WGXC-90.7 FM
The Barbershop Talks: Justice Speaks: A Youth-Powered Radio Production
Oct 30, 2014: 2pm - 3pm
WGXC Hudson Studio (2011 - March 2018)
704 Columbia St., Floor 2 | Hudson, NY 12534
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Hosted by Vern Cross, Kamal Johnson, and Janessa Moore
This hour-long broadcast explores the work of a group of Hudson youth leaders (ages 12-18) that came together for a five-week period in the summer of 2014, as part of the "Social Justice Leadership Academy" to build a space for exploration, play, and creative and political expression. Through hands-on experiences as on-the-street interviewers and on-the-farm harvesters, the teenagers explored systemic oppression and solutions for communities. The young people addressed various issues, including inequality, racism, food justice, gentrification, the school-to-prison-pipeline and youth power. This is a repeat of an Aug. 8, 2014 broadcast.
This hour-long radio piece is a collaborative youth production that reflects an investigation of these issues, and lays out the young people's dreams for the future. The Social Justice Leadership Academy is a joint program of Kite's Nest, the Staley B. Keith Social Justice Center and the Watershed Center. Collaboratively produced by: Shah Khan, Juan Simon Sanchez, Hunter Thibeault, Adonis Ragland, Charles Daley, Jasmine Wise, Isabella Lee, Michael Nouris, Natalie Desrosiers, Aiden Hunt, Betye Arrastia-Nowak, Claire Cousin, LJ Amsterdam, Sara Kendall and Jalal Sabur.