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In this guest episode of the podcast produced by CAAC partner Healing Heritage, principal investigator of Healing Heritage Dr. April Manalang delves into the profound experiences of Filipino nurses who served on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring firsthand accounts, the episode highlights their immense sacrifices, the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Filipino healthcare workers, and the resilience they displayed despite facing structural and cultural violence, including anti-Asian discrimination.Through intimate interviews, several nurses share their struggles, fears, and unwavering faith that helped them navigate the crisis. They reflect on the emotional toll, the feeling of invisibility despite their essential contributions, and the deep-rooted strength within the Filipino American nursing community. The episode also explores the critical role of faith, cultural identity, and advocacy in overcoming adversity.Join us for a moving and eye-opening discussion that honors the lives, sacrifices, and heroism of Filipino nurses—unsung warriors in the fight against the pandemic and social injustice.This podcast episode is produced by Healing Heritage in collaboration with the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia.Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit caacptsem.substack.com

Live from the Arizona State University California Center Broadway in Los Angeles, CA: As coalitions, partnerships, and allegiances shift and emerge, Zócalo and an alliance of partners convene two back-to-back panels to discuss how we might best ally to survive this moment in history. The first panel explores how alliances are rebuilding Los Angeles in the wake of January's fires, and features Altadena business owner Nadeerah Faquir, Center for Cultural Innovation president and CEO Angie Kim, climate action strategist Nina Knierim, and California Community Foundation president and CEO Miguel Santana, moderated by Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano. The second panel explores state, national, and global governance as a new U.S. administration takes power, featuring American diplomat Nina Hachigian, immigrant rights advocate Angelica Salas, and global democracy expert Laura Thornton, moderated by Zócalo columnist and Democracy Local founder Joe Mathews. This program was co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, ASU Mechanics of Democracy Lab, UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, California Humanities, Los Angeles Local News Initiative, LA2050, KCRW, and Los Angeles Times.

In episode 26 of Recsperts, I speak with Sanne Vrijenhoek, a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law and the AI, Media & Democracy Lab. Sanne's research explores diversity in recommender systems, particularly in the news domain, and its connection to democratic values and goals.We dive into four of her papers, which focus on how diversity is conceptualized in news recommender systems. Sanne introduces us to five rank-aware divergence metrics for measuring normative diversity and explains why diversity evaluation shouldn't be approached blindly—first, we need to clarify the underlying values. She also presents a normative framework for these metrics, linking them to different democratic theory perspectives. Beyond evaluation, we discuss how to optimize diversity in recommender systems and reflect on missed opportunities—such as the RecSys Challenge 2024, which could have gone beyond accuracy-chasing. Sanne also shares her recommendations for improving the challenge by incorporating objectives such as diversity.During our conversation, Sanne shares insights on effectively communicating recommender systems research to non-technical audiences. To wrap up, we explore ideas for fostering a more diverse RecSys research community, integrating perspectives from multiple disciplines.Enjoy this enriching episode of RECSPERTS - Recommender Systems Experts.Don't forget to follow the podcast and please leave a review(00:00) - Introduction (03:24) - About Sanne Vrijenhoek (14:49) - What Does Diversity in RecSys Mean? (26:32) - Assessing Diversity in News Recommendations (34:54) - Rank-Aware Divergence Metrics to Measure Normative Diversity (01:01:37) - RecSys Challenge 2024 - Recommendations for the Recommenders (01:11:23) - RecSys Workshops - NORMalize and AltRecSys (01:15:39) - On the Different Conceptualizations of Diversity in RecSys (01:28:38) - Closing Remarks Links from the Episode:Sanne Vrijenhoek on LinkedInInformfullyMIND: MIcrosoft News DatasetRecSys Challenge 2024NORMalize 2023: The First Workshop on the Normative Design and Evaluation of Recommender SystemsNORMalize 2024: The Second Workshop on the Normative Design and Evaluation of Recommender SystemsAltRecSys 2024: The AltRecSys Workshop on Alternative, Unexpected, and Critical Ideas in RecommendationPapers:Vrijenhoek et al. (2021): Recommenders with a Mission: Assessing Diversity in News RecommendationsVrijenhoek et al. (2022): RADio – Rank-Aware Divergence Metrics to Measure Normative Diversity in News RecommendationsHeitz et al. (2024): Recommendations for the Recommenders: Reflections on Prioritizing Diversity in the RecSys ChallengeVrijenhoek et al. (2024): Diversity of What? On the Different Conceptualizations of Diversity in Recommender SystemsHelberger (2019): On the Democratic Role of News RecommendersSteck (2018): Calibrated RecommendationsGeneral Links:Follow me on LinkedInFollow me on XSend me your comments, questions and suggestions to marcel.kurovski@gmail.comRecsperts Website

