Conversations from the Leading Edge is a radio show and podcast centered on Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability produced by the Advanced Consortium at the Earth Institute (AC4), a research center from the Earth Institute, Columbia University.
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EP 64 - Student Voices: What's Happening in Myanmar? — with Thu Thu May Oo & Erina Iwasaki
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We are excited to announce our first episode featuring student voices! Thu Thu May Oo and Erina Iwasaki are current graduate students of Teachers College, Columbia University. They discuss their perspectives on the current situation in Myanmar and their involvement with the Myanmar Association at Columbia University (MAC). **This episode was record…
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EP 63 - Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario on Art and Social Change
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During the difficult times we’ve been living, facing the pandemic, racism, and socioeconomic distress, art rises as a breath of fresh air, at times translating what we have difficulty putting into words, at times, magnifying social and racial issues that can no longer remain overlooked, but always a powerful tool to process reality. In this episode…
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EP 62 - Colonialism and COVID-19: Stories that don't get to be in the headlines
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In the international Covid coverage there’s a tendency for uplifting Global North countries in their efforts of control and solution creation while undermining Global South countries, as places bound to be the scenario of the worst calamities, incapable of responding efficiently to the crisis or where good covid response numbers are something surpr…
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Ep 61 - Colonialism and COVID-19: A Global Pandemic in Need of a Local Response
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Humanitarian efforts were and still are dominated by donors and organizations based in the United States and Europe. However, these efforts are frequently targeted at low and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, often without taking into account the perspectives and expertise of affected persons. This system replicates co…
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