This page features a list of upcoming rallies and grassroots resources curated by KRCL’s RadioACTive team. Featured events ≠ endorsement. Information adapted and abridged from public listings posted by organizers. All times Mountain unless otherwise indicated. Check with the organizer for the latest info on rallies and resources in this list. *******Many events are held by organizations seeking donations or raising funds for their causes. KRCL neither vets nor endorses them, so be sure to follow best practices when evaluating such requests, consult your own advisors, and proceed at your own risk.*******
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Wednesday, March 27:
Food Justice: Approaches for Building Sustainable & Equitable Food Systems, 6:00–8:00 p.m. at Hardware Apartments, 455 W. 200 N., SLC. Event by Food Justice Coalition: "Join Food Justice Coalition for a captivating event across medicine, policy, sustainability, and urban agriculture to discuss food justice. Our panel discussion will begin at 6:45 p.m. Panelists include Dr. Erica Baiden, BPOU Vice President, MD University of Utah IOC; Ashley Cleveland, Senior Policy Advisor, Outdoor Auntie, Cleveland Consulting; Darren Parry, Former Chairman Shoshone Nation, Environmental Humanities Professor; Soni Sheig, Farm Manager & SFI Program Coordinator; and Jeanette Padilla Vega (moderator), President/CEO Food Justice Coalition." For tickets, click here.
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Monday, April 1:
Westminster Concert Series Presents Master of the Sarod, Alam Kahn, 7:30–10:00 p.m. at Vieve Gore Concert Hall Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, Westminster University, SLC. "Renowned sarod musician Alam Khan will be featured in an evening of North Indian classical ragas. Audiences will delight in his incredible virtuosity and artistry. The son of the legendary sarod player Ali Akbhar Khan, Alam performs and teaches at the Ali Akbar College of Music and tours internationally. This is a not-to-be missed concert of classical North Indian music: on display will be an incredible array of complex rhythms (talas) joined together with a multitude of effects and modes in works called ragas inspired by everything from the time of day, the seasons, to emotional reflections. Alam’s visionary performance of North Indian classical sarod playing, accompanied by the Indian drum tabla player Indranil Mallick, is not to be missed bridging past to present. https://alamkhan.com/media."
Deadline for Craft Lake City D-I-Y Festival Applications: At the 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Monday, April 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. MST. Start your application and check out our scholarship options today!
Thursday, April 4:
Utah’s Airpocalypse: Ozone, Inversions, Wildfires, & Dust, 11a-2p at Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., SLC. Event by the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake: "Join us for the 31st State of the Community Luncheon on April 4, 2024. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Brian Moench, Executive Director, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. Dr. Moench has extensive experience in anesthesia, environmental activism, and public health education. He was nominated as a 'Champion of Change' by the Obama Administration for his work on global warming." To register and learn more, click here.
Friday, April 5:
UndocuHistory in Utah, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Salt Lake Community College, Student Event Center of Taylorsville Redwood Campus, asdf. "Come learn about the history of transnational migration as well as the history of immigration in Utah! Join us as we highlight the successes and past and present challenges of the undocumented and immigrant community seeking asylum."
Friday, April 12:
Dignity March Exhibit “Invisible No More” -- Opening Reception + Dream Center Art Unveiling, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at West Valley Center, 3460 S. 5600 W., West Valley City. "Join us in commemorating the largest Dignity March in Utah through a photo-documentary exhibit called 'Invisible No More,' depicting the actors, motives, and accomplishments of the march. The opening reception will also have an art installation unveiling at the SLCC Dream Center created by Beto Conejo."
Fri-Sat, April 12–13:
11th Annual National Pacific Island Violence Prevention. "Co-presented by the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center of San Mateo and Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources. Join us for 2 days of education, discussion, healing, and communal problem-solving. This year’s theme is 'Building Resilience and Reclaiming Power in the Pasifika Community' with programming and exercises focused on exploring our Pasifika community’s capacity to bounce back from adversity and setbacks while regaining control over one's circumstances by embracing resilience and actively reclaiming personal agency, individuals can navigate obstacles, learn from setbacks to emerge stronger and more empowered." For tickets, click here.
Saturday, April 13:
Opening reception for Stay Salty, Lakefacing Stories Exhibit, time TBD @ Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 E. 400 S., SLC. "Join us to celebrate the opening of the Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories exhibit and podcast launch! Hear from local creators and storytellers who made the project possible, and share your own Great Salt Lake story at a storytelling booth. More details to come!" Exhibit runs through June 1.
