First hour: RASE Commission chairs discuss the recent RASE report
Second hour: Candidates for Rochester City Council, part 1We welcome the chairs of the RASE Commission. The commission recently released its final report, detailing a variety of ways that Rochester and Monroe County can address racial any quality. Some of those ideas are economic, while others focus on policing and other areas. The commissioners are hoping that their report is the catalyst for change. Our guests:
- Bill Johnson, co-chair of the RASE Commission, and former mayor of Rochester
- Muhammad Shafiq, co-chair of the RASE Commission, executive director of the Brian and Jean Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, and professor of Islamic and religious studies at Nazareth College
Then in our second hour, we talk with candidates for Rochester City Council. Nearly 20 candidates have signed petitions to run for five open at-large seats. We aim to talk with all of them over the next several weeks. It's an opportunity to hear from the candidates about their platforms and priorities for office, and for listeners to ask them questions. Our guests:
- Luis Aponte
- Kim Smith
- Alex White
