Spilling the Tea with CCE

Since we were little, we knew we had to go to college. High schoolers feel a great amount of pressure that they must go to college? But should they? In this podcast, we talk about how the push for college has changed America and how the workforce did not shift to accommodate student needs. Hannon Sanford joins us to tell his journey of realizing that maybe college is not for him, especially if you are not going for something that you are interested in. All while keeping in mind that every life is different and how you should make your decisions on your own.

In today's episode, Sarah talks with Maggie Mader, a resident of Maine who survived an extremely abusive relationship when she was just 16 years old. They discuss topics such as abuse, survival, and what it takes for a relationship to be healthy, abusive, and all the grey areas in between.

Content Warning: This episode contains topics such as mental health, emotional and physical abuse, as well as sexual assault. If you are sensitive to any of these topics, please exercise caution as well as self-care when listening to this episode, or do not listen at all.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24-hour number: (800)-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org 

National Domestic Vilence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 thehotline.org

Love is Respect: https://www.loveisrespect.org/

A conversation between two black women who are dealing with the current racial tensions in the US

To get in contact with Shaniqua and her organization, https://www.womensdiversitynetwork.org/

CCE Fellow Bella sits down with Rebecca Sanin, the President & CEO of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, for a discussion about the 2020 Census. They share what the Census is, the impact of the Census on Long Island, common misconceptions, it's relevance to college students, how you can help, and more. 

https://my2020census.gov/ 

https://hwcli.com/work-we-do/coalition-grassroots-organizing/2020-census/#39-2020-census-covid-19-toolkit 

https://guaac.wordpress.com/

Description:

The United States often intervenes in the affairs of other countries, supposedly to install democratic values and reinforce human rights protections. But is that really what is happening? In this discussion, we take a look at the history of American influence in Central America and the Middle East, and learn that oftentimes, the US has destabilized and destroyed many countries around the world. We also discuss the dangerous impacts of how the current presidential administration is radicalizing many Americans' views of foreigners.

Sources:

https://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/35_countries_the_u_s_has_backed_international_crime_partner/

https://apnews.com/2ded14659982426c9b2552827734be83

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/central-america-migrants-us-foreign-policy

https://www.britannica.com/event/Monroe-Doctrine

https://fpif.org/free-trade-done-central-america/

https://medium.com/s/story/timeline-us-intervention-central-america-a9bea9ebc148

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2633287?seq=1

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/21/has-united-states-foreign-policy-central-america-fueled-migrant-crisis-donald-trump/2338489002/

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article214987750.html

https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/16/qa-trump-administrations-zero-tolerance-immigration-policy#

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/24-immigrants-have-died-ice-custody-during-trump-administration-n1015291

https://www.aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/immigrant-kids-keep-dying-cbp-detention

https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/

https://www.usatoday.com/border-wall/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html

On 4/23/20, fellows Daria Valan and Alex Attilli talk about the possible repercussions of opening up the country too soon.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/coronavirus-protests-democrats-republicans.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/states-reopen-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-conservative-networks-backing-anti-quarantine-protests/2020/04/22/da75c81e-83fe-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/22/21228651/opening-up-save-economy-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-shutdown

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/consumer/restaurants-learn-business-interruption-insurance-may-not-cover-coronavirus-closures/2271037/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-judges-30-day-coronavirus-mask-order-blasted-as-ultimate-government-overreach

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151564466001#sp=show-clips

https://livingwage.mit.edu/states/39

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance

In this episode, fellows Alexis and Yohelis discussed the movie Miracle in Cell No.7 and the repercussions of the criminalization of individuals with mental health, as well as the court systems' treatment (or lack thereof) of mental health patients.

Links:

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/position-statement-53-mental-health-courts

CCE Fellows Sarah Stauffer and Isabella Burckhardt talk with Heidi Randall and Tricia Grant, two inspiring women and community activists, about human trafficking on a local level as well as toxic masculinity. The ladies discuss their experiences, common misconceptions, as well as ways to help change the way the story is told. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO TOPICS SUCH AS ABUSE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, PLEASE PRACTICE SELF CARE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL SAFE, OR DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST. Music written and composed by Ethan Tauber. To learn more, check out the links below, and if you are suffering from abuse and need someone to talk to check out Love is Respect (listed below), who are open 24/7

Love is Respect Crisis Hotline:

https://www.loveisrespect.org/

1.866.331.9474

Maine Boys to Men:

https://www.maineboystomen.org/

Not Here:

https://nothere.me/

Documentaries:

The Mask You Live In

Girl Rising

Hello and welcome to Spilling the Tea with CCE, the podcast created and led by Fellows at Hofstra University’s Center for Civic Engagement. For those of you who don’t know, CCE is a university institute designed to educate students in democratic values by actively engaging them as knowledgeable citizens through collaborative partnerships with their campus, local, state, national, and global communities. This podcast was created out of a desire to continue pursuing these goals while social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Every episode a pair of fellows, and potentially guests, will discuss a topic of importance to them.

We hope you will tune into our weekly episodes, starting this week!

A special thank you to Ethan Tauber, the musician who created the music you hear in the background of this trailer. He used the chords C, C, and E to create the tune. :)