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Catalyst Radio: Interview with Lyonel LaGrone on working towards a local human rights ordinance

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When you have a local civil rights ordinance, people achieve remedy a lot sooner than if they file a federal complaint. Lyonel LaGrone on the need for a human rights ordinance in Grand Rapids.
Lyonel Lagrone

Lyonel Lagrone /Courtesy of LINC UP

On today’s Catalyst Radio hour, Lyonel LaGrone, Policy Liaison at Linc Up, will talk about his efforts to strengthen Grand Rapids’s civil rights ordinance in an effort to stop discrimination in our city. To learn more or get involved, email Lyonel at [email protected].

Catalyst Radio is the weekly public affairs radio program of Community Media Center, with a rotating group of co-hosts. The program is a feature of WYCE and The Rapidian and includes interviews with organizations and people working on social change and community support, examines media and free speech issues, and takes a look at the behind-the-scenes of Rapidian reporting. You can catch it on air at noon every Friday on WYCE 88.1 FM or streaming on the Grand Rapids Community Media Center Website.

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