Host Gale Seiler spoke with Sean Appleton-Carlton, of Black Lives Matter in Iowa, who gave details about the BLM march and rally taking place in Ames on Saturday.
Kay Puttock provided an interview with Yash Solanki and Viraj Muthye from Sankalp, an ISU student group. They told about an event on Sunday called Dawaat, which is an Indian feast and fundraiser.
Ames Progressive Alliance was in the studio for their monthly segment. Ann Kinzel and Victoria Szopinski spoke with Don Kom, from the City of Ames Electric Deptartment and Steve Bernard, who is the Cedar Falls Utility Director, joined the conversation by phone. They shared updates on the Ames Community Solar Initiative and let us know that it is moving closer to being a reality in Ames!
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Online Resources:
- BLM march & rally
- Dawaat fundraiser
- Ames Progressive Alliance
- Ames Community Solar Initiative
- Cedar Falls Simple Solar
Originally broadcast 03/24/2017
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