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For the second episode in our two-part series on redistricting, you’ll hear from Sean Kumar and James Abrenio, two Sorensen Institute Alumni who both served on Virginia’s 2020 Redistricting Commission. They’ll discuss their experiences on the Commission in 2020: what went well, what could be improved, and what redistricting in Virginia might look like in the future.  Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan Guests: James Abrenio & Sean Kumar  Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Music Credits:  Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing Golden Grass by Sour Mash Rambling by Calumet Dust Digger by Sour Mash 

In this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we take a close look at how libraries function as a public service. Williamsburg's Regional Library Director Betsy Fowler, provides insight into the many unique ways libraries meet the needs of their communities. Along with a historical overview of how public libraries came to be in Virginia, we also dive into the evolution of library technologies. To stay up to date with the most recent happenings across libraries in America, check out the American Library Association's website. To support libraries in your area, donate or volunteer.  Host, Editor, & Writer: Bea Webster Guests: Betsy Fowler & Nancy Webster Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Music:  Borough by Blue Dot Sessions Watermarks by Blue Dot Sessions Sculptor by Blue Dot Sessions Game Hens by Blue Dot Sessions Cello Drone A · Musician’s Practice Partner Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation ℗ 2003 Marcia Sloane Released on: 2003-01-01 app.sessions.blueapp.sessions.blue Blue Dot Sessions Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media app.sessions.blueapp.sessions.blue Blue Dot Sessions Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media app.sessions.blueapp.sessions.blue Blue Dot Sessions Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media app.sessions.blueapp.sessions.blue Blue Dot Sessions Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. Licensing | Chris Zabriskie

Many of us have heard the word “redistricting”, but what does it actually mean and how does it work? For the first episode in our two-part series on redistricting, University of Virginia undergraduates Ellis Nolan and Garreth Bartholomew discuss the basics of redistricting in the United States at large and in Virginia. You’ll hear about the steps of the redistricting process, how it’s different from state to state, an overview of Gerrymandering, a crash course on how to read newly drawn maps, and why redistricting is important to representation. Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan Guest: Garreth Bartholomew Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Music Credits: Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod  https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua/ Jazz Drums Music for Videos | Royalty Free Links Included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4SE2A27gDU 

In this first episode of the second season of Intersections in Public Service, we take a look at the Afghan refugee crisis and Virginia's specific role in welcoming refugees to the United States. We get to hear from two public servants about refugee intake from a structural and individual perspective. Translator Marjan Noori, speaks about the importance of translating as well as her personal ties to Afghanistan. While Andrew Slater who works as the director of Northern Virginia's Emergency Response System takes a broader look at the systems through which the refugees are navigating through once landing in the United States. Host, Editor, & Writer: Cassie Deering Guests: Marjan Noori & Andrew Slater Producer, Researcher & Writer: Bea Webster Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Organizations mentioned: International Relief Council : Charlottesville & Richmond International Rescue Committee (IRC) Northern Virginia Emergency Response System: NVERS Lutheran Social Services: Lutheran Services in America Music & Sound Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. Licensing | Chris Zabriskie Uncertain Ground (Strings Lead) by Blue Dot Sessions Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Tendon - Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Junca by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Deixa by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Dawn Line Approaching by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Plaster Combo by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Gtks by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Illway by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions I Recall by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions Boston Landing by Blue Dot Sessions Blue Dot Sessions

Intersections in Public Service Season 1 has come to an end, so we want to highlight some of our most memorable episode moments. We have explored topics from cultural preservation, climate change, voting rights of previously incarcerated people, and much more. Take a listen to see how encompassing public service really is.   Host & Editor: Ellis Nolan Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Music & Sound Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

In this final episode of a three-part series on returning citizens, media intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen, speaks to Sandra Carter from the Piedmont House, a transition house in Charlottesville, Virginia. Piedmont House provides housing and employment assistance to returning citizens. Ms. Carter discusses her personal experiences working as a peer support specialist and also shares her future plans to become even more involved in supporting local returning citizens. Host, Editor, Researcher, & Writer: Esther Eriksson von Allmen Guest: Sandra Carter Producer & Researcher: Cassie Deering Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Voice Acting: Ryan Thompson Music & Sound Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing Testing by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat Strapped Beat by Shaolin Dub is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Restaurant Frying Sound by Sam Kolber This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/people/SamKolber/sounds/210023/ Clock Ticking This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. https://freesound.org/people/ST303/sounds/171043/ Breakfast Noises by Joljo This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/people/Joljo/sounds/174086/ Phone ringing sound effect: © copyright BBC https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=phone%20ringing&resultSize=20 Ashes by Jahzzar https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Ashes_1206 The songs in this album are licensed under: CC BY-SA

