Shows
Mic CheckBarbara Fair on her Journey, and Justice for J'Allen JonesOn the August 17, 2025 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Barbara Fair.Born and raised in New Haven, Barbara graduated with an MSW (Master’s in Social Work) from Southern Connecticut State University, who presented her in 2022 with a Presidential Gold Medal naming her as a woman of distinction for her many years fighting for prison reform. Barbara is currently Director of Stop Solitary CT, and has spent much of her life in the struggle for racial and social justice in Connecticut and across the nation. Barbara’s most rewarding role in life is as a...
2025-08-2024 min
Mic CheckIn Memory of Percy BerryOn the July 20, 2025 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sits down with José Sandoval aka Abu-Reza, Bridgeport resident and member of the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center (BICC) community. The program features Mike and José discussing the life of Percy Berry, as well as reflections from James Shaham, Hamza Seyal, Fernando Gonzalez, Zain Seyal, and Bisher Hiba, who all knew Percy and are heard here honoring and celebrating his life.Percy was a beloved member of Bridgeport's Muslim community, as well as a Justice Adviser for the Connecticut Justice Alliance, which works to keep children an...
2025-07-2225 min
Against the StreamTrump and Netanyahu clash, India-Pakistan war, and revolutionary movement in SerbiaWar between India and Pakistan. Revolutionary crisis in Serbia. Escalation of the genocide in Gaza. These are just a few of the mighty events piling up on one another at a breathtaking pace. Against the Stream is here to help revolutionaries navigate these tumultuous events. In Kashmir, India and Pakistan – both nuclear powers – once again briefly went to war. The countries have been in conflict since the partition of the subcontinent by British imperialism in 1947, but tensions have burst into the open again because of the profound change in the international balance of forces, and because both regimes are seek...
2025-05-151h 31
OhrCast - Der monatliche HörspielpodcastOhrCast 155-2 - Voraushör Hörspielmonat Mai 2025 Teil 2OhrCast 155-2 Gestern Holmes und Willi der Schlaum und der Fall des vergessenen Osterwitzes (2) Voraushör Hörspielmonat Mai 2025 Teil 200:00 - Willkommen im OhrCast 155-201:05 - Wir updaten die erste Mai-Hälfte01:08 - Kanalprojekt Cognac (Peter J. Hammond, Colin Craig) DRS 196502:02 - Kein Mucks - Der Krimi-Podcast mit Bastian Pastewka (Staffel 6) Kriminalrat Obermoos erzählt Folge 44 und 45 (Walter Gerteis) hr 196002:34 - Professor van Dusen (56) Professor van Dusen spielt Weihnachtsmann (Michael Koser) RIAS 198903:37 - Professor van Dusen (55) Professor van Dusen und der Mord im Club (Michael Koser) RIAS 19890...
2025-05-1400 min
WPKN Community RadioBarbara Fair On The Fight For Justice For J'Allen JonesOn the October 20, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is in conversation with Barbara Fair, LCSW, a community organizer and founding member of Stop Solitary CT.
Barbara and Stop Solitary CT are currently calling for justice for J’Allen Jones, a 32 year-old community member who died in Department of Correction custody in 2018, in a horrifying and devastating situation.
Barbara Fair can be reached at:
barbfair848@gmail.com.
More info on Stop Solitary CT at:
www.stopsolitaryct.org/
x.com/stopsolitaryct
www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/
More info on the death of J'Allen Jones at:
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ja...
2024-10-2125 minWPKN Community RadioBarbara Fair Discusses Her Work With Stop Solitary CTOn the September 29, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is in conversation with Barbara Fair, LCSW, a community activist and founding member of Stop Solitary CT.
Stop Solitary CT will be holding a press conference TOMORROW, September 30, 2024, at 9am at the Legislative Office Building - Room 1-B (300 Capitol Avenue in Hartford). This press conference will be addressing ongoing violations of the PROTECT Act, prison reform legislation which Stop Solitary CT led the fight to get passed.
