RadioACTive 12.20.22

  • December 20, 2022
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Roundtable Tuesday with Risshan Leak, featuring Iranian-Americans from our own community talking about the situation in Iran. They gathered on the Gateway Mall last Saturday to draw attention to "women, life, freedom," the rallying cry during protests in Iran.

To hear tonight's show for the next two weeks, click here to listen on demand! The Soundcloud file below is edited for compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and does not feature all the music from the show.

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

RadioACTive shared a clip of SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaking during a press conference earlier today about her emergency shelter proclamation to temporarily expand capacity at two Homeless Resource Centers located in Salt Lake City due to freezing overnight temperatures. To watch that press conference, click here. 

Dave John and Wendy Garvin of O.U.R's - Our Unsheltered Relatives on efforts to feed and keep unhoused folks warm overnight during this artic weather pattern.

  • Wed-Thurs, Dec. 21-22: In From the Cold Overnight Movie Marathon, 8p-8a at First United Methodist Church, 203 S. 200 E., SLC. Event by First United Methodist Church, Our Unsheltered Relatives, Unsheltered Utah Volunteers are needed, as well as donations of sleeping mats and snacks. To sign-up as a volunteer, click here. If you have skills in security, the medical field, case management, etc., please indicate that in the comments when you sign up. Questions? Contact Wendy Garvin at 408-464-1351 or Merinda Cutler at 512-289-2010. 

Since the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022, Iranians have been taking to the streets to protest the oppressive regime under which they live. Since then, led by women and girls, thousands continue to demonstrate, and thousands have been arrested. RadioACTive invited community members who attended ongoing rallies organized by the student group Free Iran SLC to share their stories and talk about ways we can help from here in Utah. Guests included:

  • Nasrin Mohammadi
  • Shanti Deemyad
  • Maryam Radpour
  • Hamid Ghandehari

Who is Free Iran SLC? "We, a group of Iranian students, doctors, professors, lawyers, and business persons living in the State of Utah, are getting together to support our fellow Iranians inside Iran who are under heavy suppression by the regime."

What does Free Iran SLC do? "We are striving for a free, peaceful, and democratic Iran with equal rights for all, especially ethnic, religious, and gender minorities."

How can you help? For a list of petitions and other suggestions from Free Iran SLC, click here. 

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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