First hour: Carbon fee and dividend
Second hour: Previewing the Sankofa Evening of Theatre and Jazz Fest
We discuss carbon fee and dividend: what it is, how it works, who supports it, and the impact it would have on climate change and the economy. Our guests:
- Tim McGowan, founder and co-leader of Citizens' Climate Lobby of Rochester
- Abigail McHugh-Grifa, co-leader of Citizens' Climate Lobby of Rochester
- Mark Reynolds, executive director of the national Citizens' Climate Lobby
In our second hour, we preview the ninth annual Sankofa Evening of Theatre and Jazz Fest, which kicks off this weekend at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center. The event celebrates the work of emerging and established African American playwrights. We'll discuss the themes of some of the plays and the impact of the festival on art and the community. Our guests:
- Kevin Hicks, communications director for the Sankofa Festival
- Anne Thompson-Scretching, featured artist and playwright of Four Men On A Couch
- Gary DeWitt Marshall, director of Four Men On A Couch
- Grace Flores, playwright of Now & Then
- Jahaka Mindstorm, playwright of My People Perish
