Jessica Bartholow, Legislative Analyst for Western Center on Law and Poverty, talks about the indignity of hunger and poverty, not only on the poor and hungry, but on the communities which allow the hunger and poverty to happen. The statewide lifetime ban on receipt of CalWORKs cash benefits and food stamps (CalFRESH) for people who are convicted of drug felonies diminishes job opportunities and increases hunger and poverty. Thjis ban will be repealed in California effective April 1, 2015.
Afripeace Chico: Pleasant Valley high school student Raina Johnson and Butte College student Skylar Johnson and their Afripeace Advisor Pam Bodnar talk about their experiences in Ethiopia last summer on the most recent peace-building mission to African countries.
Janet Cheatham Bell, author, scholar, essayist. Author of Not All Poor People are Black and other things we need to think more about. Her collection of essays shows how we all can help each other to make things better.
"Collectively, we hold the power to change things, but first, we have to recognizie and claim our power."
