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Seven on Seven
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The Seven on Seven Podcast is a show like no other. In our seven-show seasons, we'll take you through the ins-and-outs of topics you care about. From environmental racism to voter rights to inner-city education, we're taking the time to go deep and get things right. Each show we'll have experts, polls, listener feedback and a real conversation, and each season we'll have plenty of fun interactive ways to get involved. Take a listen!
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S1E4: Gender, Reproductive Rights, and the Environment
Mar 23, 201600:36:19Tap to summarizeIs the environment also a gender issue?On Episode 4, we are joined by Julie Sze, a Professor and the Director of American Studies at UC Davis and the founding director of the Environmental Justice Project for UC Davis’ John Muir Institute for the Environment, to discuss gender, women's health, reproductive rights, and environmental injustice. This is an issue in an international context, as Sze's work extends to China and beyond, and we discuss pollution that reduces fertility, Zika and women, and more!Find us on iTunes here and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seven-on-seven/id1089044046?mt=2Find more about Julie here: https://ams.ucdavis.edu/faculty/julie-sze And check out Julie's latest book! http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520284487
Transcribe →S1E3: Flint and Environmental Justice
Mar 15, 201600:45:02Tap to summarizeJust what is happening in Flint and why?On Season 1, Episode 3 we are joined by CityLab's Brentin Mock and the Center for Public Integrity's (and Flint native) Talia Buford to discuss the lead and water crisis in Flint, Michigan, what it means for other at-risk places, and the role of Civil Rights law in protecting vulnerable communities.Find us on iTunes here and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seven-on-seven/id1089044046?mt=2Read Brentin's latest on EJ and civil rights here: http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/03/why-the-us-civil-rights-commission-is-investigating-the-epa/473487/And check out Talia's incredible series on the EPA & civil rights complaints here: http://www.publicintegrity.org/environment/environmental-justice-denied
Transcribe →S1E2: Today's Fight for Environmental Justice
Mar 8, 201600:40:20Tap to summarizeBeyond Flint, what are some environmental issues that I should care about?On Season 1, Episode 2 we are joined by Aaron Mair, the first African-American president of the Sierra Club, and Phaedra Pezzullo, environmental justice expert and Associate Professor of Rhetoric & Culture at the University of Colorado Boulder. We discuss the recent history of the environmental justice movement and how it ties with broader activism in the community. Find us on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seven-on-seven/id1089044046?mt=2Find out more about Aaron Mair and the Sierra Club here: http://www.sierraclub.org/Find out more about Phaedra Pezzullo here: http://phaedracpezzullo.com/
Transcribe →S1E1: Who are the Gullah/Geechee People? EJ in Rural Areas
Mar 1, 201600:48:52Tap to summarizeIf God is willing and the creek don't rise. But what if it does?Enjoy #7on7 Season 1, where we discuss the environment and environmental justice! This season takes on pollution, climate change, crises like Hurricane Katrina, and policy decisions and explores how they threaten communities of color and marginalized communities.Do you know who the Gullah/Geechee people are? This episode interviews Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee nation and Jacqui Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. We discuss environmental injustices and rural areas, with a focus on the Gullah/Geechee people and climate change. Find us on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seven-on-seven/id1089044046?mt=2Find more about Queen Quet and the Gullah/Geechee here:http://www.queenquet.com/ http://gullahgeecheenation.com/And find more about Jacqui Patterson and the NAACP's climate efforts here:http://www.naacp.org/pages/climate-justice-initiative-about
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Seven on Seven Teaser: The Golden Age
Feb 1, 201600:50:55Tap to summarizeSeven on Seven is live! Take a listen to our teaser episode featuring Felonious Munk and discussing this golden age of Black creators and creative spaces. Keep a look out for our first season later this month!
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