WNSR New School Radio

Producer Ian Farmer hangs out at his neighborhood bodega, where a colorful crowd breakfasts every morning.

Among the events being presented at The Festival of New are under the heading 400 Years of Inequality, and seek to link recognition of the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved African-Americans in Jamestown in 1619 with the New School's celebration of its social justice mission. One of the organizers, faculty member Robert Sember, sees anniversaries as an opportunity to recalibrate our moral compass. He talks about the thinking that led to 400 Years of Inequality.

WNSR reporter Julia Purcell covered the March 8 rally in Washington Square Park, and found that many different groups had empowerment in common.

WNSR reporter Julia Purcell covered the March 8 rally in Washington Square Park, and found that many different groups had empowerment in common.

To say you have worked on the highest grossing animated feature of all time is quite a statement. Darrin Butters can say even more than that, he has worked on nearly every Disney animated movie released in the last fifteen years. While Pixar has been known for their avant garde animation, Disney Animation Studios is currently on an upward swing. Promoting their new movie, Zootopia, Butters stopped by The New School to talk to students about the movie and animating for a company like Disney. (Image and clip provided by Disney Animation Studios)