Weird Studies Episode 169: On Free Expression
“Phil and JF tackle the thorny issue of freedom of expression in politics, academia, and the arts.
The ongoing crackdown on protests at many American universities prompts a discussion on the politics, ethics, and metaphysics of free expression.”
Source: Weird Studies Episode 169: On Free Expression
Activism, Protest, Free Speech, Freedom
Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reduce its debt.The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash its total debt load by 80% to about $350 million from around $1.9 billion, the company said in a statement Sunday.
Source: Largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection
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In a two-part collaboration with ICT (formerly Indian Country Today), we expose the painful legacy of boarding schools for Native children. Listen to part two here.
These schools were part of a federal program designed to destroy Native culture and spirituality, with the stated goal to “kill the Indian and save the man.” ICT reporter Mary Annette Pember, a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, explores the role the Catholic Church played in creating U.S. policy toward Native people and takes us to the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Under pressure from the community, the school has launched a truth and healing program and is helping to reintroduce traditional culture to its students.
Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1
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Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2A Catholic boarding school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is seeking forgiveness for its troubled history. But school survivors want justice first.
ICT reporter Mary Annette Pember, a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, visits Red Cloud Indian School, which has launched a truth and healing initiative for former students and their descendants. A youth-led activist group called the International Indigenous Youth Council has created a list of demands that includes financial reparations and the return of tribal land. The group also wants the Catholic Church to open up its records about the school’s past, especially information about children who may have died there.
Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2
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