“I could be walking in Central Park and come up on one of these horse and buggies. I don't think twice about it because I see it as part of the New York attraction. You know, you have the Statue of Liberty, you have Times Square, and you have these romantic horse and buggy things where people get married in the park and they ride these carriages. And tourists, they take these rides in Central Park. It's romantic, it's something beautiful to see. But I never thought for one second that these horses are abused.” – Tracy Winston, juror from Ryder’s trial New York City has a big, visible animal cruelty issue: horses forced to pull carriages, carrying heavy loads for long hours in all types of weather in the middle of chaotic traffic. Three years ago, a carriage horse named Ryder was a victim of this cruelty. He collapsed on a Manhattan street after being worked for hours in the summer heat. Two months later, he was euthanized. His story sparked global outrage. Ryder’s driver, Ian McKeever, was charged with animal cruelty The trial took place a few weeks ago, but McKeever was ultimately acquitted. This conversation is with Edita Birnkrant, the Executive Director of NYCLASS and Tracy Winston, one of the jurors from Ryder's trial. New York’s weak and outdated animal protection laws have not changed since Ryder died— and because of this, another avoidable death that occurred just a week after we recorded this interview. On August 5th, a horse named Lady died while pulling a carriage in Manhattan. This conversation is about accountability, about corruption and about what happens when justice fails the most vulnerable. It's too late for Ryder and Lady. But it is not too late to act. If you live in New York, please call your City Council members and tell them it’s time to bring Ryder’s Law, Intro 967, up for a vote and pass this vital bill to protect carriage horses from suffering and death on the city’s streets. To find your council member, go to: https://www.speciesunite.com/ny-horse-carriage-petition NYCLASS: https://nyclass.org/…
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, click here to hear more from The Peace Studio's Co- Executive Directors: Mariano Avila and Thomas West. Learn more about our work at The Peace Studio: https://thepeacestudio.org/what-we-do/…
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, tune in to this conversation with Dr. Kealoha Fox of the Institute for Climate and Peace. https://www.climateandpeace.org/ourwork…
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, tune in to this conversation with Scott Nishimoto and find out how to engage with Ceeds of Peace at: https://www.ceedsofpeace.org/…
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! A message from the United Nations on Peace Day: Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. This year’s theme - Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals - is a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. Fostering peace contributes to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will create a culture of peace for all. BONUS Q&A from this roundtable discussion are available now: www.ktuh.org/sets/bravethrough. Special Guests: Scott Nishimoto, Associate Executive Director, Ceeds of Peace Dr. Kealoha Fox, President and Senior Advisor, The Institute for Climate and Peace Mariano Avila, Executive Director of Programming, The Peace Studio Thomas West, Executive Director of Advancement, The Peace Studio Learn more about their work on their websites and in the short talk story conversations published alongside this final edit of the roundtable!…
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Guest: Jo Chim, director Discussion: Filmmaker Jo speaks about Asians as perpetual outsiders, colorism amongst Asians, and her short film, One Small Visit
Guests: Ruby Yang, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Lambert Yam, Hong Kong producer/distributor Discussion: Hong Kong and China in more simple times; The Blood of Yingzhou District; Popular Chinese songs from 80s
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Guest: Earl Carr Discussion: Growing up mixed Jamaican/Chinese, Childhood memories of anti-Blackness, cross-cultural perspective on racism and US-China relations Earl Carr is Founder and CEO of CJPA Global Advisors. CJPA's mission statement is: "Bridging Cultures And Diversity Through Integrity, Respect, And An Unwavering Commitment To Our Customers."…
Guest interviewers: Ngo Vu; Leilani Ostrowski; Ngo Vu; Danielle Martinez Discussion: Critical conversations around sexuality and racism in the media as conducted by students and their subject of choice.
Guest: Kate Warren, creator of "Messy" webseries Discussion: Navigating middle age as a divorcee with teen kids, sexual desire, and a compelling need to be heard.
"UH is a Family": Volleyball Assistant Coach Josh Walker Talks About Past Experience as a Player and His Future as a Coach As a former player turned Assistant Coach for the Men’s Volleyball team, Josh Walker is very familiar with how much the sport and the team means to the people of Hawaii. With four NCAA Tournament appearances under him and his crew's belt, a NCAA Championship Title, and the Big West Tournament completed on Saturday, April 23rd, I had the opportunity to speak with Walker about his time here at UH. This meant going all the way back to the beginning, back to 2006 where he joined the Rainbow Warriors Volleyball team as a freshmen, till now as Assistant coach, as well as looking forward into the future and what lies ahead for him as a coach.…
Guest: Shane Diamond, Impact Producer of "Changing the Game" Discussion: What it means to be a trans athlete; Defining queering; How to change the narrative on trans representation in the media
Guests: Saloni Mahajan, Nickie Del Valle, Matthew McCure Discussion: Dance Studies students discuss their research around multicultural frameworks that intersect topics from Bollywood to Carnivale to queer Lindy Hop in Taiwan.
Guest: Daniel Brook, author/journalist Discussion: Daniel discusses the social and racial hierarchies in Charlston and New Orleans pre-Jim Crow and his latest work on German Jewish sexologist Dr. Magnus Hershfeld.
Description: After having transferred from Canada to Hawaii, playing for the University’s Water Polo team for three seasons, competing in many international competitions — including the 2020 Olympics — Elyse Lemay-Lavoie still isn’t quite ready to hang up her jersey. At 27, Elyse will be graduating from the University with a degree in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies. Her graduation marks the end of a chapter for her, but even then, Elyse still has huge aspirations that continue long after graduation, looking to 2024 where she hopes to compete at the international level again for the Summer Olympics in Paris. I had the opportunity to hear Elyse talk about her experiences and about her future plans for the next chapter in her life.…
While many athletes from all around the country come to Hawaii to compete for the University, not many of them come from such a remote and isolated location as Utqiagvik, Alaska. However, that’s exactly where rising UH Basketball star Kamaka Hepa is from. And while he certainly still calls Alaska his home, the transition to Hawaii certainly means a lot to him, having familial ties not only to Alaska, but to here in Hawaii as well. I had the pleasure to sit down with Kamaka to talk a little bit about his ancestral heritage, what basketball means to him, his time here at the University, and about his plans for the near future.…
After an abrupt and disappointing conclusion to the Spring 2020 season, interim beach volleyball head coach Evan Silberstein is ready to give it his all and push his team to become Big West Champions in 2022. For Evan, it’s been a long journey to come to this point, being the assistant coach for UH beforehand, and going through his own personal journey of discovery before that. From living in New York, to pursuing a cultural anthropology degree, to working as a lawyer, to becoming a massage therapist, and even playing as a professional beach volleyball player after college, Evan’s been through many twists and turns that made even his friends and family go dizzy. I had a chance to sit down and talk with Evan in order to better understand how he even got to the position he is in today.…
Guest: Nina Louise, PhD student Department of English Discussion: Nina's new novella, African goddesses, growing up Black in Hawai‘i, mixed race relatives.
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