Public Education on the Hot Seat with Ken Yale, a professional educator with 11 years as a leadership and equity coach & facilitator, and Louis Freedberg, Executive Director of EdSource; and “The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco” with Randy Shaw, author and executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic.


Indie Landscapes

Indie Landscapes – April 25, 2015

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On today’s episode of Indie Landscapes, we feature music from a recently formed group signed to record label Female Fantasy titled Lace Curtains, the psychedelic pop writer Jacco Gardner signed to Polyvinyl Records, a trio from Los Angeles who call themselves Mini Mansions, a four piece band based out of Mebourne, Australia who go by … Continued


Making Contact partnered with the 2014 National Poetry Slam to produce this special open mic highlighting the power of thoughtful, truth telling, community focused poetry. Featuring: Chris Cuadrado; Lindsay Stone; Jared Paul; Caitlin Clark; Queen T, spoken word poets. More information: http://nps2014.poetryslam.com/ Full Length recording of the 2014 social justice open mic https://soundcloud.com/makingcontact/2014-national-poetry-slam-social-justice-open-mic


With the upcoming visit to Northern California of blind Aboriginal Australian singer/songwriter GURRUMUL and the ongoing situation, rampant on the ground in Australia, of government-enforced shutdowns and evictions of Aboriginal communities from their traditional homelands (info: SOSBlakAustralia.com), Music of the World focuses on contemporary Aboriginal music.  


Flashpoints Presents: The Battle For Education in The 21st Century Part 6

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015. This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale Episode 6 (Aired April 22nd 2015) “Corporatizing Every Level” Connects the parallel strategies & impact of the corporate education agenda … Continued