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NATO and G7 leaders meet in Brussels; Lateefah Simon is reinstated to the BART Board; Plus Sacramento teachers, Richmond steelworkers begin strikes

BART system map | Bay Area Rapid Transit, 2022

On today’s show:

0:08 – Nick Cleveland-Stout (@nick_clevelands), a researcher with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft joins us to discuss the NATO / G7 meeting in Brussels.

0:33 – Lateefah Simon, BART Director for District 7 discusses her reinstatement to the BART Board.

1:08 – Shana Just, science teacher and strike captain at Luther Burbank High School, and executive board member of SEIU 1021 joins us to discuss the Sacramento Teachers’ Strike.

1:20 – B.K. White, Vice President of United Steelworkers Local 5 discusses the Richmond Chevron refinery Steelworkers’ strike.

1:33 – Ira X Armstrong (@fraggle94), artist in residence at The Berkeley School discusses Home: The Musical of the Future, which she co-directed.

Event Details: The Berkeley School, 1310 University Ave, Berkeley
Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25th at 6:30pm

1:45 – Ayodele Nzinga (@wordslanger) and Asantewaa Boykin (@AsantewaaRN) join us to discuss Ayodele’s performance of Opal in Palmer-Adisa’s Bathroom Graffiti Queen.

Limited Engagement: PianoFight, 1540 Broadway, Oakland
Saturday, March 26 at 8pm and Sunday, March 27 at 6pm