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Day: October 29, 2017

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Posted on October 29, 2017 by iohann

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We welcome our guest, singer songwriter, teacher artist, Kimaya Diggs to an interview about her musical work, and the opportunity of enjoying a couple of songs recorded live in our session. Kimaya is an artist who explores music from different streams, and creates a unique sound, reminiscent of the vibes of folk, soul, jazz, in a soothing, vibrant, and personal musical experience. We got the opportunity to talk about her personal story, her debut album, Breastfed, her process making music, and also, her teaching experiences. You can listen to Kimaya’s music on all streaming services, and also you can visit her website: kimayadiggs.com https://soundcloud.com/radioplasma/kimaya-diggs @kimayadiggs

We welcome singer, songwriter, educator, Amy Porchelli. A local talent who embraces art as the way to share stories and empowerment. Amy released her album “Bigger Than Me” in September 2019, and she shares a live performance of the title song with us, in this session. This session with Amy, was an intimate conversation that approaches her process creating this musical storytelling production, and how it connects to her work as an arts educator through her program, ArtSong. Amy is having a CD release concert on November 12, at 7:00 PM, at The Majestic Theater in West Springfield, MA. https://soundcloud.com/radioplasma/amy-porchelli-bigger-than-me @amyporchelli @artsong_llc @majestictheaterma

Know Your Candidates, our series of interviews with the candidates for Holyoke City Council, is ending this October 31. While we got the great opportunity of talking to many of them, also is concerning and disappointing to see the lack of engagement from some of the incumbents to participate in this communication exercise. You can listen to all the interviews on our website, at the series page: radioplasma.com/series/know-your-candidates-2019/ Know your candidates.

Michael Thomas Siciliano is a candidate for Ward 4 at Holyoke City Council. On this conversation, he addresses his continuous interest on joining local government, in hopes of improve the public service, putting politics aside, and taking care of the issues that are of concern for neighbours and constituents. You can visit Michael’s website for more information, at oneholyoke.us

Jordan Lemieux is a candidate for Holyoke City Council at-large. As a retired firefighter, and skilled on negotiations, Jordan wishes to continue serving the City of Holyoke at City Council, and we had an engaging conversation about all the possibilities available to Holyoke, his motivations to serve at City Council, and his priorities to take care of, on behalf of the constituents, should he join City Council.

We welcome Jens Michaelsen to our series “Know Your Candidates”. Jens is a candidate for Ward 5 at Holyoke City Council. As a challenger to the incumbent Linda Vacon, Jens shared his motivations to run for office, his priorities for Ward 5 and the city, the experience, expertise, and skills he brings to the table, and his ideas on how to bring fresh energy to City Council.

Gladys Lebron-Martinez is the incumbent City Councilwoman for Ward 1. Running unopposed, she shared her reasons to continue serving at Holyoke City Council, as well as the main concerns with Ward 1 and the city, that would be part of the work in this new two-year term at City Council. Also we addressed some issues regarding representation, holding power in local government, and ways to engage better with the underrepresented members of the community.

Our guest is Joe McGiverin, City Councilor at-large, seeking a new two-year term at Holyoke City Council. McGiverin joined us for a great conversation in our series Know Your Candidates, and we addressed some of the details about the work being done at City Council, regarding the Middle Schools, and what are some of the priorities for the City Council to take care of. You can follow Joe McGiverin’s campaign on his website: mcgiverinforholyoke.com

We welcome Rebecca Lisi, City Councilor at-large, who is seeking for a new term at Holyoke City Council. On this conversation, we covered her campaign, her priorities for the City of Holyoke as City Councilor, and we addressed the need for more civic engagement, and leadership development in the community. Also, we pointed out issues on gender, race, and social equity in local government. You can learn more about Rebecca Lisi on her website votelisi.com

Sgt. Wilmer E. Puello-Mota, is a candidate for Holyoke City Council at-large. After serving his country in the Air Force, now Puello wants to serve as City Councilor, and we had a conversation about the issues that are important for him to pursue a seat at-large. We discussed the two middle schools, safety, democracy, and how he is planning to work at City Council, should he be elected.

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We welcome our guest, singer songwriter, teacher artist, Kimaya Diggs to an interview about her musical work, and the opportunity of enjoying a couple of songs recorded live in our session. Kimaya is an artist who explores music from different streams, and creates a unique sound, reminiscent of the vibes of folk, soul, jazz, in a soothing, vibrant, and personal musical experience. We got the opportunity to talk about her personal story, her debut album, Breastfed, her process making music, and also, her teaching experiences. You can listen to Kimaya’s music on all streaming services, and also you can visit her website: kimayadiggs.com https://soundcloud.com/radioplasma/kimaya-diggs @kimayadiggs

We welcome singer, songwriter, educator, Amy Porchelli. A local talent who embraces art as the way to share stories and empowerment. Amy released her album “Bigger Than Me” in September 2019, and she shares a live performance of the title song with us, in this session. This session with Amy, was an intimate conversation that approaches her process creating this musical storytelling production, and how it connects to her work as an arts educator through her program, ArtSong. Amy is having a CD release concert on November 12, at 7:00 PM, at The Majestic Theater in West Springfield, MA. https://soundcloud.com/radioplasma/amy-porchelli-bigger-than-me @amyporchelli @artsong_llc @majestictheaterma

Know Your Candidates, our series of interviews with the candidates for Holyoke City Council, is ending this October 31. While we got the great opportunity of talking to many of them, also is concerning and disappointing to see the lack of engagement from some of the incumbents to participate in this communication exercise. You can listen to all the interviews on our website, at the series page: radioplasma.com/series/know-your-candidates-2019/ Know your candidates.

Michael Thomas Siciliano is a candidate for Ward 4 at Holyoke City Council. On this conversation, he addresses his continuous interest on joining local government, in hopes of improve the public service, putting politics aside, and taking care of the issues that are of concern for neighbours and constituents. You can visit Michael’s website for more information, at oneholyoke.us

Jordan Lemieux is a candidate for Holyoke City Council at-large. As a retired firefighter, and skilled on negotiations, Jordan wishes to continue serving the City of Holyoke at City Council, and we had an engaging conversation about all the possibilities available to Holyoke, his motivations to serve at City Council, and his priorities to take care of, on behalf of the constituents, should he join City Council.

We welcome Jens Michaelsen to our series “Know Your Candidates”. Jens is a candidate for Ward 5 at Holyoke City Council. As a challenger to the incumbent Linda Vacon, Jens shared his motivations to run for office, his priorities for Ward 5 and the city, the experience, expertise, and skills he brings to the table, and his ideas on how to bring fresh energy to City Council.