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- TRENDS Podcast: Confronting the Lack of Diversity in NewsroomsFrom the left: Lori Lizarraga, Betty Aragon-Mitotes, Diamond Hardiman, Tina GriegoThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to this TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/06/6-7-21_TRENDSPodcast_LackofDiversityinNewsrooms_Updated.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.A lack of diversity among journalists, reporters and media producers in newsrooms influences the stories suggested by readers and listeners and the coverage they receive. Their lack of representation is true not only in Colorado, but across the United States.This monthly series explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County, through the experiences of community members, especially those on the margins. We aim to shed light on community challenges, solutions and pathways forward for the county and the country.According to an article by Gabriel Arana of Columbia Journalism Review, in 1976 the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) made a pledge that by the year 2000, the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities in newsrooms would match the population, stressing the importance of lifting people of color into management positions. Today, minority newsroom staff are less than half of the population they represent, and minorities in newsroom leadership positions less than a third.Hispanic activist Betty Aragon-Mitotes is the founder of Mujeres de Colores and director of the documentary Hispanic Communities VoicesHispanic activist Betty Aragon-Mitotes founder of Mujeres de Colores and director of the documentary Hispanic Communities Voices, talks about the importance of media producers of color to bring forward the stories from the community.“I want to hear, I want to see people in media in positions of power that look like me because when you see somebody that looks like you they are paving the way for the rest of us, and we need to show people we are capable, we are knowledgeable, and we are educated and we can do this,” says Aragon.Betty Aragon emphasizes that she wants people who are living an experience to tell their own story. “I don't want to tell a story. I want them to tell the story and I'm sorry, but I have to tell you, I don't want white people telling our story. You know, this is about our reality. And when you have people that are on the outside looking in, many times, and you know, I'm really grateful to the white community because they have helped us a lot with funding, but here's the reality of that. They're not seeing our lives through our lens. They're seeing it through their reality.31 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Gun Violence – An Epidemic on Our Youth’s ShouldersThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to this TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/04/4-21-21_Trends-Podcast_GunControl_KGNU.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.Gun Violence, which President Biden has called an epidemic in America, continues to affect the youth of color across the country.According to CDC data for 2019, in Colorado young Black males aged 15 to 34 are 12.6 times more likely to die by firearm homicide than their White counterparts. Colorado also ranks among the ten states with the highest suicide rate in the country.The public gathers to remember those lost in the Boulder King Soopers shootingAccording to the CDC’s WISQARS web-based injury statistics query and reporting system, homicide with a firearm was the leading cause of death for youth age 10 to 24 in the US in 2019. Almost 7,500 youth aged 10 to 24 died from intentional firearm injuries, including 4,483 homicides and 2,972 suicides. Since the early 1990s, males of color have suffered a disproportionate number of firearm homicides. From 2015 to 2019, males died from firearm homicide at a rate of 12 per 100,000, which was nine times higher than females. Black youth died from firearm homicide at a rate of 28 per 100,000, which was 10 times higher than White youth. Additionally, in 2019 4% of high school students in the US, including 7% of males and 2% of females, reported carrying a gun in the last year, for reasons other than hunting or sport, and 4% of 12 to 18 year olds recorded having access to a loaded gun without adult permission.These shocking statistics are provided by Sabrina Arredondo Mattson, PhD, a Senior research associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, a part of the Institute of Behavioral Science at CU Boulder, where she has been conducting research about gun violence in youth since 1995.According to Arredondo Mattson, there are particular challenges in addressing youth gun violence in communities of color because of structural issues that create inequalities among different groups.