Street Vedors  ask City Hall to end heavy fines, vendor criminalization, and many other issues facing the smallest of small business owners. Community News Production Institute reporters Abdulai Bah and Kristofer Rios filed this report for Free Speech Radio News.

This week, groups are protesting the broadcast of CNN’s new series “Latinos in America” while the cable news channel continues to air the views of controversial host Lou Dobbs.  The “Basta Dobbs” campaign has held events across the country to pressure CNN to take Lou Dobbs off the air.  CNPI Reporter Jaisal Noor filed this report for Free Speech Radio News.

Stella D’Oro employees organized a rally on September 25th, 2009 in NYC to demand actions from the City Council. The Bronx-based popular cookie and bread stick baker was recently sold to another company and is said to shut down its Bronx plant to move to Ohio. CNPI reporter Zoilo Blas of Make The Road New York By Walking briefly spoke to one of the employees, Oskar Hernandez who has worked for Stella D’Oro  for 22 years. [Interview in Spanish]

Reportero Zoilo Blass de CNPI se entrevista con el trabajador Oskar Hernández de Stella D’Oro en la reunión del 25 de septiembre de 2009 en New York
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On the eight anniversary of September 11, Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC-NY) honored 73 NY restaurant workers who lost their lives on the job in the World Trade Center. The organization also released a new study which shows that restaurant workers – citywide – are still at serious risk of occupational injury and illness, resulting in substantial consumer safety impact. Rob Robinson and Christine Lewis, reporters and hosts of CNPI’s monthly show interviewed Sekou Siby, the co-director of ROC-NY.