https://simplecast.com The Scene The Scene is an audio magazine covering an eclectic mix of politics, arts, culture, books and issues of the day. With host Chantal Thomas, the Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. en Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:56:41 +0000 Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:56:52 +0000 https://the-scene.simplecast.com The Scene https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e4dc0de2-c652-4d98-812c-d1291150eaa0/5814eae9-5717-4e9c-86a5-7d59bccb2a30/3000x3000/slide1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-scene.simplecast.com episodic The Scene is an audio magazine covering an eclectic mix of politics, arts, culture, books and issues of the day. With host Chantal Thomas, the Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. Chantal Thomas no https://feeds.simplecast.com/TTz7zeIb arts, culture, current events, law, politics, talk Chantal Thomas thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com e053ac83-0b1c-4e0a-b44e-343e34893235 Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good: On October 4th, 2023, a group of Cornell faculty condemned the current proposal for falling grievously short of Cornell's obligations to its constituencies and communities, and the broader public interest. Risa Lieberwitz, a professor at Cornell's Industrial and Labor Relations School, places the MakeCornellPay campaign in the broader context of her analysis of the role of higher education in a democratic society, and how it has been weakened by the privatization of the university. Professor Lieberwitz also discusses the role of academic freedom in permitting faculty and student organizing around issues like MakeCornellPay and her work with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in defending academic freedom.

]]> Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:56:41 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Risa Lieberwitz, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/risa-lieberwitz-on-the-universitys-role-in-supporting-the-public-good/ Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good: On October 4th, 2023, a group of Cornell faculty condemned the current proposal for falling grievously short of Cornell's obligations to its constituencies and communities, and the broader public interest. Risa Lieberwitz, a professor at Cornell's Industrial and Labor Relations School, places the MakeCornellPay campaign in the broader context of her analysis of the role of higher education in a democratic society, and how it has been weakened by the privatization of the university. Professor Lieberwitz also discusses the role of academic freedom in permitting faculty and student organizing around issues like MakeCornellPay and her work with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in defending academic freedom.

]]> Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good Risa Lieberwitz, Chantal Thomas 00:28:47 Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good. Risa Lieberwitz on the University's Role in Supporting the Public Good. faculty organizing, aaup, academic freedom, makecornellpay no full 24 6aea61dd-5354-44df-b96d-74e22adf51e0 Desiree LeClercq on the Battle for Workplace Democracy at Starbucks In 2021 and 2022, workers at all three Starbucks locations in Ithaca, New York, had voted to unionize. By 2023, Starbucks had shut down every one of those locations. International labor law expert Desiree LeClercq breaks down the 2023 National Labor Relations Board proceeding that held the Ithaca store closures by Starbucks to be in violation of federal protections for organizing workers, and discusses the larger contexts in national and international worker rights. 

]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:45:12 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (desiree leclercq, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/desiree-leclercq-on-the-battle-for-workplace-democracy-at-starbucks/ In 2021 and 2022, workers at all three Starbucks locations in Ithaca, New York, had voted to unionize. By 2023, Starbucks had shut down every one of those locations. International labor law expert Desiree LeClercq breaks down the 2023 National Labor Relations Board proceeding that held the Ithaca store closures by Starbucks to be in violation of federal protections for organizing workers, and discusses the larger contexts in national and international worker rights. 

]]> Desiree LeClercq on the Battle for Workplace Democracy at Starbucks desiree leclercq, Chantal Thomas 00:27:56 Desiree LeClercq on the Battle for Workplace Democracy at Starbucks Desiree LeClercq on the Battle for Workplace Democracy at Starbucks labor law, national labor relations board, worker organizing, labor organizing, worker rights, unions, labor rights, national labor relations act, labor relations, starbucks, workers no full 23 ac446239-66e1-4905-b52f-32ca7d4f0c6d Saida Hodzic on Critical Knowledges of Refuge Saida Hodzic, a Professor in the Anthropology Department and the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at Cornell University, discusses her work the fields of asylum and refugee studies from studies of refugees to critical studies of refuge, and her spring 2023 symposium, Displaced, Detained, Undeterred: The Violence of Uncertain Refuge. 

