News & Public Affairs
Ariane Hegewisch with the Institute for Women's Policy Research talks about equal pay for women.
04/18/13 Ariane Hegewisch with Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Ariane Hegewisch, a study director for the Institute for Women's Policy Research, talks about the recent vote preventing discussion of the Paycheck Fairness Act. She discussed the history of the equal pay act in the USA and the very slow progress from 59 cents to the dollar in 1963 to the present 77 cents to the dollar in 2012. At this rate, it will take until 2056 for women to catch up. She particularly noted the problems for women in the restaurant industry where the pay for hour has been ...
Be the first to commentEleanor Cecil with Hillsborough NOW talk bout the Take Back the Night on unday April 21 at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa
04/18/13 Eleanor Cecil with Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Eleanor Cecil, with the Hillsborough chapter of NOW, talks about the upcomig Take Back the Night -Together We Empower event. The events will take place on Sunday April 21 from 4-7 pm at Curtis Hixon Park, 700 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa, Fl. Take Back the Night is an interactive event that creates awareness, empowers survivors, and educates the community about sexual violence. The event is presented by the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and will include music, the Clothesline Project, The Men's Pl...
Be the first to commentUSF students and faculty "Take Back the Night" to raise awareness of sexual abuse listen
04/17/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Take Back the Night, rape, sexual violence, sexual assault, rape culture, USF, women
There have been two reported rape cases on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus this semester. Students hosted Take Back the Night on campus Tuesday to encourage their peers to speak out against rape. Elizabeth Moshella is president of the group Network, Improve, Transform, Empower, or NITE.
Be the first to comment“Everyone is welcome and we encourage this event because one in four college women will experience an attempted rape or a completed rape during their college years alone. So, we feel it’s...
The Spectacular Fall of Universal Health Care Group in St. petersburg
04/17/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Universal Health Care Group, Akshay Desai, Medicare and Medicaid, bankruptcy, Florida Republican Party Finance Chair
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei…Coming up—one of St. Petersburg’s major employers – Universal Health Care Group – shut its doors last month—leaving workers and clients wondering what happened. After all—the company’s high profile, politically connected CEO had assured the public nothing was wrong. We’ll look at the rise and fall of Universal Health Care in a moment. But first one listener comment about yesterday’s program on which we discussed the President’s backing o...
Be the first to commentValrico residents tell Hillsborough County Commission they don't want big box store listen
04/17/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Valrico, Bloomingdale, Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Commission, WalMart
Residents of Valrico in eastern Hillsborough County are upset about plans for a big-box retail store in their quiet community.
Eight people spoke out against the proposed development in Bloomingdale during public comment Wednesday morning at the Hillsborough County Commission meeting.
Valrico resident Dan Grant is concerned about traffic, flooding and the impact on home values.
Be the first to commentActivist asks Hillsborough Commission to consider Latino-strong district listen
04/17/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: BP, Transocean, 2010 oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, gulf restoration, BP oil disaster, Gulf oil spill, Hillsborough County Commission, Latinos
During public comment of Wednesday’s Hillsborough County Commission meeting, one activist spoke in favor of the idea of increasing the number of districts in the county to make it more likely a Latino commissioner could be elected.
Maria Asuncion Lopez from Seffner is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Voz y Acción de Puerto Rico.
In other news from Wednesday's meeting, Commissioners...
Be the first to commentPeace activists deliver varied anti-war messages at USF Tampa listen
04/17/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, peace, anti-war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Students for a Democratic Society, licenses for all, Legalization for All, Food Not Bombs, Bradley Manning
As part of a national anti-war initiative called April Days of Action Against Drones and Occupation, some USF students and community activists are reaching out for peace. During a rally today representatives from different groups passed out literature to students on the Tampa campus. Tampa Bay Bradley Manning Support Network’s Bill Livsey defended whistle-blowing by drawing attention to Manning’s prosecution.
3 comments“What we can do to honor his sacrifice and bravery by releasing this informati...
Open Phones
04/17/13 Duncan StraussTalking Animals Listen to this entire show:
Listeners call in and discuss animal organizations, causes or events that they lead or volunteer at. Topics included Pinellas County Animal Services & their adoption programs, a 12-year-old conservationist, frog advocate and founder of a local organization, an impending benefit for Defenders of Wildlife, an organization devoted to lobbying in Florida for improved legislation on behalf of animals, feral cats, declawing, great greyhounds, a Tampa rescue organization, and many more. www.pinell...
Be the first to commentThe American News Media Out of Control - Boston Bombings
04/17/13 Warren EllyLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Terror, Boston Bombings, Media, Cable News
Guests: Roy Peter Clark - Journalism Expert Poynter Institute
Joe Navarro - Retired FBI Counter Terrorism Agent/Supervisor
The American News Media Out of Control. Repeatedly stumbling in the wake of the Boston Bomb Blasts…
Tonight, 48 hours later, the cable networks continue they’re sensational around the clock coverage –
By midafternoon today the media was soo confused and desperate for NEWS…it collectively wandered from reports a young man could be seen on sur...
Be the first to commentNet Based Group Fights to Preserve Social Security
04/16/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: cuts to Social Security, Chain CPI, RootsAction.org, Norman Solomon, Iraq invasion, media coverage of Boston Marathon bombing
President Obama has proposed a controversial new method to calculate cost of living increases for Social Security recipients. It's called Chain CPI and opponents say it will cost seniors thousands of dollars in reduced benefits over their lifetime. Our guest is co-Founder of RootsAction.org an online group of activists that is fighting to stop these cuts. He's Norman Solomon who is also a co-founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting as well as the author of t...
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