Today we welcome Johanna Weller-Fahy and Ada Allaire, graduate students from the University of Georgia's School of Social Work, to speak about the Social Justice Symposium to be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, Georgia. They answer what is social justice and what can participants expect at the free Symposium.    

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Social Justice Symposium

Rabbi Eric Linder, (Congregation of Children of Israel), Noris Diaz (Farmer's Insurance), and Rev. James Lawson (First AME Church) share with us holiday traditions from their childhoods and their religious backgrounds.  We learn a bit about how our neighbors in Athens and Oconee celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's. 

Holiday Traditions

On this episode we welcome back Athens Chief of Police Cleveland Spruill to give us an update on what’s been happening at the ACCPD and give us some tips on how to be safe this holiday season.  

Update & Keeping Safe with Athens Police Chief Spruill

On this episode we explore a somber topic regarding food scarcity and insecurity in our home town. Our guests include: Eliza Radford McCall, a native South Georgian, who has served as Chief Marketing Officer of Second Harvest of South Georgia since 2013 and Vicky O. Kimbrell, the Georgia Legal Services Program Health and Family Law specialist attorney leading the program's Health and Family Law practice groups. She is the Project Director of GLSP’s Benefits Hotlines and the GLSP Domestic Violence Project.

Food Insecurity and How Georgia Legal Services Can Help

On this episode we invite Donarell Green, Athens defense attorney to join us for a conversation about the role defense attorneys play in our community and to outline some challenges our current criminal legal system is facing.   

What does a Defense Attorney Do? Legal Primer with Donarell Green

Today's special episode focuses on on all things related to Oconee County – our next door, southern neighbor with Maria Caudill and Cassidy Carson Gonzalez. Maria Caudill is married to John Caudill, a professional engineer.  Maria and John have made Georgia home for 34 years and raised their daughter in Oconee County. Maria Caudill has worked in the public sector for state government in Finance and Transportation.  She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.A./Education – History, English & Political Science. Maria Caudill has more than twenty-five (25) years of work experience in the private sector in the planning, development and implementing of engineering support in the area of civil and environmental design and real estate due diligence.  Some projects are part of nationwide community economic development programs.    Cassidy Carson Gonzalez is the former owner/operator of Studio Dance Academy in Athens, GA.  Currently instructing dance and Area Managing Director for Studio Go, Athens-Oconee area. She has been instructing dance for over 25yrs. Cassidy is also current owner/operator of “On Occasion” event planning and consultation. She is an advocate for Project Safe and former instructor in Dancing with the Athens Stars (DWTAS) several times over. Single mother of 12 years to Delaney June Brewer, and recently married to Israel Gonzalez Jr.  She is a native of Oconee County and comes from a long line of entrepreneurs in the Athens and Oconee areas.  

Spotlight on Oconee

Listen in as our guests Suki Janssen, Director of Solid Waste and Stacy Smith, Program Education Specialist, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, discuss all things litter-related in Athens.  Do you know how many tons of garbage we produce every day?  I almost fell off my seat when I heard the answer.  But don't worry - we start with the basics like what exactly is litter, what do you mean by accidental littering, and do we really need to take those little plastic rings off the plastic water bottles?

Keeping our Community Clean and Beautiful

On this episode, Adam Shirley, our resident SPLOST citizen review committee member, comes back to update us on all things related to the SPLOST proposal on the ballot this year.  We will review what is a SPLOST, review the process of how we got the list of projects that are being proposed, and then take a deeper look at some of those projects including the Classic City Arena, Bethal Homes Affordable Housing, renewable energy, and more.

SPLOST Update with Adam Shirley

Shining light on the news and issues that affect us everyday.

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