]]> Wed, 9 Aug 2023 13:43:49 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Saida Hodzic, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/saida-hodzic-on-critical-knowledges-of-refuge/ Saida Hodzic, a Professor in the Anthropology Department and the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at Cornell University, discusses her work the fields of asylum and refugee studies from studies of refugees to critical studies of refuge, and her spring 2023 symposium, Displaced, Detained, Undeterred: The Violence of Uncertain Refuge. 

]]> Saida Hodzic on Critical Knowledges of Refuge Saida Hodzic, Chantal Thomas 00:28:24 Saida Hodzic on Critical Knowledges of Refuge Saida Hodzic on Critical Knowledges of Refuge refugee studies, asylum studies, human rights no full 22 e93afcad-49a0-4c5c-af6c-cbb24d65bc86 Judge Patrick Robinson on Reparations for Chattel Slavery Judge Patrick Robinson, of the International Court of Justice, discusses a powerful and comprehensive new report on the scale of compensation owed for transatlantic chattel slavery; the forms that reparations should and should not take and how reparations might emerge in the wake of the demise of affirmative action as a deeper and more historically grounded justice movement; and how his experience growing up in Jamaica inspired his commitment to the cause.

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:56:52 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Judge Patrick Robinson, Chantal Thomas) https://soundcloud.com/the-scene-889624612/interview-with-patrick-robinson?si=a0341844f47a45b6afcc9e3a6586e890&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Judge Patrick Robinson, of the International Court of Justice, discusses a powerful and comprehensive new report on the scale of compensation owed for transatlantic chattel slavery; the forms that reparations should and should not take and how reparations might emerge in the wake of the demise of affirmative action as a deeper and more historically grounded justice movement; and how his experience growing up in Jamaica inspired his commitment to the cause.

]]> Judge Patrick Robinson on Reparations for Chattel Slavery Judge Patrick Robinson, Chantal Thomas 00:28:10 Judge Patrick Robinson on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery Judge Patrick Robinson on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery racial justice, international law, reparations, transatlantic chattel slavery, human rights no full 21 de62f4f8-3192-47a0-be65-3654785afa45 Prachi Patankar on Making Connections in Movement-Building Activist and philanthropic grantmaker Prachi Patankar talks about her lifelong relationship to justice work – connecting the LGBTQ+ and women’s justice commitments and causes she supports, through her international foundation work in South and Southeast Asia, with her upbringing in a family deeply involved in grassroots social change through anti-caste, feminist and peasant movements in rural India.

]]> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Prachi Patankar, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/prachi-patankar-on-making-connections-in-movement-building/ Activist and philanthropic grantmaker Prachi Patankar talks about her lifelong relationship to justice work – connecting the LGBTQ+ and women’s justice commitments and causes she supports, through her international foundation work in South and Southeast Asia, with her upbringing in a family deeply involved in grassroots social change through anti-caste, feminist and peasant movements in rural India.

]]> Prachi Patankar on Making Connections in Movement-Building Prachi Patankar, Chantal Thomas 00:28:26 Prachi Patankar on Making Connections in Movement-Building. Prachi Patankar on Making Connections in Movement-Building. foundation for a just society, women's rights, social movements, southeast asia, south asia, lgbtq rights no full 20 5c5fa5ef-b659-4c23-bd18-57779cc42158 Dan Torop on the Science, Technology, and Art of Images Photographer and art professor Dan Torop discusses his recent work in the exhibitions Falling Water and Three Rainbows, the science and technology that he has used in rendering images of the physical world, and the social and cultural histories that accompany and shape the tools of photography and other forms of visual rendering.  

 

]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Dan Torop, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/dan-torop-on-the-science-technology-and-art-of-images/ Photographer and art professor Dan Torop discusses his recent work in the exhibitions Falling Water and Three Rainbows, the science and technology that he has used in rendering images of the physical world, and the social and cultural histories that accompany and shape the tools of photography and other forms of visual rendering.  

