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Thursday, 14 February 2013 | A Public Affair

On Valentine’s day Thursday February 14th, host Allen Ruff discussed topics of local concern with journalist Rebecca Kemble.  They discussed the anniversary of the Wisconsin Uprising.

Rebecca-150x150Rebecca Kemble is the President of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the President of CICOPA North. America, Vice-President of CICOPA Americas and serves on the Executive Committee of CICOPA worldwide. She received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and her Masters Degree and PhD (a.b.d.) in Anthropology and African Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Rebecca is a worker-owner of Union Cab Cooperative where she has worked since 2000 as a night shift taxi driver as well as a mediator. She is also a founding member, writer and editor in the newly-formed Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative, and writes for The Progressive magazine.

Read articles by Rebecca Kemble:

http://www.progressive.org/taxonomy/term/1048

 

Listen to the entire interview:

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