News and issues important to Bellingham, WA, and the Pacific Northwest
C2Cs Rosalinda Guillen
EP 209 International Women’s Day all-woman roundtable: Women activists Rosalinda Guillen, Elizabeth Darrow, Malora Christensen and Catherine Chambers on women as leaders of movements, women fighting together, the history of IWD and how we are evolving to fight in the current climate. Listen now
EP 208 Bellingham Police Chief David Doll on I-940, WA State’s Initiative to change how officers who have fatally shot state citizens are prosecuted. Also: jails, funding, the meaning of “community policing” and his vision for the future of the Bellingham Police Department. Listen now
Bellingham Schools Rally and Walkout leaders Mehar Singh and Maggie Davis-Bower share their powerful voices on the day of the rally. Activist and mother, Liz Darrow joins the discussion.
Listen to Mehar’s rally speech here.
Listen to Adam Carlson’s rally speech here.
State Senate Candidate Pinky Vargas gives us her take on key issues in the legislative session, and L&I finds Sarbanand not guilty in the death of Honesto Silva Ibarra. Rosalinda Guillen responds on behalf of immigrant rights advocates.
Gerry Ebalaroza Tunnell on the Let’s Talk Workshop, and why “Stretching Our Edges on Race and Privilege” is more important than ever. And we feature the recent 40th LD Town Hall where Representatives Kris Lytton and Jeff Morris discussed their legislative priorities and responded to constituent concerns.
Guest Hosts Liz Darrow and Michael Vendiola. Issues: WA State’s stronger DACA, Initiative 990 may change laws around police prosecution. Bellingham Tent Encampments, Hirst, Loot Boxes.
State Senator Kevin Ranker on carbon emissions and his actions to preserve education and the environment. WA Leg/Budget update And Immigration and Customs Enforcement targets local leader Maru Mora Villalponda for deportation. Liz Darrow and Edgar Franks join the hosts.
Barbara Rofkar
Ep. 202 Longtime local activist and human rights leader Barbara Rofkar on the Martin Luther King Jr. Conference, the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, and why this year it’s more important than ever to fight for human rights. WA Leg and Carbon Tax Initiative, and the future of public fiber optics, and interview with Jon Humphrey. Listen here
Dave Willingham, Galen Herz, and CNN Engineer Devlin Sweeney
EP 201 Guest-Host Galen Herz, Co-Founder of the Bellingham Tenants Union joins the crew to discuss the Motel 6 privacy violations of thousands of people with “Latino sounding names,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s charges and safe, affordable housing for all.
Smak i’ya’
EP 148 On an Inclusive Native American Curriculum. Michael Vendiola, Office of Native Education Director at Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Smak i’ya’ , Ferndale Public Schools Lummi Language Instructor, talk about Washington State education and the Native American “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum. Smak i’ya’ on teaching and preserving the Lummi Language.