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Apropos of Something: The Deportation Crisis in our Community

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to immigration attorney Edward Summers, Community Engagement Coordinator Edgar Lara and activist and scholar Mimi Arbeit, Ph.D. Summers and Lara talk about the deportation crisis facing immigrants across the country, both from a legal and community perspective. Arbeit details the importance of one’s gender empowerment and offers ways to do that, starting in high school.

Why Apropos of Something? Because these queasy times call for humor and information. Co-hosted by Ellen Daniels in the Charlottesville studios of WPVC and Nancy Laurence in New York City, the program covers the hottest issues with a focus on world events, and especially Charlottesville’s local resistance efforts.

Apropos of Something is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

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Apropos of Something: Indivisible Charlottesville

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Indivisible Charlottesville co-founders Ken Horne and Leanne Fox. Also, comedians Trae Crowder, and Corey Ryan Forrester. You may know Trae as the “Liberal Redneck” from his hilarious and viral YouTube videos.

Why Apropos of Something? Because these queasy times call for humor and information. Co-hosted by Ellen Daniels in the Charlottesville studios of WPVC and Nancy Laurence in New York City, the program covers the hottest issues with a focus on world events, and especially Charlottesville’s local resistance efforts.

Apropos of Something is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

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Apropos of Something: Immigration, Refugees and the Executive Order

This week we welcome a brand new show from our partners at 94.7 WPVC. Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to four guests working in different arenas with regard to the issue of the impacts of President Trump’s January 27, 2016 Executive Order banning immigration and limiting travel from 7 countries.

On this weeks show: Rachel Adams is just back from Greece working alongside Syrian families, Elizabeth Valtierra is a local teen activist who is Mexican-American, Harriet Kuhr is executive director of the Charlottesville & Richmond International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Richard Schragger is a professor of law specializing in the Constitution and local governments.

Apropos of Something is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.