 

]]> Dan Torop on the Science, Technology, and Art of Images Dan Torop, Chantal Thomas 00:28:54 Photographer and art professor Dan Torop. Photographer and art professor Dan Torop. nature photography, visual arts, digital simulation, fine arts, photography no full 19 913a4e3e-e500-4d72-99bb-19bf65e21843 Elizabeth Anker on Paradox and the Claims of Theory Literary and legal scholar Elizabeth Anker contends in her new book, On Paradox: The Claims of Theory, that faith in the logic of paradox has formed the cornerstone of left intellectualism since the second half of the twentieth century — and that reasoning through paradox has become deeply problematic, undercutting the commitments to social justice that should guide theory in the humanities and law.

]]> Fri, 5 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Chantal Thomas) https://soundcloud.com/the-scene-889624612/interview-with-elizabeth-anker-1?si=0d3d30c24a8b4bc491aeef56da7f5613&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Literary and legal scholar Elizabeth Anker contends in her new book, On Paradox: The Claims of Theory, that faith in the logic of paradox has formed the cornerstone of left intellectualism since the second half of the twentieth century — and that reasoning through paradox has become deeply problematic, undercutting the commitments to social justice that should guide theory in the humanities and law.

]]> Elizabeth Anker on Paradox and the Claims of Theory Chantal Thomas 00:29:00 Literary and legal scholar Elizabeth Anker discusses her new book, On Paradox: The Claims of Theory. Literary and legal scholar Elizabeth Anker discusses her new book, On Paradox: The Claims of Theory. no full 18 92ae7d34-4962-4c98-b042-063b624295aa Jill Lavetsky on Rendering Themes of Human Connection and Care in Her Art Visual artist and educator Jill Lavetsky discusses her artwork reflecting on the subject of human connection through themes of motherhood, relationships, vulnerability, and tenderness, personified through the “tangling of bodies and the interlacing of limbs” in her watercolors, paintings and collages.

]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:43:01 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Jill Lavetsky, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/jill-lavetsky-on-rendering-themes-of-human-connection-and-care-in-her-art/ Visual artist and educator Jill Lavetsky discusses her artwork reflecting on the subject of human connection through themes of motherhood, relationships, vulnerability, and tenderness, personified through the “tangling of bodies and the interlacing of limbs” in her watercolors, paintings and collages.

]]> Jill Lavetsky on Rendering Themes of Human Connection and Care in Her Art Jill Lavetsky, Chantal Thomas 00:28:27 Visual artist and educator Jill Lavetsky. Visual artist and educator Jill Lavetsky. visual arts, motherhood, fine arts, human connection, collage, painting no full 17 7fcdd63c-1b71-417c-a542-11cdf3d7a693 Bob Hockett on the Need for Better Bank Deposit Protection Fri, 7 Apr 2023 15:15:10 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Chantal Thomas, Robert Hockett) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/bob-hockett-on-the-need-for-better-bank-deposit-protection/ Bob Hockett on the Need for Better Bank Deposit Protection Chantal Thomas, Robert Hockett 00:27:49 Bob Hockett on the Need for Better Bank Deposit Protection: Financial and economic regulation expert Robert Hockett of Cornell Law School returns to the show to discuss the Federal Deposit Insurance Completion Act of 2023, which contains his proposal for preventing future occurrences of the bank-run fueled collapse that led to the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and others. Listen to the episode here. Bob Hockett on the Need for Better Bank Deposit Protection: Financial and economic regulation expert Robert Hockett of Cornell Law School returns to the show to discuss the Federal Deposit Insurance Completion Act of 2023, which contains his proposal for preventing future occurrences of the bank-run fueled collapse that led to the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and others. Listen to the episode here. no full 16 e3c997e5-19f1-402a-8ec4-078c6527fac2 The Future of the Cayuga Nation, Part II Michael Sliger, attorney for Sachem Sam George and an adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the context of the Halftown dispute over the leadership of the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation, and the challenges of defending tribal sovereignty under federal Indian law.

