Eva Gray/Catalyst Matisyahu announced to his fans via Twitter in December 2011: "No more Chassidic reggae superstar. Sorry folks, all you get is me...no alias." He noted that he was reclaiming himself from a life of strict religiosity. Although he shaved his signature Hassidic beard, he told his fans…
all photos courtesy of the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida According to the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force on Human Trafficking, there are 27 million humans in slavery worldwide. In the United States, Florida is ranked third in prevalence of labor and sex slavery,…
On Feb. 7 at approximately 4 a.m., a masked predator entered the off-campus residence shared by five New College students, located about a mile south of campus on Bay Shore Rd. “I was asleep, then somebody just plopped down into my bed next to me,”…
The staff-focused portion of the teach-in was held in the morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Staff participated in an “Agree – Disagree” exercise, in which the 60-some Physical Plant, Student Affairs and other staff members all stood and moved to either the “agree”…
photo Courtesy of Claudie Saenz CIW members and their allies protest at a Publix Greenwise Market in Naples; since Trader Joe's signed onto the Fair Food Agreement, the group shifted an already-planed event to the Publix outlet. By Eva Gray and Corey Rodda Trader Joe's,…
Autumn is in the air, my friends … indeed; it is also in the food. The festive tidings of pumpkin spice flavorings and variations on squash concoctions are usually unveiled in October, but November is the month that really highlights it all – culminating in…
all photos Eva Gray/Catalyst Friday night brought an awakening of the spirits, but not the haunted kind. El Dia de los Muertos, as it is known in Mexico, is rooted in ancient Aztec and Spanish Catholic beliefs. Rather than warding off the dead, the spirits…
all photos Eva Gray/Catalyst In mid-October, WSLR ,“Sarasota’s Own Community Radio,” made the long-anticipated move from an unsuspecting house on Myrtle Dr. to a full-fledged community space at 525 Kumquat Ct. WSLR’s board of directors seriously considered a location on Central Ave., but Kumquat won…
The first-annual national Food Day celebration was officially held on Monday, Oct. 24. However, the Sarasota version was held on Sunday at WSLR’s new community space at 525 Kumquat Court. “Sarasota and other communities like us decided that [Sunday] was a better day to have it,” Sarasota County Extension Agent Robert Kluson said. “Next year they might call it ‘Food Week.’ Its kind of like Earth Day, there’s no one day.” In fact, an April 2011 press release announcing the official launch of Food Day noted that the campaign is modeled after Earth Day and aims to create dialogue about crucial issues and “inspire Americans to hold thousands of events in schools, college campuses, houses of worship, and even in private homes aimed at fixing America’s food system.”
all potos Eva Gray/Catalyst The first Occupy Sarasota demonstration took place on Thursday, Oct. 6 on Main St in front of the Bank of America. Protesters rallied to show solidarity with the now-international Occupy Together movement. Miranda Crouse of Bradenton held a sign that read,…
