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Media Cyphers is a weekly radio show out of Kalamazoo, MI where we discuss local issues, analyze and critique local and national media, cover important organizing in the SW Michigan region, and call out the establishment on its B.S. Listen to us live every Tuesday from 12PM-2PM on 89.1 WIDR or online at widrfm.org.
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Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
We begin our show with some brief words about the recently departed Chris Danek who founded one of Kalamazoo's most well-known "third spaces" in the form of the Fourth Coast Cafe and Bakery.
We spend the first hour on some good news (for once). The Michigan legislature is moving forward on repealing "Right-To-Work" legislation that weakens and de-funds labor unions. They've also expanded the 1973 Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to protect against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. We talk about the ramifications of this legislation at a time of rampant fascist propaganda against the trans community and how some states like Minnesota are going even further to protect trans people in their state.
We look at a story about police brutality in the neighboring state of Ohio and give you updates about the resistance to "Cop City" in Atlanta.
1:00- 4:25 3: R.I.P. Chris Danek- Founder of Fourth Coast
4:25- 22:50 Michigan Legislature Repealing "Right-To-Work"
22:50- 1:00:00 Michigan Passes LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Bill
1:04:00- 1:08:00 Police Brutality in Ohio
1:08:00- 1:21:00 Updates on Cop City Resistance in Atlanta
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
Michigan House Votes to Repeal Right-to-Work, Restore Prevailing Wage
‘It’s about damn time’: Michigan House passes LGBTQ+ civil rights protections bill
Minnesota's Order Makes It One Of The Safest For Trans People Fleeing Criminalizing States
https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/minnesotas-order-makes-it-one-of
Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country
Autopsy Suggests “Cop City” Protester Sitting Cross-Legged, Hands Up, When Shot 14 Times by Police
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/14/cop_city_wrongful_death
"Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism" by bell hooks
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