Sinopsis
Podcast by On the Map, Off the Radar
Episodios
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Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO)
07/01/2016 Duración: 06minHERO advocate and Houston native Chris Valdez discusses the proponents of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and the importance of Houstonians to get out and vote to put it into law on November 3. For more information: About HERO (Vote yes on Proposition 1!) houstonunites.org www.houequality.com/ wearehero.us Non-partisan information about candidates and issues will be available after October 11 at The League of Women Voters' website: http://lwvhouston.org/ Election Important dates October 5 – last day to register to vote October 19-30 – early voting (vote at any polling location) November 3 – Election Day - Find my poll
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Africa Yoga Project
07/01/2016 Duración: 10minCatherine Njeri, Kenyan yoga teacher and teacher coordinator for the Africa Yoga Project, discusses how yoga changed her life, and how, through teacher training and free yoga classes, the Africa Yoga Project has transformed communities in Kenya and ten other African countries. For more information on how you can get involved, visit africayogaproject.org
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Wintering over at the South Pole
07/01/2016 Duración: 14minNASA doctor and scientist Christian Otto discusses what it is like to winter over at the South Pole, highlighting some of his experiences at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
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Misdemeanors and Racial Profiling
07/01/2016 Duración: 06minFormer Houston City Council Member, Madame Trustee, Lawyer, and mom, Jolanda 'Jo' Jones talks about the problem with misdemeanors and racial profiling, highlighting discrimination that her son has faced in college.
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Rethinking college education - Peloton U.
07/01/2016 Duración: 06min80% of people who hold full-time jobs don't graduate from college. PelotonU is an organization that provides mentorship and academic support to people trying to get their college degree from online colleges. Hudson Baird, co-founder and executive director of PelotonU discusses some of the challenges people face while getting an online college degree, and how these challenges can be overcome. If you'd like more information on the organization, you can visit pelotonu.org
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History On Trial- Rethinking the Legacy of the British Empire
07/01/2016 Duración: 13minHarvard Professor and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Caroline Elkins discusses how a 2013 case filed against the British Foreign Commonwealth Office by elderly Kenyans who were tortured in British concentration camps led to the unearthing of hidden archives that revealed a previously secret insight into the gruesome nature of the British colonial past. Elkins discusses the role she played in uncovering these documents and the implications that the case and newly discovered archives have on re-thinking a history that many have come to accept as fact. To read more about the case, check out Elkins's piece in the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/21/kenya-british-empire-myths-historians And information on Elkins's book, "Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya." http://www.amazon.co.uk/Imperial-Reckoning-Untold-Story-Britains/dp/0805080015
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Walking in Fear as a Muslim
07/01/2016 Duración: 11minMubeen Shakir discusses the rise in discrimination against Muslims in the United States and Europe and his thoughts on the best ways to move forward. If you'd like to read his article in the Washington Post about this, you can check the link below: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/terrorism-is-the-universal-enemy/2015/12/13/0f352880-9f7d-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html
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Undocumented and a Harvard Graduate - a discussion of immigration issues for youth in America
07/01/2016 Duración: 12minHarvard '15 graduate Fernando Espino discusses his journey of being undocumented and attending Harvard and also shares his hopes for improvements in immigration policy in the future. If you'd like to learn more about Harvard Act on a Dream, visit: http://www.actonadream.org/