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Protestors at Cornell’s Palestinian solidarity encampment took down tents and left the Arts Quad Monday. On April 25, the day the encampment was set up, Cornell’s administration told the group it had only hours to vacate. However, 18 days later, members of the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (or CML) voluntarily ended their occupation. As dusk settled on campus, a group of about 225 students, staff, and community members gathered peacefully, for speeches, song and Christian, Jewish, and Muslim prayer. [The sounds of Palestinian Orthodox prayer.] Pundits and politicians including local congressman Mark Molinaro have called campus protestors “antisemitic” and “extremist.” But people at the assembly Monday repeatedly called for peace, liberation, and dignity…
Samuel Whitehead speaks with Ithaca Festival Director, Danielle Klock, about what it takes to put on the event and what’s in store for this year. Their conversation, which originally aired on May 28th, 2015, begins with Samuel asking Danielle about the festival’s origins.
Read MoreCome and get to know your community radio station at the Ithaca Festival, May 28 through 31! On Thursday evening, the WRFI Community Radio News Team will be broadcasting live from the Ithaca Festival Parade. You can also stop by our booth and catch a show on the WRFI Stage in Dewitt park on Saturday.…
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 5th District Legislator Jim Dennis about how he got into public service, revisiting CIITAP, and the fallout of the New Years Eve standoff in Danby. This interview originally aired on the May 25th edition of WRFI Community Radio News;
Read MoreAt about 9:15 on Saturday night, our WRFI transmitter failed completely. It looks like the power supply got fried, probably by lightning. More than a dozen volunteers worked like crazy yesterday to make repairs and we were back on the air by 7:30 Sunday night. Special thanks are due to fellow broadcasters WVBR who lent us a backup…
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Protestors at Cornell’s Palestinian solidarity encampment took down tents and left the Arts Quad Monday. On April 25, the day the encampment was set up, Cornell’s administration told the group it had only hours to vacate. However, 18 days later, members of the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (or CML) voluntarily ended their occupation. As dusk…
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Spanish Farm Field Day at West Haven Farm (Photo: Jamie Johnson) Carlos Gutiérrez habla con Mildred Alvarado, María José Oviedo y Tim Shenk, quienes forman parte del programa Futuro en Ag en Cornell. Hablan sobre oportunidades educativas para agricultores de habla hispana y aspirantes a agricultores en el estado de Nueva York. Carlos Gutierrez speaks…
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The buy local movement isn’t new. But now, an initiative in Ithaca is offering a different kind of opportunity: to invest in local businesses. Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe are nothing new and are donation based. The new Ithaca Exchange is investment crowdfunding. “Investment crowdfunding works with businesses to create actually SEC approved investment…
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Sabotage Cuts Candidate Forum Short A forum for Ithaca City School Board candidates Thursday night was interrupted and then cut short. The event was hosted by the Ithaca Teachers Association (or ITA) via Zoom. Seven candidates were slated to participate, three of whom are endorsed by the ITA. According to the Ithaca Voice, the attack…
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