#HereToo: stories of youth activism
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsStories of Activism: It happens #HereToo. Columbia College Chicago Theater students and youth activists talk to #HereToo Project interns about their work for gun control, Black Lives, and LGBTQ.
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S3 Ep. 06 The Peace Warrior Alex King
October 13, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBWelcome to the final episode of season 3. Today cast member Lan Gross-Roberts interviews Peace Warrior Alex King. Alex is known for his incredible speech at the March For Our Lives in D.C. back in 2018. We learn about the spark that led him to this movement and his experience touring with the Peace Warriors. Read more about Alex and the Peace Warriors: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2018/0517/Teen-Peace-Warriors-fight-gun-violence-in-Chicago-and-beyond?cmpid=shared-email Please support this...
S3 Ep. 05 The Ally - Anabel, Chicagoland
October 11, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode, Gisèle Easton interviews Anabel, a Chicago native who was very active in the protests and marches that took place in 2020. Anabel describes the details of the Black Lives Matter marches and provides their first hand perspective of how intense these events are. Gisèle also asks about important mentors in Anabel's life to share the importance of role model support during this time. Please support this continuing series at https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject Support the sh...
S3 Ep. 04 Naima and Performative Activism
October 08, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBHosted by Moriah Gilman, this episode shares an interview between cast member Gabi Molina and passionate Chicagoland activist Naima Woods. They discuss the topic of performative activism and its affects on the progress of social justice. Naima also shares her personal experiences with gun violence and failing moral systems. Please support this continuing series at https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject Support the show
S3 Ep. 03 The Vigil Organizers Isaiah and Angel
October 07, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBHosts Shoana Hunt and Lan Gross-Roberts speak to recent Columbia College graduates Angel and Isaiah in regards to activism as artists. They discuss ideas about the connectedness of activist issues and how they each connect to these movements as individuals. In addition, they share their thoughts on body cam footage and gun violence within the youth. Please support this continuing series at https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject Check out Angel's website: https://angelpagesmig.com/ Support...
S3 Sp. 02 The Cast Interviews
October 05, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this episode, we hear from the cast members of Columbia College Chicago’s American Origami and #HereToo. Host Jackson Anderson asks how they feel about activist culture, social media activism, and their opinions on other points of view. We also listen to the cast's personal excerpts about facing oppression and gun violence. Please support this continuing series at https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject)
S3 Ep. 01 The CoCreators
October 03, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBWelcome to season 3 of the #HereToo podcast. In our first episode, host Ashley Keys speaks with Jimmy Maize and Barbara Pitts McAdams, co-creators of the theater performance HereToo. They are joined by Andres Gonzales, creator of American Origami, to talk about the impact of gun violence on schools, the importance of youth activism, and to discuss the combination of art and activism. Show Notes Please support this continuing series at https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject American Ori...
S2 Ep. 04 Tierra Williams interviewed by Jaydin Hill
April 08, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBOn this episode of the #HereToo podcast, Jaydin Hill interviews returning interviewee Tierra Williams. They discuss updates on the Osaze Osagie legal case, her upcoming election for Ferguson Township Supervisor, intersectionality, race relations in the United States, and present and future of protesting in the U.S. WARNING: sensitive topics relating to race are discussed in this interview. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject)
S2 Ep. 03 Sarah Schecter interviewed by Freddie Miller
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode of the #HereToo Podcast, Freddie Miller is joined by Sarah Schecter, a California-based theatre artist, community organizer, and high school student. She is also the award-winning playwright of HULLABALOO, which was recently recognized as a 2020 winner in the #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence. Miller chats with Schecter about her journey in becoming an artist and an activist, as well as discussing dramaturgy, new plays, and Spring Awakening. Support the show (https://www.pa...
Jai Patel Interviewed by Elena Sgouros and Abby VandenBrul
March 11, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode, we talked to Jai Patel about the different examples of gun distribution and how severe and harmful it can be to civilians in the US. He also talked specifics about legislation being passed in the state of New Jersey to secure gun control in different scenarios such as proper locks and safety precautions at home. Jai has done a lot of research on the matter and discussed with us the specifics of some information he discovered and things that he and his colleagues have learned...
S2 Ep. 02 Jai Patel Interviewed by Elena Sgouros and Abby VandenBrul
March 11, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode, we talked to Jai Patel about the different examples of gun distribution and how severe and harmful it can be to civilians in the US. He also talked specifics about legislation being passed in the state of New Jersey to secure gun control in different scenarios such as proper locks and safety precautions at home. Jai has done a lot of research on the matter and discussed with us the specifics of some information he discovered and things that he and his colleagues have learned...
S2 Ep.2 Jai Patel Interviewed by Elena Sgouros and Abby VandenBrul
March 11, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode, we talked to Jai Patel about the different examples of gun distribution and how severe and harmful it can be to civilians in the US. He also talked specifics about legislation being passed in the state of New Jersey to secure gun control in different scenarios such as proper locks and safety precautions at home. Jai has done a lot of research on the matter and discussed with us the specifics of some information he discovered and things that he and his colleagues have learned...
S2 Ep. 1 Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison Interviewed by Abby VandenBrul
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBPenn State Stage Management student Abby VandenBrul interviews Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison, two organizers for March For Our Lives Delaware. Jasmine is a college student who works as the Co-director for March For Our Lives Delaware and Grace is a high school student who works as the Chapter Lead for March For Our Lives at Wilmington Friends School. They discuss their thoughts about the January 6th insurrection, how they got involved with March For Our Lives, how organizing has changed ...
