The People Power Hour is a monthly radio show on KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio, 90.1 FM in Kansas City. We host leaders with KC Tenants and other tenant unions and allies across the country to analyze, inform, and inspire listeners about the power of tenant unions in America.
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The People Power Hour is joined by our comrade Nelson Randolph to discuss Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and what they mean for privacy, surveillance, and our communities. Together, we break down how this technology works, who’s collecting the data, and why more people are raising concerns about the growing use of mass surveillance.
The People Power Hour replays an important conversation with Brian Larios of UMKC Law about Kansas City's Right to Counsel program, which provides free legal representation to tenants facing eviction. Along with KC Tenant Leaders Sabrina Davis and Val Brooks-Davis, Brian breaks down the eviction process, explains what tenants can expect in court, and shares how legal representation can help people stay in their homes. This conversation was recorded in February 2024.
The People Power Hour welcomes KC Tenant Leaders Nelson Randolph and Taki Manolakos to discuss the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the return of fares on Kansas City buses. Together, they talk about what the World Cup means for Kansas City, why bus fares are back, and who ends up paying the price when public money flows to major events while working people face new costs just to get around.
The People Power Hour welcome Brett Hamilton, a leader of KC Tenants; Mariel Ferreiro, co-founder of Sanctuary Alliance, of Lawrence, KS; and Claudia Torres, program coordinator with AIRR, to talk about what it takes to defend your community against ICE activity.
The People Power Hour welcomes Chris Lopez, a leader with Decarcerate KC, to talk about the World Cup prison, and Tiago Donato, a leader with KC Tenants who is from Rio de Janeiro and was involved in some of the organizing that was happening in that city ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. We talk about some of the many risks you run when your city agrees to host a sporting mega-event.
The People Power Hour team heard from Anna Heetmann and Ben Neal of Independence Towers Tenant Union and Eastern Jackson County Tenant Union on the latest happenings with Independence Towers, […] The post Independence Towers and the Rental Ready Program, with Anna Heetmann and Ben Neal appeared first on KKFI.
The People Power Hour team interviewed Renee Bruch of Sunrise Movement KC, to hear all about the Better Buses campaign. The post Sunrise KC and the Better Buses Campaign, with Renee Bruch appeared first on KKFI.
Led by Sabrina Davis, the People Power Hour crew talk about how seniors are impacted by homelessness in the United States. The post How Seniors Are Impacted by Homelessness appeared first on KKFI.
The People Power Hour crew discusses the situation with Westwood, KS, a suburb just over the border in Kansas, wanting to hand over a park to private enterprise, on premium […] The post The City of Westwood, KS, will have an election to decide what to do with a Dennis Park appeared first on KKFI.
The People Power Hour crew welcomed Becca Anderson to the KKFI studio to give us a recap of an incredible 2024 for KC Tenants and Kansas City, with fights and […] The post 2024 Recap with Becca Anderson appeared first on KKFI.
Round table discussion with the hosts of the People Power Hour, on slumlords getting busted, rest strikes in Kansas City and around the country, and Parade Park. Join the People […] The post Slumlords busted, rent strikes, Parade Park appeared first on KKFI.
In February 2024, the hosts of the People Power Hour interviewed Brian Larios, an attorney with UMKC Law, helping tenants in eviction court. The post Right to Counsel, with Brian Larios (Feb 2024) appeared first on KKFI.