“The problems of youth violence and firearm violence are magnified in hybrid communities and communities of color. There are ideologies, institutions, and policies that foster structural violence and create unequal power that perpetuate social, political, and economic conditions that harm some groups and privilege others. For example, concentrated poverty, structural racism, limited services, and over-policing of low-income black neighborhoods are challenges that make it difficult for communities to provide the protective factors that are needed to promote healthy youth development and reduce risk factors that undermine healthy youth development,” said Arredondo Mattson.28 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Coronavirus Vaccines – Voices From the CommunityThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.featured image: Fred Glover in line for a coronavirus vaccine.Listen to the Coronavirus Vaccine: Community Voices TRENDS podcast episodeSubscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.It has been almost one year since the first lockdown order went into effect in Boulder County to curb the spread of the coronavirus. People are experiencing COVID-19 fatigue and are anxious to know when things might start to return to some normalcy.People being monitored in a waiting room after receiving their coronavirus vaccines in Boulder CountyExperts and government officials tell us that, although the future remains uncertain, the timeline depends greatly on following precautionary guidelines, like mask use and social distancing, and on a large portion of the population getting the vaccine.CDC experts are still trying to determine the percentage of the population that needs to either get the vaccine or have had the disease to achieve herd immunity. Most estimates are around 70 to 75 percent.Michael, a nurse at a Boulder County vaccine clinic, administers a coronavirus vaccine to Fred GloverThis is a very high number, not only because of the challenges in rolling out the vaccine program but also because not everyone is willing or able to get the vaccine. The reasons for this are many, including fear, mistrust, medical issues, and those who choose not to get vaccinated.Fred Glover, a distinguished professor who retired from CU Boulder, got his first vaccine on an icy early morning in February.Glover says that it is unfortunate that some people are afraid of a vaccine."If you don't get the vaccine versus the likelihood of having a reaction, if you do, there's just no comparison. It's all your chances of coming up ahead are just dramatically better, if you get the vaccine," he said.Glover lost a brother to polio when he was 14 years old, a year before the polio vaccine became available. "And my gosh, if we had only had that vaccine, my brother's death could have been avoided. And all of the people whose lives were saved by that vaccine is a testimony to the importance of getting a vaccine for a serious illness when it's available."Raquel Cagan, a neuropsychologist who lives in Boulder, was born in Colombia and worked primarily with young children, specifically in underserved and impoverished communities.She remembers a time when children were encouraged to donate 10 cents to help eradicate polio in other parts of the world."I remember as a child well, and we moved to this country, you had to go and give 10 cents to the March of Dimes… my mom didn't have a lot of money, but I had my 10 cents and you went and you put it in a little caniste...16 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Coronavirus Vaccines – Does Everyone Have Equal Access?COVID-19 has been devastating for everybody, but even more so for the Latinx community. Colorado Public Health data shows that while non-Hispanic whites in the 70+ age group in Colorado have been vaccinated at a higher rate than their representation in the overall population, only about 5% of Hispanics in that same age group have been vaccinated, even though they represent almost 22% of the overall population.Sheila Davis, the Health Equity Coordinator for Boulder County Public Health, says that the problem exists in our county as well, where vaccination rates for minority populations, including the Hispanic community, are much lower than those for dominant populations.Listen to the Equity and Vaccines TRENDS podcast episodeSubscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.COVID-19 has been devastating for everybody, but even more so for the Latinx community. Colorado Public Health data shows that while non-Hispanic whites in the 70+ age group in Colorado have been vaccinated at a higher rate than their representation in the overall population, only about 5% of Hispanics in that same age group have been vaccinated, even though they represent almost 22% of the overall population. Sheila Davis, the Health Equity Coordinator for Boulder County Public Health, says that the problem exists in our county as well, where vaccination rates for minority populations, including the Hispanic community, are much lower than those for dominant populations."I suspect it's because traditional COVID vaccination strategies were designed for the dominant culture, that they were designed for people who have (medical) providers who can enroll in a vaccination through their provider," says Davis.Boulder City Council members are working to address the issue of unequal access to vaccines. Councilmembers Mary Young, Junie Joseph, and Mayor Sam Weaver drafted a letter with recommendations for equitable vaccine distribution."This came about, of course, because of what we have seen throughout the whole pandemic and what this pandemic has basically exposed, something that has been with us all along... the inequitable treatment of people of color and the data backs everything up," says Councilmember Young.Young says a significant piece of progress is the county's mobile testing unit. "We wanted to make sure that mobile testing unit was going to the places that most needed the access to the testing," she said.Boulder County has also hired a cultural broker to do specific coronavirus outreach into the Latinx community. "I know they've been to places in Longmont, to a mobile home park in Longmont. And so the County has been working really hard to put in place the infrastructure that will enable them to have a more equitable approach to addressing the pandemic, both testing, and the vaccine," says Young.COVID tests being prepared on the Salud mobile clinic.Debbie Salazar, Migrant Health Director with Salud Health Centers, says one issue is the information about the coronavirus that is made available to the Latinx community.33 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Wildfires – Destruction to RejuvenationThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to the TRENDS podcast on Wildfires below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/12/12-17-20TRENDSPodcast-FOREST%20FIRES_mixdown.