Archive for the ‘Radio’ Category
The weehouse comes to Linden Hills
A pre-fab house arrives in the neighborhood.
Interview with Gilead author, Marilynne Robinson
Pulitzer Prize winner, Marilynne Robinson, discusses her novel, Gilead, and why she writes.
A refugee camp springs up in Minneapolis
Doctors Without Borders staff educates visitors in an unusual way.
Filed: Minnesota Public Radio, September 27, 2007
Tags: Doctors Without Borders, human rights, MPR, refugee, refugee camp
Filed: Minnesota Public Radio, September 27, 2007 Tags: Doctors Without Borders, human rights, MPR, refugee, refugee campLocal Somalis help educate students in Minnesota, and Kenya
A local non-profit focuses on Somali education at home and abroad.
Torture survivor advocates call for change
A local non-profit marks the 20th anniversary of the International Convention Against Torture.
Filed: Minnesota Public Radio, June 26, 2007
Tags: Center for Victims of Torture, public radio, torture, torture survivors
Filed: Minnesota Public Radio, June 26, 2007 Tags: Center for Victims of Torture, public radio, torture, torture survivorsFarmers’ markets boom across Minnesota
A look at the newest area farmer’s market, Mill City Market.
Young farmer shares new vision for Hmong farming
The trials of one young female Hmong –American dedicated to learning how to farm.
Valerie Kaur’s Search for America after 9/11
Valerie Kaur was shocked when a Sikh man was killed after 9/11 because his assailants mistook his turban as a sign of terrorism. Kaur traveled across the U.S., documenting the experiences of Sikh-Americans after 9/11 through film.