Author: Tom Walker

This Wednesday morning, March 13, on the Peace & Justice Report at 9am Bob and I will talk to Jack Davis, the 2018 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History for his book “Gulf – The Making of an American Sea.” Jack will be speaking at a fundraiser for the Florida Maritime Museum Thursday, March […]

Our guest Wednesday, March 6 at 9 a.m. will be Susan Smith, President of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. She’ll talk about some of the bills moving through the current Florida legislative session. She’ll also talk about the annual conference being held this Saturday in Tampa. Be prepared to take notes, and you can […]

This Wednesday on the Peace & Justice Report we’ll welcome back to the show Andy Mele. He’ll update us on Suncoast Waterkeeper‘s current campaigns and victories against phosphate mining and water pollution. He’ll also talk about the Brunch for the Bay being held March 3 at noon at the Bradenton Yacht Club. The speaker there […]

Ilana Marks, writer & director of Mind The Gap, will be our first guest. llana is an author, international lecturer, and radio /TV host. She hosted the very popular live call in radio and television talk shows “On the Mark” in Boston for over ten years.Ilana trained as a stage actress in London and acted […]

Tomorrow we’ll have as a guest Shirley Bascom of the Venice Interfaith Community Association. She’ll tell us about their series of events this month “American Racism – Yours, Mine and Ours.” There are three events left in the series: February 11: Building the Beloved Communitywith Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickleDr. Martin Luther King Jr’s prescription for […]

Today we had Ryan Stanley talking about an important event coming this Thursday. She writes “The event I’m promoting is called An Evening for Healthy Start. All the proceeds of this super fun event — at Sarasota Architectural Salvage on Thursday at 6:30pm — go directly to The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County. In […]

This Wednesday, January 23rd at 9 a.m., popular Herald-Tribune columnist Carrie Seidman will be with us to talk about mental health and trauma-informed care. Her year-long fellowship project and documentary Facing Mental Illness was widely praised. At 9:30 Outreach Director, Jordan Cadavid of The Haven will explain the many ways The Haven acts as a […]

At the beginning of our show this Wednesday, January 16 at 9am, we’ll remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and tell you about all of the activities next week surrounding the celebration of his life, starting with the MLK Memorial Breakfast and Service Awards at 7:30 a.m. January 21 at the Robert L. Taylor Community […]

This Wednesday, January 9, at 9 a.m. we’ll have in the studio Demetrius Jifunza, paralegal, speaker, social activist, NAACP VP & Florida Rights Restoration Coalition​ Chapter President, Sarasota. He’s also Pastor at the Mt. Olive CME Church in Arcadia, FL. He’ll talk about the press conference being held on Amendment 4 implementation at 8:30 a.m. […]