8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local Activist, Sunshine Raynebow, On The Importance Of Self-Love

Local poet, artist, activist and drag queen, Sunshine Raynebow, has been on a mission to change the world through the spreading of kindness and self-love, since she was a junior in high school.

Sunshine joins Friday Buzz host, Holly Marley-Henschen, to talk about the importance of self-love.

 

 

(Image courtesy of Sunshine Raynebow)

WORT 89.9FM Madison · New Organization, Madison Climbers of Color, Aims To Get More People Of Color Into The Sport

Madison resident Karim Njie grew up climbing mango and orange trees in his home city off the Atlantic Coast of Gambia, West Africa. Karim began climbing rocks in 2012. He easily found his niche in bouldering, a form of free climbing. He lived in Madison for 14 years before relocating to Colorado where Karim got involved with a group that encouraged people of color to get into the sport. After returning to Madison, Karim noticed there wasn’t a similar group — so he decided to start one.

Founded by Karim, Madison Climbers of Color, is a local organization that promotes diversity in rock climbing. Joining Friday Buzz host, Holly Marley-Henschen, Karim talks more about the group.

 

 

(Image courtesy of Abdoukarim Njie)

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Next Level Park Street Music Festival Returns

The Next Level Park Street Music Festival is returning for its fourth year. It’s a free outdoor, family-friendly music event. It’s also a platform for Madison’s racial diversity and to highlight relevant issues. Next Level Park Street Music Festival is a multi-genre event, including local and regional artists playing Pop, R&B, Smooth Jazz, Blues. The Festival starts Saturday Aug. 7 on the Labor Temple Grounds at 1602 S Park Street from 3-8pm.

Organizer of the Festival, Clyde Gaines, joins Friday Buzz host, Holly Marley-Henschen, to talk more about it.

 

 

(Image courtesy of Clyde Gaines)

To commemorate those who died in the bombing by the United States of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II 76 years ago, and to protest the billions of dollars spent on our continued nuclear weapon arsenal, the Physicians for Social Responsibility is holding a “Lanterns for Peace” gathering on August 9 at Tenney Park. Ann Berman and Hannah Mortenson talk about the gathering and how you can join.

“The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed”, co-authored by guest John Cavanagh from the Institute for Policy Studies, is a David & Goliath story of the small country of El Salvador’s fight against a large gold mining corporation, Pacific Rim Mining, the World Bank Tribunal, and metal extraction industries in an effort to keep the country’s water clean of mining contaminants. He speaks with Jan Miyasaki about his book.

The conservative right has concerns: the Latino, Black, and Asian population of the U. S. is growing faster than the Caucasian population, and this means lost votes. Their solution, to propose changing who is counted for representation. Yurij Rudensky, Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice Democracy, has authored a report “Representation for Some: The Discriminatory Nature of Limiting Representation to Adult Citizens” showing how these new laws will skew the population counts.

Project Trinity, the first atomic bomb test in the U.S., took place on July 16, 1945 at the White Sands Missile Range, and less than a month later, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The Trinity Downwinders, an organized group trying to bring attention and support for the individuals and their families who lived down-wind of the bomb test and in directly in the path of radiation fallout from the bomb led by Tina Cordova, are still trying to get compensation for the death and disease caused by the radiation. Their recent report, “Unknowing, Unwilling, and Uncompensated”, is their story.

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown…

Hanah Jon Taylor is the owner of Cafe Coda and a legendary Madison musician, educator, and community builder.  He joins us to talk about creating Cafe Coda and its mission, the struggle to find a home, only to be waylaid by and survive through the COVID-19 pandemic, and where it is headed from here.  Cafe Coda hosts music and streams live most days.

Catch Hanah Jon Taylor’s new Ensemble at Jazz on State at 5:30 PM tomorrow (Wednesday 8/4/2021)!

Cafe Coda’s website and upcoming music and educational events: https://cafecoda.club

More on Jazz in Madison: https://www.jazzinmadison.org/ 

Promotional Photo by Paul S Howell 

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown…

Paul DeMain is board chair for Honor The Earth and the former Editor in Chief of News from Indian Country.  He joins us to talk about the latest on Enbridge Line 3 and the fight to stop it bringing tar sands oil from Alberta to Superior Wisconsin.

Paul is speaking August 7th at the rally to stop line 3 and line 5 at the City Deck in Green Bay. 

More information on stopping line 3:  https://www.stopline3.org/

More information on Honor the Earth: https://www.honorearth.org

More information on the August 7th rally in Green Bay: https://www.facebook.com/events/328392608926386/

More information on Water is Life Festival August 18 in Duluth: https://first-avenue.com/event/2021-08-water-is-life-stop-line-3/

Promotional Photo Courtesy of News from Indian Country

The Associated Press will change how they report on petty crimes.  Journalism professors Maggie Jones Patterson and Romayne Smith Fullerton tell us why that’s a big deal for social justice.

How many times have you seen the local nightly TV news, internet feed or blog lead off with an attention-grabbing headline about a suspect in a lurid crime?  Almost invariably, the news report includes a police mug shot of the alleged perpetrator, with their name and city of residence.  But, how often do you see the follow-up story, where the police release the suspect, the DA declines to press charges or the accused is found not guilty by a court?  Those stories, if published or broadcast at all, are typically buried.  With the internet now permanently archiving all news stories — those initial, erroneous stories can gain new life to haunt alleged suspects years later.  The Associated Press recently changed its editorial guidance to keep the names of suspects out of the news until they are proven guilty.  Joining us now to discuss this further is Maggie Jones Patterson, a professor of Journalism at Duquesne University.  Also joining us is Associate Professor, Information and Media Studies at Western University Romayne Smith Fullerton.