Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ohLUi96Gs
Time: 15:11
Discussion Partners: Jason and Henry
Video Description
Jason and Henry have a conversation about their respective work. Jason explains his work in Illinois with Anixter, and the specific programs within that organization that are a part of CHS. Henry currently works for the Family Freedom Center in Duluth, MN and is also a professor at the UMD.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1U-lGiCvVw
Time: 13:58
Discussion Partners: Peter and Sean
Video Description
Peter and Sean discuss the challenges of making education equitable for all children.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0RJ6I-O380
Time: 19:26
Discussion Partners: Jenny and Patty
Video Description
Jenny and Patty reflect on the situation in Minneapolis, MN one month after the death of George Floyd. Patty lives just a few miles from where this took place. The conversation covers events that happened in 2020, starting with protests that occurred after George Floyd’s death, the BLM movement, political viewpoints, and cultural identity.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5SLwT4_LCI
Time: 15:55
Discussion Partners: Ryan and Doug
Video Description
Doug and Ryan discuss recent movies and TV shows that they watched during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. At the end of the conversation, Doug and Ryan share experiences related to football, sparked after seeing the movie Concussion, which is based on the real-life experiences of a doctor who identified the prevalence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) […]
Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11QpJpTbA-k
Time: 17:08
Discussion Partners: Ryan and Doug
Video Description
Ryan, who teaches at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (MSAD) shares his experiences teaching during COVID-19 outbreak in spring of 2020, identifying challenges, new teaching strategies and unexpected collaborations that came as a result of the pandemic. Doug, who lives in Duluth, Minnesota shared what he observed of his partner’s teaching experiences and what […]
Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biq9HQ8sLHs
Time: 17:31
Discussion Partners: Ryan and Judy
Video Description
Ryan shares with Judy his experiences traveling with his wife and a couple of friends in Central America. Judy, who is an experienced traveler, shares her own experiences and asks Ryan a variety of questions to learn more about his trip.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmItr9tAi4c
Time: 20:13
Discussion Partners: Ryan and Doug
Video Description
Doug shares with Ryan stories about his experiences camping above the Arctic Circle in Alaska in Gates of the Arctic National Park on both a backpacking trip and on a river trip using a folding canoe and kayak.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BurM3sFIj7s
Time: 19:49
Discussion Partners: Daniel and Henry
Video Description
Daniel and Henry discuss the phrases of “Black Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter” and share perspectives on the need for each in the current environment.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1SYlp874Uk
Time: 18:30
Discussion Partners: Daniel and Stephan
Video Description
This conversation between Daniel and Stephan focuses on Stephan’s work with youth in the community. Both Stephan and Daniel also share their experiences growing up in their respective families.
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Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQY2B99UKA
Time: 31:29
Discussion Partners: Daniel and Henry
Video Description
This conversation between Daniel and Henry touches on being deaf in Duluth, getting access to health care systems, and what it is like for people of African heritage in Duluth. They also discuss the legacies of lynchings and the national memorial in Montgomery, AL as well as the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial in Duluth, MN.
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