WPKN Community Radio

Host: Rob Fried

Guests include- Deb Greenwood, President and CEO of the nonprofit, Center for Family Justice.

Also, Stephanie Harrison, vocalist extrardinaire

My guest on this DITD is author Robin l. Avant a local lady who lives here in Bridgeport and is Academic Dean at Housatonic Community College. Robin is an enthusiastic gardener. So much so, she has written a lovely, personal book called “The spirit of Gardening” Gardening for new Bees, the life revealed through gardening.

This is excerpts from the 2020 Day of Mourning, organized for the past 51 years by the United American Indians of New England at Plymouth Rock, MA. For the first time, due to Covid, it was livestreamed.

An interview with Chris Ozyck, who trains folks in New Haven and beyond how to de-vine, i.e., remove invasive bittersweet vines that restrict and can kill trees. Then an interview with Mark McBrine, head of food service at a prison in Maine, who works with residents (inmates) who learn farming and cooking skills, thus improving their diets and providing useful job training.

The Round Table speaks with The Nation's John Nichols to assess the first 50 days of the Biden administration and strategies for extending the progressive agenda. Then Cindy Stretch, instructor of English at CCSU discusses the union-busting contract floated by the Board of Regents that could determine the fate of the State university system in CT for the next decade.

Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill

*Critical Battle Ahead to Make New Poverty-Fighting Child Tax Credit Permanent; Ben Anderson, Director of Health Policy at the Children's Defense Fund Campaigns; Producer: Scott Harris.

*Youth-Led Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Lawmakers Accountable for Harm Caused by Climate Change to Future Generations; Philip Gregory, co-lead counsel in the Our Children’s Trust lawsuit case; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

*Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Continues 10 Years Later; Tim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service; Producer: Scott Harris.

-Louvre Master pieces threatened

-Coastal Communities face rising sea level

-Worlds Tropical rain forests disappearing

-Great Lakes Algae Blooms caused by Mussels

-Germany to cut back on Domestic air travel

-Bezos names environmentalist head of Earth Fund

On this, the fourteenth day of Women's History Month, host Garnett Ankle features a conversation on "Structural Racism in the United States" with guest Kenyatta Thompson, a community organizer with the Katal Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

*Passage of 'For The People Act' Urgently Needed to Repair America’s Broken Democracy; Lisa Gilbert, Executive Vice President of Public Citizen; Producer: Scott Harris.

*Amazon Union Organizing Drive in Alabama: A Turning Point for American Workers?; Jonathan Rosenblum author, "Beyond $15: Immig. Wkrs, Faith Activists, & the Revival of the Labor Movement"; Producer: Scott Harris.

*Innovative Program Enhances Prison Food Nutrition, Trains Inmates; Mark McBrine, Food Service Manager at the Mountain View Correctional Facility; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.

The March 2021 “Spotlight” asks "What’s New with Public Art in our Cities and Towns?" Celebrating the opening of the Bridgeport Public Art Fund, with a mission to provide resources, guidance, and hands-on support to create new public art trails in Bridgeport, host David Green then asks what's new on the Public Art front in four other towns. In addition to Phil Kuchma, notable developer of downtown Bridgeport, our guests include Marc Alan, Norwalk Arts Commission, Tatiana Mori, Greenwich Arts Council; Kathie Motes Bennewitz, Westport Arts Advisory Committee; and Lynne Colatrella, with Stamford Downtown. Learn about the resurgence of interest in public art as an economic development tool and as a draw for out-of-town visitors. Hear about how private investors are working together with public institutions to enliven our cities’ streetscapes.