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.In 2020, wildfires burned more than 625,000 acres across Colorado, causing estimated damage of almost $200 million.The Calwood Fire, view from Highway 119, October 17, 2020.According to the recently published 2020 Ecosystems TRENDS Report, rising temperatures in Boulder County have resulted in drier summers. The report is a collaboration between the University of Colorado at Boulder, The City of Boulder, Boulder County, and the Community Foundation for Boulder County. It shows that the trend in the number of days above 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Boulder has been rising steadily since 1990, with the 10-year average increasing from about 19 days per year in the 1990s to 39 days per year in the 2010s. It is worth noting that 2020 alone has had 51 days over 90 °F! This data suggests climate change is contributing to a longer fire season.Ecologists also worry that fires are now burning at higher elevations in areas that were never before hot and dry enough to burn. It is estimated that fighting the fires in Colorado required 38 helicopters, 198 fire engines, and more than 3,000 firefighters. In addition, air quality in Boulder County was worse than at any time during the last decade. Heat, drought, and high winds combined to make 2020 the worst fire season in history, with two of the fires breaking records in size and duration.Forest fires feed off trees and undergrowth that have grown exceedingly dense. Over the past century, the US Forest Service has focused on fire suppression, rather than prevention. Now, more attention is being placed on prevention, given the costly losses from the fires. Managing the forests, including cutting down young trees, can help eliminate fuel for wildfires.Mark Grandie, from the US Forest Service, says that small trees in the forest can become “ladder fuel.” “This means that if a little tree is somehow on fire, it has the potential of lighting bigger trees. Once the fire gets into the higher areas of the forest, it becomes much harder to get under control.”Sorkin-Coehlo Family - Cutting Trees and helping Restore the lands in the Pike National ForestOne way of mitigating this risk is to cut down trees smaller than six inches in diameter to relieve the forest floor of unnecessary fuels. The US Forest Service has devised a program to allow Boulder County families to cut Christmas trees for a fee, to help with this fuel mitigation process. For Grandie this is a win-win situation, "the public can help mitigate the risk of fires and they can, in turn, cut their own Christmas tree to take home.”23 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Pandemic-Related Challenges to Special Needs EducationThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to the Pandemic-Related Challenges to Special Needs Education TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/10/10-29-20_TRENDSPodcast-EducationAccess.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.When it comes to education, right now all parents are having to figure out how to keep their children learning and up to date with their academic performance. School districts are doing their best to keep on teaching with the limitations of the pandemic and the new technologies in place.The coronavirus pandemic has created numerous challenges for families with children with physical, learning and intellectual disabilities. Remote learning is just not suitable for these children.The Macareno children live in Boulder and each have special needs.That is the case of the Macareno family in Boulder who have three small children, Daniel aged 9, Gael aged 5, and Miguel aged 3. All three have special needs.Daniel, a fourth-grader, is on the autism spectrum and his parents are thankful for the support given by all the therapists at his school, Foothills Elementary in Boulder.Their other sons Gael and Miguel attend Columbine Elementary in Boulder where they also receive special education services.Octavio Macareno says online learning has been hard for his son Daniel as it is difficult for him to pay attention.Another complication of online education is how these students access therapies like speech, language and behavior.Behavior therapy is the most challenging because it requires one-on-one time with a therapist but also socialization with others outside of the family nucleus, something that is not possible during the coronavirus.A lot of specialists cannot visit one-on-one without becoming vectors for the virus itself. Some of the kids they work with are either medically vulnerable themselves or live in households with medically vulnerable people. That means they are not able to attend school in person at all. But it is incredibly difficult for them to access all that they need to learn, via the computer.Ailsa Wonnacott, Executive Director of the Association for Community Living (ACL) says they have been fighting for decades to have students with special needs access the appropriate therapies and services. She says the pandemic has set their work behind by many years.