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- This Is Your Podcast on DrugsAt this week's Round Table, Julianna, Riya, and Sara chat with friend of the pod Nicholas Stefanidis about drugs. Yes, drugs--pot legalization, opioid addiction, the real deal with vaping. We examine various dimensions--historic, physiological, economic, and legal/political-- exploring their impact today and implications for the future. Thank you for joining us!25 min
- We need to support refugees the way we support our own peopleTujiza talks about the politics of refugees and the need for governments to look at refugees through the perspective of displacement and the need for homes1 min
- As a society we’ve turned a blind eye to refugeesTujiza Uwituze discusses the lack of support for displaced populations1 min
- International Human Rights: refugees and refugee education
At this week's Round Table, Sara Chough, Julianna Davis, and Riya Mehta speak with Tujiza Uwituze, East Africa Representative for the Global Education Movement (GEM) at Southern New Hampshire University, focusing on one of the foremost human rights--education--as it plays out in Rwanda, as part of our ongoing series on human rights around the world. Thanks for listening!
17 min - Because we’re such a young country, we tend to be very ahistorical in everythingMichael Jackson underscores the importance of understanding structure and history—and race— while not feeling overwhelmed and disempowered.1 min
- What is the “proper way” for a black person to protest in the U.S.?Michael Jackson of the Center for Community Change grounds the BLM movement in history and societal forces1 min
- Why does Black Lives Matter matter? with Michael Jackson
At this week's Round Table, Riya Mehta speaks with Michael Jackson, political analyst and researcher with the Center for Community Change, about the Black Lives Matter movement-- and other social movements like #MeToo-- and their strengths and limitations in bringing about change while also reflecting on our organizational goals of civic discourse and trying to work across differences and divides. We so enjoyed Michael's wisdom and reflections and hope you will too. Thanks for joining us!
13 min - Seeds definitely broke me, but it put me back together in a much better place than I was
Meirav Solomon talks about the challenges of building bridges through dialogue in the context of trauma, and the power of bonding with people with very different lived experience-- through stories and developing a deep state of empathy--and exploring one's own identity by living through the conflicts of others.
2 min - Polarization and Cross Partisanship: Episode VI with Seeds of Peace
At this week's Round Table, Olivia Becker, Leyla Jacoby, and Meirav Solomon talk about their experiences at Seeds of Peace, an international leadership development program that inspires and cultivates new generations of global leaders in communities divided by conflict by equipping exceptional youth and educators with the skills and relationships they need to accelerate social, economic, and political changes essential for peace. Thanks for listening!
21 min - Did you experience any polarization in the student body?Declan talks about how people engage with views radically different than their own at SEGL1 min
About The Round Table: A YVote Podcast
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The Round Table provides a platform for conversation and engagement of civically-minded young people from different parts of the country. We strive to model civil dialogue across various divides--socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, political, and regional. We aim to challenge norms and represent all kinds of diversity--especially of perspective and ideas--enabling listeners to “hear” our thinking.
The Round Table is 100% created and edited by young people committed to building a more just and joyous world.