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Para encerrar nossa série sobre mudanças climáticas, destacaremos uma comunidade que sente demais os efeitos das mudanças climáticas, mas que muitas vezes é deixada de fora da conversa sobre mudanças climáticas: os povos indígenas. Falamos com João Victor, um jovem defensor e membro da comunidade indígena Pankararu do Brasil. Embora João seja atualmente um estudante de doutorado em Farmácia, ele continua sendo um feroz defensor de sua comunidade, trabalhando para mobilizar outras pessoas para combater as mudanças climáticas e melhorar os efeitos que esse problema global tem, especialmente nas comunidades indígenas. O trabalho de João é feito através e com os Guardiões da Floresta e a Aliança Global de Comunidades Territoriais.

Créditos da música: Jazzy Abstract Beat por Coma-media, Lugar Escondido (Versão Estendida) por madirfan, PUTM Intro e Outro de Joanna Yeung, feito usando GarageBand com Apple Loops

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To wrap up our climate change series, we will spotlight a community that feels much of climate change's effects, yet is often left out of the climate change conversation: indigenous peoples. We sit down with João Victor, a young climate change advocate and member of the Pankararu indigenous community of Brazil. Though João is currently a PhD student in Pharmacy, he remains a fierce advocate for his community, working to rally others to combat climate change and ameliorate the effects this global issue takes especially on indigenous communities. João's work is done through and with the Guardians of the Forest and the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities.

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Cover image is by Vytautas Serys, Creative Commons license.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ingrid Paredes, PhD, and Gianna White of March for Science NYC for a conversation about enhancing access to scientific knowledge. Most of published scientific knowledge is guarded with a paywall. We discuss what this system entails, who benefits, and what initiatives are being taken to enhance public accessibility to novel research.

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In this episode, we are joined by March for Science members Dr. Ingrid Paredes, PhD, and Gianna White, BS. March for Science is a non-profit organization in NYC comprised primarily of scientists dedicated to combating climate change through policy. We discuss the inception of March for Science and its current mission.

Music credits: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-media, Hidden Place (Extended Version) by madirfan, PUTM Intro and Outro by Joanna Yeung, made using GarageBand with Apple Loops

In the second of two episodes, we explore the lived experiences and grassroots work of the Cherokee Concerned Citizens, an organization dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of their fenceline community. Our guests, Barbara and Jennifer, discuss what it's like living next to production plants for companies like Chevron, VT Halter, First Chemical, and Mississippi Phosphates, and what they're doing to fight environmental injustice.

Music credits: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-media, Hidden Place (Extended Version) by madirfan, PUTM Intro and Outro - made in GarageBand with Apple Loops

Cover art credit to United States National Archive, Picryl (Creative Commons license)

In the first of two episodes, we explore the lived experiences and grassroots work of the Cherokee Concerned Citizens, an organization dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of their fenceline community. Our guests, Barbara and Jennifer, discuss what it's like living next to production plants for companies like Chevron, VT Halter, First Chemical, and Mississippi Phosphates, and what they're doing to fight environmental injustice.

Music credits: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-media, Hidden Place (Extended Version) by madirfan, PUTM Intro and Outro - made in GarageBand with Apple Loops

Cover art credit to United States National Archive, Picryl (Creative Commons license)

As the introductory episode in our new Un(earth)ing Climate Advocacy series, we spotlight the efforts of Amanda Sachs who works with the Environmental Advocates of New York, the leading New York non-profit fighting for a safe climate, clean water and healthier communities for all. To avert the worst effects of climate change, Environmental Advocates NY is at the forefront of taking action to fight climate change and advocating for policies that transition our economy off of fossil fuels.

Music credits: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-media, Hidden Place (Extended Version) by madirfan, PUTM Intro and Outro - made in GarageBand with Apple Loops

To recap our mental health series, we are focusing on the perspectives of two graduate students that have recently graduated: Caitlin Gilbert, PhD, and Farid Aboharb, PhD. Caitlin and Farid tell us about the mental health struggles they have faced on the way to achieving that hard-won degree.

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Recapping our interview with Dr. Hassan Muhammad, we discuss whether the mental health struggles common in graduate school are due to systemic factors or the inherently difficult nature of science and research.

Music credits: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-media, Hidden Place (Extended Version) by madirfan, PUTM Intro and Outro by Joanna Yeung, made using GarageBand with Apple Loops