Every Wednesday at 9 a.m., Judge Mose Floyd takes the bench to preside over Duval County’s Veterans Treatment Court. The diversion program allows current and former service members to avoid criminal prosecution when there is a relationship between their military service and the alleged criminal offense. The program offers alternatives to incarceration that include substance abuse and mental health treatment services. We discuss the work of the Veterans Treatment Court with the presiding judge and a senior mentor.
Guests:
- Judge Mose Floyd, presiding judge of the Veterans Treatment Court.
- David Abramowitz, senior mentor volunteer, Veterans Treatment Court.
Then, what birds can teach us about life, social change and the environment. We talk to the author of Birding to Change the World ahead of her Thursday reading at Happy Medium Books Cafe in Riverside and her weekend appearance at the 36th Annual Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Conference on Amelia Island.
Guests:
- Trish O’Kane, environmental educator and author of Birding to Change the World: A Memoir.
- Teri Sopp, attorney and member of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society.
And, a Jacksonville artist urges young and old to “Gogh Create” by signing up for summer art camp. The series includes eight weeklong creative camps offered at two locations, CoRK Riverside and Atlantic Beach Arts Market, with focuses ranging from pottery to recycled art.
Guest:
- Sunni Myers, creator of Gogh Create.
