Episode 9: Horse Kicks, Futures, and Goodbyes
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With Dan Riihiluoma and Cheyenne Warner moving on to greener horse pastures, and Tara McCoy insuring a new position, it's time for Going There to hang it up. Keep your tissue handy as Steve Dalager and the gang stumble down memory lane. See here.
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Abortion: The Path Forward
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Going There shares the rest of Kieona's story as she finds a path forward out of an abusive relationship and into a healthy one, recognizing her self-worth and creating a family. She moves forward an outspoken advocate for the choice that she made and the freedom for others with uteri to do the same. Find a .
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Abortion: When Home Isn't Safe
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In this episode, Going There hears Kieona share her history of finding herself trapped in an abusive relationship of epic proportions, taking a home pregnancy test, and it's Christmas. Kieona's tale reaches back and back into her past, but it all winds its way to her decision. Kieona's story concludes in the next episode
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Abortion: When They Trusted The Doctor
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With the Supreme Court of the United States hearing multiple cases that will potentially erode reproductive rights established by Roe v. Wade in 1973, this is the first of three episodes where Going There explores the abortion stories of two LSC students with unteri. Here, Autumn relates an experience that happened thirteen years prior, what led to her decision, and how she has processed it in the aftermath.
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Minnesode: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
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In this Minnesode, Tara, Steve, and Dan share information about campus and community mental health resources, which include The Bandana Project, Campus Telepsychiatry, Community Resources National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255, Birch Tree Crisis Line 218-623-1800, Crisis Text Line, text "Home" to 741-741, PAVSA 218-726-1931, Minnesota Warm Line 877-404-3190, Nystrom & Associates Ltd. 218-722-4379, and NAMI https://nami.org/Home
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Khalif: Out! And starting over at 68
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You can support Johnnie Veal's re-entry to life @ payit2.com (search "Johnnie Veal"). After 51 years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, Johnnie Veal was released on May 7, 2021. Johnnie (aka Khalif) continues his conversation with Going There about the politics of parole, finally gaining release and narrowly escaping going back again, and the joy of being with his family, work, and playing his sax again.
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Khalif: Falsely Accused and Locked Up 51 Years
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Support Johnnie Veal's re-entry to life @ payit2.com (search "Johnnie Veal"). In 1969 at age 17, Johnnie Veal (aka Khalif) was rounded up along with 200 other suspects from Chicago projects for the shooting of two police officers. He was playing baseball at the time, but nevertheless found himself facing 199 years in prison. This is Khalif's story in his own words. Be sure to listen to the conclusion in Episode 4.
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Inclusive? Or performative?
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Cheyanne and Steve continue their conversation with Duluth Human Rights Officer Carl Crawford. The discussion continues to explore systemic racisms in law enforcement, wanders briefly into the phenomenon of blood quantum in the indigenous community, but ultimately explores how BIPOC are depicted in the media and how these depictions are evolving in alarming ways.
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Get Your Car Keys
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Starting off Season 3, Going There reaches back to the final days of the Spring 2021 semester at LSC. The Derek Chauvin verdict had just been announced, Daunte Wright had just been murdered by police, Steve's African American Literature class was unpacking Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give, and it was all too real. Carl helps Steve and Cheyanne make sense of it, and the conversation continues in Episode 2
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Sky Rats and the Energizer Bunny
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After 34 years as LSC Architectural Drafting faculty who was also closely involved in many campus building projects, Jon LIntula recounts the people and projects that were instrumental in creating what we know as Lake Superior College today. Warning: There may be mention of abandoned acronyms (MNSUC), programs (Baking), projects (campus housing), and mascots (Sky Rats).
info_outlineIn this episode, new student host Cheyanne Warner joins Dan Riihiluoma in a conversation with LSC President Dr. Pat Rogers. Together they explore the intersection of Pat's college presidency with the fact that she identifies as a lesbian feminist. On the way, they explore the phenomenon of labels in general and get a glimpse of Pat's vision for LSC. Pat digs deeper into that vision in Episode 10: Making Equity.