Maria Perez, Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Democracy Rising,and Muthoni Wambu Kraal, co-founder and Executive Director of Women's Democracy Lab join Rev. Mark to discuss.And check our their OpEd at BlackPressUSA.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thirty tech bills went through the law making sausage grinder in California this past session, and now Governor Gavin Newsom is about to decide the fate of 19 that passed the state legislature. The Governor now has until the end of September to sign or veto the bills, or to permit them to become law without his signature. To learn a little more about some of the key pieces of legislation and the overall atmosphere around tech regulation in California, Justin Hendrix spoke to two journalists who live and work in the state and cover these issues regularly:Jesús Alvarado, a reporting fellow at Tech Policy Press and author of a recent post on SB 1047, a key piece of the California legislation; Khari Johnson, a technology reporter at CalMatters,a fellow in the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the Karsh Institute for Democracy at the University of Virginia, and the author of a recent article on the California legislation.

Seg 1: Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'? Guest: Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude Seg 2: View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Who started the controversial Poilievre bot campaign? Guest: Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and Contributor to the Report Seg 4: Will Canada lower the voting age to 16? Guest: Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow at the Leadership and Democracy Lab at Western University Seg 5: What's driving the surge in support for the BC Conservatives? Guest: Allie Blades, Campaign Strategist for Mash Strategy Seg 6: Kickin' it with the Whitecaps for Aug 30, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Canada lower the voting age to 16? Guest: Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow at the Leadership and Democracy Lab at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us as we sit down with three high school seniors who are Research Assistants at the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab. They share their insights on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its effect on youth today. In this episode, our guests discuss how AI is currently shaping their lives and education, their concerns and hopes for the future of AI, and their ideas for policies and tools to help young people navigate these changes.Siya Verma of Quarry Lane School, focused on global public policy, technology policy, and economics.Sophie Yang from Lynbrook High School, passionate about economics, public policy, and law.Dev Krishnamoorthy from Saratoga High School, interested in computer science and political science.Listen as Siya, Sophie, and Dev discuss how their work and academic interests inform their understanding of AI's role in shaping future policy and education frameworks!

On this episode of Our Body Politic, Sayu Bhojwani, guest host and founder of Women's Democracy Lab, speaks with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Executive Director at The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center about the power of ballot initiatives. Then Sayu talks with Grace Choi, CEO & Founder of Karis Consulting Group and LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund about mobilizing diverse voters. We round out the show with host Farai Chideya's conversation with Tiffany Hammond, author of “A Day with No Words” about creating community while raising two sons with autism.

Mappe. Design partecipativo, approcci Eco design? sfide e valori Innovazione, cultura manageriale esperienze, evoluzioni ed approcci in contesti internazionali con Daria Loi Keynote speaker pluripremiata a livello globale, nominata nel 2018 nel gruppo “Inspiring Fifty” (iniziativa che mira a rendere più visibili i ruoli femminili nel mondo della tecnologia) e titolare di uno studio di consulenza negli Stati Uniti, specializzato in innovation & design strategy; svolge diversi incarichi di prestigio a livello internazionale tra i quali: partner della Aarhus University nel DCODE Network, membro del CdA di Democracy Lab, Columnist dell'Editorial Team di ACM Interactions, e Conjoint Professor of Practice alla University of Newcastle (Australia). https://www.darialoi.com/ Storie made in Italy da un'idea di Vero nike