 

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:35:28 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Chantal Thomas, Michael Sliger) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/the-future-of-the-cayuga-nation-part-ii/ Michael Sliger, attorney for Sachem Sam George and an adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the context of the Halftown dispute over the leadership of the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation, and the challenges of defending tribal sovereignty under federal Indian law.

 

]]> The Future of the Cayuga Nation, Part II Chantal Thomas, Michael Sliger 00:28:43 Michael Sliger, attorney for Sachem Sam George and other Cayuga Nation elders. Michael Sliger, attorney for Sachem Sam George and other Cayuga Nation elders. indigenous justice, indigenous peoples, cayuga nation, sachem sam george, federal indian law, clint halftown, tribal sovereignty no full 15 9cdf6c1d-fea9-49ea-8d4d-92492c4def33 The Future of the Cayuga Nation, Part I Sachem Sam George discusses the challenge that he and other Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation elders have mounted to the leadership of Clint Halftown, currently recognized by the the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation’s authorized representative; Attorney Michael Sliger provides additional background.

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:31:16 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Sachem Sam George, Michael Sliger, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/the-future-of-the-cayuga-nation-part-i/ Sachem Sam George discusses the challenge that he and other Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation elders have mounted to the leadership of Clint Halftown, currently recognized by the the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation’s authorized representative; Attorney Michael Sliger provides additional background.

]]> The Future of the Cayuga Nation, Part I Sachem Sam George, Michael Sliger, Chantal Thomas 00:28:55 Sachem Sam George of the Cayuga Nation, and Michael Sliger, the attorney representing Sachem Sam and other Cayuga Nation elders. Sachem Sam George of the Cayuga Nation, and Michael Sliger, the attorney representing Sachem Sam and other Cayuga Nation elders. indigenous justice, indigenous peoples, cayuga nation, sachem sam george, federal indian law, clint halftown, tribal sovereignty no full 14 b0805097-3346-43a5-ab62-f416195b5df9 Judge Dennis Davis on the Prospects for South African Social Democracy Judge Dennis Davis, legal scholar and jurist of the High Court of Cape Town, South Africa, discusses the reasons for the continuing and pervasive inequality and insecurity of today’s South Africa, almost thirty years after the country’s triumphant defeat of apartheid and embrace of democracy.

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:09:17 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Dennis Davis, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/judge-dennis-davis-on-the-prospects-for-south-african-social-democracy/ Judge Dennis Davis, legal scholar and jurist of the High Court of Cape Town, South Africa, discusses the reasons for the continuing and pervasive inequality and insecurity of today’s South Africa, almost thirty years after the country’s triumphant defeat of apartheid and embrace of democracy.

]]> Judge Dennis Davis on the Prospects for South African Social Democracy Dennis Davis, Chantal Thomas 00:29:31 Judge Dennis Davis, legal scholar and jurist of the High Court of Cape Town, South Africa. Judge Dennis Davis, legal scholar and jurist of the High Court of Cape Town, South Africa. south africa, constitutionalism, inequality, constitutional democracy, law and inequality no full 13 1e659cc5-f5cd-499d-b927-75667ee9598b Luis Aguirre-Torres on the Urgency of Climate Justice The former Director of Sustainability for the City of Ithaca, Luis Aguirre-Torres, discusses his work with the Green New Deal, the roadmap to achieving climate policy change that is equitable, and the centrality of transforming our economic models through expansion.

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:06:29 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Luis Aguirre-Torres, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/luis-aguirre-torres-on-the-urgency-of-climate-justice/ The former Director of Sustainability for the City of Ithaca, Luis Aguirre-Torres, discusses his work with the Green New Deal, the roadmap to achieving climate policy change that is equitable, and the centrality of transforming our economic models through expansion.

