Capital Community College student Mariano Cardoso came to the US when he was 22 months old. A couple months away from graduation, he is now facing deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is undocumented, but he knows no other home but America. This week on RadioActive, Mariano is joined by Trinity College student activist Theresa Meehan, from the Stop the Raid Coalition. A petition for Mariano has been set up here.
(Hartford) Hundreds of union members and allies converged on the capitol to show solidarity with Wisconsin workers. Many attendees stopped by on their lunch break as the rally began at noon and lasted about an hour.
On February 10, we recorded an interview with Rana Elazazy, Reem Elazazy, Lina Allam and Omar Allam, four Egyptian-Americans who organized rallies in support of the Egyptian revolution. The next day, Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the presidency. This week’s RadioActive features voices from a celebration at the state capitol February 12, and then the interview.
Hartford teacher Joshua Blanchfield discusses the latest challenges in education, the problems with charter and magnet schools, and his response to Governor Malloy’s forecast for the state budget.
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