More info on Stop Solitary CT at:
https://stopsolitaryct.org/
https://x.com/stopsolitaryct
https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/
2024-09-3028 min
Bitcoin Optech PodcastBitcoin Optech: Newsletter #319 RecapMark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Filippo Merli, Lorenzo Bonazzi, Matt Corallo, Eric Voskuil, and rkrux to discuss Newsletter #319.
News
Stratum v2 extension for fee revenue sharing (1:49)
OP_CAT research fund (17:53)
Mitigating merkle tree vulnerabilities (22:43)
Releases and release candidates
Core Lightning 24.08 (55:21)
LDK 0.0.124 (57:59)
LND v0.18.3-beta.rc2 (1:06:19)
BDK 1.0.0-beta.2 (1:06:43)
Bitcoin Core 28.0rc1 (1:07:27)
Notable code and documentation changes
Bitcoin Core #30454 (1:15:05)
Bitcoin Core #22838 (1:17:41)
Eclair #2865 (1:19:56)
LND #9009 (1:21:49)
LDK #3268 (1:23:33)
BIPs #1657 (1:26:55)
2024-09-101h 29
WPKN Community RadioMichael Watson's Addiction Recovery Work In BridgeportOn the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.
The fourth interview was with Michael Watson.
Michael Watson, a longtime Bridgeport resident and community member, speaks about his grassroots harm reduction and addiction recovery work in the city of Bridgeport.
During the program, Michael mentions services and resources that can be found locally at:
CCAR
430 State Street
Bridgeport
203-332-3303
www.ccar.us
Recovery Network of Programs
www.recovery-programs.org
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, Michael can be reached directly for resources and help by calling 203...
2024-06-0510 min
WPKN Community RadioStanley Heller On Promoting Enduring PeaceOn the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.
The third interview was with Stanley Heller.
Stanley Heller, Administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, speaks about his groups' work, and offers analysis on Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, and local Gaza solidarity work.
More information on Promoting Enduring Peace can be found at:
www.pepeace.org
More information on Middle East Crisis Committee can be found at:
www.thestruggle.org
2024-06-0518 min
WPKN Community RadioJoan Cavanagh And The New Haven Sunday Vigil For Peace And JusticeOn the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.
The second interview was with Joan Cavanagh.
Joan Cavanagh, a New Haven resident and co-founder of the New Haven Sunday Vigil for Peace and Justice, speaks about her life of peace activism, and the weekly vigil against war and militarism taking place every Sunday in downtown New Haven.
More information on the New Haven Sunday Vigil for Peace and Justice can be found at:
https://www.newhavensundayvigil.wordpress.com
And by emailing:
Joan.Cavanagh@gmail.com
2024-06-0518 min
WPKN Community RadioJason A. Coombs And Greater Bridgeport Pride 2024On the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.
The first interview was with Jason A. Coombs.
Jason A. Coombs, Bridgeport native and founder of the Bridgeport Film Festival, discusses his journey and his work with the Steering Committee for this year’s upcoming Greater Bridgeport Pride, taking place June 22nd.
More information on Greater Bridgeport Pride can be found at:
www.bridgeportpride.com
www.instagram.com/Bridgeport_Pride
More information on the Bridgeport Pride Center can be found at:
www.instagram.com/BridgeportPrideCenter
And by emailing:
Info@BridgeportPrideCenter.org
2024-06-0519 min
WPKN Community RadioSusan Bramhall And The Walk For Gaza CTOn the Sunday May 19, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Susan Bramhall, an organizer with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) New Haven, and a Board Member of Eyewitness Palestine.
Susan discusses her life of activism, and the upcoming Walk for Gaza CT, taking place this Thursday thru Saturday, May 23 - 25, 2024.
For more on the upcoming Walk for Gaza CT:
linktr.ee/walkforgazact
To register for the Walk:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0arMVj25nD9lQUiQlmy2joldt56h8zwUc7vDzX4cU4cPVyA/viewform
For more on JVP New Haven:
jvpnh.org
For more on...
