Hartford has the highest poverty rate in the nation at 33.5 %. The city’s unemployment rate is 14%. That figure is as high as 50% in some areas of the urban community. Read the full story

Victor Gerena is Hartford’s anti-hero.
In September, 1983, he allegedly robbed Wells Fargo of $7.2 million. It was a daring, non-violent daylight theft that brought down the full weight of the United States government on him, his family, his friends, and the entire movement for Puerto Rican independence both here and on the Island. Read the full story

Artist Linda Abadjian discusses her paintings which are now on display at Charter Oak Cultural Center.  Her work depicts decades of destruction in the Middle East, mostly her native Lebanon, and tries to find hope in the depths of war. Visit LindaAbadjian.com for more information and images.

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Victoria Christgau and Warren Hardy discuss their work around the state using Kingian principles of nonviolence. Find out more at CTNonviolence.org.

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Join local Hartford organizers on Saturday, January 23rd at Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave in Hartford at 2pm for a public discussion about Reproductive Freedom. Read the full story

More with Keith Thomas, father of Jashon Bryant, the unarmed young man killed by then Hartford police officer, Robert Lawlor.  Lawlor was found not guilty of any wrongdoing in December.

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Jashon Bryant’s father, Keith Thomas, discusses his son’s life, the trial of Robert Lawlor, the police officer who shot and killed Bryant, and its aftermath.

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FADGE (Feminism, Autonomy, Diversity, and Gender Expression) Fest is seeking enthusiastic, creative, radical persons that want to be a part of making this year’s festival! April 24-25, 2010. Read the full story

Please spread the word. RadioActive presents an exclusive interview with Keith Thomas, father of slain Hartford youth Jashon Bryant. Bryant was shot and killed by police officer Robert Lawlor. Lawlor was recently acquitted of any wrongdoing. Bryant’s murder is one of several high profile killings of young unarmed men of color in recent years.

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Concerned residents rallied at Hartford City Hall in support of a no-freeze shelter downtown and for additional support to combat homelessness.

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