]]> Luis Aguirre-Torres on the Urgency of Climate Justice Luis Aguirre-Torres, Chantal Thomas 00:29:06 Former Director of Sustainability for the City of Ithaca, Luis Aguirre-Torres. Former Director of Sustainability for the City of Ithaca, Luis Aguirre-Torres. climate justice, climate change, green new deal, sustainability no full 12 34797cd8-bf07-47e1-995d-b071bd6ff1c5 Bob Hockett on the Economy Post-Midterm Elections Financial and economic regulation expert Bob Hockett discusses how the November 2022 midterm elections might affect the Biden Administration’s ability to implement its economic policies; and how to interpret rising inflation in light of record corporate profits. 

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 16:35:51 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Robert Hockett, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/bob-hockett-on-the-economy-post-midterm-elections/ Financial and economic regulation expert Bob Hockett discusses how the November 2022 midterm elections might affect the Biden Administration’s ability to implement its economic policies; and how to interpret rising inflation in light of record corporate profits. 

]]> Bob Hockett on the Economy Post-Midterm Elections Robert Hockett, Chantal Thomas 00:28:05 Financial and economic regulation expert Bob Hockett. Financial and economic regulation expert Bob Hockett. economic regulation, midterm elections, biden administration, political economy, financial regulation, robert hockett no full 11 7dd6d697-63e7-42eb-a2de-4e14be820768 Al-An deSouza on Photography as Elegy Artist and photography professor Al-An deSouza discusses their exhibition, Elegies of Futures Past, at Cornell University’s Johnson Museum of Art, and its meditations on family memory, colonial empire and diasporic identity.

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 16:32:18 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Al-An deSouza, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/al-an-desouza-on-photography-as-elegy/ Artist and photography professor Al-An deSouza discusses their exhibition, Elegies of Futures Past, at Cornell University’s Johnson Museum of Art, and its meditations on family memory, colonial empire and diasporic identity.

]]> Al-An deSouza on Photography as Elegy Al-An deSouza, Chantal Thomas 00:28:50 Artist and photography professor Al-An deSouza. Artist and photography professor Al-An deSouza. visual arts, johnson museum, fine arts, migration, al-an desouza, colonialism, photography, artists, postcolonialism no full 10 3e26cb6d-67c2-4aa2-8d94-7054bf8b743e Nathaniel Hendrickson on Making Collaborative Art in the Anthropocene Artist and curator Nathaniel Hendrickson, currently in residence at the Soil Factory, discusses how they are designing ways of making art that shift away from individualism, and that embrace collaboration with human and non-human others, as a way of responding to ecological challenges of our time. 

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

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Original air date: October 21, 2022

 

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Nathaniel Hendrickson, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/nathaniel-hendrickson-on-making-collaborative-art-in-the-anthropocene/ Artist and curator Nathaniel Hendrickson, currently in residence at the Soil Factory, discusses how they are designing ways of making art that shift away from individualism, and that embrace collaboration with human and non-human others, as a way of responding to ecological challenges of our time. 

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

Contact Info: thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com

Original air date: October 21, 2022

 

]]> Nathaniel Hendrickson on Making Collaborative Art in the Anthropocene Nathaniel Hendrickson, Chantal Thomas 00:29:33 Artist and curator Nathaniel Hendrickson. Artist and curator Nathaniel Hendrickson. visual arts, art installations, climate justice, climate change, fine arts, eco-rebellion, anthropocene, soil factory no full 9 0048d53d-628a-406a-accb-0454d07041aa Loadbang on Making New Music The members of New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang (Andy Kozar on trumpet(s), William Lang on trombone, Adrian Sandi on bass clarinet, and Tyler Bouque on baritone voice) speak about mixing and making new music from classical and contemporary genres and sounds.

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

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Original air date: October 7, 2022

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Andy Kozar, William Lang, Adrian Sandi, Tyler Bouque, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/loadbang/ The members of New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang (Andy Kozar on trumpet(s), William Lang on trombone, Adrian Sandi on bass clarinet, and Tyler Bouque on baritone voice) speak about mixing and making new music from classical and contemporary genres and sounds.

