RUR brings you: * youth news; * the M20 rally for peace in NYC; * Mayor Bloomberg's high-stakes testing plan for third graders; * a recent study finds higher birth weights after a pesticide ban; * the 25th anniv. of the Three Mile Island Accident
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Host: Nell Producers: Nell, Kat, Ken
1. Intro, Youth News - 8:51 In the news: the findings of Harvard U's Child Well-Being Index, the shocking consequences of Pres. Bush's abstinence-only sex education, growing calls for an academic boycott of Israel, NYPD's admission that it routinely spies on hip-hop artists, and more.
2. March 20 Collage - 3:42 Voices from the streets of NYC on March 20, 2004, as thousands marched for peace one day after the 1-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Featuring an interview with a dissenting, active-duty U.S. soldier. Related coverage: http://www.indymedia.org/en/2004/03/110608.shtml http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/000478.html
3. Bloomberg's Latest Power-Play: High-Stakes Testing for Third Graders - 12:07 Bree from NYCORE (New York Collective of Radical Educators) joins us to deconstruct the idea of social promotion, and Mayor Bloomberg's abuse of authority to push through his high-stakes testing plan for NYC third graders. More info: * NYCORE listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nograde3test/ * Contact Bree about how to get involved with NYCORE or organizational partnerships: breebree@mindspring.com * Time Out From Testing http://www.timeoutfromtesting.org/3gradeabout.php
4. Environmental Health Study: Higher Birth-Weights After Insecticide Ban - 7:44 More info: "Study Shows Benefits to Newborns From Federal Ban on Home Use of Two Insecticides" http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/04/03/babies.html
5. The 25th Anniv. of the 3 Mile Island Accident - 20:15 Producer Ken Gale from Eco-logic joins us to talk about the dangers of nuclear power and more, just two days before the 25th anniversary of the Three Mile Island Accident. More info: * Eco-Logic http://www.wbai.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=400&Itemid=42 * Three-Mile Island http://www.besafenet.com/nuclear.htm
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