Trash Debate On Fire, Springboard's Next Chapter, and Medicine Meets Art
Activists with the Zero Burn Coalition have ended a 12-day hunger strike protesting Minneapolis’ HERC trash incinerator, but what happens next? Host Sean McPherson and Racket co-owner Em Cassel dig into where Hennepin County's big trash debate goes from here. Plus, Laura Zabel reflects on her two decades leading Springboard for the Arts, and Dr. Tseganesh Selameab previews “The Art of Medicine” at the Parkway Theater, a show where doctors step onstage to share personal, vulnerable stories from their work.
Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:
- Hunger strikers say they'll keep pushing for closure of incinerator (MPR News)
- Why Activists Went on Hunger Strike Over a Trash Incinerator (Mother Jones)
- Roper: Hunger strikers say the government is wrong about incinerator’s risks. I don’t buy it. (Star Tribune)
- Counterpoint | Here’s what’s missing in the debate over Hennepin County’s garbage burner (Star Tribune)
- A new chapter for Executive Director Laura Zabel (Springboard For The Arts)
- The Art of Medicine: For The Moment // An Evening of Medical Storytelling (Parkway Theater)
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