Hosts Melissa Franco, Romeo Morales and Luis Rua sit down and interview the local artist Fisko. They discuss his journey as an artist in Sacramento and how he is now giving back to the community by providing a space for youth to create art through the Cypher Hip Hop Crew.

Access on Air Ep. 1: Fisko

On this weeks episode, Luis Rua, Romeo Morales, and Melissa Franco conduct a germ-free podcast over Skype. Due to Sacramento County’s current public health procedures, people are avoiding going into public spaces if they don’t need to. In this podcast they discuss the impact that the virus has on the 2020 Census, and most importantly, their daily lives. They also discuss the impacts that the Food Source closure in Oak Park will have, along with intimate partner violence.

Access on Air Ep. 2: FOOD SOURCE IS CLOSING, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AWARENESS, THE CORONAVIRUS

Ep. 3- Upsides to Isolation

In this episode of Access on Air, we talk to Greg Garcia and Lian Ziets from citiesRISE.

citiesRISE is a global platform that focuses on mental health advocacy and creating “mental health friendly cities”.

Lian Ziets is the Director of New Initiatives and is a young mental health advocate. Greg Garcia works locally within the citiesRISE Sacramento as the Program Manager.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citiesRISE is finding ways to help youth all over the world. Many young people are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty, as all of the changes taking place for youth can be traumatizing.

They have created the “Youth Realities During COVID-19 Survey” to understand how young people are dealing with the changes that are coming along with the pandemic, and to understand what resources are needed immediately.

This survey will be submitted anonymously and will help to create a better understanding of what action needs to be taken now for the well-being of youth.

Be sure to visit cities-rise.org and to follow the movement on social media.

Ep. 4 with citiesRISE

The pandemic is affecting all of our lives in different ways; here's something to cheer you up and get your mind on other things like a giant Fortnite Travis Scott and a bunch of movies to add to your list. Stay safe everyone.

Ep. 5

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