WJFF - Trailer Talk

As a continuing part of Trailer Talk's series on Home and Development, Dara and Erin Smith, mother and daughter who grew up and live in Liberty, NY in the Sullivan County Catskills join Sabrina for conversation. They shared their love of where they live and belief in community service with a nod to the Girl Scouts and other lessons in volunteer service have led them to speak out against irresponsible development and protect what they value about their home. 

Both have taken the steps to run for Village and Town seats as write in candidates. Erin Smith shared with Sabrina that her run last year was an act of protest to send a message that people are engaged, care and are taking steps to ensure their town is protected. Dara and Erin spoke to Sabrina about the importance of civic engagement, and working to protect one's community that embodies both physical and emotional resources. 

What is WJFF - Trailer Talk?

Sabrina Artel's Trailer Talk is a combination of live performance, community event and radio broadcast based in the New York's Catskills region. With her vintage 1965 Beeline travel trailer, Sabrina Arteltravels to festivals and events where she invites individuals to participate in what she calls a "public conversation" in a relaxed and comfortable setting. These conversations are broadcast live through speakers mounted outside the trailer, and many interviews are later aired on WJFF during the weekly program. The New York Times described Sabrina Artel's Trailer Talk as "an unusual blend of theater, activism and broadcast journalism."