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A conversation with two key organizers of the UC Santa Cruz conference "Dig In: Cultivating Inclusive Approaches to Food Justice," (held on March 2, 2018). Dr. Linnea Beckett (Food Justice Coordinator, Colleges Nine and Ten, UCSC) and Chris Lang (Environmental Studies Graduate Student, UCSC) addressed the meaning of food justice, discussed racism and racial dynamics in the vegan movement, and what the process and practice of decolonizing food means to them.

TJ Demos is a Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Culture at UC Santa Cruz, and he is the Founder and Director of its Center for Creative Ecologies. He writes widely on the intersection of contemporary art, global politics, and ecology and discussed his latest book called Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today (Sternberg Press, 2017). He addressed the meaning of Anthropocene and neoliberal sustainability, and spoke about his views about the future of the environmental justice movement today.  

Carol from KZSC's Test of Time interviews legendary jazz drummer Billy Cobham.  Acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Cobham has recorded with many great jazz bands of our era.  From his work with Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to his innovative solo career, Cobham continues to push the boundaries of jazz. Hear Cobham speak about his current Crosswinds Project, the inspiration behind the songs, and why he's returning to this early body of work.

KZSC News ~ 08 Mar 2018 Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrezas talks homeless relocation Police body cams mandated in San Benito County and Santa Cruz City Interview with Movement For Housing Justice UCSC and residents debate growth vs. sustainability goals More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 01 Mar 2018 Queer Fashion Show Funds Mural As Activism Financial Soul Searching In Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County's priorities vary greatly by region UC Santa Cruz laborers protest for solidarity More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 08 Feb 2018 Updates on office of UC Santa Cruz President Hepatitis A Outbreak in Monterey County Save Our Shores protests possible oil drilling UC Santa Cruz Workers' Union protests More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 15 Feb 2018 UCSC Chancellor speaks on undocumented student issues Santa Cruz City Council votes on rent freeze Highlights from Martin Luther King Convocation More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 22 Feb 2018 Immigration issues update (Ari Shiell) Trump attempts to defund earthquake warning system  UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly meets with Chancellor Blumenthal  (Daniel Martinez) More online at kzsc.org  

In this episode, we discuss our narrow options when it comes to who is considered authentic and inauthentic hip-hop. Since hip-hop has been heavily dominated by the survival driven, hyper-masculine, straight black male, our mold for who is authentic only accommodates those who identify as such. Anyone else outside of that is considered "wack." I want to discuss what this means for black representations, how we got here, and what we can do to broaden the scope of black bodies and voices we see and hear in hip-hop.

Dr. Patricia de Santana Pinho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of several publications on blackness, whiteness, racism, and forms of resistance to racism in Brazil, including Mama Africa: Reinventing Blackness in Bahia (Duke University Press, 2010). Her latest book, Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil (University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming 2018), examines the construction of black transnational solidarity within the geopolitical context of the black diaspora. Pinho is a native of Salvador, Bahia and has a PhD in Social Sciences from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil. She spoke about the current political situation and unrest in Brazil.

Dr. Emily Haozous was a 1995 graduate of UC Santa Cruz's Porter College and earned her BA in music. She earned her MSN and PhD from Yale University School of Nursing and is currently an Associate Professor and Regent’s Professor at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing. Dr. Haozous discussed her cancer research focused on improving symptom management and cancer outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Dr. Haozous works from a social justice lens to address issues of health inequities in indigenous communities. She is a member of the Chiricahua Fort Sill Apache Tribe and is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She will be the keynote speaker for the American Indian Health Symposium, called “Hearts, Minds, and Futures” at UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 10, 2018.

Dr. Felicity Amaya Schaeffer is Chair and Associate Professor of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a return guest, discussing the 1-year anniversary of the Women's Marches, the emergence of the #metoo movement, and her assessment of the challenges from 2017 under the Trump Administration.

KZSC News ~ 25 Jan 2018 Voices From the Santa Cruz Women's March (Max Ryan) Santa Cruz resolution on Ecuadorian oil imports (Quinn Edmonson) Possible challenge to offshore oil drilling in California (Daniel Martinez) More online at kzsc.org Max Ryan Quinn Edmonson

KZSC News ~ 18 Jan 2018 ICE planning immigration enforcement actions in Northern California (Daniel Martinez) NAACP March in Santa Cruz on MLK Day (Daniel Wootan) Food justice commentary ahead of eco-farming Conference (Lani B) UC Santa Cruz's Long Range Development Plan aims for 28,000 student enrolment (Anna Rose) More online at kzsc.org

Chicago blues musician, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, spoke with Carol from the Test of Time. Clearwater talks about the Chicago blues scene, his Cherokee heritage, and the good fortune of his first headdress. At 83, Clearwater shows no sign of slowing down.  He's working on songs for a new album and planning a European tour this year.  

Dr. Ashwini Tambe is an Associate Professor of Women's Studies at University of Maryland-College Park. She has recently been writing about the #metoo movement. We discussed the precursors to this public outcry about sexual harassment, abuse, and violence; what it means to survivors/victims to be living through this moment; and how we should understand the circle of complicity that has emboldened this behavior. We also reflected on what it means to have a US president in office with accusations of sexual harassment and assault and about the crowdsourced survey created by Dr. Karen Kelsky regarding sexual harassment in academia. Articles written by Dr. Ashwini Tambe: Speculation about the "why?" question Analytical piece answering the "what" question Blog by Dr. Karen Kelsky, posted on Jan. 1, 2018 on the Chronicle of Higher Education: When Will We Stop Elevating Predators?

Headlines: Alaskan power microgrids, Meteorologist reports on climate change, a CAT scan of the Earth, New tech beams heat into space. Stories: Wildfire insurance gets expensive, hard to find; Pushback against Measure Z in Monterey; Children's climate lawsuit argued in SF court; Californians push back against Trump oil expansion. More at newsfromoutdoors.org  

KZSC News ~ 11 Jan 2018 Offshore oil drilling in California possibly to be expanded (Jordan Penland) Monterey County group fights to oust oil drilling and fracking (Ty Goering) Santa Cruz County Supervisor details 2018 priorities (Daniel Wootan) More online at kzsc.org

Download episode Listen in as we chat and hear music by Mele'uhane, coming from Kona, on Hawai'i island; Keikilani Lindsey, the dad, with sons Leo and Kaneala. Living the life of traveling musicians, they are on the mainland touring in support of their newest CD, Anaspond. In addition to the laughter-filled interview, you'll hear the instrumental that honors the voyaging canoe Hokule'a,  the sweet harmonies of "Na Na Na," plus the rascal blues-inflected jokey "Sugar Honey Iced Tea." The fellas echo a reggae feeling on "Malama Ka 'Aina," a composition in Hawaiian, reminding us to take care, Malama, our World, the 'aina. Mele'uhane played at Pono Hawaiian Grill on Friday, January 5th at 6:30 pm.

Carrie Kahn is an award-winning NPR foreign correspondent. In this interview, she discussed the challenges of reporting about natural disasters and the bravery of local journalists in Latin America who risk their lives to provide the news. She provided an update on the rebuilding efforts in Mexico (from 2017 earthquakes) and Haiti (from 2010 earthquake). She also discussed the recent removal of Temporary Protective Status for Haitians living in the US and the kinds of devastating effects this may have for families in Haiti who rely on remittances.