Afleveringen
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Growing up in a refugee camp in Palestine, Hammam experienced the hardship of living under occupation first hand and his childhood was filled with images of soldiers clashing with protestors and breaking into houses. Now a student in the US, his heart is always directed towards a peaceful future for Palestinians. He is an active member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) working to raise public awareness of The Occupation in Palestine and spread Palestinian culture. Please join us to get to know Hammam's experience, what The Occupation and SJP are and why they matter.
Mentioned resources: The Lobby (TV series by Al Jazeera), Students for Justice in Palestine (Instagram @sjpiit)
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Crossed paths in a US Women History course where they realized how little they know about other women's stories, Ursula and Mallory felt the need to establish an organization that focuses solely on the aspect of being a woman. Just before the pandemic hit, they established the Female Empowerment Movement (aka FEM) at IIT with hopes to create a space of support and resources for female-identifying students. Please join us in this episode to hear about their story, mission, and plans to establish a Women Center on campus.
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As a transfer and black student at IIT, Seth Graham understands the importance of community and access to academic and career resources that shape one's college experience. In this episode, we learn about his efforts to bring Delta Sigma Theta, a historically black sorority, to campus and inspire other young black students to pursue careers in STEM.
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In this episode, we explore what it's like being an international black student in America. Through the interview with Wofai Ewa, we get to know how the issue of race became relevant to him, how he's working to foster inclusivity on campus, and the ups and downs of being an international student.
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In this episode, UNITE would like to invite you to get to know the stories and experience of Marilyn Flowers and Hailey Thomas-Turner as black women at IIT and in the world. Please note that their stories may not be representative for all black students. Through the Black Voices Speak episode, we hope that you are able to have a deeper understanding of our guests' perspectives and nurture your empathy skills.
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We are happy to release the trailer of Inter-Active podcast by UNITE, featuring UNITE's founder and president Antonio Archilla. Through this trailer, we hope you'll get a clear idea of our organization, our mission and the goal of this podcast series.
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