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Under Reported
Hosted by Kori Feener · EN
Every month Under Reported calls attention to important stories; with personal narratives and timely events. Through in-depth interviews, and audio storytelling Under Reported connects with those on the front lines of change in America and focuses on the stories beneath the sensationalist headlines.
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Episode 03: Caught in the Police State
Sep 5, 201700:35:16Tap to summarizeOn Saturday August 19th in Boston, Massachusetts, one week after the KKK, Neo-nazi’s and the “alt-right” marched into Charlottesville, Virginia; 40,000 protestors took to the streets of Boston to stand up against white supremacy. That same day, an unknown number of Boston and State Police descended upon those protestors. The corporate and local media, the Mayor, and Police Commissioner Evans claimed the day was a success. The 50 or so “free speech rally” attendees got out safely and those that were arrested were, to quote Donald Trump, just "police agitators". The truth is most of the 33 people arrested ended up getting caught up in the dragnet of the police state.In this episode of Under Reported, Co-Produced by DigBoston and the Boston Institute for Non-Profit Journalism (BINJ) I speak with Carl Williams, Staff Attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts; and Kimberly Carlisle and Jay Kelly, two of the 33 people arrested on August 19th. Jay Kelly activist, Muslim-American and owner of Proxy Prophet screen printing “They (the Police) can yell whatever arbitrary thing they want at you and if you don’t agree with them, they’ll hit you with a stick.” — Jay Kelly “I was yelling at them, ‘I have disabilities’ - they weren’t hearing it.” — Kimberly Carlisle Kimberly Carlisle Mother of two, Wife, person with disabilities. Kimberly, circled in red - this photo is to scale and shows her seconds before her arrest. ...
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Episode 04: Teaser - David and Goliath: States Rights and Settlements
Apr 22, 201700:02:26Tap to summarizeIn 2016, Massachusetts settled against Kinder Morgan, paving the way for the Connecticut Expansion pipeline project to cut trees near old Hemlock growth and to use Spectacle Pond as a water source to clean piping. Next month, a special Under Reported brought to you by the Boston Institute for Non-Profit Journalism.
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Episode 02: The Future of Food in New England
Mar 22, 201700:39:29Tap to summarizeFor New England farmers 2016 was a year hit hardest by drought. The most recent statistics from the US Drought Monitor shows Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut still with large percentages of areas in severe drought. As a more unpredictable climate is upon New England questions are raised about sustainability, the economy of farming, innovation and why local and regional food systems just might be the best solution for changing weather patterns.In this episode of Under Reported I speak with Farmer Chris, the man behind a small farm in Massachusetts called Vanguarden, Severine von Tscharner Fleming founder of The Greenhorns and Brian Donahue, Chair of Environmental Studies at Brandeis University. “I really think we need mechanisms by which we increase the rate at which land is protected as in these visions but that it’s being protected by entities that are very interested in seeing it worked. And seeing it producing sustainable wood products and food products and seeing it help build the local economy.” — Brian Donahue Severine von Tscharner Fleming - 2015 Whirley Pop at Farmer Chris' - found at the dump. Farmer Chris' seedlings. Brian Donahue, Chair Enviornmental Studies at Brandeis University. Brian Donahue's yard; pristine wood piles. “The most critical lesson for all of this is the sovereignty, the self-determination and the confidence as an individual to be operating within an ecological system, within nature and to make management systems and to engineer systems that will produce food.” — Severine von Tscharner Fleming Image from projectbread.org Resources:<a target="_blank" href="https://talkpoverty.org/state-...
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Episode 01: Standing Rock: Sovereignty and erasure
Feb 22, 201700:53:55Tap to summarizeOn December 4th, 2016 as thousands of Veterans descended upon the Oceti Sakowin camp, the Army Corps of Engineers in a statement made by Jo-Ellen Darcy, stated there was a need to explore alternative routes and that this would be best accomplished through an Environmental Impact Statement with full public input and analysis.Then, Donald Trump took office, and it became business as usual in America.On February 9th Dakota Access began construction on the pipeline again, preparing to drill under Lake Oahe. The commentary coming out of the white house has raised a lot of concern - specifically in regards to the President stating he has received no calls. In fact, since he took office the White House comment line has been down. The comment line was reopened on February 16th.With the imminent completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline in sight, the real narrative is unfolding and it isn't making the front pages of America. In this episode of Under Reported I interview Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux, Jade Begay of Indigenous Rising Media and Journalist Jenni Monet. Chairman Frazier has been at the forefront of the legal battle in Washington, and Jade has been reporting on the ground at Standing Rock since September of 2016. Jenni Monet has been reporting, embedded at Standing Rock and is a contributor at Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and Indian Country Today.Listen in and learn how this movement is much more than a pipeline. “This idea of erasure, of our existence being completely ignored and shut out of the general awareness.” — Jade Begay “As an Indigenous person we don’t need to have the bandwidth to understand that land disputes go back 150 years. We’ve just inherited that knowledge by living and being in our tribal communities and understanding how that plays out in our real lives.” — Jenni Monet 12.04.16 Celebrating the easement not being granted near the Sacred Fire. 12.04.16 Buck Scouts Enemy, interviewed in this episode, on the left 12.04.16 Celebrating the easement not being granted near the Sacred Fire. 12.04.16 Beating the drums in celebration after the easement wasn't granted. 12.05.16 Natives, Veterans and Allies march to the Backwater Bridge to pray. 12.05.16 Preparing to pray at Backwater Bridge. 12.05.16 A woman praying at Backwater Bridge. <img class="thumb-image" elementtiming="system-gallery-block-slideshow" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5895e193f5e231d9df065799/1487464495182-EPH10ZSAU7A62A1DV4S4/w7S7A9701.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1728x1152" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="12.05.16" data-load="false" data-image-id="58a8e82ecd0f68a0821567d9" data...
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COMING SOON: EPISODE 01 STANDING ROCK, SOVEREIGNTY AND A RIGGED LEGAL SYSTEM
Feb 13, 201700:03:07Tap to summarizeThis is Under Reported. Every month I will focus on a new story that takes you beyond the headlines and focuses on personal and untold narratives making up today’s news cycle. We will also dig deeper, and give you stories about the people and topics that mainstream media won’t cover. This month, Standing Rock, Tribal Sovereignty and the legal battle of a rigged system.Under Reported premieres February 22nd. Find underreportedpc on twitter for more details.
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