KUCI: Ask A Leader

Affordable Healthcare, STAT

Dr. Bill Honigman, emergency room physician in Orange County and CA State coordinator for Prgressive Democrats of America returns to the program to examine California's and the nation's prospect for healthcare reform. Details on SB562, sponsored by CA State Senator Ricardo Lara (Long Beach), are available at: http://www.healthycaliforniaact.org/. Details about special forums, including the one on 4/8 2-4 pm at the Garden Grove Community Center are also posted on that website. PDA can be followed at: http://pdamerica.org/.

Genetic Data Five Alarm Fire AND OC Women’s Choir Rocks (The Boat)

Dr. Jay Gargus, UCI professor of human genetics, pediatrics, physiology, and biophysics; informs in clear detail, the hazards that lurk in HR 1313, also known as "Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act." Follow the legislative trail at: http://www.ashg.org/. AAL will follow up with future guests any important developments of this legislation with considerable implications for patient, and the patient's family's privacy. The second guest, Eliza Rubenstein, Director of the Orange County Women's Chorus, will be presenting a stirring program on April 1st and 2nd. She talks about the choir, and the upcoming concert's theme: Rocking The Boat." More details about these and other performances, as well as August auditions are available at: http://www.ocwomenschorus.org/.

United Farm Workers Returns to Building During Uncertain Times

UFW President Arturo Rodriguez, sits down at the Orange County Interfaith Committee To Aid Farm Workers dinner Sunday, talks about how shifts in national leadership and in statewide commerce effect farm workers lives and how the union is addressing it. The UFW is now distributing their red card, "tarjete roja," a brief guide spelling out the rights of undocumented immigrants. http://www.ufw.org/

Sustain OC; A Hub of Innovation

Scott Kitcher, CEO and President of Sustain OC, formerly Clean Tech explains what it going on at this leading edge conservation technology matchmaker, incubator, and and advocate. We'll start calling this trade association the Chamber of Technology, and it's in our backyard. Events and workshops abound at the Cove at the Applied Innovations in UCI's Research and Development Park; information is available at: https://sustainoc.org/.

Science in 2017 AND Live, This Week, at UCI’s School of the Arts

Dr. Shahir Masri, who researches air pollution exposure assessment and epidemiology, reflects on his work and what it looks like to be a scientist in 2017. He pivots between research and activism with public health policy on the line. Follow him at: http://shahirmasri.blogspot.com/. During the second half, Jane Page, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Art (CTSA) director and professor talks about what's on the roster this week around campus: original works at The Brown Bag Theater "Quebrando el Silencio! Breaking the Silence-Latinx Voices," 3/15 9pm Ring Room at the Cross Cultural Center; 3/19 1 pm in the Nixon Theater. Also featured is Works in Progress, a look at collaboration with scientists, presented 3/15, at 12:45 pm at The Little Theater. All locations can be found at: https://communications.uci.edu/documents/pdf/UCI_16_map_campus.pdf; more information about performances at the CTSA is available at: http://www.arts.uci.edu/.

C.I.V.I.C. Minded in Adelanto and Tijuana AND ”Moving Performances: Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage”

It's Immigration Awareness Week at UCI - a good time to bring to these airwaves, UCI history lecturer Tina Shull to talk about her work as a principle activist with Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC). Resources for engaging on behalf of an ever increasing vulnerable sector in our society include: https://www.facebook.com/Madres-y-Familias-Deportadas-en-Accion-895034303955446/, https://www.change.org/p/end-the-quota, http://www.endisolation.org/; as well as Tina's blog https://medium.com/imm-print. The second guest (min 32) is Jeanne Scheper, UCI Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, talks about her recently released book entitled: "Moving Performances: Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage," from Rutgers University Press. She reprises early 20th Century greats: Aida Overton Walker, Loie Fuller, Libby Holman, and Josephine Baker. We let listeners make your own connections with contemporary divas, before you pick up your own copy of the book, available at your independent book dealer or through Rutgers Press.

High Speed Rail Chugs Along in the Sunshine State AND Tesoro Is No Treasure to Wilmington

SoCal regional director of the California High Speed Rail, Michelle Boehm returns to the show for updates on this massive project amidst the competition for infrastructure funding in both CA and the U.S. More information is available at the water cooler source: http://www.cahsrblog.com/ as well as at the official site: http://www.hsr.ca.gov/. (min 33): My second guest is Alicia Rivera, veteran community activist, talking about the imminent expansion proposed for at the Tesoro Refinery in the LA neighborhood of Wilmington. Environmental justice is on the line with the status quo as well as in the future. Deadlines, letter writing materials, updates, and details to arrange for a Toxin Tour are available at: http://www.cbecal.org/, or by reaching Alicia directly: alicia@cbecal.org.

CLUE Sets The Table AND Shiny Objects Trump Policy

Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director of Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) speaks in advance of their 2-22-17 special event "Architects of Justice" to be held 6-9 p.m., at the Temple Beth Shalom 2625 N Tustin Ave. in Santa Ana. Honorees include: Father Arturo Querijero Ferraras; Former Irvine Mayor Beth Krom; and Jennifer Muir Beuthin, general manager of Orange County Employees Association. All the details are available at: http://www.cluejustice.org/. Local CLUE organizers contact information is also available on this website. OC personnel include: Sandra Orega sortega@cluejustice.org and Anaheim rep.Irene Arellano iarellano@cluejustice.org. UCI Professor of political science and rhetoric, Keith Topper (minute 31) takes us to the intersection of propaganda and rhetoric. Key is directing our direction toward policy and away from shiny objects.