Mary Dickson with hope for downwinders on the heels of 'Oppenheimer' and a new Princeton study. Students from The Center for Documentary Expression and Art's summer workshop, We Are Telling Our Stories. And radioACTive celebrates Utah Trans Pride 2023 with Ian Giles of Genderbands and fresh, homegrown music from Somebody / Anybody.
Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!
Fresh, homegrown music from Somebody / Anybody, which is set to play Utah Trans Pride 2023 at Memorial Park, 800 E. Center St., Provo, this Saturday. For a full schedule of events, click here. FREE to attend.
Downwinder advocate Mary Dickson with hope for downwinders on the heels of 'Oppenheimer’ and a new Princeton study.
RESOURCE: ExpandRECA.org. "Urge your members of Congress to support legislation to expand and extend restitution for the communities harmed by U.S. nuclear weapons activities. If your representative or senator does not show up as a letter recipient, then they have already co-sponsored the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments in the past! You can find a full list of House co-sponsors and Senate co-sponsors from the last Congressional session on the webpages for each bill."
SHARE YOUR STORY: If you are you among the many harmed by nuclear weapons activities, expandreca.org would like to hear your story. For details, click here.
READ: Strontium-90 in Baby Teeth as a Basis for Estimating U.S. Cancer Deaths From Nuclear Weapons Fallout
READ: Nuclear Bodies: Global Hibakusha, by Robert Jacobs
RadioACTive celebrates Genderbands, a nonprofit helping transgender and non-binary people pay for transition-related costs.
with Ian Giles ofAug. 11: Utah Trans Pride Festival Bingo, 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, 777 S. 1300 E., SLC. Event by Matrons of Mayhem - Drag Queen Bingo for charity in Salt Lake City: "Supporting the 4th Annual Utah Trans Pride Festival. HELPING TRANS AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE LIVE AUTHENTICALLY. General Admission only. No seating reservations available. First come, first seated."
Aug. 12: Utah Trans Pride 2023, 12:00-6:00 p.m. at Memorial Park, 800 E. Center St., Provo. Event by Genderbands: "The Utah Trans Pride Festival is a unique event put on by Genderbands. This festival celebrates, centers, and brings visibility to our amazingly diverse transgender community." For a full schedule of events, click here. FREE to attend.
Aug. 12: Utah Trans Pride After-Party, featuring Talia Keys, 8p-1a at The Rise Event Center, 247 W. Center St., Provo. "A collection of trans and non-binary drag performers, DJs, go-go dancers, and musicians continuing the fun from the daytime festival. Doors open 8pm, show starts 9pm until 1am, $10 cover. 21 and up only. Alcohol served. TICKETS ONLY SOLD IN ADVANCE ONLINE."
Masha Shukovich and Les Kelen of the We Are Telling Our Stories, with Kealoha Wong, Hawaii's first Poet Laureate, and the following students:
revisit their summer workshop,Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:
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