Congratulations to our Fall 2008 graduates of the Community News Production Institute!
We welcome ten new members to our CNPI reporting team and look forward to the stories they will share from their communities in the future! This graduating class included members these New York City-based community organizations: Families for Freedom, Make the Road-New York, Picture the Homeless, Adhikaar, Juventud Ecuatoriana, and N.I.C.E. Instructors for this year were especially excited to begin our first CNPI class en Español.
- Produced by: Julia Paul, Ravi Ragbair, Janis Rosheuvel
- Title: Immigrant Jailhouse Lawyers Help Fellow Prisoners With Their Cases
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/Immigrant Jailhouse Lawyers Help Fellow Prisoners With Their Cases{/mp3}DOWNLOAD “Immigrant Jailhouse Lawyers Help Fellow Prisoners With Their Cases”Immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the private prison system, but they often have the least access to legal counsel. With few legal options, many turn to fellow prisoners for help with their cases. CNPI reporters, Julia Paul, Ravi Ragbair and Janis Rosheuvel of Families for Freedom explore how these jailhouse lawyers can be a lifeline for those fighting deportation and criminal convictions.
- Produced by: Rushil Shakya
- Title: Nepali Immigrants Find Support in New York City
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/Nepali Immigrants Find Support in New York City{/mp3}DOWNLOAD “Nepali Immigrants Find Support in New York City”Back in Nepal, one’s Maiti is where the support structure is. Here in a
foreign land, that structure doesn’t exist. To help fill the gap, Adhikaar,
has been running English classes for adult women. As CNPI member Rushil
Shakya reports, the women coming to these classes have found their
Maiti..
- Produced by: Florence Wapimewah
- Title: A D-Minus for Mayoral Control of Schools in NYC
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/A D-Minus for Mayoral Control of Schools in NYC{/mp3}DOWNLOAD “A D-Minus for Mayoral Control of Schools in NYC”Many New Yorkers who oppose Mayor Bloomberg’s recent move to run for a
third term in office say they are concerned about the fate of public
schools if he stays in office and retains mayoral control of the school
system. CNPI reporter Florence Wapimewah has this report.
- Produced by: Rob Robinson
- Title: South Bronx Rejects Mayors Plan for New Jail
- Year: 2008
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{mp3remote}CNPI/South Bronx Rejects Mayors Plan for New Jail{/mp3remote}DOWNLOAD: “South Bronx Rejects Mayors Plan for New Jail”A proposal to build a new jail in the nation’s poorest congressional
district drew protests outside City Hall on Dec. 17. Activists with
Community in Unity say there are better ways to spend the city’s money.
CNPI reporter Rob Robinson brings us sound from the demonstration.
- Produced by: Alfonso Ventura
- Title: Senora Garcia y la Economia
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/Senora Garcia y la Economia{/mp3}DOWNLOAD: “Senora Garcia y la Economia”Reportero por CNPI, Alfonso Ventura,
nos lleva más allá de Wall Street y en Flatbush, Brooklyn para discutir
el impacto de la recesión económica con madre y profesora, María García.
CNPI reporter, Alfonso Ventura,
takes us beyond Wall Street and into Flatbush, Brooklyn to discuss the
impact of the economic downturn with mother and teacher, Maria Garcia.
(Audio en Español)
- Produced by: Zoilo Blas
- Title: Justicia Para Los Trabajadores Esploitados
- Year: 2008
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- Produced by: Alberto hernandez
- Title: Los Inmigrantes y la Descriminación (Immigrants and Discrimmination)
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/Immigrants and Discrimmination{/mp3}DOWNLOAD: “Los Inmigrantes y la Descriminación (Immigrants and Discrimmination)““La discriminacion en el trabajo al transcurir de los años parece ser
que no a dejado de existir y tal parece ser que no va desaparecer. Asta
que el ser humano se concientize de que todos somos iguales no
importando lugar de origen, raza, color, idioma, religion, etc. Porque
tan valioso e importante es el que trabaja como ejecutivo en una grande
empreza como al que trabaja recogiendo la basura en la calle.” Esa es
la opinion de Alberto Hernandez, reportero por CNPI. En esta
producsion, se encuentran claros ejemplos de lo que esta sucediendo en
el ambiente laboral entre hispanos.
“Discrimination in the work place over the years seems
to be unstopable and apparently doesn’t seem to have any forseable end
of existance. Until the conscious human being realizes that we are all
equal, without regard to any place of origin, race, color, tongue,
religion, etc. he/she will see that the same executive of a large
corporation is just as invaluable and important as the person clearing
garbage off the streets.” This is the opinion of our CNPI Reporter,
Alberto Hernandez and in his production he’s found clear examples of
what is happening among hispanic immigrants in the work place.
- Produced by: Jose Gomez
- Title: Ecuador y Su Nuevea Constitucion (A New Constitution for Ecuador)
- Year: 2008
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{mp3}CNPI/Ecuador y Su Nuevea Constitucion{/mp3}DOWNLOAD: “Ecuador y Su Nuevea Constitucion (A New Constitution for Ecuador)“El economista Rafael Correa habia prometido en su campana un cambio
en el Ecuador. Ese cambio se refleja en una nueva constitucion. CNPI’s
Jose Gomez nos trae un reporte.
The economist Rafael Correa had promised in his campaign a change in
Ecuador. That change is reflected in a new constitution. CNPI’s Jose Gomez brings us a report. (Audio en Español)