This week on Soul of the Nation, we continue our series on White Christian Nationalism by welcoming cultural sociologist Ruth Braunstein to the podcast. Braunstein is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, where she is Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of the Meanings of Democracy Lab, which studies the moral and cultural foundations of American democratic life. Braunstein reveals the types of people who are attracted to White Christian Nationalism, what the phrase "Judeo-Christian" really means, and offers insights on how to persuade people away from Christian nationalist views. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“I have only lived where white folks have allowed me to live.” Historically racist patterns in the housing market are built upon and replicated by new climate resiliency plans in Norfolk, VA. This episode takes us from an early hub for Black community in Norfolk to a white neighborhood on the outskirts of town, hostile to Black newcomers. We'll hear how Norfolk's Vision2100 document reinforces the dangers that Black residents have endured through de facto and de jure segregation. And, how the government has worked hand in hand with the free market to shore up harmful patterns of segregation. Quote above from Paul Riddick. www.Twotitans.org @therepairlab on Twitter (for now!) Featuring original research by The Repair Lab. Learn more about what went down in Coronado at the interactive storymap that details the events here. Featured at the beginning of this episode, “In Their Own Interests” by Earl Lewis is a great history of Black community in Norfolk, VA. Alease Balmar Brickers's interview selection is from Duke University's “Behind the Veil” Oral History Project. Johnny Finn's project “Living Together/Living Apart” provides a rich multimedia window into the past and present of racial segregation in the Hampton Roads area. Explore HOLC's redlining maps firsthand through the University of Richmond's “Mapping Inequality” project here. “Mapping Inequality” was co-created by Ladale Winling, who fact-checked the redlining part of this episode. This episode features the voices of: Eric Hollaway (Earl Lewis, “In Their Own Interests”); Alease Balmar Brickers; Barbara Faison (as the voice of the Journal and Guide); Paul Riddick, former Norfolk City Council member; Johnny Finn, CNU; Cassandra Newby-Alexander, NSU; Kim Sudderth, Practitioner-in-Residence and Norfolk Planning Commissioner; Andria McClellan, Norfolk City Council Member; Jackie Glass, Virginia State Delegate With support from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Music Theory Studios in downtown Norfolk, WTJU, the UVA Race, Religion and Democracy Lab, and the Karsh Institute of Democracy. Find out more at http://www.coaldustkills.com

This week, Farai interviews Dr. Sayu Bhojwani, civic entrepreneur and founder of Women's Democracy Lab, about what it takes to create a more inclusive democracy and what current intraparty tensions reveal about the election field ahead of the midterms. Then, we re-air a conversation from “One With Farai” featuring Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry and her 2011 book “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.” And in this week's segment of ‘Sippin' the Political Tea', Farai interviews Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering foreign affairs and Hagar Chemali, foreign policy expert and host of “Oh My World!” on YouTube, about the death of Queen Elizabeth II amidst the United Kingdom's energy crisis.Additional InformationOur Body Politic PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

This week, Farai interviews Dr. Sayu Bhojwani, civic entrepreneur and founder of Women's Democracy Lab, about what it takes to create a more inclusive democracy and what current intraparty tensions reveal about the election field ahead of the midterms. Then, we re-air a conversation from “One With Farai” featuring Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry and her 2011 book “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.” And in this week's segment of ‘Sippin' the Political Tea', Farai interviews Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering foreign affairs and Hagar Chemali, foreign policy expert and host of “Oh My World!” on YouTube, about the death of Queen Elizabeth II amidst the United Kingdom's energy crisis.

This time last year we all had some difficult decisions to make about holiday travel. The first vaccines were in the final stages of the approval process and COVID-19 was running wild through the population. This year the situation is a lot different if you and your family have been vaccinated. This week, we're hearing from Dr. Avula of the Virginia Department of Health about the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 and booster shots for the rest of us. In the second half of the show we want to share some important reporting from another local podcast called Sacred and Profane. Sacred and Profane is a project of the Race Religion and Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia. This episode is about how we mark and mourn the places in our city where enslaved people were bought and sold.  https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/  https://religionlab.virginia.edu/season/season-3/

Neste episódio decidimos debater o tópico de Inteligência Artificial e Democracia, de que forma é que a IA está a influenciar os nossos direitos e liberdades? como é que a democracia está a ser impactada por este tipo de tecnologias? O que é que é assim tão diferente num processo eleitoral com e sem IA? Mas como este é um tópico complexo, com múltiplas perspetivas e áreas para debater, pedimos reforços para tornamos esta conversa ainda mais interessante! Junta-se a nós neste episódio Filipe Montargil, professor na Escola Superior de Comunicação Social onde coordena o Mestrado em Audiovisual e Multimédia, doutorado em Sociologia e investigador no grupo de investigação The AI, Communication & Democracy Lab. AI, Communication & Democracy (democracyai.pt) https://www.democracyai.pt/ AI News: https://gulbenkian.pt/agenda/apresentacao-do-estudo-dos-valores-europeus/ https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-2-culture-creativity-and-inclusive-society_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-5-culture-creativity-and-inclusive-society_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/minecraft-machine-learning-and-bots-enter-an-ai-wonderland-with-these-stayathome-workshops/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210610135534.htm https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2021/06/08/razer-clearbot-using-ai-robotics-clean-oceans/ Feedback, comentários e ideias: podcast@buildingthefuture.pt