S2 Ep. 01 Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison Interviewed by Abby VandenBrul
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBPenn State Stage Management student Abby VandenBrul interviews Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison, two organizers for March For Our Lives Delaware. Jasmine is a college student who works as the Co-director for March For Our Lives Delaware and Grace is a high school student who works as the Chapter Lead for March For Our Lives at Wilmington Friends School. They discuss their thoughts about the January 6th insurrection, how they got involved with March For Our Lives, how organizing has changed ...
S1 Ep. 11 Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison Interviewed by Abby VandenBrul
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBPenn State Stage Management student Abby VandenBrul interviews Jasmine Minhas and Grace Morrison, two organizers for March For Our Lives Delaware. Jasmine is a college student who works as the Co-director for March For Our Lives Delaware and Grace is a high school student who works as the Chapter Lead for March For Our Lives at Wilmington Friends School. They discuss their thoughts about the January 6th insurrection, how they got involved with March For Our Lives, how organizing has changed ...
S1 Ep. 10 Kylie Vincent interviewed by Elena Sgouros
December 10, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBPenn State BA of Theatre Studies junior Elena Sgouros interviews Kylie Vincent a New York City-based activist and artist who's featured in various news outlets for her activism and art. She has performed produced and directed theatrical performances to raise money for the organization and awareness. They discuss where Kylie was and what she did in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, her involvement in March for Our Lives, difficulties balancing life as a young adult in NYC and being esse...
S1 Ep. 09 Tierra Williams interviewed by Mary Rose Valentine
November 12, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBTierra Williams, activist in the 3/20 Coalition and actor in The Osaze Project from Penn State Centre Stage Virtual shares her thoughts experiences with Mary Rose Valentine in the ninth episode of the #HereToo Podcast. She touches on white supremacy in the United States (“And it says to me that […] white supremacy is real, […] that systematic racism is real. And it shows just how unfair it is for African Americans to maneuver through everyday life,”), the drive and demands of activism (“Ther...
S1 Ep. 08 Jaydin Hill interviews Anushka Shah, Liz Drushel, and Sienna Baker
October 22, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBPenn State Neuroscience major and Theatre Arts minor Jaydin Hill interviews three Penn State seniors Liz Druschel, Anushka Shah, and Sienna Baker. Three executive board members of Schreyer for Women. A relatively young on-campus organization that seeks to build women at Penn State as professionals, students, members of the community, and civic citizens. They talk about their current and past roles as E-board members, their mission as members of the E-board, how the organization has grown a...
S1 Ep.07 MiKayla McKasy interviewed by Elena Sgouros & Catherine Bennis
October 08, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBPenn State BA of Theatre Studies junior Elena Sgouros and Penn State BFA Acting Program junior Catherine Bennis interview Penn State graduate of the MFA program MiKayla McKasy. They discuss how her upbringing affected her views on her own race, her activism, and how blackness is perceived in society (I was adopted from Chicago into an an affluent white family in the middle of nowhere Minnesota kind of grew up as the only, one of the only [...] people of color in suburbia.); the changes neede...
S1 Ep.06 Miranda Julia Marks interviewed by Elena Sgouros & Catherine Bennis
October 01, 2020 03:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBPenn State BA of Theatre Studies junior Elena Sgouros and Penn State BFA Acting Program junior Catherine Bennis interview young State College high school student and activist Miranda Julia Marks. They discuss how she got started in environmental activism ("I remember one moment when our whole class walked over the Edmund Pettus Bridge together, that shouldn't be the name of it, but um, we walked over together and, and we were just completely silent."); her work at the intersection of social ...
S1 Ep.05 Nyla Holland interviewed by Mary Rose Valentine
September 24, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIn this episode of the #HereToo Podcast, activist, student, and Penn State Black Caucus President Nyla Holland shares her experiences and wisdom with second year Theatre Studies major Mary Rosalind Valentine about Black Lives Matter activism on campus (“We've been leveraging this momentum to really push for racial justice at Penn State and in State College”), activism amidst COVID-19, (“And I think this whole pandemic has just put into perspective just how fragile life is. And […] Black folk...
S1 Ep.04 YuNa Choi interviewed by Andrew Fei
September 17, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBPenn State Theatre Studies major Andrew Fei interviews International Studies major YuNa Choi about student government at Penn State, why "more people need to be altruistic," being inspired by March for Our Lives's David Hogg, and the surprising benefits of social isolation due to Covid. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject)
S1 Ep.03 Maddie King interviewed by David Reingold
September 09, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBPenn State BFA Lighting Design junior David Reingold interviews activist and State College Area High School student Maddie King about her work with electoral and racial justice. Maddie talks about "white solidarity," what it means for white individuals to "make race conscious," and how we can make anti-racism a "part of [our] daily practice." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject)
S1 Ep.02 Freddy Purnell interviewed by Freddie Miller
September 03, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBPenn State BA Theatre Studies junior, Freddie Miller, interviews activist and Penn State graduate, Freddy Purnell about their work with Men Against Violence, the 3/20 Coalition, policing at Penn State, and the current protests in State College PA for Black Lives Matter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/heretooproject)
S1 Ep.01 Kyra Gines interviewed by Alex Wind
August 27, 2020 02:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBThe #HereToo podcast kicks off with Penn State student and local activist Kyra Gines. In this episode, second year Penn State Musical Theatre student Alex Wind speaks with 18-year-old Penn State student Gines about the police shooting of Osagie Osaze ("It was personal, it was inhumane, it was unbelievable); tangible steps for making change; ("make African American studies required in high school"); and striking a balance between calling in and calling out, while still being "radical about it...