Somos Scholarships, Dreamers + More!

  • April 9, 2024
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Plus, Palestine Film Series, and the latest Rocky Mountain Community Radio Roundup.

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

Ciriac Alvarez and Claudia Loayza of the Utah Somos Foundation, which provides scholarships & networking resources to Latino & Hispanic students.

  • April 25: Utah Somos Foundation Scholarship Gala, 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Ken Garff University Club, 463 S. 1400 E., SLC. Event by Utah Somos Foundation: "An evening dedicated to celebrating the brilliance of Latino/Hispanic students in Utah. Thank you to all those who applied and we congratulate our 2024-2025 scholarship recipients! Your Presence Matters. Your attendance at the Somos Scholarship Foundation Gala is more than an evening of celebration; it is an opportunity to invest in the dreams and aspirations of our future leaders. Together, we can empower, uplift, and inspire the brilliance within each and every Latino and Hispanic student we serve." Attire: Black Tie/Formal. For tickets, click here. 

Brenda Santoyo, Dream Center Manager @ Salt Lake Community College. Check out their events for Undocu Month here.

  • The Bruin Dreams Scholarship is a private scholarship made possible by generous donations from SLCC faculty, staff, students, and community members around the greater Salt Lake area who are dedicated to the educational success of students who are undocumented, seeking asylum, or applying for or granted TPS in the United States. Students can apply every semester and receive the scholarship multiple times. For more details, click here. 

A special screening of the Palestinian films Fatenah and Where Should the Birds Fly is set for April 23 at the UoU's Olpin Student Union. RadioACTive learns more from Dalia Salloum of Arabs in Utah; Emily Mkrtichian, a filmmaker and professor at the University of Utah; and filmmaker Amanda Madden. To reserve a seat, click here.

Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) is a coalition of non-commercial radio stations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah (including KRCL), and Wyoming. Tonight we shared the latest RMCR Roundup, featuring the following stories from member stations:

  • An experimental forest in Fraser, Colorado (KFFR)

  • How two Utah lesbians used "straight law" + grassroots politics to fight for queer families in Utah (KRCL)

  • A poem from Colorado's new poet laureate (KGNU)

  • The "Friendship Ball," a prom that promotes inclusivity (Aspen Public Radio)

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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