A new CalMatters report shows that opioid deaths in California have increased by more than 120% in the past three years alone. We’re joined by Ana B. Ibarra, a health reporter for non-profit newsroom CalMatters. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and other state and national news outlets. Ana is the lead reporter on CalMatters’ latest in-depth report on the opioid crisis in our state, called: “California’s opioid deaths increased by 121% in 3 years. What’s driving the crisis?”
Read the article: https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-opioid-crisis/
Then, we spend some time with San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin and Culture Clash Co-Founder Ric Salinas, honoring the life and legacy of poet Diane di Prima, ahead of the memorial service this Sunday, August 6th at the Castro Theater in SF.
Memorial event info here: https://centerforthehumanities.org/programming/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-diane-di-prima-presented-by-her-family
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is multi-hyphenated artist, actress, producing director, playwright, poet, dramaturg, performance consultant, educator, and community advocate Ayodele Nzinga. Ayodele is also Oakland’s poet laureate.
Check out Ayodele Nzinga’s website: ayodelenzinga.com
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