The Spring Season of Action Speaks. With our country mired in its worst economic collapse since the great depression, history can be a guide for what actions our nation should or shouldn’t take to provide for its citizens and whether or not it is time to re-set our priorities.

1933 The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps – Did building dams, planting trees and taking the boys from the city help end a depression or were we then, as now, just pretending? What exactly does ‘Shovel Ready’ projects mean for those who are not part of the ‘Shovel Ready’ construction force?
AVAILABLE: May 4th
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1949 Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ First Produced – What does it mean to ‘fail’ in America? Have we failed or has the ‘American Dream’ proven to be hollow? Is there an alternative?
AVAILABLE: May 11th
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1937 The Flint, Michigan United Auto Workers Sit-In – Banks, Auto and Insurance Companies bailed out, lay-offs abound and yet…Where’s the anger of the past? The Auto Industry, unions and the drive to protest; has it stalled and are union’s pot-holes on the road to recovery?
AVAILABLE: May 18th
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1961 JFK Calls for the Moon! – President Kennedy called for a Moon Landing. President Obama wants a ‘Green’ Nation. Are solar panels and wind turbines as exciting as ‘One Giant Leap for Mankind?’ How do we re-energize and re-mobilize America?
AVAILABLE: May 25th
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Action Speaks looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history by using under-appreciated dates of the twentieth century that have changed America. Join host Marc Levitt and guest panelists for some old-fashioned community exchange in the heart of downtown Providence’s arts and cultural district.

AVAILABLE: Content Depot, PRX, CD (Please note that CDs will be available about a week after they are available on PRX and Content Depot)
COST: Free
LENGTH: 58 minutes