2024-05-2021 minWPKN Community RadioOmar Antar Discusses The Work of The CT Palestine AllianceOn the April 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Omar Antar, the Founder of the CT Palestine Alliance, a confederation of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other citizen groups, working to move the state of Connecticut and the nation toward peace & justice, in particular in Palestine.
Omar discusses the Alliance's work, which includes organizing to shift municipal and state-level elected officials to support an immediate and permanent Ceasefire in Gaza.
For more on the CT Palestine Alliance:
www.palestinect.com
To access the Palestine Voter Pledge:
www.bit.ly/palestinepledge
2024-04-2218 minWPKN Community RadioJames Shaham Shares His StoryFor the Sunday March 31, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with James Shaham, live in the studio. James Shaham is an American-Palestinian community member and organizer with Bridgeport for Ceasefire.
James speaks about his unique journey, as well as experiences and injustices his family has suffered, the conditions in the Occupied West Bank, and why the Ceasefire Resolution in Bridgeport matters.
On January 2, Bridgeport made history by becoming the first city in Connecticut to pass a Ceasefire Resolution. This inspiring achievement made national news, and inspired other cities to organize Ceasefire Resolution campaigns as well.
To connect...
2024-04-0127 minWPKN Community RadioJustice For Mubarak SoulemaneThe March 17, 2024 episode of Mic Check features an interview from 2020, when host Mike Merli was in conversation with Mariyann Soulemane, sister of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year-old Black Muslim teenager who was murdered by CT State Police (in collaboration with West Haven Police) on January 15, 2020.
Mubarak Soulemane was 19 years old.
Mubarak Soulemane was a student at Gateway Community College in New Haven.
Mubarak Soulemane was an athlete, who loved playing basketball.
Mubarak Soulemane was an entrepreneur, studying business.
A teenager, with a heart of gold who would literally give the shirt off his back to help someone. And he did exactly...
2024-03-1829 minWPKN Community RadioThe Heating Crisis At Success Village ApartmentsOn the February 4, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Jose Sandoz, Board Member and 4.5-year resident of Success Village Apartments.
Jose discusses the heating crisis at Success Village currently affecting 924 families in Bridgeport and Stratford, and the ways in which he and others have been organizing to try to bring heat back to residents.
2024-02-0625 minWPKN Community RadioMahmoud Abbas Shares His Story And Discusses Bridgeport's Ceasefire Resolution CampaignThe January 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check was a re-broadcast of host Mike Merli's January 1 interview with Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian activist based right here in Connecticut.
Mahmoud shares his story, and speaks as an organizer with Bridgeport for Ceasefire, a diverse and inclusive grassroots campaign, led by local Palestinians and Muslims, that organized for a Ceasefire Resolution at the municipal level here in Bridgeport.
The resolution was conceived by, and put forth by, City Council Member Jazmarie Melendez, whose community organizing and activism began six years ago, when she and her family suffered a very personal tragedy and injustice.
On...
2024-01-2229 minWPKN Community RadioIsrael's War on Palestinian Hospitals, And A Brief History Of Zionism{This episode of Mic Check was recorded on November 17, 2023 and broadcast on November 19, 2023}
Before the program begins, host Mike Merli pays tribute to 10 loved ones of a family from the Bridgeport Muslim community who were massacred several days ago by an Israeli airstrike at Al-Mahdi Hospital in Gaza.
The victims include:
Two doctors, Dr. Basil Mahdi, and Dr. Read Mahdi; Dr. Read's wife Iman; their daughter Sameera (a 24 year-old dentist who was about to get married later this month); their sons Yousif, Ahmad, and Amer (college students, age 22, 21, and 19); sons AbdelRahman and Muhammad (ages 17 and 15); and daughter Mira (age 13).
On...
2023-11-2028 minWPKN Community RadioBasel Alnajjar And The Second NakbaOn the October 15, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli was joined by Basel Alnajjar, a Palestinian/Syrian American residing in Connecticut.
