Women in Politics, Part 1 - April 12, 2017
Here is the challenge presented by a panel talking about increasing women in leadership held recently in Skagit as part of a series being presented by the Women's Funding Alliance. Are you happy about...
View ArticleWoolley Food Forest - April 26, 2017
Dave McConnell talks with Sarai Stevens, Executive Director of the Woolley Food Forest Association. Sarai explains the nature of a Food Forest and describes the development of the Woolley Food Forest...
View ArticleIndivisible Skagit and the Environment Sub-Group - May 3, 2017
When former congressional staffers wrote the Indivisible Guide to resist the Trump agenda, it helped fill a bleak void following the November election. With specific, practical recommendations for...
View ArticleImmigration Policy and Relationship between Immigrants and Citizens, Part 1...
Join host jim justice as we listen to excerpts of speeches by Hiroshi Motomura, a leading scholar of American immigration and citizenship, recorded in Bellingham on May 3, 2017. Hiroshi Motomura was...
View ArticleImmigration Policy and Relationship between Immigrants and Citizens, Part 2...
Join host jim justice as we listen to excerpts of speeches by Hiroshi Motomura, a leading scholar of American immigration and citizenship, recorded in Bellingham on May 3, 2017. Hiroshi Motomura was...
View ArticlePeople Power Skagit - May 31, 2017
People Power Skagit, inspired by the ACLU, was recently founded in response to President Trump's mandate to step up detention of undocumented immigrants. For today's show, People Power members Rob...
View ArticleDeath and Dying - June 14, 2017
Join us this week for a conversation about death and dying; a life event that can use more discussion. Heather Burke, co-founder of the Death Cafe in Anacortes, and Nancy Ward, a death midwife who...
View ArticleHow our Democracy was a Stolen and How to Get it Back - June 21, 2017
Mark McDermott is a union activist and community organizer who has worked all his life for economic, social and racial justice, and peace. In today's show he speaks with Ginny Wolff about the history...
View ArticleAnti-transgender initiative defeated and Grist about environment - July 12,...
Join host jim justice as she speaks with Brady Walkinshaw about the successful No on I-1552, the Anti-Transgender Initiative. Brady was the campaign's co-chair for the successful Washington Won't...
View ArticleGrizzly Bear Restoration in the North Cascades - July 19, 2017
The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been working for years to restore sustainable populations of grizzly bears, listed a threatened under the Endangered Species Act,...
View ArticleCentral Skagit Rural Partial County Library District - July 26, 2017
Central Skagit County Library Director Jeanne Williams talks with Jerry Shackette about the library's governance, daily operations and the recent move into downtown Sedro-Woolley. Progress towards...
View ArticleFarmerworker Crisis in Sumas - August 23, 2017
A recent crisis involving Farmworkers in Sumas with temporary H2A Visas highlights some of the challenges these workers face. The Reverend Josefina Beecher and Mary Kay Barbieri join Ginny Wolff to...
View ArticleNo More Bombs - August 30, 2017
Long time peace activist Tracy Powell has gathered a large print and media collection on nuclear weapons and disarmament and formed a group, No More Bombs http://www.nomorebombs.org/ . He sees his...
View ArticleDACA Stories (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) - September 13, 2017
Join host jim justice as she brings you stories from DACA recipients. DACA means Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival. It is a federal program that was implemented in September of 2012 through a...
View ArticleAlliance for Jobs and Clean Energy Introduces Ballot Initiative to Address...
The Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy (AJCE) is a coalition of 176 supporting organizations including businesses, non-profits and community groups. For today's show, two members of the AJCE: Sameer...
View ArticleDACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) update - September 27, 2017
Join jim justice as she speaks with Hannah Stone, Bellingham immigration attorney to get an update from her on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) and the proposed legislation (DREAM Act of...
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