trident nuclear weapons at King’s Bay. Garry Thomas and Chuck Geisler are now in Georgia, and will be providing updates to…
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