AUGUST 2010


MUSIC OF NEW YORK PART 1
Rock 'n Roots Edition with Tom Boyd & Ann Sternberg

As Initiative Radio closes out its' third season, guest hosts Tom Boyd and Ann Sternberg present a two part salute to Initiative Radio's and Rock 'n Roots' hometown of New York City. In classic Rock 'n Roots style, listeners will be treated to a few decades worth of music made famous by artists who came to the Big Apple to secure their place in musical history.

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ANTHONY PAPA
Drug Policy Alliance

ANTHONY PAPA is an artist, writer, noted advocate against the War on Drugs and co-founder of the Mothers of the New York Disappeared. His opinion pieces about the drug war have appeared in news sources across the country; he's a frequent public speaker and college lecturer on his art and criminal justice issues and he is currently a communications specialist for Drug Policy Alliance in New York City.

In the early 2Ks there was a great deal of mainstream media attention and celebrity participation from the likes of Sting, George Soros and Russell Simmons in the Drug Policy Alliance's campaign to repeal the outdated Rockefeller Drug Laws, which subjected frist-time, non-violent drug offenders to lengthy or even lifetime prison sentences. In spite of the lull in media buzz around the issue these days, advocates like Anthony Papa remain vigilant in their commitment to repeal Rockefeller.

On today's show Anthony shares his personal experince serving twelve years at Sing Sing prison in upstate New York, for carrying a small amount of narcotics and how discovering his artistic talent for painting while in lockup eventually led him to freedom and a life of great purpose.

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ROBERT CORDERO
Executive Director, CitiWide Harm Reduction

CitiWide Harm Reduction is an organization that is committed to improving the health and social and economic status of active drug users who are homeless or at risk of being homeless in New York City. In a safe and supportive, non-judgmental, participant-led community, CitiWide offers a variety of outreach services and care to homeless and low-income drug users living with and at risk for HIV-AIDS.

Chicago native Robert Cordero meets up with Angela at CitiWide's offices in the Bronx, NY to explain the public health benefits of providing clean syringes to intravenous drug users and how taking a harm reduction approach in our personal lives and when dealing with society's most vulnerable and marginalized communities, can have long-term positive effects on society as a whole.

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