On January 30th, my group interviewed Donna Dees. Donna Dees is an activist for gun control and she talked to us about her experience, fighting for stricter gun laws and starting the Million Mom March. The Million Mom March was a march on the Capitol that took place on Mother’s Day, 2000. The Million Mom March was a huge success and it helped bring attention to weak gun policies that needed to be reworked. Donna was one of the best interviewees due to her extensive knowledge of gun violence and the history of activism. She shared with us many statistics like how 76% of school shooters acquire ..read more

For this interview, we spoke to Beth Sousa, the senior policy and strategy advisor at Planned Parenthood. This organization’s main goal is to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their own bodies. Planned Parenthood advocates for women’s rights by providing funding, making ballot measures, and getting more people to vote. During our interview, Sousa explained how our democracy plays a huge role on the topic of abortion rights. “A lot of it is about our democracy right now. Ballots are important tools,” she said. “There’s a lot to do ..read more

Some of the most important stories are the ones that are not being brought to light. PlannedParenthood is giving voices to those who do not have a voice. Our interview with Beth Sousa was extremely informative. It was very interesting to learn about Planned Parenthood’s trailblazing work ..read more

He also said that while climate change’s effects are not so apparent within the walls of major cities, poorer parts of the world are already feeling its effects in negative ways. If the owners of major fossil fuel companies keep greeding their money and monopoly, civilization could collapse faster than we could see coming. The global north is most responsible for emissions emitted, and the global south is feeling the consequences the most ..read more

We met with a Former D1 Soccer player named Carly Wetzel. She went to University Of North Carolina and was a midfielder on the soccer team. She talked to us about a foundation she is in called Voice in Sport Foundation, they work on strengthening title 9 for young girls. We learned about experience with her and how they hand me down uniforms that are way too big for them. We learned about how lots of girls quit the sport they love because they were abused by their coach. Carly stressed to us how important it is that the sport you play gives you confidence and does not knock you down. She also ..read more

Fortunately, Erica herself has never experienced acts of antisemitism in the workplace or with her students, But it was still important and educational to hear her story ..read more

Me and my piers in the Nuclear Proliferation justice group recently had an interview with Daniel Prins. Daniel Prins is a former member of the United Nations and represented the Netherlands. He gave us a lot of insight as to how countries are being asked to stop using weapons and how we could end them. One of the biggest points he made was that it’s hard for countries to drop their weapons because of the fact that other countries have them. This fear of other nations is what holds back the disarmament of nuclear weapons. We also learned that some countries have agreed to disarm but there has n ..read more

Fortunately, Erica herself has never experienced acts of antisemitism in the workplace or with her students, But it was still important and educational to hear her story ..read more

According to Ninaj, many refugees are being put into hotels, churches, and homeless shelters. A lot of them are forced to also stay in poor conditions, such as camps in undesignated areas. They unfortunately do not have lots of transportation as well, sometimes only one bus being the source of getting from one place to another. Asylum seekers also do not have high chances in achieving asylum, which if they are denied it might lead to deportation. Thankfully, Ninaj and her team work hard to help out refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants all alike, struggling to enter and live in the United St ..read more

Me and my piers in the Nuclear Proliferation justice group recently had an interview with Daniel Prins. Daniel Prins is a former member of the United Nations and represented the Netherlands. He gave us a lot of insight as to how countries are being asked to stop using weapons and how we could end them. One of the biggest points he made was that it’s hard for countries to drop their weapons because of the fact that other countries have them. This fear of other nations is what holds back the disarmament of nuclear weapons. We also learned that some countries have agreed to disarm but there has n ..read more