Basel organizes with American Muslims for Palestine - Connecticut, and was an avid member of Students for Justice in Palestine as well, still aiding in their efforts.
During the discussion, Basel speaks about his family's roots in the West Bank; the first Nakba in 1948; Israel's brutal slaughter of over 2,300 Palestinians in the past eight days; the Second Nakba unfolding right now on Gaza, with Israel's forced migration of 1.2 million people; and his experiences on the front-lines organizing for...
2023-10-1624 minWPKN Community RadioMelinda Tuhus and Stop Cop City Solidarity Here in ConnecticutOn the September 17, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by journalist and activist Melinda Tuhus.
Melinda speaks about her involvement in Stop Cop City solidarity work here in Connecticut.
On September 30 at 4pm, the Stop Copy City CT group will be holding an event at The People's Center (37 Howe Street in New Haven).
For updates from the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta:
https://twitter.com/defendATLforest
https://twitter.com/CommunityMvt
https://twitter.com/micahinATL
To connect with the Stop Cop City CT organizing group:
https://www.instagram.com/stopcopcityct/
stopcopcityct@gmail.com
2023-09-1822 minWPKN Community RadioAmeya Krishnan And The World Culture FestivalOn the September 3, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Ameya Krishnan.
Ameya grew up in New Haven and is currently based in Hamden, Connecticut.
Professionally, she is a nurse practitioner in child psychiatry.
And for The Art of Living foundation, she has been a meditation instructor for 8 years, and a volunteer for 15.
Through The Art of Living foundation, Ameya is involved with the upcoming World Culture Festival, which will be taking place from September 29 through October 1 at the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Ameya shares what community means to her, what folks can expect at the...
2023-09-0425 minWPKN Community RadioStanley Heller Discusses The 10 Year Anniversary Of The Ghouta Massacre In SyriaOn the August 20, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Stanley Heller. Stanley Heller is Administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, and is also involved with Middle East Crisis Committee, and is the host and producer of The Struggle Video News.
Stanley joins Mike to discuss the 10 Year Anniversary of the Ghouta Massacre in Syria, at the hands of the Assad regime. Marking the occasion are rallies and vigils around the US and around the world, including tomorrow, Monday August 21 at 12 noon at 1 Market Street in Hartford, Connecticut.
For more info on tomorrow's events:
https://pepeace.org/changing
For...
2023-08-2126 minWPKN Community RadioEvan Fritz Talks Climate Justice And The Upcoming March To End Fossil FuelsOn the August 6, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Evan Fritz of 350 CT to discuss the upcoming March to End Fossil Fuels, happening on September 17, 2023 in New York City.
For more on the March to End Fossil Fuels:
https://www.endfossilfuels.us/
For more on 350 CT:
https://350ct.org/
To register to join 350 CT for the bus trip to the March:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-to-end-fossil-fuels-bus-tickets-to-nyc-tickets-691002967477?aff=oddtdtcreator
2023-08-0724 minWPKN Community RadioGeorge McGaffin And Agoraphobia AwarenessOn the July 30, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks to George McGaffin about his advocacy work around Agoraphobia and panic attacks.
To watch George's short film, The Walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k6wfMAPcxg
To watch George's podcast, Beyond the Walls:
https://www.youtube.com/@anxiousdudeproductions
To learn more about Bowlmates and George's work on that platform:
https://bowlmates.cheechandchong.com/membership-options
2023-07-3126 minWPKN Community RadioLuis Lopez and Greater Bridgeport Pride 2023In this episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Luis Lopez, a visual artist and leader in the newly formed Steering Committee for Greater Bridgeport Pride.
Luis provides an overview of the upcoming Greater Bridgeport Pride 2023, and offers deep, personal reflections on why Pride matters.
