This week we talked about May Day 2012 – the planned general strike as well as actions to boycott consumerism, banking and more with Rev. Billy Talen from The Church of Stop Shopping, Camille Rivera of United NY and District Leader Paul Newell.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM, New York City on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10:00PM
This week we focused on activism and the arts. Jennifer Flynn of the Health Global Access Project talked about 25 years of ACT-UP and the planned demonstrations to mark ACT-UP’s anniversary. Filmmaker Antonino D’Ambrosio and attorney Leo Glickman discussed D’Ambrosio’s new film Let Fury Have the Hour. The film, which premiered this Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival, covers arts and activism in the 1980s until now and features artists such as Eve Ensler, Shepard Fairey, and more.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM, New York City on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:00PM
This week we spoke about the planned expansion of New York University in Greenwich Village. Guests included attorney Alison Greenberg who is representing a coalition of community groups opposing the expansion, Bo Riccobono, Vice-Chair of Community Board 2 and NYU Professor of Politics Bertell Ollman, who is involved in a faculty group opposed to the plan.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM, New York City on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:00PM
This week we focused on race, criminal justice and “stop & frisk” in New York. Yetta spoke with City Councilmember Jumaane Williams, longtime Harlem community activist Joe Jazz Hayden and civil rights attorney Leo Glickman.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM, New York City on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 10:00PM