In The Studio - 2021

The recent uptick in violence against people of Asian and Pacific Island (API) heritage, while of deep concern, is hardly new. A look at what grade-school children are taught--and not taught--about the history of racial intolerance for API groups is instructive. Retired teacher and racial justice activist Alexandra Lee-Jobe joins Autumn Labbe-Renault for a discussion about the need for Ethnic Studies in general, and the "Red Altar" project and curriculum in particular. #API #ethnicstudies #DEI #schools #communitymedia #DavisCA #yolocounty

Host Jeff Shaw talks with  Kara Hunter, Executive Director of the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center. They discussed the services that are offered including restorative justice, conflict resolution and skills workshops, anger management, where referrals come from, how the pandemic has affected services and the successes they have seen through these programs. 

yolocrc.org

Recorded 9/30/2021

Autumn Labbe-Renault interviews Dean and Janice Labadie, owners of Strelitzia Flower Company in Davis, CA. Discussion charts their progression from one flower cart to several, a stint outside a dress shop in University Mall, a downtown shop and finally, since 2008, their location on Second Street, which supports 30 employees. What does it take to run a business for 50 years with its original owners? What's the impact of working directly with farmers?

Autumn Labbe-Renault interviews California Raptor Center Director Michelle Hawkins, VMD, DABVP. Topics discussed include the history of the center and their 50th anniversary, the services they provide to the community through education, how birds come to the center and how they are rehabilitated, impacts of COVID and their current fiscal situation.

californiaraptor.org

recorded 7/29/21