Dave Douglass and Johnathon Aronie from the Sheppard Mullin law firm present the quarterly report on the progress of the police consent decree at a community forum. Questions from the audience are included. 

New Orleans composer Tucker Fuller, singer Mary Townsend, lyricist Elizabeth Cumming, and president and violist of Musaica Chamber Ensemble Bruce Owen stopped by WTUL to talk about Musaica’s upcoming Voices of Freedom program. The concerts, which will showcase works by Richard Stöhr and William Grant Still, will also feature the world premiere of Reading Gaol, a new work by Tucker. These concerts are Tuesday, January 27 at Munholland Methodist Church and Wednesday, January 28 at First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. Both performances begin at 7:30 pm and are open to the public.

Here, Bruce talks about the composers spotlighted in “Voices of Freedom” and the mission of Musaica, now in its ninth season, to perform unheralded works and encourage new music composition. Tucker and Elizabeth discuss how they were inspired by Oscar Wilde’s Ballad of Reading Gaol and its examination of how incarceration affects the human spirit. Mary and Tucker also talk about their career working together.

Musaica presents Voices of Freedom
Tuesday, January 27, 7:30 p.m.
Munholland Methodist Church

Wednesday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans

Tucker Fuller: Reading Gaol
Richard Stöhr: String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 22
William Grant Still: Serenade for Strings, Flute, Clarinet, and Harp

Emma Collin joined News and Views for an interview to discuss the fossil fuel divestment movement at Tulane University and how students can get involved with this exciting divestment movement that is reshaping our world.

Emma Collin discussed how the fossil fuel divestment movement at Tulane University is a method of addressing the climate change crisis. Emma, is a student and divestment organizer at Tulane University in New Orleans. She is a Fossil Free Fellow from 2014 from Divest Tulane who worked with 350 Louisiana.
Issues covered included the history of divestment movements, the negative impacts in Louisiana of extreme climate change and the challenges that would need to be overcome in order for a systems shift to happen.

DivestTulane@gmail.com

http://gofossilfree.org/

http://350.org/

http://peoplesclimate.org/youth/

Voices for Transportation Choices will be held on Saturday January 24, 2015. More info and free registration is at http://www.transportationvoices.com/

We spoke with Rachel Heiligman of RIDE New Orleans, about the upcoming event and about recent changes to local public transit, such as cuts to ferry service and increases to bus service in 2014.

WTUL Presents Atmosphere with special guests PROF, Dem Atlas, and DJ Fundo at Tipitina’s Tuesday November 11th!

Tix: http://tktwb.tw/VqpuZ1

Doors 8pm | Show 9pm

The Community Records Block Party 2014 is Saturday October 25th at The Historic Carver Theater!

Doors at noon | all ages | $20 at the door

https://www.facebook.com/events/673899672695283/