First hour: Candidates for Rochester City Council, part 2
Second hour: Discussing how to honor Indigenous Peoples and Italian heritageWe continue our series of conversations with candidates for Rochester City Council. Our goal is to talk with all interested candidates on the ballot prior to Election Day. This hour, we hear from Jasmin Reggler and Kim Smith about their backgrounds, platforms, and priorities for Rochester. Our guests:
- Jasmin Reggler
- Kim Smith
Then in our second hour, today is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. In Rochester, a committee formed by Italian Americans has been working to determine the best way to honor Indigenous Peoples while maintaining a day of celebration for Italian heritage. Our guests discuss their work:
- Ronnie Pollack, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, Eagle Clan, co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee, and executive director of the Native American Cultural Center
- Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at RIT
- Kathy Castania, co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee, member of the Italian Heritage Committee, and member of the SURJ ROC education committee