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

Contact Info: thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com

Original air date: October 7, 2022

]]> Loadbang on Making New Music Andy Kozar, William Lang, Adrian Sandi, Tyler Bouque, Chantal Thomas 00:28:55 New music group loadbang. New music group loadbang. modern sounds, new music, loadbang, new sounds, contemporary music no full 8 7116c6bc-1b04-405a-990c-b0870e79ecf4 Tawab Danish on Exile from Afghanistan: Human rights and constitutional law professor Tawab Danish speaks about life in his home country of Afghanistan following the seizure of power by the Taliban, and about the personal and communal upheaval brought about by regime change.

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

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Original air date: August 26, 2022

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Tawab Danish, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/tawab-danish-on-exile-from-afghanistan/ Human rights and constitutional law professor Tawab Danish speaks about life in his home country of Afghanistan following the seizure of power by the Taliban, and about the personal and communal upheaval brought about by regime change.

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

Contact Info: thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com

Original air date: August 26, 2022

]]> Tawab Danish on Exile from Afghanistan: Tawab Danish, Chantal Thomas 00:29:59 Tawab Danish discusses his experiences during the fall of Afghanistan and in US exile. Tawab Danish discusses his experiences during the fall of Afghanistan and in US exile. afghanistan, us military conflict, constitutional law, human rights, refugees no full 7 340b53aa-1b40-493f-a1bd-c2c6acae68da Leila Amineddoleh on the Restitution of Looted Art Art and cultural heritage lawyer and professor Leila Amineddoleh speaks about the law and ethics of recovering looted art in situations ranging from British conquest to the Nazis.

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Original air date: August 26, 2022

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:00:19 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Leila Amineddoleh, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/leila-amineddoleh/ Art and cultural heritage lawyer and professor Leila Amineddoleh speaks about the law and ethics of recovering looted art in situations ranging from British conquest to the Nazis.

The Scene broadcasts on WRFI Community Radio. For more information, visit https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/.

Contact Info: thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com

Original air date: August 26, 2022

]]> Leila Amineddoleh on the Restitution of Looted Art Leila Amineddoleh, Chantal Thomas 00:29:15 Leila Amineddoleh speaks about looted art and its restitution. Leila Amineddoleh speaks about looted art and its restitution. colonial acquisition of art, parthenon marbles, benin bronzes, art restitution, looted art, art law no full 6 ad35ebfa-4644-426e-8904-4fa230b235f8 Pete Myers on the Fight for Decent Work The vote to unionize three Starbucks locations in Ithaca was followed by an abrupt shutdown. Pete Myers of the Tompkins County Workers Center discusses the Starbucks workers movement and gives updates on the local campaign for a living wage.

Tompkins County Workers Center website: https://www.wrfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WC-logo-banner-1.jpeg

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Original air date: August 12, 2022

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:55:28 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Pete Myers, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/pete-myers/ The vote to unionize three Starbucks locations in Ithaca was followed by an abrupt shutdown. Pete Myers of the Tompkins County Workers Center discusses the Starbucks workers movement and gives updates on the local campaign for a living wage.

Tompkins County Workers Center website: https://www.wrfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WC-logo-banner-1.jpeg

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Original air date: August 12, 2022

]]> Pete Myers on the Fight for Decent Work Pete Myers, Chantal Thomas 00:29:17 Pete Myers discusses union campaigns at Starbucks and the campaign for a living wage. Pete Myers discusses union campaigns at Starbucks and the campaign for a living wage. labor organizing, union organizing, tompkins county workers center, unions, living wage, starbucks, labor no full 5 bec81056-e51e-480e-8e8b-e2a37dc858aa Stephen Yale-Loehr on the Broken Immigration System Immigration and refugee lawyer Stephen Yale-Loehr talks about the work he does to make a difference in the lives of immigrants and their families. Read about his collaboration, “Green Card Stories,” here.

