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HUBS is The Holyoke Urban Bike School. A program dedicated to promoting a healthier life, and teaching youth how to maintain, repair, tune-up, and ride their bicycles safely. This episode describes the activities and workshops provided by HUBS at the Holyoke YMCA.

La Loba Loca, is an artist, researcher, and facilitator. Her core philosophy is based on (re)claiming and (re)membering Abuelita Knowledge and learning how to use our roots as a tool for liberation and transformation. As part of a lecture presented by SCOPES and Students for Food Justice "Growing in Confined Spaces" with Maurice Smalls and La Loba Loca at Smith College in Northampton, La Loba Loca...

The City of Holyoke will host the PodCamp Western Mass 9 at the Holyoke Community College on April 1st. Carey Baker, visited our studio to talk about PodCamp's evolution and opportunities for learning, collaborate, and networking, by attending this un-conference.

Poema "¿Qué les queda a los jóvenes?" de Mario Benedetti. Voces: Karimar Perez, Iohann Rashi Vega. Música: Metamorphosis IV de Philip Glass

Meet Feroze Sibdhanny and Owen Lavelle. Staff members of The Holyoke Herald and new youth podcasters, creating their first piece at the Plasma Media Lab. Radioplasma and The Holyoke Herald, joining forces to develop a local independent media outlet. News, information, culture, engagement, stories, and everything in between.

Rachel Dowd is the Teen Librarian at the Holyoke Public Library. Always smiling and infusing positive energy, she has created a special environment for the Library, with tailored activities, programs, community engagement, and a safe space for youth to learn, play, and to be themselves.

Radioplasma, El Sol Latino, and The Holyoke Public Library worked together to bring you this special feature, with the presentation of "Cien Años de Feminismos Dominicanos" by Ginetta Candelario. This event took place at the Community Room of the HPL on February 27, 2017.

From March 1 to the 12th, The Exhibit "States of Incarceration: A National DIalogue of Local Histories" will be open to the public, free, at the Wauregan. 420 Dwight St. in Holyoke, MA. Listen to Kate Preissler, Director of the Wisariahurst Museum, with the details of this exhibit and the activities programmed around this topic.

Una breve actualización sobre nuevos contenidos próximos a ocurrir en radioplasma

A quick update on what is coming up at radioplasma.

Holyoke High School Principal, Stephen Sullivan, talks about the redesign of HHS, the engagement with families and community, and the projects and work being made to support students.

The powerful words and voices of the Holyoke High School students, Writing Change. A short session of poetry, spoken word, and storytelling, displaying the perspective of our youth about the city and its society. Raw, powerful, inspiring, eye-opener, visceral, pained, true.

ArteSana is a non-profit social enterprise in Holyoke, MA. They create high-quality handmade pillows and provide the community with creative workshops, English classes, and a safe space for conversation, learning, and creativity. ArteSana is focused on building a more equitable and sustainable world through community, creativity, and entrepreneurship. This podcast session was recorded at the Artes...

State Rep. Aaron Vega talks about his origins, his life experiences, and features a music playlist hosted and curated by himself (available for streaming at radioplasma.com) This is our podcast interview series, featuring stories, conversations, and interviews with Holyoke's community members, elected officials, leaders, service providers, business owners and activists.

Holyoke Visible event at the H.H. Richardson Train Station in Bower and Mosher Streets in Holyoke. August 31, 2016. Celebrating the Culture of the Puerto Rican community with a showcase of dance, live music, history, and community engagement. This special feature presents the live performance by Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico Trio from Puerto Rico, as the closing act for this series of activiti...

Holyoke Visible event at the Train Station on Main and Dwight. August 24, 2016. Celebrating the use of the Spanish language in public spaces. A bilingual showcase of poetry, readings, performances and stories. Listen to all the participants at the even, recorded live by radioplasma. Evento de Holyoke Visible en la estación del tren en las calles Main y Dwight, celebrando el uso del idioma Español...

In the light of the tragic shooting in Orlando that ended with the death of 50 young latinx and lgbtq lives, the community of the City of Holyoke, MA celebrated a Standout and Memorial at City Hall and compiled a few messages of love to share.