Thairie Ritchie Organizer and Activist asks “Where Do Go From Here?”

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Thairie Ritchie Organizer and Activist asks “Where Do Go From Here?”

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Thairie Ritchie Organizer and Activist asks "Where Do Go From Here?"

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On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, September 23, 2021 Christine Barrington interviews activist, community organizer, and fellow KSQD talk show host Thairie Ritchie about the Community Forum he organized this past weekend at Mission Plaza examining how Santa Cruz meets collective traumas as a community. The event artfully addressed the often hidden racial tensions that impact the region. Join us to hear what inspires this young leader to step forward to take on challenging conversations and advocate for change.

Community Sponsors for the Forum:

Treehouse Dispensary

Housing Matters

Resource Center for Non-Violence

Rise Together Santa Cruz (An initiative through Community Foundation)

Santa Cruz Cares

Fuerza LatinaX

Thairie Ritchie spoke at this years Juneteenth Celebration at the London Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz. (the name has been changed officially from Louden Nelson to London Nelson) If you missed this terrific event, you have the chance to experience it via You Tube.

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Good News Santa Cruz is a show hosted by a collective of women inspired by the peace and social justice mission of WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom). There's 104 years of history behind this show–years of women crossing many nations and facing all kinds of odds to make a world that works better for us all. And this work is still going on, as powerful as ever. Our show brings that story home, here and now, in Santa Cruz, and in real time. We air interviews with local people who are finding real ways out of the mess we're in – with stories, ideas, successes and strategies connecting across issues to achieve systems change. Team Members include: Randa Solick – Educator and Social Justice Activist; Pauline Seales – Educator and climate activist; Nancy Glock-Grueneich – Educator and systems change visionary; Debora Bone – Medical Professional and Social Justice Activist; Christine Barrington – Therapist and Societal Transformation Activist; David Sweet – WILPF member, Retired History Professor and Social Justice Activist; Keisha Frost – CEO, United Way Santa Cruz County.

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