Praxis Archive (2012-2019)

Original air date: December 9, 2019

Host Taylor Weech is interviewed by friend and former Praxis guest Madeline McNeill about the past 7 years of hosting the show. They are also joined by phone by Peter Werbe, editor of Fifth Estate magazine (www.fifthestate.org) and Sandy Williams, editor of Black Lens News (www.blacklensnews.com). In the last third of the show, a portion of a remix piece in progress focused on climate change is shared.

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Thank you for the past 7 years of listenership! It has been much appreciated. Keep up the fight.

Intro Music by Jason Cross

Original air date: November 25, 2019

Host Taylor Weech interviews shop steward and organizer Austen Louden about the recent strike authorization and bargaining with hospital management at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane, WA in the broader context of nurse and hospital worker strikes at Providence facilities across Washington state.

For more information on the strike, visit www.ufcw21.org or www.wsna.org

Original air date: November 11, 2019

Host Taylor Weech interviews Veterans for Peace Chapter 035 members Rusty Nelson, George Taylor, and Hollis Higgins about their chapter’s role in the national work to reclaim Armistice Day as a day honoring peace. Discussion includes history of the day, dissenting opinions from veterans themselves on the way our culture honors or remembers the legacy of the military, information on issues related to war and militarism in our region, and much more.

For more information on Veterans for Peace Chapter 035, visit www.spokaneveteransforpeace.org and for information on the national organization or to find a chapter near you, visit www.veteransforpeace.org.

Intro Music by Jason Cross

Original air date: October 28, 2019

Host Taylor Weech talks with Cherika Carter, Campaign Manager for WA Fairness, about the statewide ballot initiative I-1000 (listed on ballots as Ref. 88) that restores affirmative action practices overturned in the late 1990’s throughout Washington State.

You can learn more about the campaign at www.wafairness.org or on social media @wafairness.

For more local election analysis and coverage, see Part 1 of this episode and full candidate forum recordings at www.soundcloud.com/praxisradio.

Original air date: October 28, 2019

Host Taylor Weech talks with Black Lens News founder and editor Sandy Williams about the upcoming elections in Spokane, WA for Mayor, City Council President, City Council, School Board, and more.

To read the full election edition of The Black Lens with candidate interviews and more, visit www.blacklensnews.com.

For more local voting resources, check out:https://progressivevotersguide.com/washington/2019/general/city/spokane?src=pvg2019primary

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/washington-state-measures/Content?oid=18460148

…and listen to the forum audio featuring different candidates featured at www.soundcloud.com/praxisradio.

Intro Music by Jason Cross

Original air date: October 21, 2019

Full audio from the Spokane Coalition of Color’s candidate forum with the Mayoral candidates Ben Stuckart and Nadine Woodward.

For more information on Spokane Coalition of Color, visit www.facebook.com/spokanecoalitionofcolor.

Original air date: October 14, 2019

Full audio of the Spokane Coalition of Color's candidate forum featuring the 6 candidates for School Board. Position 1: Nikki Lockwood and Katey Treloar; Position 2: Kelli MacFarlane and Jenny Slagle; Position 3: Erin Georgen and Kevin Morrison.

For more information on the Spokane Coalition of Color, visit www.facebook.com/SpokaneCoalitionOfColor/

Original air date: October 7, 2019

Host Taylor Weech shares audio of most of the speeches from the Spokane, WA student Climate Strike on September 20, 2019. For more information on the local organizing, follow @sunrisemvmt_eawa.

Intro Music: performed by Blue Invasion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLq2jQf0U6w

Praxis Intro Theme by Jason Cross

Original air date: September 30, 2019

Host Taylor Weech interviews Pastor Terry Kyllo about his work with Neighbors in Faith. He is coming to Spokane on a Faith Over Fear Roadshow with Aneelah Afzali to share their work on using Muslim-Christian dialogue to overcome anti-Muslim bigotry and the conversation covers a huge array of topics related to anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. and how sharing in conversation can help broaden perspective and heal our relationships across difference.

For more information about this work, visit www.neighborsinfaith.org.

For the local event, head here https://www.facebook.com/events/1696740650459499/

For the resource on organized Islamophobia, visit www.islamophobianetwork.com.

Intro Music by Jason Cross

Original air date: September 23, 2019

Host Taylor Weech interviews Spokane NAACP president Kurtis Robinson about the upcoming Black Prisoners Caucus Family & Community Summit, the state of the criminal justice system, models for successful reentry, and much more.

The Summit will take place on Saturday, September 28th from 10 AM- 2PM at the Carl Maxey Center (3116 E 5th) in Spokane and is open to all.

For more information on the BPC, visit www.blackprisonerscaucus.org.