Originally aired April 19, 2022.
Amane Badhasso is a Congressional candidate in Saint Paul, a longtime organizer in Minnesota and the DFL, and someone who has never been afraid to get involved in key economic, racial, environmental, and social justice fights.
She joins Bihi on KFAI to discuss her journey from a childhood in rural Ethiopia to Kenya and the US, what she sees as some of her most pressing priorities if elected to office, realities of campaigning during Ramadan and COVID-19, and more.
Somali Link Radio – Meet Amane Badhasso
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired March 15, 2022.
The
East Phillips Urban Farm proposal is way more than a farm—it’s a group of diverse neighbors and families coming together to stand up against environmental racism that has led to systemic pollution and toxic air that causes illness, asthma, and other painful and costly health conditions in residents.
Activists and community members Dean Dovolis and Joe Vital join Bihi from East Phillips in the wake of Mayor Frey vetoing the Council’s approval on the farm. Joe and Dean explain how Minneapolis leaders choosing the farm proposal over the vehicle storage facility can:
- reconnect the community with the land
- improve food and air quality
- provide control and ownership to Indigenous, Black, Latinx, immigrant, and other POC communities
- connect to other movements in the family, youth, and education spaces
and improve on other wrongs of the Arsenic Triangle. They also speak truth to power about Frey, Osman, and other local leaders’ responses to the proposal, and shout out leaders who are helping.
Get involved or learn more:
Follow the cause on Instagram for updates and action items
Learn more on the EPNI webpage
Somali Link Radio – Urban Farm, Not Toxic Harm!
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired November 9, 2021.
Bihi welcomes Rachelle Peleska from the
Sustainable Resources Center on-air, and she shares information about lead poisoning and its dangers to families, as well as how to see the signs and get professional and financial help fixing it.
Somali Link Radio – Lead Poisoning Prevention
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired August 24, 2021.
Got questions about how the Delta Variant affects your vaccine? Your masking habits? Your plans in public?
Bihi does, too, and he has brought Dave Johnson from Hennepin Public Health on-air to give a Q&A to Delta variant updates.
After the break, Bihi is joined by Ahmed Mussa and Fouzia from the Pillsbury United Health Fair. They talk about getting information and resources for healthcare in the Cedar-Riverside community.
Somali Link Radio – What to know about the Delta Variant
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired August 10, 2021.
Plot twist! Amina (“Dee”) and Annie, who are usually behind the scenes producing and engineering the show for Bihi, are star players today. Bihi interviews them about their new podcast,
Culture Shock MN, and why they decided to make a multicultural interview podcast.
Somali Link Radio – Culture Shock! with Amina and Annie
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired July 27, 2021.
Ginger Jentzen of
Minneapolis United for Rent Control joins Bihi for a conversation about the community-led and evidence-based movement for rent control and its work to promote housing affordability, guarantee rights for tenants, help unhoused neighbors find indoor homes, and more.
Then, Deeqa brings out a special song for this summer of many weddings!
Somali Link Radio – MPLS United for Rent Control
Somali Link Radio
Originally aired July 13, 2021.
Today, Bihi is joined by Dr. Saida Abdi (UMN-CEHD School of Social Work) and students Zynab Ahmed, Safiya Mohamed, and Sofia Ali for a discussion about trauma in the community: its roots, its layers, its symptoms, and actions to take, all viewed from a lens rooted in social work and sociological research.
Somali Link Radio – Trauma in the Community
Somali Link Radio
