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Who’s Responsible for Human Rights?
Thursday, May 24 2012
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
Last month, a conference in Greensboro brought together more than 70 attorneys, activists and average citizens to talk about human and civil rights violations at the hands of law enforcement. Among the issues discussed were racial profiling, police brutality, mass incarceration, torture and rendition. The event was a call to action and the message was that every member of society is responsible for speaking out about abuses of state power. Host Frank Stasio considers how far there is to go in creating a fair criminal justice system with conference organizer Lewis Pitts, Managing Attorney with Advocates for Children’s Services at Legal Aid of NC; civil rights attorney Flint Taylor of The People’s Law Office based in Chicago; James P. Mayes, director of the Criminal Justice Program at North Carolina A&T State University; and Christina Cowger, a volunteer with NC Stop Torture Now.
Amazing Gifts
Thursday, May 24 2012
by Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen
http://equual-access.blogspot.com
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act opened up a host of protections for people with disabilities. Amongst its gains, it banned workplace discrimination and forced government and commercial spaces to become more accessible. But religious spaces are exempt from ADA. Host Frank Stasio considers how faith communities deal with people with disabilities with religion writer Mark Pinsky, author of “Amazing Gifts: Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion” (Alban/ 2011), and Brett Webb-Mitchell, a Presbyterian minister based in Chapel Hill whose newest book about faith and disabilities is called "Beyond Accessibility" (Church/ 2010).
For-Profit Colleges & the Future of Higher Education
Wednesday, May 23 2012
by Alex Granados and Frank Stasio
The changing needs of today's workforce are transforming our system of higher education. For-profit colleges are an integral part of that change, but controversy plagues them, including worries over low graduation rates and the high volume of federal loans for its students. How is higher education going to continue to transform in the future, and what role will for-profit colleges play? Host Frank Stasio poses those questions and others to Jack Henderson, president of the Brookstone College of Business and president of the North Carolina Association of Career Colleges and Schools; Jane Shaw, president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy; Chris Fitzsimon, founder and director of NC Policy Watch; and James Morrison, professor emeritus of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Listener Call-in.
Syria’s Revolution and Egypt’s Elections
Tuesday, May 22 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
The United Nations estimates that 9,000 people have died in Syria since the revolution began in March of 2011 and the conflict spilled into Lebanon this week. Consider that it took a month for Tunisia to depose its ruler and only 18 days for Egypt to get rid of Hosni Mubarak, yet Syria’s President, Bashar Assad, shows no signs of stepping down. As the humanitarian crisis on the ground in Syria grows more desperate, host Frank Stasio is joined by three guests with unique insight into the situation in Syria and how other Arab countries are moving forward into new political eras: Audrey Anne Lavallee-Berlanger, a rising senior at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who spent this past school year at Damascus University and working in refugee camps on Syria’s borders; Miriam Cook, a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University and author of several books about the Middle East including, “Dissident Syria" (Duke University Press/2007); and Samia Serageldin, an Egyptian-born, Chapel Hill-based novelist.
North Carolina Hops & Roots Festival
Tuesday, May 22 2012
by Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen
www.nchopsandrootsfest.com
The North Carolina Hops & Roots Festival brings together local music, local beer, and food grown on local farms. After traveling extensively for his job, festival founder Ira Planer decided to create this event to celebrate the distinct regional culture of his home state. Host Frank Stasio is joined by Planer, musician Lizzy Ross and Michael Tiemann, the founder of Manifold Studio, to discuss linking sustainable agriculture and a local cultural community.
Meet Angeline Echeverría
Monday, May 21 2012
by Alex Granados and Frank Stasio
Angeline Echeverría grew up the daughter of two Cuban immigrants, but it wasn't until she came to the South that she truly learned about racism. Her exposure to racial injustice led her to a life of social activism that has taken her to Arkansas, Costa Rica and New York. In April, she became the executive director of the Latino advocacy organization El Pueblo in North Carolina. The group has supported Latino rights since its inception in 1994, but in recent years, losses of funding and leadership have damaged its reputation in the community. Host Frank Stasio talks to Echeverría about her life of social activism and her plans to turn El Pueblo around.
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