The Rapidian
Strengthening community through media
by (Renato)
Submitted 10-17-2012 under OPINION
Greetings! My name is Renato Delos Reyes, and I wanted to take some time to introduce myself to The Rapidian community, seeing as how I am your new Community Engagement Specialist. After being raised in a small rural town just outside of Lansing, I...
Catalyst Radio: Red Project's AIDS Walk on Oct. 13 to help fund projects such as needle exchange program
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 10-05-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we learn about the Grand Rapids Red Project, and its effort in prevention of and testing for HIV/AIDS and...
Catalyst Radio: Mosaic Film Experience a new juried festival
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-28-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio previews an upcoming first-time film festival and competition called The Mosiac Film Experience 2012. This unique...
Catalyst Radio: Journalist Amy Goodman visits Wealthy Theatre on 100-city tour
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-21-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Independent journalist Amy Goodman, executive producer and host of the news program Democracy Now!, stopped in Grand Rapids this week as part of a...
Catalyst Radio: Feeding America hitting the trail to raise 1m meals
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-17-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank reports that it distributes 20 million meals a year to the nearly 400,000 people who are ‘food...
Community Media Center competes for up to $250,000 in national funding competition
by (grcmc)
Submitted 09-11-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Community Media Center (CMC) is competing with hundreds of other charities and nonprofits nationwide in the Chase Community Giving competition which will share $5M in grants with the top 196 winning nonprofits, based on public vote...
Catalyst Radio: State of Opportunity radio project examines poverty in Michigan
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 07-20-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we explore a new radio journalism project called the State of Opportunity, which examines poverty in Michigan and...
Rapidian seeks Street Team to advocate for hyperlocal citizen journalism
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 05-23-2012 under OPINION
We know that The Rapidian thrives on the wonderful volunteers we have, and now there's another way to volunteer. The first Rapidian Street Team is officially in the works. A street team is a group of volunteers that want to promote or advocate...
Rapidian still reaching for 250-donor goal
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-26-2012 under OPINION
Someone asked me this morning: What's your goal with this fund drive? Why are you doing it? What are you going to do with the money? Why should I invest my money? So I thought I'd give you the "short version" answer to those questions: Our goal is...
Shoutout to the Rapidian: Join the fund drive!
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 04-24-2012 under NONPROFITS
It is about empowering the people with a platform to tell their neighborhood story. The Rapidian is dedicated to putting news in the hands of the people and that is a beautiful thing. Grand Rapids citizens no longer have to wait and hope that their...