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Original air date: July 29, 2022

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:48:09 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Stephen Yale-Loehr, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/stephen-yale-loehr/ Immigration and refugee lawyer Stephen Yale-Loehr talks about the work he does to make a difference in the lives of immigrants and their families. Read about his collaboration, “Green Card Stories,” here.

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Original air date: July 29, 2022

]]> Stephen Yale-Loehr on the Broken Immigration System Stephen Yale-Loehr, Chantal Thomas 00:28:59 Immigration and refugee lawyer Stephen Yale-Loehr talks about the work he does to make a difference in the lives of immigrants and their families. Immigration and refugee lawyer Stephen Yale-Loehr talks about the work he does to make a difference in the lives of immigrants and their families. broken immigration system, immigrant rights, immigration, refugee rights, immigration reform no full 4 270fb420-a062-4c11-885f-7583d3983ff5 Justice Albie Sachs on the Struggle for Liberation in South Africa July 15, 2022: A freedom fighter and icon of the modern human rights movement, former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs discusses coming of age under apartheid and his vision of “soft vengeance.”

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Original air date: July 15, 2022

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:44:04 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Chantal Thomas) https://the-scene.simplecast.com/episodes/justice-albie-sachs-on-the-struggle-for-liberation-in-south-africa-mBWscp1H July 15, 2022: A freedom fighter and icon of the modern human rights movement, former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs discusses coming of age under apartheid and his vision of “soft vengeance.”

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Original air date: July 15, 2022

]]> Justice Albie Sachs on the Struggle for Liberation in South Africa Chantal Thomas 00:29:36 A freedom fighter and icon of the modern human rights movement, former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs discusses coming of age under apartheid and his vision of “soft vengeance.” A freedom fighter and icon of the modern human rights movement, former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs discusses coming of age under apartheid and his vision of “soft vengeance.” no full 3 b238d8e0-964a-489e-9067-eac63b969881 Rachel Rebouché on the Post-Roe Era; Robert Hockett on Inflation The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationis the focus of this week’s interview with Rachel Rebouché; next, Robert Hockett discusses the connections between current inflation, the pandemic, and inequities in economic globalization.

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Original air date: July 2, 2022

 

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:41:47 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Rachel Rebouché, Robert Hockett, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/rachel-rebouche-and-robert-hockett/ The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationis the focus of this week’s interview with Rachel Rebouché; next, Robert Hockett discusses the connections between current inflation, the pandemic, and inequities in economic globalization.

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Original air date: July 2, 2022

 

]]> Rachel Rebouché on the Post-Roe Era; Robert Hockett on Inflation Rachel Rebouché, Robert Hockett, Chantal Thomas 00:29:28 The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the focus of this week’s interview with Rachel Rebouché; next, Robert Hockett discusses the connections between current inflation, the pandemic, and inequities in economic globalization. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the focus of this week’s interview with Rachel Rebouché; next, Robert Hockett discusses the connections between current inflation, the pandemic, and inequities in economic globalization. roe v. wade, reproductive rights, supreme court, dobbs v. jackson women’s health organization, political economy, abortion rights, economics, reproductive justice, inflation no full 2 42eda6c3-1516-4189-8dbc-ca3fbbb8f8f3 Eric Miller on the Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Eric Miller, one of the lawyers on the case for reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, speaks about the case and the struggle for reparations. Read more about the Tulsa case here. 

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Original air date: June 17, 2022

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:15:00 +0000 thesceneaudiomagazine@gmail.com (Eric Miller, Chantal Thomas) https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/the-scene/eric-miller/ Eric Miller, one of the lawyers on the case for reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, speaks about the case and the struggle for reparations. Read more about the Tulsa case here. 

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Original air date: June 17, 2022

]]> Eric Miller on the Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Eric Miller, Chantal Thomas 00:29:14 Eric Miller, one of the lawyers on the case for reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, speaks about the case and the struggle for reparations. Eric Miller, one of the lawyers on the case for reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, speaks about the case and the struggle for reparations. race relations, reparations, social justice, tulsa, racism, tulsa race massacre, human rights no full 1