No More Sewage Sludge Dumping Near St. Johns River, Advocates Demand
• Advocates want an end to sewage sludge dumped near the St. Johns River.
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• Advocates want an end to sewage sludge dumped near the St. Johns River.
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• March for Our Lives Orlando held a voter registration drive in Orlando as part of a nation-wide voter registration drive. A Parkland victim’s father created meaningful art that reflected on gun violence in the United States.
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• Harriett Lake was a longtime philanthropist who supported the performing arts in central Florida. She donated to more than 150 charities and organizations including Orlando Shakespeare Theater, The Orlando Ballet and the theater program at Seminole State College.
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• Orlando Police say the department will limit the scope of photo databases used with facial recognition software it is testing. The Orlando Police Department is piloting the Amazon software called Rekognition to track people in real time on city cameras.
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• Orlando based writer Brian Turner is best known for his poetry. Turner’s newest project is a bit different though. He assembled a group of musicians, The Interplanetary Acoustic Team, and they’re releasing an album 11 11 (Me Smiling) that includes lyrics by his late wife, the poet Ilyse Kuznetz. Turner joins Intersection for a conversation about the album along with Ben Kramer who performs bass, keyboards and theremin and engineered the album.
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• The Orlando Police Department is testing real time facial recognition software. The trial started in December and involved volunteer officers and city cameras. After it wrapped up in June, the city later announced they’d continue testing the software to see if the technology could help enhance public safety. Now, civil liberties organizations are calling on the city to stop using the software. Deputy Chief Mark Canty of the OPD, Clare Garvey with Georgetown Law and Roger Rodriguez with Vigilant Solutions join us to discuss the implications of this technology and what may take place if it’s implemented.
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• Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Pulse shooting survivors will join local political leaders in speaking out about gun laws tomorrow in downtown Orlando. The event is part of a national voter registration drive.
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