What is “embodied solidarity”? Larycia Hawkins illuminates the power of a risky Christian witness made incarnate in the world.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comDr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab. To learn more about Larycia Hawkins, Karen recommends:Same God the film, https://samegodfilm.com/, streaming on Amazon Prime Video & iTunes“The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job,” New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/the-professor-wore-a-hijab-in-solidarity-then-lost-her-job.html“Dear America” by Larycia Hawkins in Comment Magazine: https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/dear-america/Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Larycia Hawkins and Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of luminous Sophie Scholl, a university student who dared to stand up to Hitler.Young Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were raised to stand up for righteousness. In the end, their convictions would cost them everything -- but leave behind a legacy of courage and integrity.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God. Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of John Wesley, founder of Methodism.As a young man, pious John Wesley declared the “absolute impossibility of being half a Christian.” Crushing failures humbled his grand ambitions-- yet prepared Wesley for a renewed faith, one energized by freedom, love and transformative actionGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

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The subject of countless songs, films, novels and works of art, 'the American Dream' has been a defining theme of the modern American ethos. As US election day approaches in the midst of a global pandemic, climate catastrophe and escalating racial tensions, we want to ask if this dream -- with its emphasis on equality, opportunity and freedom -- has become a nightmare. With the US now ranking as one of the most unequal G7 countries in the world, our panel of experts will explore this topic from a range of social and cultural perspectives, and in anticipation of a crucial and complicated American election day. Speakers: Bernice Murphy is Associate Professor at the School of English, Trinity College Dublin, where she lectures in popular literature and specialises in the study of place and space in American horror and gothic narratives. Her books include The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture (2013). Larycia Hawkins is a scholar, professor of political science, and activist. Professor Hawkins teaches and researches at the University of Virginia (UVA), where she is jointly appointed in the departments of Politics and Religious Studies. She is part of the UVA Democracy Initiative's Religion, Race & Democracy Lab. Her publications include Jesus and Justice: The Moral Framing of the Black Agenda (2015). Nicholas Johnson is an Associate Professor in Drama in Trinity's School of Creative Arts. He is a founding co-director of the Beckett Summer School at TCD and a co-founder of the new Trinity Centre for Beckett Studies. He publishes across several fields and has been a regular media commentator on the US election landscape. Ed Pavlić is Distinguished Research Professor of English and African American Studies and affiliated faculty in Creative Writing at the University of Georgia, Athens (GA). He is the author of 'Who Can Afford to Improvise?': James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners (2015). The Trinity Long Room Hub Behind the Headlines series is supported by the John Pollard Foundation.

