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Daily Local News – September 5, 2016

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Native Americans from around the country continue to protest in North Dakota today, in opposition to an oil pipeline they say threatens a major water supply; Despite attempts by Governor Mike Pence and conservative groups to block the entry of Syrian refugees, they continue to settle in Indiana; On Friday, Monroe County Commissioners declined to accept the county treasurer’s monthly report; A 50-pound, 15-lens Google Trekker backpack camera is on loan to Brown County this fall, and the Convention and Visitors Bureau has a long list of volunteers to wear it on hiking trails; In a growing struggle to address high drug overdose rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $520,000 to the Indiana State Department of Health to expand overdose prevention outreach; It’s Spring Fund Drive at WFHB, when you get the chance to maintain the WFHB mission of celebrating diversity in South Central Indiana – call 812-323-1200 to make your pledge to support Community Radio!

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In this episode of Activate!, we interview a few of the organizers of the Black Lives Matter Rally that took place in Bloomington earlier in 2016. Zoe and Peyton talk about how they were influenced by BLM rallies in other cities, and how that led them to work together with other members of the community to organize the Bloomington Black Lives Matter rally that took place earlier this year. That’s this week on Activate! – your weekly segment spotlighting people working for positive change in our community.

CREDITS
Anchors : Don Geyra and Maria McKinley
Today’s headlines were written by Joe Crawford, Cathi Norton, and Leah Carter; along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Activate! is produced by Jennifer Brooks; along with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network
Board Engineer: Sarah Hetrick
Our theme music is provided by the Impossible Shapes.
Executive Producer: Joe Crawford

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