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During Philadelphia Student Union's summer leadership program, Building A Youth Movement, students hit the streets to ask people their opinions about public education. Along the way they talked to college students, third grade girls, adults who attended private school, a mother with young children, parents of high school students, and other Philadelphians--- all of whom had strong opinions about the state of our city's public schools. Listen and see if you agree with what these Philly residents had to say.
 

 
Cada día el acceso al internet se vuelve más necesario para los quehaceres diarios, sea pagar una cuenta o postular para un trabajo. Además, el internet puede ser una herramienta poderosa para comunicar nuestras historias y vencer el aislamiento de nuestras luchas. 
 
¿Pero quién controla el internet? Actualmente las grandes compañías proveedoras de servicio quieren cobrar más para el acceso. Al mismo tiempo, no está claro cual agencia del gobierno tiene la autoridad para regular la red. 
 

On this episode of Labor Justice Radio:
+SEIU members fight for fair treatment in Delaware
+Philly responds to city budget cuts
+Queer immigrants talk about repression and resistance
+Day laborers speak about their right to work
+Music and local news

I am certain that project based learning is one of the best ways for young people to learn. My experiences with the West Philly Hybrid X-Team and Philadelphia Student Union have taught me this.

On this show:

• Picture the Homeless organizes for the right to housing in NYC
• PSU brings students together for a nonviolent 'flash mob'
• Students stand in solidarity with Temple nurses & techs
• Temple University Health System tries to limit college access for nurses' kids
• Plus music and local education news

This show was hosted by Greg Jordan-Detamore & Shania Morris. Dan
Jones engineered.

On April 8th, the Philadelphia Student Union, along with the Unified Taxi Workers Alliance and Media Mobilizing Project, went to the front lines of the Temple nurses strike to show support and stand with picketing PASNAP members. Justin Carter, a member of PSU and a senior at West Philadelphia HS, spoke to the crowd about the connections between students' struggles & nurses' struggles. He called attention to the problems with the 'gag clause' that Temple is trying to put on nurses, saying, "Just like students have the right to speak out about the conditions in our schools, nurses have the right to speak out about the working conditions in their hospitals."

This month's show features: Youth artists & organizers create an album to tackle the drop-out crisis; Kansas City students see half of their public schools shut down; Highlights from PSU's official launch of the Campaign for Non-violent schools; West Philadelphia High students put forward their hopes & concerns for the Rennaissance 'turnaround' of their school; Plus music & other education news.

Student leaders speak about how Philadelphia Student Union has affected their lives and their futures, in this youth-produced radio piece. Zakia Royster, Lawrence Jones Mahoney & Khalif Dobson talk about how they became part of this youth-led organization and how their identity as organizers and their sense of purpose has been shaped through their work with PSU.
 

Low power FM radio stations have saved lives during Hurricane Katrina, put indigenous languages on the air, and developed youth, women, and elders into leaders in their communities.  Big broadcasters kept low power FM from most American cities – but communities struggled to bring these stations to everyone.

Broadcasting from Germantown Philadelphia to the world, tune in for MMP Radio Network News Breaks on G-Town Radio.

This week, Labor Justice Radio and On Blast! started contributing news breaks to the Germantown based internet radio station. The breaks will play on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon & 5pm, and are available online.