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Renee Lauderback, founder of Mountain Music Parlor, joins Jim Davidson on Roots Junction.

A conversation with Kanesha Lenore Jean-Baptiste of the Youth Collaboratory about immigration and their work with homeless youth that fall in the diaspora with a member of the Haitian Community for Haitian Heritage Month. Learn more in this audio segment or visit P.L.A.N.'s Website: https://planevada.org/

We are in conversation with Mary Gilbert, director of the Living Program at RISE, the Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality. The Living Room Program, which provides people in need with low-barrier temporary housing, will have to shut down due to the exorbitant rent of the units they sponsor. We talk with Mary about the many obstacles before us as we grapple with a deepening housing crisis - what do we need to change about how we think and what we are willing to do if we intend to actually confront the economic and cultural barriers to positive community growth? As tent encampments around the city are swept and bulldozed away, we are unable to provide a real answer to the question, where are people supposed to go? To find out more about RISE, donate and get involved at renoinitiative.org.

“Dispatches from Prison,” a meditation on trying to learn about poetry inside.

On this new episode of General Strike Radio, Adam welcomes back Kailey of Mass Liberation Radio to discuss their mutual aid project, the People’s Solidarity Program, police harassment of the houseless community, landlords, the Kansas City Homeless Union, and prospects for organizing in Reno. Solidarity!

On this episode of Soft Power Radio, we are in conversation with Alicia Barber, local author and historian, about the city of Reno in this moment of change. Pretty much everywhere you look buildings are either going up or coming down - how can we, as residents, understand and engage with this process, the consequences of which we will have to live with for years to come? Since early 2021, Barber has put out an online newsletter - check it out at thebarberbrief.substack.com - where she considers and analyzes the fine print of projects such as the Neon Line District, which may well fundamentally change the face of downtown. Barber aims to bring us all into the conversation by decoding the jargon and encouraging active participation in these significant local decisions; she insists that we do have a say and that it is up to us to get interested and informed. What kind of city do we want to live in?

Bill McKean & Zeke Griffin of The Moonlight Hoodoo Revue & Stange on the Range join Jim Davidson on this episode of Roots Junction! Hear their conversation about how the groups formed, early shows in Reno, their tour in Europe back in the day and more. Find Strange on the Range on Facebook, HERE.

Reunited! 🙌 Nathaniel is back with Lily & Kailey on a new Mass Liberation Radio! They talk with Yesenia Moya, Community Organizer for Mass Liberation Project, NV and the Las Vegas Freedom Fund. Yesenia tells her story as an undocumented, impacted person who learned at a very young age the dangers of calling the cops. They also discuss accountability inside the Democratic Party, and in Nonprofit spaces. On May 17th through the 19th Mass Liberation Project, NV will be organizing a rally in Carson City around AB 116 Decriminalizing traffic tickets, AB 151 End Driver's license suspension, AB 395 End the Death Penalty, AB 158 Juvenile Suspension, AB 131 Require Body Cams, AB 133 Body Cams and Training, AB 409 Screening for Bias in Trainees, AB 230 End Direct Files, SB 254 Fair Chance Housing, SB 50 Limit No Knock Warrants, SB 236 Data Collection to ID Bias, SB369, and SB401Bail Reform.

Orlando is joined by NilesQuinn, Dadswax, & Dwight on the latest SANA SANA Radio. Hear the show on 97.7FM or KWNKradio.org every Thursday from 9:30pm to 11pm. This conversation was from April 22nd, 2021.

Tiara Moore is the Housing Justice Organizer at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and is here to talk about housing in Nevada + the current eviction mormoratorium. Learn more in this audio segment or visit  P.L.A.N.'s Website: