School Absenteeism Surge / Missing Indigenous Women / Violence Against Women of Color / Transgender Advisory Council / Sacramento Greek Festival
Summary: <p><strong>Updated 9:52 a.m. </strong></p> <p>An absenteeism surge is happening at schools across the state following reopening for in-person learning. The human rights crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women. California’s first-in-the-nation Transgender Advisory Council. The Sacramento Greek Food Festival returns for its 58th year.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>Senior reporter at EdSource <strong>Carolyn Jones</strong> discusses an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://edsource.org/2021/absenteeism-surging-since-schools-reopened/661507" target="_blank">absenteeism surge</a> happening at schools across the state following reopening. </li> <li> <strong>Britta Guerrero</strong>, CEO of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.snahc.org/" target="_blank">Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC)</a> and member of the San Carlos Apache tribe, discusses the human rights crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women. Interim Director of Impact Strategies <strong>Zoë Flowers</strong> with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cpedv.org/" target="_blank">California Partnership to End Domestic Violence</a> expands the conversation surrounding Gabby Petito to include women of color and the LGBTQ+ community. </li> <li> <strong>Ebony Harper</strong>, the executive director at California TRANScends, on her appointment to the newly created <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ltg.ca.gov/2021/09/12/lt-governor-kounalakis-establishes-transgender-advisory-council/" target="_blank">Transgender Advisory Council</a>, created by Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. </li> <li> <strong>Terry Kastanis</strong> and <strong>Koula Gianulias</strong> join Insight to talk about the long history and tradition of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://sacramentogreekfestival.com/" target="_blank">Sacramento Greek Food Festival</a>, which is returning this year after being sidelined last year due to COVID.</li> </ul>
