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Tjärnblom Keeps Scandanavian Tradition Alive
December 4, 2015

Tjärnblom (SHERN-bloom) is a local ensemble that’s been playing Swedish, Finnish music for many years. They’ll play Saturday (Dec. 5) at 7 pm at Bryant Lake Bowl. Two of the four members brought their instruments to our studio for a special preview on the Thursday Morning Blend. Cheryl Paschke and Joe Alfano spoke with Paul Brohaugh.

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New Housing For AIDS/HIV Residents On World AIDS Day 2015
December 1, 2015
According to the MN Department of Health, Minnesota recorded 307 new HIV cases in 2014, bringing the number of those living with the infection close to 8,000. It is estimated that another 1,000 are HIV-positive but unaware of their status. December 1, 2015 is World AIDS Day and the executive director of Clare Housing, Chuck Peterson, spoke with KFAI's Rico Morales to talk about new housing for people diagnosed with this illness.

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Voices From the Fourth Precinct
November 24, 2015
With helicopters flying overhead, this past Friday evening people gathered at Minneapolis’ 4th Police Precinct to mourn and remember Jamar Clark with a candlelight vigil and march. The week-long police station shutdown waged in response to Clark’s death while in police custody includes incidents of guns being leveled by the police at the protesters. One of the protesters lined up in gun sight was Jeremiah, son to Minneapolis School Board member, Kim Ellison.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance Observed
November 19, 2015
November 20th is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.

The observance was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans woman who wanted to call attention to widespread violence against transgender people and to memorialize Rita Hester, who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts in November of 1998.

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Police Disperse Protesters In North Minneapolis Rally
November 19, 2015
As protests roiled North Minneapolis, authorities named the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death (recently ruled a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner) of Jamar Clark.

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Rep. Rena Moran Wants Involvement, Action on Racial Disparities
November 17, 2015
Newly released census data shows blacks were the only racial group in Minnesota to see a statistically significant drop in household income from 2013 to 2014.

State Representative Rena Moran told the Star Tribune “I take this very, very personally.” "This is not just a black crisis," she said. "This is a state crisis."

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Minneapolis Mayor, Police, and Community Address Northside Shooting
November 16, 2015
In North Minneapolis, protesters gathered to voice their concerns about the police shooting of a black man the night before. The protesters say Jamar Clark was unarmed when he was shot.
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KFAI Benefit Evening at Ten Thousand Villages, December 4
November 12, 2015
On December 4, Ten Thousand Villages is donating portion of revenue from sales made at the St. Paul store between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. directly to KFAI. And, since we are KFAI, we are making it a party! Come out to see KFAI’s Vinyl Voices DJs spin live at the shop on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue, and let station volunteers help you with your shopping decisions.

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Veterans Resilience Project Reconnects Vets and Community
November 10, 2015
On Veterans Day, we're featuring a conversation with Paul Reidner from the KFAI program “Catalyst”.

Riedner is the Executive Director of the Veterans Resilience Project. The Project is a non-profit that works with Veterans to heal the psychological wounds of war, and in the process it helps them re-enter their communities.

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Community Power Group Urges Solar Action
November 5, 2015
The Excel Energy website has a link entitled Community Solar Gardens. The program has connected only one solar project since the Minnesota legislature approved the program in December of 2014.

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