For more on Luis' art:
www.instagram.com/luis_lopez_art
For more on Greater Bridgeport Pride (taking place July 29 and 30):
https://www.bridgeportpride.com
https://www.facebook.com/GreaterBridgeportPrideCT
https://www.instagram.com/bridgeport_pride
2023-07-1729 minWPKN Community RadioRamon Garcia And The Fight For Education Equity In Connecticut{This episode was first broadcast live on June 18, 2023 on WPKN}
Host Mike Merli sits down with Ramon Garcia, a New Britain resident and Parent Advocate with ConnCAN engaged in education equity work here in Connecticut.
For more on ConnCAN:
https://conncan.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ConnCAN/
https://twitter.com/conncan
2023-06-1924 minWPKN Community RadioJoe Grits And Mothers After Death{This interview originally aired on Sunday June 4, 2023.}
Host Mike Merli speaks with Joe Grits, Bridgeport-based music artist and community activist, about his project Mothers After Death, which amplifies the voices and stories of mothers who have lost children to gun violence.
2023-06-0518 minWPKN Community RadioSolidarity From Connecticut To Sudan{This program originally aired live on Sunday May 21, 2023.}
Since April 15, there has been violent conflict between Sudan’s military, and a rival paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Reports from the country have the current death toll at 850 people.
Joining host Mike Merli to speak about this urgent humanitarian crisis is Dr. Fawatih Mohamed Abouh, Assistant Professor at UConn Health, Epidemiologist with Yale New Haven Health System, and member of Connecticut's large and vibrant Sudanese-American community.
Organizations engaged in direct response work include:
Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA)
https://sapa-usa.org/sudan-war-crisis-emergency-relief/
https://www.facebook.com/SA...
2023-05-2324 min
WPKN Community RadioMichael Braham And Mattie Abraham Discuss Mercy And Second Chances In Connecticut{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on May 7, 2023 live on WPKN radio}
In this episode, host Mike Merli is joined by:
Mattie Abraham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, with Untreated Citizens
&
Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, who was worked with Full Citizens Coalition, Stop Solitary CT, and Yale's Access to Law School Program.
In this conversation, Mattie and Michael take a look at mercy, second chances, and the state of Prison Sentence Commutations in Connecticut.
Stop Solitary CT is holding a gathering in appreciation of Former Parole and Pardon Chair Carleton Giles:
Wednesday...
2023-05-0924 minWPKN Community RadioEric Goodman Discusses 2023 May Day New HavenHost Mike Merli is joined by Eric Goodman, a socialist organizer and Union trades person. They have been organizing with the group socialist revolution since 2016 and started the New Haven branch in 2021. Eric and socialist revolution are part of the coalition of groups putting on tomorrow’s May Day rally and march in New Haven.
For more info on socialist revolution and the Connecticut / New Haven branch:
www.socialistrevolution.org
www.facebook.com/SocRevCT
For more info on International Marxist Tendency:
www.instagram.com/newhavenimt
For more info on tomorrow's May Day rally and march in New Haven:
www.facebook.co...
2023-05-0126 minWPKN Community RadioFatema Ahmad On The Justice For Faisal MovementOn January 4th, Cambridge, Massachusetts police officers shot and killed 20 year-old Sayed Arif Faisal, who was a UMass Boston student majoring in Engineering.
The Justice for Faisal movement was born, bringing together a coalition of groups to demand justice and organize for a better future.
One of the groups at the heart of the Justice for Faisal movement, is Muslim Justice League (or MJL).
Host Mike Merli speaks to Fatema Ahmad, executive director of MJL and an active organizer within the Justice for Faisal movement.
For more on the Justice for Faisal movement:
https://muslimjusticeleague.org/justice-for-faisal/
For more on...
2023-04-1829 min
WPKN Community RadioThe Importance Of Commutations In ConnecticutHost Mike Merli speaks with Attorney Alex Taubes and Bridgeport resident Clifford Holly. The discussion examines the Commutations Process in Connecticut: what it is, how it works, and the recent history of Commutations as an avenue for clemency for people incarcerated in Connecticut.
A recent press conference organized by Republican lawmakers on March 7th called for the state of Connecticut to "slow down" the commutations of prison sentences.
