Tag Archives: COVID-19

This week, we hear from two people who explain the rapidly deteriorating COVID-19 situation in facilities in both Saskatchewan and Indiana. As we reported last week, prisoners at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada organized a hunger strike last week to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. The hunger strike lasted several days and ended Monday, …

This week, we share two interviews with prisoners confronting rampant COVID-19 infections in their facilities. Cory Cardinal, imprisoned at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada speaks about the hunger strike they organized last weekend to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Prisoners at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC) in Jackson, Michigan protested “deplorable” …

  5,518 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Daily positive cases dipped under five thousand briefly during the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving before jumping back over Five Thousand starting Sunday. There were 142 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 101 new confirmed cases yesterday while Lawrence …

For our episode this week, we share more from Florida Prisoner Solidarity. Recently, they told us about the drastic retaliatory measures prisoners were being subjected to in the Florida Department of Corrections. These punishments were often given as a response for prisoners advocating for themselves in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, they continue to shine a light …

This week, share an update sent to us from Michelle Freeman about her husband, Vernell. Michelle’s impassioned plea on behalf of her partner is both urgent and inspiring, and we will continue to air messages from her in the future, as Vernell’s situation evolves. You can hear our episode about Vernell here. Afterwards, we speak to two people from Florida …

The Trump Administration announced the United States’ official withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on Monday with a letter sent to the United Nations. This took place on Wednesday, the day after millions of Americans voted for the best fit representative to lead the country.  Trump has been consistent with his desire for cutting back on the country’s involvement in …

Welcome to the debut episode of Partisan Gardens. For our first episode, we wanted to take you on a tour through radically different ends of the food system.  We will begin by speaking with two farmers growing vegetables for CSAs and schools, with an eye towards building autonomy and power. After that, however, we speak with someone working in a …

2,951 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 50 newly reported deaths. As of this morning, only 3 counties in Indiana are BLUE counties, according to the ISDH website’s county metrics, which indicates low community spread. The majority of Indiana’s 92 counties are considered Orange, which indicates …

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Cornelius Wright and William Hosea, speak with the incumbent Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) board candidate from District 2, Sue Wanzer in the first half of the show. The second half of the program is spent with Dana Black, the Deputy Chair of Engagement for the Indiana Democratic Party, to discuss …

1,551 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s fifteen straight days of at least one thousand new positive cases in Indiana. There were 48 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 15 new confirmed cases yesterday. Lawrence County reported 7 new cases, while Brown County reported none. Brown …