Municipal Mania

Today's guest is Matthew Slaats, a PhD student from UVA working to bring Participatory Budgeting to Richmond! Richmond City Council passed a resolution on 9/23/19 giving us the chance to pick and budget for a project of the community's choice. $3M a year, y'all! Check out RES. 2019-R051 and, of course, this episode for all the deets!

Did you know you had other choices politically in Richmond? Is capitalism just not working out for you, and downright pissing you off? Well, there's a party for YOU!

We had the pleasure of welcoming Ayame and Austin from the Richmond Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and Kathryn from the Young DSA at VCU. Listen and learn with us, won't you?

This week we invited friend o' the Dirt Taikein Cooper, AKA Mr. 6'1", to join us for a rousing discussion on funding for children in Richmond.

Francesca and Melissa joined forces with Chelsea and Cat from Race Capitol to bring you "Plead the 5th," a radio forum where we questioned the candidates running to represent the 5th City Council District in Richmond, VA.

Candidates:

Grant Sturm

Thad Williamson

Stephanie Lynch

Jer'Mykeal McCoy

Robin Mines

Nicholas DaSilva

We sit down with comms strategist and Manchester resident Sheri Shannon to spill all the latest tea on the Hilds and how their influence has affected the Manchester and Blackwell neighborhoods. We also discuss how developers all over Richmond change the face and feel of certain neighborhoods based on their "vision" for them, and maybe not so much the community's wants and needs.

We sit down with comms strategist and Manchester resident Sheri Shannon to spill all the latest tea on the Hilds and how their influence has affected the Manchester and Blackwell neighborhoods. We also discuss how developers all over Richmond change the face and feel of certain neighborhoods based on their "vision" for them, and maybe not so much the community's wants and needs.

Melissa Pocock and Brian Palmer & Erin Hollaway Palmer, part of the Friends of East End Cemetery join us for a discussion about their volunteerism and passion for restoring this historic black Richmond resting place. It's one of our favorite episodes yet!

This episode is all about Marijuana Justice in VA! Our guests include Prince Hudson from Black Hemp Family, Ngiste Abebe with Virginia NORML and our Sis in all things, Chelsea Higgs Wise, wearing her Marijuana Justice VA hat!

This is a rebroadcast PLUS! new material of the ICA/WRIR-LP 97.3 FM "Local Voices Live at Summer Sessions: Commonwealth - Built Environment" episode from July 3, 2019. Original recording is from June 29, 2019 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU. The bonus material features a talk given by guest Marshall Brown of Princeton School of Architecture. It's good stuff. You should check it out!

Francesca and Melissa speak to Iman Shabazz about BEYOND CONTAINMENT, a discussion guide on improving Public Safety in Richmond.