This past week, we spoke to Swift Justice, who is an incarcerated organizer in Alabama. Thousands of Alabama prisoners began a strike last week to protest poor prison conditions across the state, where prisons are overcrowded, understaffed and notoriously dangerous. Today, Swift Justice speaks about the recent retaliation the strikers have faced. He updates us on the strike’s progress, some …

More than a decade ago, preservation developer Cindy Brubaker walked past the old I Fell building on 4th Street every day on her way to work. She dreamed of restoring it to its former glory and transforming it into an arts center. Now the I Fell Gallery anchors the burgeoning arts district just southwest of downtown Bloomington. The Gallery celebrates …

HEADLINES All stories this week are by Norm Holy A plan to construct in Northwest Indiana one of the largest commercial solar energy systems in the world is likely to remain at least partially unrealized for the near future. The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the Aug. 24, 2021, Pulaski Superior Court ruling that halted the portion of the Mammoth …

Five years ago, Westchester on the Move, A disability rights organization headquartered in Westchester, filed a lawsuit against transportation company Lyft, in which the organization asserted that Lyft was violating the Americans with Disabilities by not providing Wheelchair Accessible vehicles that accommodate customers with non-foldable wheelchairs. According to an August 22 report by NBC News, “Lyft plans to argue that …

Un programa repetido y previo al Covid-19 que celebra la comunidad.  Escuchamos a las mujeres sobre su conversación y diferentes temas con opinión público. A repeated program prior to Covid-19 that celebrates the community. We listen to women about their conversation and different topics with public opinion.

This week, we share the second part of a recorded discussion hosted by the Civil Liberties Defense Center.  CLDC has been at the forefront of anti-repression legal work for decades now, working on many of the Green Scare cases, in which the FBI infamously hounded and smashed radical environmental organizing between 2000 and 2008.  In this discussion, Chava and Lauren …

Bloomington native Jennifer Raff hit the New York Times bestseller list earlier this year with her first book, Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas. In it, Raff traces the human development of the two continents using DNA science and relying on her own innate curiosity. Reviewers called the book accessible while still scholarly. One reviewer wrote it was “heavy …

HEADLINES All stories this week were written by Norm Holy Getting rid of coal ash ponds continues to be a problem in Indiana. Residents and civil rights organizations in Michigan City are concerned they will face a water crisis if something isn’t done about a power generating station’s leftover coal ash. The oil company BP has agreed to pay $2.7 …

Welcome to the 64th episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. In this episode we have a conversation with Jazzy Sagar, Yong Chen, and Tristan Kai Shore, residents of the 2022-2023 APA-TC cohort. Our guests will talk about their experiences in the APA-TC, what they hope to accomplish this year, and how they’re adapting to college life. This episode is …

Today, we continue our interview with Jeremiah Frei Pearson, the Lawyer fighting on behalf of Westchester on the Move in their lawsuit against Lyft. Since receiving his law degree from Stanford law school in 2003, Mr.Frei Pearson has sought to advocate for individuals to obtain their civil rights. His notable victories range from helping individuals reclaim their right to privacy …