Hartford IMC » RadioActive http://hartfordimc.org Hartford Independent Media Collective - your real alternative for news and views in central CT Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:03:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 RadioActive: Activist and Author Robert Jensen http://hartfordimc.org/2011/07/25/radioactive-activist-and-author-robert-jensen/ http://hartfordimc.org/2011/07/25/radioactive-activist-and-author-robert-jensen/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:50:29 +0000 kevin http://hartfordimc.org/?p=5741 In our final RadioActive program, Robert Jensen discusses the state of media today, his latest projects, and his entry into the church community as a venue for progressive organizing and community.

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