RadioActive: November 20, 2017

Legislative Update, DRAC Acts Up, PANDOS Ready to Rally, The Road Forward for Native American Civil Rights

Hosted by Lara Jones and Billy Palmer, tonight's show featured:

Nickie Nelson, League of Women Voters of Utah, reports back on lawmakers’ interim committee meetings that focused on voting issues.
Jerry and Hannah Costley and Psarah Johnson of the Disabled Rights Action Committee of Utah, which has secured a sit down meeting with Speaker of the Utah House Greg Hughes. On the agenda: full expansion of Medicaid.
Carol Surveyor of PANDOS and the Utah League of Native American Voters talks about the groups’ involvement in the upcoming Rally Against Trump’s Monumental Mistake, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the rotunda of the Utah Capitol.
The Road Forward, a musical documentary that records the history of First Nations activism in British Columbia from the 1930s to today. Guests included:
- Patrick Hubley of the Utah Film Center, which presents a free screening of The Road Forward on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. at The City Library, 201 E. 400 S., SLC.
- Ute Storyteller and filmmaker/producer Larry Cesspooch, who will lead a panel discussion after the film.
- A 2018 candidate for Utah Congressional District 2, Carol Surveyor joined the conversation. As part of her work with PANDOS, she’s also involved in a new campaign on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

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