In response, many are speaking out in support of incarcerated people having a second chance at freedom and life, and speaking out in support of Carlton Giles and Connecticut's current Commutations Policy...
2023-03-2027 minWPKN Community RadioIn Memory Of Donny And SadeThe February 19, 2023 Episode of Mic Check was In Memory of Donny Simmons and Sade Billie, who both tragically passed away early this year.
This program revisits host Mike Merli's December 16, 2018 conversation with Donny and Sade about their work with the Housing Not Jails Collective in New Haven. The version of that conversation here is lightly edited, and includes the introduction from last night (Sunday February 19, 2023).
Housing Not Jails was an initiative under the Connecticut Bail Fund that was led by homeless / unhoused folks in the community. They organized, strategized, mobilized, and drafted policy proposals. They held rallies and press conferences...
2023-02-2025 minWPKN Community RadioLela Florel On Remington Woods And Environmental Justice In Bridgeport{January 29, 2023 episode of Mic Check}
Host Mike Merli checks in with Lela Florel, founder of Preserve Remington Woods.
Lela shares her story, and speaks about the environmental justice movement she's been leading for the past several years.
For more information on Preserve Remington Woods, and ways to take action:
www.preserveremingtonwoods.com/
2023-01-3026 min
Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 299Comic Reviews: DC Festival of Heroes - The Asian Superhero Celebration by Greg Pak, Gene Luen Yang, Pornsak Pichetshote, Amy Chu, Mariko Tamaki, Sarah Kuhn, Ram V, Alyssa Wong, Minh Le, Aniz Adam Ansari, Dustin Nguyen, Cliff Chiang, Francis Manapul, Philip Tan, Sean Chen, Marcus To, Marcio Takara, Sami Basri, Jim Cheung, Jae Lee, Gurihiru, Kevin Wada, Victoria Ying, Audrey Mok, Sumit Kumar, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Trung Le Nguyen, Bernard Chang, Norm Rapmund, Rain Beredo, Sunny Gho, Jordie Bellaire, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Sebastian Cheng, Jen Bartel, June Chang Future State: Gotham 1 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Giannis Milonogiannis, Yasmine...
2021-05-152h 43
Film to FilmEurocrime! Doc (2012) + Violent Naples (1976) Poliziotteschi by Umberto Lenzi and Maurizio MerliThis episode, Inaki and I wrap up our Poliziotteschi/Eurocrime series with one of the very few (only?) English language documentaries on the genre, Mike Malloy's Eurocrime documentary. While Inaki and I have differing feelings on the doc, I think it's 100% worth checking out for fans of the genre. We then rank the six films we've done in series and then finish the episode by discussing Umberto Lenzi's poliziotteschi Violent Naples / Violenta Napoli starring the iconic Maurizio Merli. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015367/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074952/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zafilm2film Email: zafilm2film@g...
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Community Party Radio ShowCPR hosted by David Samuels Show 67 February 20 2018This podcast of the COMMUNITY PARTY RADIO SHOW feat David Samuels includes an interview with Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. He will talk about the police murder of his father, military veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. by White Plains, New York police officers.Members of the Justice for Jayson coalition Kacey Perkins and Mike Merli give us an update on the February Police Commission Meeting information on the Jayson Negron shooing by Bridgeport police. Our Policy Watch Special Report will focus on the link between domestic violence and mass shootings, as the country reels from yet another mass shooting...
2018-02-211h 16Community Party Radio ShowCPR hosted by David Samuels Show 65 January 30 2018This podcast includes excerpts from January 25 hearing held by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to discuss the ongoing racism at Connecticut Valley Hospital and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. We’ll talk to DMHAS employee Johanne Immacula Cann, about the racism she has experienced at the agency. During the show we will provide clips of TV coverage of the hearing.Members of the Justice for Jayson coalition Takina Pollock and Mike Merli joined us to respond to Waterbury State’s Attorney Maureen Platt’s announcement last Friday that no charges would be filed agains...
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