“So it's very difficult to find ourselves back in this situation where we're trying to, again, look at environments that are not designed with students with disabilities in mind and figure out how are they going to be included and how much is the community and the system going to step forward and be there part of the solution.”The ACL is a civil and human rights group that was established in the 1960s in response t...23 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Art and Culture During COVID-19 – An Industry Decimated by the PandemicThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to the COVID-19 and the arts TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/08/TrendsArtCOVID_Full.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.Creative industries represent about 5% of Boulder County’s total employment. There has been a growth in creative jobs in the past decade and the city of Boulder has increased funding for the arts. Many are also calling for increasing diversity in arts and culture in the area, both for artists and for audiences. Many artists themselves often cannot afford to live in Boulder and this is especially true for artists of color. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the focus completely.A report commissioned by Colorado Creative Industries that looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry showed the Live Events sector will lose an estimated $163 million in the four-month period between April and July 2020.Matt Chasansky, Manager of the City of Boulder Office of Art + Culture, says the report findings were stark."In the first four months of the pandemic, (due to) the restrictions and the associated recession, the number of jobs in the creative industries and creative occupations in those four months fell by the amount that it had created in the past 10 years, we lost that many jobs and that the creative industries have a reduction in their earnings by about $2.6 billion."The closure of venues shut down the arts industry overnight and has meant artists are getting creative with connecting with their audiences. Many are using digital platforms and others are finding ways to engage with audiences outdoors.Maren Waldman, a dancer, educator, and artist, recently taught a healing movement event for the OSMP and the Arts ProgramThe City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department has an art program that offers various art-focused hikes and outdoor programs with guest artists working in various media. Although this program has existed for nearly a decade, in the time of COVID-19 it is especially important.Maren Waldman, a professional dancer, was invited to teach healing movement through the OSMP and the Arts Program. She says this program is even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic."I just don't think it's an accident that by being with nature and moving our bodies and connecting that is one way to process grief, and if anything is happening alongside this pandemic, it's grief. And we need ways to speak with each other beyond facts and scientific knowledge alongside that. So art and,30 min
- TRENDS Podcast: The Future of Farming in Boulder CountyThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to the Local Farming TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/07/7-30-20_TRENDS-Podcast-Farming.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher."Agriculture is all about, is trying to leave something better than the way you found it. Not just sustain it, but actually tried to grow new health, healthy soil and new healthy ecosystems." -- Mark Guttridge, Ollin FarmsThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the need to have a secure food system. There have been efforts in Boulder County to create a local foodshed, and many local farmers are working towards this, but challenges remain.The farm team feeds chickens at Ollin Farm in LongmontFarms account for more than one-quarter of the total land in Boulder County. Out of this, a large fraction is land owned by Boulder County and leased to qualified farmers.According to the 2019 TRENDS report, even though Boulder’s use of local taxes to purchase and designate public land for farming has been often praised as unique and progressive, the use of systemic pesticides, along with climate change and accelerated land development have had negative impacts on the quality of the soil. Therefore, farmers must not only preserve, but work hard to fix their land.Ollin Farms in Longmont is one of the local farms at the forefront of sustainable agriculture here in Boulder County. Mark Gutteridge and his wife Kena farm the land with regenerative, organic practices. Improving soil health is a major part of their work.A CSA member visits a pickup location for local produceKena is originally from Mexico and is of Nahuatl origin. She and Mark have worked hard to welcome the community to the farm. Kena leads classes for children and in recent years they have hosted a carbon sequestration festival, highlighting the important role that healthy soil plays in capturing carbon from the atmosphere, helping mitigate the impact of climate change.Sustainability is key for many local farmers who see healthy soil, organic and regenerative practices as crucial for creating and maintaining a local foodshed. But local support is crucial. One way the community supports local farms is through participating in a CSA, that’s Community Supported Agriculture. It means that members of the community pay in advance for produce from the farm….they share the bounty but they also share the risk.Michael Moss, owner of Kilt Farm, says that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in interest in CSAs."Our local community wants to secure their food for the summer, and so the interest in all of the farms (and) CSAs has really exploded to the point where people who didn't have a CSA started a CSA.30 min
