The Rhode Island International Film Festival gets underway this week, running until the 15th of August.
In The Spotlight
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The End of Abuse
Gloria Greenfield helps undocumented victims of domestic abuse break free from their abusers and get legal status, all without being a lawyer.
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Working in a Rhode Island hospital does not require a COVID-19 vaccination – yet
Rhode Island’s major hospital systems are continuing to encourage – but not mandate – vaccinations against COVID-19 for its employees. But that could change in the wake of rising infections driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant and growing pressure from health professional associations recommending mandatory vaccinations for health care workers to […]
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The Power of Radio
Tony Mendez co-founded Rhode Island’s first 24/7 Spanish-language radio station, Poder 1110, in 1995. He talks with host Ana González about how radio has empowered the latinx community in Rhode Island to become civically engaged.
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Abue!
Intergenerational conversations within immigrant families are complicated by differences in language, experience, and the trauma of immigration. Ana sits down with playwright Jenny Sánchez to see how she worked through her own family’s immigration story with her virtual, Spanish-language play, Abue!
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Underrepresented in Medicine
Gisel Bello is a 4th-year medical student and the host of You Are Med, a podcast that unpacks what it means to be underrepresented in medicine.
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Palestinian Diaspora, Identity, and Hope
Professor Beshara Doumani gives new context to the relationship between Israel and Palestine and speaks about what it means to be Palestinian in a world that denies your very existence.
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Therapy in two worlds
A conversation with therapist Sandra Victorino LMHC about her life and the complexities and benefits of treating mental health from a bicultural perspective.
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God Talks To An Agnostic
A conversation with playwright and director Don Mays, who has created a space for a theatrical examination of Christianity in Black and brown communities with his latest audio play.
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Indelibly Alien
Asian Americans are seen as perpetual “aliens” in this country. Professor Robert Lee explains how that leads to violence.