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Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of the indomitable American civil rights leader Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer.Fannie Lou Hamer was a native of the Mississippi Delta, one of twenty children, the girl who was forced to leave school after sixth grade to work in the cotton fields. That same Fannie Lou heard the call of Jesus, boldly raised her hand and never looked back. Her courage would change America.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab. Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Today’s installment has a shout-out for a fundraiser called C'ville STEM: Support Schools in COVID times. UVA doctors have teamed up with schools and want your financial support for school scientific supplies for up to 2,100 children in City Schools who might not otherwise have access. They are very close to meeting their goal. *Today is the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville which resulted in a vehicle being deliberately driven down 4th Street into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer and severely injuring dozens of others. Charlottesville City Hall will be closed for a “time of reflection and remembrance.” So will the vehicular crossings of the Downtown Mall. A coalition of groups including the Charlottesville Democratic Socialists of America and Showing Up for Racial Justice Charlottesville plan to hold an event beginning at 1 p.m. at Market Street Park where the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee stands. However, city manager Tarron Richardson issued a statement warning that his pandemic-related decision to stop issuing permits for events city parks still stands. “We ask that the community continue to follow all aspects of the local COVID-19 ordinance, specifically the wearing of face coverings and adherence to the gathering limits,” Richardson wrote in a statement. “No special event permits have been approved for the use of downtown parks or other public property for August 11 or 12, 2020.”Dr. Richardson went on to state it was important that roads not be blocked in protests.“Unauthorized closures of City streets can delay responses for emergency vehicles and require rerouting to an emergency incident, the hospital, or other critical infrastructure when seconds matter,” Richardson wrote. “Additionally positioning one’s self in a lane of travel/traffic without proper protection is putting oneself potentially in grave danger.”On August 8, the city issued a statement that sought to remind the public that gatherings of fifty people or more were specifically prohibited by Council on July 27 when the city enacted restrictions that are greater than what is allowed under Phase 3 of Governor Ralph Northam’s Forward Virginia program. *There are another 776 cases of COVID-19 in Virginia reported by the state health department this morning, and another eight deaths for a total of 2,352 to date. The seven-day average for positive tests has dropped to 7.3 percent statewide. The Thomas Jefferson Health District has another 23 cases with eight from Albemarle, five from Louisa, four from Charlottesville, two from Greene, two from Fluvanna and two from Nelson. *The James River Water Authority (JRWA) will meet today to discuss delaying the application process for a pump station to bring water to the growth area at Zion Crossroads. In March, authority members from Louisa and Fluvanna counties voted to proceed with a plan to build the pump station at a Monacan site called Rassawek which was a major population center before colonization. That’s prompted over 10,000 signatures on a petition organized by the group Cultural Heritage Partners. “Although the James River Water Authority is confident that the revised application materials submitted to you in March took a hard look at a broad range of alternatives and identified the only practicable alternative, we have continued to engage in discussions with interested parties on this matter,” reads a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from D.D. Watson, chair of the JRWA. The letter goes on to state that the Louisa and Fluvanna needs an expanded water supply and that a short delay will allow for the study of alternatives to the site at Rassawek. Look to coverage on this from Allison Wrabel in a future edition of the Daily Progress and get more information from her preview story.*The pandemic has delayed the public dedication of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia, but the monument has already become a central gathering point in the community as seen during the protests against the killing of George Floyd. There will be a virtual panel discussion about the architecture of the memorial at 4 p.m. held by Arch Daily. Participants include Alice Raucher and Mary Hughes of the UVA Office of the Architect), Mabel Wilson of Studio&) and J. Meejin Yoon of Höweler + Yoon Architects. *At 7 p.m., the University of Virginia’s Religion, Race and Democracy Lab will hold a zoom webinar that reflects on three years ago. The title is “Praying With Our Feet: Religious Activists Remember the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville.” Speakers include Jalane Schmidt, an activist who helped build community support for removal of Confederate statues, and Don Gathers, a founded of the city’s Black Lives Matter chapter and founding member of the Police Civilian Review Board. (info)*The Charlottesville Planning Commission said an official goodbye to one of its longest-serving members last night. Lisa Green has served on the seven-member body since October 2010 and her term ends at the end of this month. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” Green said. “I know sometimes it doesn’t seem like it but I am passionate about this city and I see all the potential.”Green was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Commissioners for the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. She’s also a 19-year veteran of working for Albemarle County.“I think I am rooted into public service,” Green added. “I believe in public service. I believe in local government. I believe in all the things we can do better and I truly believe that there are systems we can change to make it more equitable for everyone in the city.” Charlottesville City Council has not yet appointed a replacement, so Green will continue to serve on the Planning Commission until they do so. Interviews with applicants for the position have not yet been conducted, according to Council Clerk Kyna Thomas. We’ll have an update on the Charlottesville Planning Commission’s discussion on the Comprehensive Plan and the New Hill Community Vision Plan on a later show. *The Crozet Community Advisory Committee meets at 7 p.m. and begins with a discussion about Old Dominion Village. Developer Katurah Roell is requesting a rezoning of 14.259 acres from rural area to Neighborhood Model District for the creation of a new neighborhood. However, the land is not within the jurisdiction of the Albemarle County Service Authority. Currently only the existing structure on the property is allowed to connect to public water. The applicant will request that connection as well as to public sewer. The Crozet CAC will also discuss the results of community feedback on bike and pedestrian connectivity.  (agenda) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

We have a mess of a show this week featuring The Dismal Tide boys and the full HITB cast for our continuing War on Women. We have a gender reveal, caucus projections and results, and lots of talk about the Goop show on Netflix.

En este episodio Mari conversa con Alvaro A. Salas-Castro, - co-Fundador del Democracy Lab , un laboratorio de democracia, creado para luchar contra la apatía y el conformismo, los cuales Alvaro considera son los principales antagonistas de una democracia saludable y dinámica. Te invito a que lo escuches y que te inspires para ser responsable de los cambios que nos tocan hacer a todos como sociedad.

