Speak Up! Speak Out!

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Dave, jim, Ginny

A half hour weekly radio show committed to community, peace, justice, and non-violence issues.

The show aires on Community Radio stations:
KSVR 91.7 FM (Skagit Valley College) Wednesdays 5:00 PM PT, rebroadcast Sundays 8:00 PM PT
KSVU 90.1 FM, Hamilton, Sundays 8:00 PM and Thursdays 8:00 AM PT
KMRE 102.3 FM, Bellingham, Friday 10:00 AM
KAOS 89.3 FM, Olympia, Thursdays 5:30 PM PT

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Nuclear weapon activist author Betsy Bell talks about her book "Open Borders" - February 24, 2021

Betsy Bell, longtime anti nuclear weapon activist, and author of "Open Borders", talks to the Skagit No More Bombs Committee about the beginning of the anti nuclear weapon movement in Seattle and the 1983 visit of Seattleites to Sister City Tashkent in Uzbekistan, a part of the USSR at that time.

Betsy Bell is a longtime justice activist living in Seattle. Her anti-war memoir, Open Borders: A personal story of love, loss and anti-war activism, recounts her efforts, along with many others, to end the Cold War nuclear weapon build up.

https://betsybellauthor.com/

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Redistricting after the 2020 Census - February 17, 2021

This week we join the Fidalgo Democrats as they learn about the process of redistricting following 2020 Census. It’s an every decade process. April Sims, the House Democratic Appointee to the Redistricting Commission, will explain how redistricting will affect us. Osta Davis is also a member of this redistricting committee. In all 50 states, various bodies will re-draw state legislative districts. Washington has an independent Redistricting Commission. Find out what this means and how it impacts our area in Washington State. Link to full video of the meeting below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zAhMqxZW8s

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Update on immigration matters part 2 - February 10, 2021

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Update on immigration matters - February 3, 2021

Join host jim this week as we hear from Jorge Baron, Exec Director of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIPR.org) along with Melissa Rubio, Senior Political Manager with OneAmerica, as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of the changing federal administration. We'll hear about priorities and ways to take action with our communities, because the fight for immigrant rights isn't over.

https://www.nwirp.org
https://weareoneamerica.org

PS: Speak Up! Speak Out! will continue through our 15th anniversary the first Wednesday in March. If others choose to join our (now small) team of hosts, we will consider continuing beyond that date.

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Kathrine Pryor on Good Food - January 27, 2021

Jerry Shackette talks with Kathrine Pryor about her journey from healthy food advocate to children's author celebrating healthy food. One of her focuses is local food and getting it to local schools.

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