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Mary Jo Dudley talks about challenges of migrant workers
Director of Cornell Farmworker Program Mary Jo Dudley spoke with WRFI’s John Yoon about immigrant rights, volunteership, and social change. Here‘s the interview. This piece first aired on Your Morning on February 11. Image courtesy of Farmworkers Forum.
Read MoreA Conversation with a Death Doula / Death Midwife [AUDIO]
We speak with Angela Mennitto. She is a death doula / death midwife, educator, and community organizer. Our conversation explores the role of the death doula in the dying process, the philosophies of the practice, how this in effect challenges societal concepts and approaches to death, and the general history of death midwifery. Angela Mennitto’s…
Read MoreThe Paleontological Research Institution Celebrates Darwin Days
The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) in Ithaca, New York celebrates its 14th annual Darwin Days from February 9th to February 16th, 2019. Jim Harper, Manager of marketing and communications at PRI talks about the Darwin Days events happening at locations around Ithaca. He also provides a sneak preview of the new exhibit at PRI’s Museum…
Read MorePete Meyers from the Tompkins County Workers’ Center Talks About Wage Theft
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center, in partnership with the Worker Institute of Cornell University’s ILR School, will be holding a panel discussion on wage theft on February 5 at 5:30 pm at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca.
Read MoreManagers of the Bolton Point Water System Discuss Emergency Water Plan
Steve Riddle and Glenn Ratajczak, General Manager and Production Manager, respectively, of the Bolton Point Municpal Water System, discuss the facility’s water emergency plan. They talk about some of the possible risks to the water supply, such as harmful algal blooms. This interview aired initially on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Read MoreThe Be the One Summit: Every Person Needs a Safe, Stable Nurturing Relationship [AUDIO]
Jadyn McCune, the Program Director of Possibilities and Lighthouse Programs at Racker, formerly known as the Franziska Racker Centers, talks about the Be the One Project, and ways that individuals can “Be the One” for another person. The Be the One Summit will take place on Monday, December 10th, 2018. Racker is just one of…
Read MoreSouth Side Community Forum [AUDIO]
Leaders of the South Side Community Convene a forum to discuss the history and the future of the neighborhood. Image: The Ithaca Voice
Read MoreCayuga Lake Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) Opposes Cargill Salt Mine Expansion [AUDIO]
John Dennis, co-founder of Cayuga Lake Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) speaks about why the organization opposes expansion of Cargill’s salt mine in Lansing. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation approved Cargill’s plan to construct a new mine shaft without requiring that the company complete an environmental impact statement (EIS). Dennis discusses the reasons why…
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