La calidad de una democracia es directamente proporcional a la calidad y cantidad de involucramiento de sus ciudadanos… Eso nos quedó grabado en la mente después de conversar con el Dr. Alvaro Salas, co-fundador de Democracy Lab. En este capitulo nos salimos un poco de los temas ambientales y nos metemos en un análisis sobre participación ciudadana y política participativa. ¿Cómo involucramos a la ciudadanía en los procesos políticos de un país? ¿Cómo combatimos la desinformación y el desencanto con la política? Estas y otras preguntas nos las responde Álvaro durante esta conversación amena en una soda ubicada en San José. Sin importar nuestras trincheras, es fundamental que aportemos a la salud de nuestra democracia. Si quisieran acercarse a la organización, pueden visitar su sitio web: www.democracy-lab.org

2:51: Does it matter if the President of the United States tells the press he’s going to a private dinner in New York? Journalists and press advocates say yes, but the Washington press corps has never seen the likes of Donald J. Trump before. The Sun’s media critic David Zurawik talks about the president-elect and the press and what could continue to be a rough relationship, with Trump making his own rules as he goes. We also look at the press’s willingness to call out lies and racist actions by government officials, from the presidency down to small-town officials. If The New York Times does it, should all news organizations, or is that, as Zurawik states, a slippery slope?18:50: With Hillary Clinton the latest presidential candidate to win the popular vote but lose the Electoral College, is it time to dump the electors for a presidency by direct, popular vote? Christian Caryl is the editor of Democracy Lab, a project of Foreign Policy magazine in conjunction with the Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank that promotes prosperity through reforms of capitalism and democracy. In an essay this week, Caryl argues that it’s time for a national conversation about how we pick our presidents and other political reforms.Links:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/business/media/under-a-trump-administration-presidential-press-pool-may-be-a-ritual-under-threat.htmlhttp://www.cjr.org/analysis/trump_liar_media.phphttp://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20161115/clay-mayor-resigns-after-commenting-on-racist-facebook-posthttp://www.npr.org/2016/09/22/494919548/new-york-times-editor-we-owed-it-to-our-readers-to-call-trump-claims-lieshttp://cookpolitical.com/story/10174http://www.li.com/programmes/democracy-labhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rBqv-O8XJQhttp://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/11/lets-face-it-the-u-s-constitution-needs-a-makeover/

In October 2015, Princeton University Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Angus Deaton, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his work charting global developments in health, wellbeing and inequality. The Legatum Institute was delighted to host Professor Deaton, in conversation with Democracy Lab editor, Christian Caryl, for a discussion on what it was like to receive 'that' phone call from Stockholm. They also discuss the debate around 'wealth versus health', and the rise of 'big data'.

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (Hertie School of Government) discusses her new book, 'The Quest for Good Governance: How Societies Develop Control of Corruption' which shows why only so few succeeded in building control of corruption. Her research ranges from medieval Italy to contemporary Uruguay to illustrate what good governance means in practice and what a sound anti-corruption strategy looks like. Interviewed by Christian Caryl, Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute and editor of Democracy Lab.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been the face of Burma's pro-democracy opposition for more than 20 years—5 of them spent in detention. This week, her party has soared to victory in the country's historic 2015 elections. Christian Caryl, Democracy Lab editor and Legatum Institute Senior Fellow, reports from Rangoon.

Peter Salisbury, freelance journalist and Democracy Lab blogger, gave a detailed analysis of the conflict in Yemen at a recent Transitions Forum breakfast. Salisbury described the local conflict that has been internationalised and turned into a complex regional security and humanitarian challenge with global implications. He explained the history of the conflict, the policy considerations, and the possible outcomes for the country. Interviewed by Anne Applebaum, Director of the Transitions Forum at the Legatum Institute.

Min Zin, Legatum Fellow and Democracy Lab blogger, discussed Burma's democratic progress and explained why this Autumn's general election will be a "litmus test" for the country's democratic transition. In conversation with Anne Applebaum, Director of the Transitions Forum at the Legatum Institute.

Democracy Lab editor, Christian Caryl, discusses the 11 September US embassy attack in Benghazi and protests in Cairo over a US-made film that mocks the Prophet Mohammed. The interview was broadcast on Southern California Public Radio.