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Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
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October 24, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Frederick Douglass in Rochester
Carvin Eison, RCTV's General Manager and award-winning filmmaker and videographer, explains the legacy of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY, the famous statue erected in his honor, and current celebrations being organized in honor of his 200th birthday.
Ghislaine Radegonde-Eison, Program Manager of the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies at University of Rochester, describes educational institutions in Rochester honoring the city's activist legacy and a message recently delivered by Frederick Douglass' descendant.
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October 17, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
OutCasting 0064 – NYS GENDA
This past January, New York State enacted GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act. Though the bill had passed the Democratically-controlled New York State Assembly many times, there weren't enough votes in favor in the State Senate, and the bill stalled for years. Then came the "blue wave" election of 2018, when Democrats won a majority in the State Senate; within days of the beginning of the new session, GENDA was passed by both houses and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
ListenOctober 10, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Los Alamos National Labs Expansion
Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group speaks on the proposed expansion of Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) into a Plutonium Pit Factory.
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Youth & Truth on Addiction
Students of the Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District from grades 7 to 12 volunteered their opinions, insights and feelings as witnesses to addiction in and around their community of Hoopa, CA.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
A Balanced Breakfast for a Balanced Planet
A scientific report reveals that cereal companies can make a positive impact on the environment (and profit) by supporting sustainable agriculture. At the end, a segment entitled "Sidelining Science" gives an alert to the need to protect wildlife from the Trump administration.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
9/11 Families
9/11 families work with each other to break the cycle of violence. This is a shortened re-broadcast of this week's edition of Peace Talks Radio.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Native American Presidential Forum
The Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum was held on August 19th and 20th in Sioux City, Iowa. It was the nation's first-ever presidential forum focusing entirely on Native American issues.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Sprouts • Aug. 29, 2019
Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Sprouts • Aug. 22, 2019
Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
The Stonewall Uprising, 50 Years Later – Part 3 of 3
On this program, we pick up the story in the 1990s, as new drugs were being released that transformed HIV/AIDS from an almost universally fatal disease to a chronic but manageable condition. We continue through the fight for marriage equality, talk about Stonewall's role in the context of the LGBTQ rights movement, and consider just how much work still lies ahead for the movement.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Memorial Day Action at the Kansas City Weapons Plant, Part 2
On Memorial Day, 2019, Peaceworks KC held its 9th annual witness at the Kansas City Weapons plant. There was a die-in and collective civil disobedience. In part one we hear the die-in, in which the names of those who have suffered early deaths due to toxic exposure from working at the old weapons plant or other agencies housed at the Bannister Federal Complex.
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