Art appreciation and legislative appropriations

  • February 19, 2025
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Utah Cultural Alliance wants lawmakers to recognize, support the Arts and Cultural Industry and its $258B contribution to Utah's GDP. More journalists on the gutting of GRAMA. Project Rainbow nearing TDOV flag record, despite lawmakers' attempts to put the flag in the back of the closet. Plus, the GSL Hopeline is taking your calls.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Jacey Thornton of Project Rainbow, a nonprofit that organizes inclusive campaigns year-round to amplify LGBTQ+ visibility across the state. Its flagship efforts include flag-staking campaigns for Pride, Trans Awareness, and other key moments of queer visibility. 

Utah’s arts, humanities and cultural sectors collectively contribute $258B to the state's GDP. RadioACTive talks with Annie DiMartino of Utah Cultural Alliance about art appreciation and legislation. To read up on the nonprofit's legislative priorities, click here. 

  • DATA: "Currently, 108,560 individuals are involved in the arts, humanities, and cultural sectors in Utah. The collective efforts of this industry contribute $17.8 billion in sales and $309 million in tax revenue. UCA stands with them to promote and support their continued success." — Source: Utah Cultural Alliance

As lawmakers push ahead with their ill-considered gutting of Utah's Government Records & Access Management Act (GRAMA), journalists speak up about transparency and the people's right to know. RadioACTive checks in with Eric Peterson of the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and Taylor Barnes of Inkstick Media for which she is a field reporter for military affairs and the defense industry. Both have gone the rounds trying to get public information that lawmakers want to keep secret. 

  • READ: Spending your tax dollars to hide government secrets (Feb. 17, 2025, Eric S. Peterson, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project). 

  • READ: Legal Moves, New Lobbyist Point to Northrop Grumman’s Influence in Utah. Developments suggest the military-industrial complex is pulling levers of influence in the key nuclear weapons state (Feb. 13, 2025, Taylor Barnes, Inkstick Media).

  • TRAINING: Navigating the Justice System: Free Training. "On Feb. 27, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., The Utah Investigative Journalism Project will host a virtual and in-person (Utah Tech) special training to help crime victims navigate the court database, request copies of their police reports and understand how the criminal justice system works. The event will especially focus on helping survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault advocate for themselves in the system and understand what's happening in their cases. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/NavigateJusticeSystem. Training will be conducted in partnership with Justin Boardman of Boardman Training & Consulting. Boardman is a retired detective from the West Valley City Police Department's Special Victims Unit, where he conducted over 140 adult sexual assault victim interviews. He is a recognized expert on trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations and has been an advocate for cultural change when it comes to investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases. In 2015 he received the Visionary Voice Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and in 2017 the Utah Council on Victims of Crime Public Policy Award."

The Great Salt Lake Hopeline is taking your calls. RadioACTive talks with its creators, Salt Lake-born and raised Han Calder, Nick Carpenter, and Ben Doxey. Childhood friends and long-time collaborators, these multi-talented artists created a dial-in hotline that invites callers to record their stories, fears, and hopes for the Lake. Plus, Siri Vlasic, the Salt Lake City Arts Council's Wake the Great Salt Lake project coordinator.

  • CALL: 979-GSL-HOPE (979-475-4673). You can leave a message, hear from other callers or take a moment to listen to the sounds of Great Salt Lake herself. That's 979-475-4673!

  • POP-UP: The GSLHOPELINE Phone Booth will be joining our fellow @wakegsl cohort member @ofsaltandsand for their interactive storytelling tour this Saturday, Feb. 22! It’ll be an engaging afternoon highlighting the overlooked stories of people deeply connected to and impacted by the receding Great Salt Lake! Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Mountain Time | Guided Tours at 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm | 300 South (between West Temple and 200 West), SLC. This is a @wakegsl project. Stay tuned for details about a March 24th pop-up at Fisher Brewing Co., 320 W. 800 S., SLC. 

  • WEBSITE: gslhopeline.org (mobile only)

  • IG: @gslhopeline

How'd you like the show? Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889‬. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean!

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of  Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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