Weaving Communities & Making Connections Pow Wow, 11a-10:30p at Jon M. Huntsman Center, 1825 E South Campus Dr., SLC. Event by U of U American Indian Resource Center, American Indian Student Leadership at SLCC and The Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake: "Our vision for this event is inspired by the ties and interconnection we share across the valley. With this year’s Pow Wow taking place at the John M. Huntsman Center Arena, we invite each of you to rejoice and celebrate the connections that embrace us all. The University of Utah Pow Wow is an opportunity for tribal members throughout the Intermountain West to meet and honor the cultural and religious practices of their communities. Master of Ceremonies: Bart Powaukee. Arena Director: Eric Watchman. Host Drum: Indian Hill. Head Woman: Nizhoni Guthrie. Head Man: Orrion Snyder. Grand Entries at 12p & 6p." For more details, click here.
Friday, April 19:
Last day of "We're just doing this" - Joseph Adams & Brian Kershisnik 30th Anniversary Exhibition @ Art Access, 230 S. 500 W., #110, SLC. "Join Art Access for the celebration of 30 years of collaborative creation between Utah artists Joseph Adams and Brian Kershisnik! Exhibition open to the public during Art Access business hours: Tuesdays 1-6 pm, Wednesdays 9-2 pm, Thursdays 1-6pm."
Fri-Sat, April 19-20:
2024 Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids at the Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1825 W., West Jordan. Event by Utah Film Center: "This mini festival experience will offer films, activities, and workshops for kids of all ages. We're teaming up with the County Library for this 13th annual festival taking place at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan. Tumbleweeds is the Mountain West’s longest-running international, independent film festival that is centered on stories about young people from around the world. Learn more at tumbleweedskids.org."
Saturday, April 20:
Saline Symposium & Celebration, 1:00-4:30 p.m. at Salt Lake Center for Science Education, 1400 Goodwin Ave., SLC. Event by Youth Coalition GSL: "Learn more about the crisis facing Great Salt Lake from youth and adult leaders and discover many ways to get involved to help. Join in a joyous and fun celebration of Great Salt Lake and the life she sustains through music, poetry, dance, and film." Event is FREE with registration.
Tuesday, April 30:
The Salt Lake County Health Department's 2024 Climate & Health Symposium, 9:30a-4:00p @ The Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1825 W., West Jordan. "Join us for an engaging and informative event focused on the intersection of climate change and public health! This in-person gathering will bring together experts, professionals, and enthusiasts from various fields to discuss the impacts of climate change on human health. In-person attendance will be provided snacks and a taco bar lunch with a vegetarian option."
Saturday, May 11:
Wasatch Community Gardens' Spring Plant Sale, 8a-1p at Rowland Hall-St Mark's School, 720 S. Guardsman Way, SLC. Rowland Hall-St Mark's School. "We know there are plenty of local plant sales this time of year so why shop WCG's Spring Plant Sale? Our sale features more than 45,000 food-growing plants raised from seed by participants of our Job Training Program serving women facing homelessness. These seedlings are grown with the utmost care at our certified organic Green Phoenix Farm. In other words, when you shop our Spring Plant Sale, you'll gift your garden with healthy plant starts while also helping us work toward our vision of a community where everyone has access to healthy, local food."
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Featuring KRCL History Committee Co-Chairs Barb Guy and Chris Rohrer. Call 801-359-9191 during the show and donate to keep KRCL blooming!
READ MORELive at Mestizo Coffee House. More true tales from the agrihood with Green Phoenix Farm, Stagl Organics, and Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers. Plus, live music from Pepper Rose and DAve Crespo, and Better Days' She Started It artists.
READ MORERadioACTive the Talanoa Way, with Stephanie Mahina. We celebrate Womxn's empowerment through writing with Kati Lewis of the SLCC Community Writing Center and Marcie Young-Cancino with Amplify Utah. Then we empower healthy families with Tima Clawson of the Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition. We talanoa with Jakey Siolo of PIK2AR and the upcoming Pacific Island Violence Prevention Conference.
READ MORERadioACTive talks with former SLC mayor, UT lawmaker Jackie Biskupski and attorney Laura Gray about The Fight for Family Project. Author Kathryn Aalto on the real-life forest that inspired the natural world of Winnie the Pooh. Plus, Gifts for Good with the Utah Food Bank, and a Storybook Wonderland.
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