- TRENDS Podcast: Boulder County’s LGBTQ+ Community – Progress Made, Challenges RemainThe TRENDS podcast is a collaboration between the Community Foundation of Boulder County and KGNU. It dives deep into the community’s most pressing issues and explores the changes happening throughout Boulder County through the experiences of community members, especially those often rendered invisible by commercial media, to shed light on community challenges, solutions, and pathways forward for the county and the country.Listen to the LGBTQ+ TRENDS podcast episode below:https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/07/6-18-20_TRENDS-Podcast-LGBTQ.mp3Subscribe to TRENDS on iTunes to get new editions automatically. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. It is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against the LGBTQ+ community.One of multiple vehicles in the 2020 Longmont Pride parade supporting the LGBTQ+ community and Black Lives MatterIn June of 1969, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City staged an uprising to resist the police harassment and persecution. One of the activists at Stonewall was Marsha P. Johnson, a Black Trans woman.Today on TRENDS we look back at the history of LGBTQ+ rights here in Boulder County — how far have we come? How far do we still need to go? We’ll look at the intersection of the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ+ rights and highlight voices of all ages from the community here in Boulder County.In January 2019, a ceremony took place at the Boulder County Courthouse to recognize the County for some of the first efforts in the nation that advanced rights for the LGBTQ+ community.A plaque at the Boulder County Courthouse proclaims the spot is listed in the National Register of Historic Place in recognition of the civil rights significance of same-sex marriage licenses issued in 1975In 1975, Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex issued a marriage license to gay two men. Rorex later said, "in a way it was a very easy decision for me.”Rorex went on to issue five more same-sex marriage licenses in Boulder before the Colorado Attorney General forced her to stop. What Rorex did in 1975 was seen as revolutionary.Although it wasn't known at the time, another important event in LGBTQ+ history taking place in 1975 was the birth of the current Governor Jared Polis at Boulder Community Hospital. Forty-three years later Polis became the first openly gay man to be elected as a governor of a U.S. state. In his election night speech, Polis said he stood on the shoulders of those who came before him.Ollie Kampert AbajoLGBTQ+ Pasa La Voz Show en Español:* Presiona aqui para escuchar la entrevista sobre identidad de genero y orientacion sexual. Leticia Abajo, trabaja para WIC dentro de Servicios de Salud en Boulder County y es una educadora de relaciones familiares y Ollie graduada de New Vista que ha participado en Justicia Restaurativa.29 min
- TRENDS Diary: A Welcome DistractionNick Dunbar plays guitar for the residents of Frasier Meadows Retirement Community.
TRENDS Diary, a project of the Community Foundation of Boulder County, is a place for Boulder County residents of all ages to share personal experiences that relate to a pressing community need. The focus, for now, is on our shared need to connect and solve problems, despite the increased isolation we’re all experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen To The Audio Diary:play_arrowTRENDS Diary: A Welcome DistractionMaeve Conran(Download Audio)
Dear TRENDS Diary,I am a musician with 300 Days band. Due to COVID-19, my gigs have been canceled and the record I was recording in April has been postponed.
I wanted to find a community I could service and give myself a reprieve from the chaos. Knowing this was intensely affecting the elderly, I reached out to a friend who works at Frasier Meadows and began brainstorming. I have played there in the past.
I suggested setting up in a central space where I could crank the sound system and patrons could open their windows and tune in. Their safety was a primary concern.
The first time I played, I could feel myself welling up. They were sitting there tapping their toes and their fingers, totally clued in. I kept looking over at my friend who was emotional, too. My wife took care of her mother, who had bad dementia. Their family was very into acoustic music, and I could feel the joy it was bringing her as well. This was serving and moving the staff, too. They wrote me a beautiful card thanking me for the “welcomed distraction.”
I played there again to the general population, some of whom had been to my shows. I played at the Academy on the Hill with my buddy Andy Mann. It’s something I can do that’s easy; you just have to be creative.
When you shift perspective and realize that serving your community in turn serves oneself, then these acts of kindness and selflessness can be so much more powerful and unifying. Don’t operate from a place of fear, but one of strength, courage and community.
As much as fear and anger are contagious, so is hope and peace. Kindness is infectious, and that is what we need right now.
– Nick Dunbar
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