RadioACTive 07.11.23

  • July 11, 2023
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Black and Brown children are five times more likely to drown than white children. Find out what the Black Physicians of Utah and SL Co Parks & Rec are doing about it. Redistricting lawsuit update. Utah ERA Coalition SpeakOut Speakeasy for the ERA's 100th. Meet Your Maker Spotlight with musician Young Spit, and Eat Drink SLC 2023.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

The League of Women Voters of Utah's Katharine Biele and Mormon Women for Ethical Government's Laura Lewis reported on today's hearing before the Utah Supreme Court regarding the Utah Legislature's motion to dismiss a lawsuit over Utah's congressional district boundaries. To watch today's proceedings, click here. 

  • July 12: Utah Elections in 2023, 6:00-7:00 p.m. online. Event by League of Women Voters of Utah: "LWV Utah hosts a discussion of what to expect in the 2023 elections in Utah. Featuring Robert Gehrke, Government and Politics Reporter, The Salt Lake Tribune; Zoe Nemerver, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah Valley University; Katharine Biele, LWV Utah President; and Katie Dahl, LWV Utah Voter Services Director." For a link to the webinar, click here. 

Speak Out, Speakeasy this Saturday, 6:30 p.m. at Alliance Theater - Utah Arts Alliance at Trolley Square, will celebrate the Centennial of the Equal Rights Amendment. Kelly Jones of the Utah ERA Coalition shared details. 

Celebrating SLC's coming of age as a culinary hotspot with Tracey Thompson, founder of Eat Drink SLC and Board Member of Women of the World, and Kim Angeli, who's helping to produce the 9th annual party this year.

  • SAVE THE DATE: Tickets on sale today for Eat Drink SLC, an annual celebration of SLC eats + drinks happening Sept. 13-14 at Tracy Aviary. To date, Eat Drink SLC has raised more than $75,000 for non-profit organizations. This year's beneficiary is , a nonprofit that empowers forcibly displaced women rebuilding their lives in Utah.

Meet Your Maker with Craft Lake City Founder Angela H. Brown and musician Young Spit, a featured artist at this year's DIY Fest.

  • LISTEN: Young Spit on Soundcloud

  • GO: The 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Fest is Aug. 11-13 at the Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. It is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival, celebrating its 15th Anniversary with more than 350 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors. 

  • Young Spit is originally from Burundi, a landlocked country in east-central Africa, bordering Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. See him on the KRCL Stage at the DIY Fest on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 6:00-6:30 p.m.!

Dr. Richard Ferguson of Black Physicians of Utah and Josh Reusser of SL County Parks & Recreation, two groups working together to save Black children from drowning.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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