Faith in Progress explores people, organizations, issues, and events in Northern Colorado from a multi-faith perspective. Your host, Hillel Katzir, is a retired rabbi and former lawyer who has returned to radio after a 45-year absence, who hosts and produces Faith in Progress on KRFC 88.9 FM Radio Fort Collins. He is passionate about bringing people together across religious and other lines, to work together toward a better world for all.
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The newest Faith in Progress podcast is a recording of a discussion between about 80 people in Fort Collins (live and virtual) with two spokespeople of the joint Palestinian-Israeli peace group Parents Circle Families Forum. The group is made up of Israeli and Palestinian families, each of whom has lost a close loved one to the conflict; they have …
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I speak with Beth Jaeger and Barb Kistler of the Fort Collins City Human Relations Commission about The Human Library, a program in which human "books" will tell human "readers" "What's it like being me in Fort Collins." The Human Library will be held on Sunday, August 4, at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery.…
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Symposium on Human Trafficking with CSU Prof. Lumina Albert
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CSU Prof. Lumina Albert tells about the Symposium on Human Tafficking, held this past Spring at CSU.By KRFC
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Outreach Fort Collins - Director Brad Rhoda
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A conversation with Brad Rhoda, director of Outreach Fort Collins, a non-profit meeting the homeless where they are and connecting them to the services that they need.By KRFC
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Church World Service, an international refugee resettlement agency
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Conversation with Kristy Beachy-Quick, head of a recently opened Fort Collins office of Church World Service, an international refugee resettlement agency.By KRFC
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Barbara Bennett /ScamBuster / Larimer County Sheriff's Office
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Barbara Bennett, Chief ScamBuster at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, talks about how to recognize a scam when we ae targeted, and what to do afterward if we fall for a scam.By KRFC
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Anti-Defamation League's Mountain States, Scott Levin
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I recently spoke with Scott Levin of the Anti-Defamation League about the recent sharp increase in anti-Semitism in the country and in Colorado, including steps people can take if they feel they have been targeted, or have witnessed acts of anti-semitism or other forms of hate.By KRFC
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Safe Families for Children is a faith-inspired alternative to children having to enter the state foster care system. As the movement's Northern Colorado director Roxy Tines explains in this new podcast, families experiencing difficulties can voluntarily place their child in a safe home for a limited period, until the difficulties are resolved, with…
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Revolutionary Love - Keynote Presentation
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This podcast presents the Keynote program for the new CSU Multifaith and Belief Initiatives, given by author and activist Valarie Kaur, based on her book See No Stranger, A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.By KRFC
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The Larimer County Office on Aging is holding its first annual Community Fair on May 1, to provide older Americans and their caregivers with information about services available to seniors. Rabbi Hillel talks with Tiffany Ballew, a supervisor in the Office on Aging.By KRFC
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ChildSafe Executive Director, Kathleen Baumgardner
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In cases of child abuse, many victims' families are unable to afford the therapy that is often needed, both for the victim and the victim's family members. In this edition of Faith in Progress, I speak with Kathleen Baumgardner, Executive Director of ChildSafe of Colorado, a non-profit organization that makes the needed therapy available to those n…
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Rabbi Hillel speaks with Jamie Moyer, J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) at CSU Health Network about successes in this work, and how we can all contribute to further progress.By KRFC
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Alliance for Suicide Prevention in Larimer County
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Dawn Kirk of Alliance for Suicide Prevention in Larimer County discusses what to do if we think a friend or family member is thinking about suicide.By KRFC
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Interview with co-directors of UpRootColorado, a non-profit seeking to reduce food waste in Colorado by helping to glean farmers' fields and distributing the food to those in need.By KRFC
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The podcast re-airs an interview from 2021 with an Israeli and a Palestinian who work together for peace in an organization called Combatants for Peace.By KRFC
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