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North Country Matters on WCKN to discuss Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 20, 21

Posted 4/18/15

North Country Matters, aired on WCKN at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21, will discuss Sexual Assault Awareness Month with guests Valarie Dana and Caitlin Hill from St. Lawrence …

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North Country Matters on WCKN to discuss Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 20, 21

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North Country Matters, aired on WCKN at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21, will discuss Sexual Assault Awareness Month with guests Valarie Dana and Caitlin Hill from St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House

They discuss the subject in detail with NCM hosts Bess Kirnie and Donna Seymour. Check out the show at www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7bmT5UJHio.

Hill is one the panelists on the rebroadcast of Public Eye with Jeff Cole on WPBS-TV on Sunday, April 19 at 8 a.m. Cole takes an in-depth look at the issues of sexual assault on local college and university campuses as well as the new state rules and federal Title IX regulations that are changing the way higher educational institutions handle those cases.

The second show at 8 p.m. both nights features Dr. Timothy Sellati, of Saranac Lake's the Trudeau Institute, who talks with NCM host Donna Seymour about Public Heath issues. They take a look a public health from a historical perspective and how it applies today in the face of the current events, including the recent measles outbreak and how climate change is affecting disease.

The link is www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_abhkTVqg.

The NCM civic partners working to educate North Country residents about critical public policy issues facing our region include AAUW-St. Lawrence County, the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County, and Clarkson Media and Mass Communication students, who provide the technical expertise for the productions. The shows are filmed at the WCKN studio on the Clarkson campus.

In addition to local broadcasts, the shows are also available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/danieledullea. Check the websites for AAUW-St. Lawrence County (http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/index.html) and the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County (http://slc-leaguewv.org/) for specific program links as they become available.