In this second episode on returning citizens, Cassie Deering discusses the ways in which state legislators and governors are taking action to better support returning citizens. Deering focuses on the issue of felon disenfranchisement: it’s history in the state of Virginia, as well as recent reforms to address it. Richard Miles is featured again in this episode to share his personal experience voting for the first time after being incarcerated, and to discuss the importance of voting for returning citizens. Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering Guest: Richard Miles Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Voice Acting: Quinton Carr Goodwin Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing Roadside Bunkhouse by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34365 TwoPound by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34081 Valantis by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34078 Automne by Vivaldi Automne - Vivaldi Cicle Ariel by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34077 Lupi by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34087 Copley Beat by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34083 Three Stories by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34084 Tricky Pothos by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34085 JoDon by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34088 Gondola Blue by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34079 Hakodate Line by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34082

In this episode, Cassie Deering discusses the upward battle that formerly incarcerated people face after being released from prison. She examines the history of mass incarceration, the rights of returning citizens, and the psychological toll of imprisonment. This episode features Richard Miles, the co-founder of Miles of Freedom, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that assists formerly incarcerated people with their transition back to society. After being wrongfully convicted at age 20, Miles spent 15 years in Texas prisons for a crime he didn’t commit. To see more about Miles for freedom check out here: https://milesoffreedom.org/. Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering Guest: Richards Miles Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing “An Oddly Formal Dance” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27499 "Space Jam" by Pablo Ribot https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pablo_Ribot/Urban_Metaphor/04_Space_Jam “Moody hip-hop” Artist: Shaolin Dub https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat “Scraper” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27490 “JoDon” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/25881 “Testing” by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing “Copley Beat” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27556 “Put the Hammer Down” by Ari de Niro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/20170730112627820/Put_The_Hammer_Down “Kid Kodi” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27560 “The Yards” by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27557

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we dive into Virginia’s Executive Order 43, an order pledging 30% of Virginia’s energy will be allocated from renewable sources by 2030 and 100% by 2050. To learn more, we talk with Hannah Boyles, an intern at the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. We discuss Virginia’s Executive Order 43 and her research for the resulting Clean Energy Plan, a plan to track Virginia’s progress in the goals set by Executive Order 43. To learn more about the Center for Economic and Policy Studies’ recent research, visit: https://ceps.coopercenter.org/ Host & Editor: Danielle Cormier Project Manager: Claire Downey Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

In this second episode from a two-part series on housing inequality in Charlottesville, Esther Eriksson von Allmen discusses the intersection between homeownership and various socio-economic factors. She interviews Beth Kennan, a former employee at the Piedmont Housing Alliance to learn more about affordable housing in Charlottesville. This episode also covers key aspects of City Council's new affordable housing plan. Check out the draft of the housing plan here! Host/Editor: Esther Eriksson von Allmen Guest: Beth Kennan Project Manager/Producer: Claire Downey Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JufVrgV5i0s Intractable slow jazzy easy listening Music from https://filmmusic.io "[song title]" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music by HaTom_music from Pixabay

In this episode, Media Team Intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen discusses housing inequality in Charlottesville through a historical lens. She examines the role of private real estate developers as well as federal and local public policy in creating the unequal housing market and homeownership rates that we see today. This podcast covers the history of racial covenants, redlining, and urban renewal, drawing from a variety of sources including Richard Rothstein’s bestseller The Color of Law and Paige Glotzer’s How the Suburbs Were Segregated. The expert featured on this show is Demographer Blake Rumuly, from the Weldon Cooper Center's Demographic Research Group. Other featured works include: Mapping CVille: https://mappingcville.com/ Jordy Yager’s article How Did We Get Here? for Charlottesville Tomorrow: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/specials/friendship-court/story/how-did-we-get-here The Charlottesville Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2020 report The Impact of Racism on Affordable Housing in Charlottesville https://www.justice4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Housing-Report-FINAL.pdf Laura Smith’s article for Timeline, In 1965, the city of Charlottesville demolished a thriving black neighborhood https://timeline.com/charlottesville-vinegar-hill-demolished-ba27b6ea69e1 Visit Charlottesville website https://www.visitcharlottesville.org/listing/inges-grocery-store-historical-site/3196/ The New Deal in Virginia by Encyclopedia Virginia https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/new_deal_in_virginia Host/Editor: Esther Eriksson von Allmen Guest: Blake Rumuly Project Manager/Producer: Claire Downey Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JufVrgV5i0s Intractable slow jazzy easy listening Music from https://filmmusic.io "[song title]" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music by HaTom_music from Pixabay

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, Media Team Intern Cassie Deering covers an interview between Virginia Institute of Government's Associate Director, Charles Hartgrove and the founders of the Appalachian African American Cultural Center, Ron and Jill Carson. Since the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, the topics of race and police brutality have become a prominent discussion in America. Jill and Ron Carson discuss their anti-racism workshops, and the importance of Black leadership in rural areas. Together, they explore how we can come to confront racism by preserving Black history. Click here to watch the original interview. Hosts: Charles Hartgrove, Cassie Deering Guests: Ron and Jill Carson Editor: Cassie Deering Project Manager: Claire Downey Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing