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Alcance Latino: Small Farm Finances [in Spanish]

By Felix Teitelbaum | August 14, 2024

Mildred Alvarado, María José Oviedo y Tim W. Shenk del equipo de Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program vuelven al programa Alcance Latino con Carlos Gutiérrez. Comparten aprendizajes sobre las finanzas personales y empresariales, claves…

Living With Grief: Jessica Ryan

By JT Stone | August 2, 2024

“Living With Grief” explores the ways people navigate the journey of losing a loved one. The series is produced by WRFI’s JT Stone. In this episode Jessica Ryan, a teacher at Notre Dame High School in Elmira,…

Democracy Fest 2024 with Jeff Furman and Rev. Ken Clarke [AUDIO]

By Felix Teitelbaum | July 26, 2024

The second annual Democracy Fest will be held in Ithaca on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Organizers Jeff Furman of Rejoice the Vote and the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, and Rev. Ken Clarke of the Tompkins County Office of…

Station News Coverage from 2024

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll…

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll listen to some of them explain why they participated and what they learned. “The word of the day is “solidarity” not only with the encmapment here, but especially with the people in Gaza and in Rafah that are…

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Sivan

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Sivan

In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll listen to some of them explain why they participated and what they learned. Sivan is a graduate worker. “I came to the encampment because I was raised as a Jewish person to fight for what I believe in…

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