RadioActive: January 15, 2018

MLK's Poor People's Campaign 2018, Black Lives Matter Utah, On Her Shoulders, Speaking Volumes Transforming Hate

Hosted by Lara Jones and Dr. David Derezotes, tonight's show featured:

Michael McLane, Utah Humanities, on Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate, which opens this week at the Springville Museum of Art, 126 E. 400 S., Springville.
- This travelling exhibit showcases the diverse work of more than 30 artists who have transformed thousands of hateful white supremacist books into uplifting works of art. An exhibition from the Montana Human Rights Network - MHRN curated by Katie Knight, Speaking Volumes is brought to Utah by Utah Humanities and is touring in partnership with the Springville Museum of Art and the Ogden's Union Station Foundation, with support from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. The exhibition will be on display at the Springville Museum of Art through June 2, then move to Ogden's Union Station through Labor Day 2018.

Community organizer Lex Scott of Black Lives Matter Utah, which is opening chapters in Ogden, Provo and Cedar City this year.
- Black Lives Matter SLC's next regular bi-weekly meeting will be Jan. 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Church & State, 370 S. 300 E., SLC.
Filmmaker Alexandria Bombach, whose documentary On Her Shoulders will debut at the Sundance Film Festival this month. Screenings:
- Sat. 1/20, 12:30 p.m., Ray, PC
  Sun. 1/21, 3:00 p.m., SLC Library, SLC
  Mon. 1/22, 11:30 a.m., Redstone 7, PC
  Tue. 1/23, 6:00 p.m., Sundance Resort, Provo
  Thu. 1/25, 7:00 p.m., Holiday 4, PC
  Sat. 1/27, 12:30 p.m., Ray, PC
Panel discussion on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Dr. David Derezotes, Dr. David Parker of the Center for Creating Community, Lara Jones and Billy Palmer.

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