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*U.S. 'Blank Check' Aid Feeds Israel's Impunity and Gaza Horror; Josh Ruebner, adjunct lecturer of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University; Producer: Scott Harris.

*Worldwide Protests Decry Israel’s Airstrikes Killing Hundreds of Civilians; John Fussell vice president of the church-affiliated social justice group Tree of Life Educational Fund; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

*Massive Colombian Protest Movement Met with Deadly Police Violence Mario Murillo, vice dean, prof. at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University Producer: Scott Harris

Host Mike Merli in conversation with Faisal Saleh, founder of Palestine Museum US, in Woodbridge, Connecticut.

Faisal speaks about Israel's escalating violence against the Palestinian people; the history and legacy of the Nakba; the vital mission and work of Palestine Museum US; and Palestine Art Week, running now until May 21st.

For more on the Palestine Museum US, and Palestine Art Week:

www.palestinemuseum.us

https://www.facebook.com/PalestineMuseum.US/

https://www.instagram.com/palestinemuseum.us/

https://twitter.com/palmuseumus

This month on Live Culture Martha is in discussion with Beatrice Galilee and Cyra Levenson about the residency of The World Around throughout 2021 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Founded by Diego Marroquin and Beatrice Galilee, The World Around is an itinerant nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the most impactful and important stories of architectural culture today, making the invisible forces that shape our lives visible. Through a robust series of international events and online broadcasts, the platform seeks to connect and create a diverse global network of thinkers and makers today.

The World Around held its Second Annual Summit on Saturday January 30, 2021, Celebrating the Now, Near, and Next for Architecture and Design. Marking the launch of a year-long residency at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, The World Around Summit 2021 live-streamed new and under construction work from architects, designers and artists from 14 global cities and institutions including Johannesburg, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Berlin, Nairobi, Melbourne, Monterrey, Shanghai, Stockholm and Tokyo. But this massive celebration was just the beginning of the residency. As Cyra has stated:

“As we build programming for this groundbreaking year-long residency, the Guggenheim welcomes this collaboration with The World Around as an opportunity to explore the intersection of architecture, civic space, and public engagement. This is a time to rethink the role of cultural institutions like ours, including both the physical and social space we create, with the lens of equity and diversity. We value the alliance with thought leaders, placemakers, and visionaries in this endeavor.”

Beatrice Galilee is an organizer and writer of things, spaces, and ideas. She is

founder and executive director of The World Around and former associate curator

of architecture and design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has curated

architecture biennales, trienniales, and exhibitions in Beijing; Shenzhen, China; Gwangju,

South Korea; Lisbon; Milan; and London; and her writing has been published all over

the world. Her first book, Radical Architecture of the Future, is published by Phaidon.

Cyra Levenson is Deputy Director and Gail Engleberg Director of Education and Public

Engagement at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Her role includes partnering

across the foundation”s international network to develop modern and contemporary

art and architecture programming. She came to the Guggenheim Museum from the

Cleveland Museum of Art, where she was deputy director and head of public and

academic engagement.

Learn more at www.theworldaround.com and follow on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thewrldaround/?hl=en

Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/The-world-around-1724084411187549/

and Twitter. https://twitter.com/thewrldaround?lang=en

@thewrldaround | #theworldaround

More about the Guggenheim museum: https://www.guggenheim.org/

My guest today is Author David Pogue. David talks to me about his new book "How to prepare for climate change." A practical guide to surviving the chaos.

It is a practical and comprehensive guide to surviving what could be the greatest disaster of our time. David is a New York Times bestselling self-help author and CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent .

-microorganisms are endangered -Electric cars and vans Will be cheaper -NYC school buses will be electric by 2035 -US plan conserves 30 % of land and water by 2030 -Scotland to be world's first "rewilding nation”

-Invasive Jumping Worms

-Amazon pollutes more than absorbs -Worlds glaciers losing mass -US Southwest hotter than ever -Wyoming promotes coal -US Senate limits Methane release

• Institute for Policy Studies's Chuck Collins: How We Can Stop Massive Tax Avoidance by America's Wealthiest

• Giniw Collective's Tara Houska: National Day of Awareness Focuses Attention on Epidemic of Violence Targeting Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People

• National Security Archive's Peter Kornbluh: The 1960 CIA Plot to Assassinate Raul Castro Revealed

• Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary:

- In race over arms superiority, Russia challenges U.S. hegemony

- Senate passes $35 billion for clean drinking water

- Immigrant advocates, construction labor unions find new alliances

For the program's final edition, we’re delighted to welcome back Astrologer Matthew Kenney.

He offers insights to what we can likely expect looking forward at the year ahead! This is a very speical edition not to be missed! It’s been a thrill to be a part of WPKN and generate What’s Happening New Haven these last 2.5 years—we appreciate your tuning in!

Stay safe and be well!

Bonnie & Sean

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

This show spotlights our own “Collective Action Against Racism and Inequity” (CAARI) program, created in response to members’ requests for collective support to take stock and figure out how to respond thoughtfully and effectively to the racial discrimination and inequity in our midst.

Hear five participants in this CAARI community of practice discuss how increased awareness of bias and racism in our organizations, ourselves, and our society, has led to a variety of projects in which these members are mindfully addressing racism and inequities in practical ways. How can arts and culture help change hearts and minds?

Our guests are: John Cusano (Cultural Alliance), Felice Miller Baritz and David Tate (Project Music, Stamford), Kimberly Henrikson (Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk); Jana Ireijo (artist), and Carey Mack Weber (Fairfield University Art Museum).

In a wide-ranging conversation with Garnett Ankle, lead singer of Steel Pulse Reggae Band, David Hinds, speaks on the adverse impact COVID-19 is having on the band. Hinds also speaks on the band's preparation for tours following the end of the pandemic, or close to it.

As a political person, and one who stands for equal rights and justice for all, Hinds also speaks on the numerous police murders of Black people in the United States, and how future incidents may be prevented.

Listen, as you may find this conversation entertaining and educational.