Audio Revolution hosts Shawnelle Chavez and Gabe Rima welcome the Santa Fe Indian School’s Spoken Word team into the studio at KSFR, just back from their international trip sharing songs and poems in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Spoken Word Team guests Ariel Antone, Santana Shorty, Clara Natonabah, and Nolan Eskeets talk about their experiences and perform their work. The Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Team is a group of indigenous youth writers who are nationally recognized for their performances of poetry that incorporates Native languages and philosophies. The youth are coached by teacher and writer Tim McLaughlin.

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Posted: January 27th, 2010 under Radio Piece.
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Youth Media Project’s Audio Revolution partners up with Santa Fe High School Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT) members Ariana Maestas, Chloe Wolff, Ashly Ramirez, and Renatta Portillo to shine a spotlight on DWI, youth drinking, and current New Mexico DWI legislation. Guests include SWAT team coordinator Phil Lucero and Senator Peter Wirth. Show hosts Chloe Wolff and Renatta Portillo take listeners through a cascade of teen and adult voices on topics such as youth and drinking, why youth choose NOT to drink, as well as a panel discussion with SWAT members and Senator Wirth about current DWI legislation for the 2010 State Legislature session; spearheaded by Senator Wirth. Audio Revolution ends the show with some serious AND playful narratives by Monte Del Sol Charter School’s Radio Arts students Ethan Parrot, Paul Van Sickle, Toby Winkler, and Lexie McAvinchey.

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Posted: January 11th, 2010 under Radio Piece.
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Santa Fe’s Earth Care International’s Youth Allies teams up with Youth Media Project to produce a compelling and emotional show about consumerism, sweat shops, DIY culture, and Black Friday. Hosts Sienna Sanchez (a Youth Allies and Youth Media Project member) and Conor Cole (Youth Media Project) take us on the journey which includes segments from Youth Allies members about Black Friday at Santa Fe’s local Walmart; consumption and waste at a local high school; a riveting testimonial by a Vietnamese woman imprisoned in a sweat shop (read by Youth Allies member Magaly Campos); DIY culture, and Taoism’s remedy for consumer culture. Contributors include Youth Allies members Magaly Campos, Marcos Campos, Sergio Gonzales, Amanda Martinez, and Camille Chambers. Youth Media Project contributors include Taylor Ramzel and host Conor Cole.

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Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Radio Piece.
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