How We Survive: The Deepening Homeless Crisis
We visit with a family who lost their home and now lives inside their cramped trailer in a city parking lot. And, how two different communities are dealing with the economic crisis by taking matters into their own hands.
No One is Illegal
On this edition, we’ll hear from Harjap Grewal, an organizer with the Canadian-based group, ‘No One is Illegal’ who speaks about global migration, guest worker programs and the brewing resistance in what he calls ‘Fortress North America.
Immigration Nightmares: From Raids to Deportations
On this edition, we’ll follow the trail from ICE raids in New York City, to a detention center in Texas, and finally, deportation to Tijuana, Mexico to explore the lives of undocumented workers who live in constant fear of being arrested, jailed and deported.
Women Rising XIII: Enterprising Women
We profile four women entrepreneurs, bravely starting businesses where no one else has ventured and who are leading a worldwide grassroots movement to create micro-enterprise.
Mothers, Migrants and Maids of Honor (encore edition)
They’re mothers, their migrants and they’re caregivers to our children and our
elders. Domestic workers are the backbone of many American families, their own families and their communities.
Two Years After Katrina: Still Weathering the Storm
It’s been two years since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast.
Two years since the levees broke and changed the face of an entire city, state and region.
And despite hopeful signs of renewal, New Orleans and many parts of the Gulf Coast are still in disrepair. So how much has really changed? How much has stayed the same?
Women Rising IX: International Changemakers – Honoring Elder Women Activists (encore edition)
This Women’s Desk program is a special collaboration with the Women Rising Radio Project, Lynn Feinerman and Crown Sephira Productions.
New Orleans Now: Immigrants, Labor Rights and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an American City – Part 3
On this edition, part three of our immigration series, we hear from two people who have affected countless lives by providing a basic necessity: health care.
New Orleans Now: Immigrants, Labor Rights and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an American City – Part 2
On this edition, part two of our immigration series, we hear from the people on the ground making a difference in the lives of these workers and from the workers themselves.
New Orleans Now: Immigrants, Labor Rights and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an American City – Part 1
On this edition, we hear from the immigrants themselves and from the people on the ground trying to help them.
