The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Katie Christensen, State Director of North Dakota for Planned Parenthood, and Kristie Wolff, Executive Director of the North Dakota Women’s Network.

As part of the 2021 North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival, Katie and Kristie joined The Human Family for a discussion in Minot, North Dakota, about the right to access health care. The discussion took place after a screening of the feature documentary, The 8th, which traces Ireland’s campaign to remove the 8th Amendment – a constitutional ban on abortion. It shows a country’s transformation from a conservative state in thrall to the Catholic church to a more liberal secular society.

Katie and Kristie share their thoughts on the film, on access to health care for women in North Dakota, and what a looming decision from the Supreme Court on Roe. Vs. Wade may mean for women in the state.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded, and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices is a production of The Human Family. Learn more about and support the work of the Human Family by visiting www.human-family.org.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, an Indian-American filmmaker based in Greater Los Angeles. Her experimental short, THE TREE, will have its regional. premiere at the 2022 North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.

THE TREE is an experimental short, which draws attention to environmental concerns, such as deforestation and its effects on wildlife and our ecosystem.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded, and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices is a production of The Human Family. Learn more about and support the work of the Human Family by visiting www.human-family.org.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Loren Waters. Her award-winning documentary short Restoring Néške'emāne, will have its regional. premiere at the 2022 North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.

Since the 19th century, Native American children were sent to boarding schools designed to “Kill the Indian… Save the Man”, destroying Tribal languages, cultural values, practices, and traditions through assimilation. In Oklahoma, generations of Native Americans were educated through the Concho Indian School from 1871 to 1984. The abandoned school buildings have remained for 40 years, riddled with toxins that have leached into the community. Restoring Néške'emāne follows environmentalist Damon Dunbar who has a dream of restoring the land, preserving tribal history, and honoring the attendees of the Concho Indian School in order to speak truth to history.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded, and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices is a production of The Human Family. Learn more about and support the work of the Human Family by visiting www.human-family.org.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Katie Bell, a filmmaker whose directorial debut, RURAL REVIVAL, will have its U.S. premiere at the 2022 North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.

RURAL REVIVAL dives into the life and work of Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, and documents Will’s efforts to change his conventional cattle farm to a regenerative operation that helps mitigate climate change

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices is a production of The Human Family. Learn more about and support the work of the Human Family by visiting www.human-family.org.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Maggie O’Dea, an author and filmmaker whose environmental work is featured in the short documentary, KEYSTONE, an Official Selection of the North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.

KEYSTONE examines the impact of the keystone species the American Bison on the ecosystem of the American Prairie, and the damage created by the removal of the Bison and introduction of alien species into the ecosystem. Maggie joins the conversation from Humble County California.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices was co-created by the Human Family and Oscar De Leon of Chamber Six Media.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, we are joined by Julie Lay, a community environmental activist whose work is featured in the short documentary, SOILED, an Official Selection of the North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.

The film is directed by McKinleigh Lair, and documents Julie’s efforts to identify the source of a noxious odor, and her discovery of waste products being applied directly to farmland in Alabama.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices was co-created by the Human Family and Oscar De Leon of Chamber Six Media.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, the collaborative team behind the documentary short, Echoes from Lock One, join us to talk about the inspirations behind the production of the film.

Echoes from Lock one is an Official Selection of the North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival. The film is produced by North Troy teens spent five weeks creating a multimedia documentary on water justice and the legacy of the Erie Canal in one of New York's most economically challenged and environmentally devastated neighborhoods.

Youth Angelo Domingo and Catherine Rafferty join the conversation, along with educators and artists Megan Marohn and Jayohcee. We are also joined by Branda Miller, Co-Founder and Arts and Education Coordinator of the Sanctuary for Independent Media, where the film was made.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices was co-created by the Human Family and Oscar De Leon of Chamber Six Media.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, Paul Noot joins the show to discuss his mixed media work, “Unity of Worship.”

Paul is an artist, educator and co-founder of the Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative, and lives in Bismarck, North Dakota – where he joined us and this podcast was recorded just prior to the pandemic. In the discussion, Paul shares his motivation behind “Unity of Worship,” his thoughts on the power of art, and shares a little about the artists who call BDAC home.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices was co-created by the Human Family and Oscar De Leon of Chamber Six Media.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

Today, Angie Sweiz joins the show to discuss her mixed media work, “Disposables.”

Born of the world, Sweiz currently resides in Bismarck, North Dakota with her family, where this conversation was recorded.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music. Human Voices was co-created by the Human Family and Oscar De Leon of Chamber Six Media.

The Human Family presents Human Voices, a podcast featuring conversations from artists and filmmakers creating socially aware and relevant art.

In this episode, photographer Shane Balkowitsch returns to discuss his work, “Standing For Us All.” The 8x10 glass ambrotype features a full-length portrait of climate change activist Greta Thunberg at Prairie Knights Casino, Fort Yates, North Dakota on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The image was recognized by the Jury of the 2020 North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival as this year’s “Photo of Cultural Significance.” The photo is currently archived at the U.S. Library of Congress.

Our special extended conversation with Shane discusses the creation of the piece and the controversy that developed in his home-town of Bismarck, North Dakota, when Shane’s intention to add a reproduction of the work to the downtown arts scene took the online community by storm.

The Human Family is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) founded to promote human rights and social justice through film and art. Learn more about the The Human Family at www.human-family.org or on social media at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHumanFamilyND/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumanFamily_ND

This episode was produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Coffman; Executive Produced by Oscar de Leon. Series artwork by Leah Marie Ecklund; and soundtrack by Peter McIsaac Music.