Podcast
We Demand
Hosted by Ian Mandt · EN
We Demand is a series that takes a personal look at advocacy on campus. Throughout history, college campuses often function as a breeding ground for advocacy and cultural movements. Whether it be the Chinese communist revolution which began with student groups on campus, or the 1970 nationwide strikes against the invasion of Cambodia, conversations begin with student groups. Last year, Emerson had its own student group protest led by POWER (Protesting Oppression With Education Reform). Through this series I intend to examine, on a personal level, what moves activists to protest. This will be an intimate window, a sort of oral history, of culture at Emerson, and thus a window into our nation’s future.
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Aftermath
Sep 14, 2019Tap to summarizeFor the final episode of We Demand we’re focusing on the aftermath of the protest. Thank you Aliyah Browne, Lex Fernander, Raz Moayed, Celia Reilly, Jonas Spencer, Vivien Liu, Lucie Pereira, and Lissa Deonarain. Music by Incompetech Productions and The Third Root.
Transcribe →Protest
Jun 28, 2019Tap to summarizeThe day of the protest arrives. Thank you Aliyah Browne, Lex Fernander, Raz Moayed, Celia Reilly, Jonas Spencer, Vivien Liu, Lucie Pereira, and Lissa Deonarain. Music by Incompetech Productions and The Third Root.
Transcribe →Planning
Apr 5, 2019Tap to summarizeTour guides become organizers as the protest takes shape. Thank you Aliyah Browne, Lex Fernander, Raz Moayed, Celia Reilly, Jonas Spencer, Vivien Liu, Lucie Pereira, and Lissa Deonarain. Music by Incompetech Productions and The Third Root.
Transcribe →Orientation
Mar 22, 2019Tap to summarizeMeet your tour guides and hear them share what it’s really like at Emerson College. Thank you Aliyah Browne, Lex Fernander, Raz Moayed, Celia Reilly, Jonas Spencer, Vivien Liu, Lucie Pereira, and Lissa Deonarain. Music by Incompetech Productions and The Third Root.
Transcribe →We Demand Trailer ~ School Tour
Mar 8, 2019Tap to summarizeWe Demand premiering March 22nd. In 2015 hundreds of students marched on Emerson College’s Faculty Assembly demanding cultural competency. In doing so, these students joined a long tradition of student led advocacy, including the Tiananmen Square protests, the Kent State Protests, and hundreds more. At Emerson, when students involved in Protesting Oppression With Education Reform, also known as POWER, staged their second protest, on October 24th, 2017, this time with a petition signed by more than 2000 students, they were met with accusations of instigating a witch hunt. We will explore what, on a personal level, moves activists to protest and why they feel they must be heard. This will be an intimate window, a sort of oral history, of culture at Emerson, as well as a window perhaps our nation’s future. Music: Third Root, Incompetech Productions Listen here.
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