| MMP News Breaks This Week (08/29/10) |
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G-town Radio is proud to present news breaks from the Media Mobilizing Project. You will hear new pieces each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays (noon & 5 PM). This week's On Blast segment asks What's the Biggest Problem with Philadelphia Public Schools? During PSU's summer leadership program, Building A Youth Movement (BAYM), students hit the streets to ask people their opinions about public education in Philly. There were a lot of different thoughts about the problems and the solutions for our school district. Students took these answers and created this Vox Pop. Listen and see if you agree with what Philly residents had to say. Carina Flaherty, Tatiana Griffin and Dan Jones recorded and produced this piece. Labor Justice Radio this week features a piece called Nutter's Firestation Brown-Out Policy Claims a Life. After a tragic fire near 55th & Sansom (West Philadelphia) took the life of a 12 year old named Frank Marasco, neighbors and firefighters gathered for a vigil in front of the home. Those who spoke at the vigil blamed Mayor Nutter's 'brown-out' policy for the firefighters' unnecessarily long response time. The policy, which involves temporarily closing fire stations around the city, was part of Nutter's plan to cut the city budget. Though Engine 57 is located only blocks from Frank Marasco's home, it had been shut down the evening of the fire, as part of the 'brown-out' policy. |
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