Critical Connections

Critical Connections

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Critical Connections episodes

  • “People over everything” : student fights for housing justice & equity

    This episode of Critical Mass podcast features interviews with the UC Santa Cruz Student Housing Coalition from California and a series of anonymous unsheltered students stories from here in Utah Valley. This episode highlights the organizing and advocacy efforts of students in the fight for just, affordable, and equitable housing and the experiences of some of the students they're fighting for

    Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact.


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    50 min
  • ”Come find us” : Diné student stories

    This episode of Critical Mass podcast highlights the efforts of local native activists from right here in Utah. Featuring interviews with four Diné individuals, both from here on campus and from the local community, interviewees share stories about their experiences and the realities of what it means to be native on and off the reservation.

    Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact.


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    1 hr 2 min
  • ”Queerness is beautiful” : student responses to queerphobia in Utah Valley

    This episode of Critical Mass podcast tracks queer student responses to anti-queer events and actions in Utah Valley. Featuring interviews with UVU and BYU students, and interviews from the nationwide Strike Out Queerphobia protest, students discuss their experiences as queer student organizers and their allies fighting for acceptance in an ongoing movement. 

    Thanks for listening ! Check out citations here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact


    NOTE: Trigger warning for sensitive viewers. Mentions of electroshock therapy, conversion therapy, suicide, self harm, and other sensitive topics. 


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    53 min
  • ”You will have to work twice as hard as everyone else” : pláticas from UVU

    This first episode after our rebrand from "Real Talk" to "Critical Mass" features four Latina/o/x student organizers from campus, in honor of Hispanic Heritage month, coming on to speak about their experience as Latina/o/x students at Utah Valley University. 

    Thanks for listening ! Check out our citations here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact

    NOTE: The opinions expressed are those of the podcast participants alone, and do not necessarily represent Utah Valley University or the UVU Center for Social Impact. 


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    52 min
  • The Experience of Veronica, a UVU Student From Ukraine

    Veronica shares her love for the Ukrainian culture and her experience as she has watched the current crisis in her country. Listen to this episode to humanize the conflict and understand her first hand experience. 


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    34 min
  • Correcting White Saviorism - Interview with Cassie Bingham

    Want to know how you can make a better impact on those you are trying to serve? Cassie Bingham explains how taking ourselves out of the equation actually does more than being someone's hero or "savior". Tune in to learn how you can make changes in your social impact work to be more sustainable. 


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    42 min
  • What does Indigenous Mean? Interview with Jennifer Boyce

    We speak with Jennifer Boyce who is a Native American Activist. We discuss the importance of understanding our own ancestry and how we can better support the Indigenous communities in our country. 

    Here are the links!

    https://pandos.org/

    https://www.facebook.com/mmiwutah/

    https://www.facebook.com/PANDOS.org/

    Instagram:

    @mmiwutah

    @utahpandos


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    48 min
  • Texas Abortion Ban: Scarier Than Anything Else This October

    We get comfortable being uncomfortable by discussing the Texas Abortion Ban Senate Bill 8 with UVU SURF President Natalie Williams. We discuss why this ban is different from any other and why it makes us fear for the future of Utah legislation. 

    Links to additional information: 

    https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB8/id/2395961

    https://www.npr.org/2021/10/04/1042454835/the-provisions-in-texas-restrictive-abortion-law-are-not-popular-an-npr-poll-fin


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    47 min

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Critical Connections are formed by building authentic relationships, through listening with all the senses of the body and the mind. Through small actions and connections, patterns emerge to create…