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Human Rights
Before they marched, they prayed. Protesters marched with renewed vigor this week after a grand jury in Kentucky chose to not bring charges against officers who killed Breonna Taylor. Listen: After four straight months of...
Tampa protestors show support for Jacob Blake, call for police reform
Protesters gathered in Tampa Friday to show support for Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Kenosha Wisconsin last week. Demonstrators gathered to protest ongoing police killings of Black people and violence...
Black Lives Matter, other activists, respond to beating of Jae Passmore with Rally in Tampa park
Dozens of activists gathered in Tampa’s Lykes Gaslight Park Friday morning in response to the arrest and beating of prominent Black Lives Matter activist Jae Passmore. The smell of burning sage mixed with palpable frustration...
A Self-Isolating Conversation With Dr. Binoy Kampmark
The fourteen-hour time difference hardly seems to matter when you are self-isolating. Days seem to run into each other. Cable news doesn’t help, everyone is jibber-jabbering from their homes via Skype or Zoom, etc. The...
Human Rights in Russia Through the Lens of Gender Politics
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/30/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk about that big...
Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday ~ things you may not know
WMNF always marches in the Tampa Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. We hope you will join us this year – more information on that is here. We are position #107, and are meeting at...
Human rights activist discusses Israel’s plans for new settlements in Hebron
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/17/19 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Earlier this month Israel’s new defense minister ordered...
Long Time Peace Activist Touts Non-Violence As Effective Way to Bring About Positive Social Change
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 11/19/19 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Non-violence was used successfully in the last...
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/15/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—we’ll answer your questions about Social Security. When is the best...
Do we really have free speech in the US?
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/13/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Yesterday marked the second anniversary of Charlottesville where far right...
Food bank Spokesperson Says in Some Parts Of Tampa Bay, 25% of the Population May Be Food Insecure
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/02/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration’s proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the...
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/23/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll speak with a local elected Republican who has been...
