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In Defense of Plants PodcastEp. 501 - Conservation of Crop Wild RelativesDomestication is a spectrum, especially for botanical crops. Regardless of where a plant is on that spectrum, it nevertheless has a wild origin. Understanding those origins can not only help us understand the plants better, but also our history as a species as well as open the door to future possibilities. Sadly, many of the wild relatives of crops are both poorly understood and in desperate need of conservation. Join me and Dr. Colin Khoury as we explore what it means to study and conserve crop wild relatives. This episode was produced in part by Sigma, Robert, Thomas, Valerie...2024-11-2459 min
Routing for communitiesEPISODIO ESPECIAL | EN ESPAÑOL: GuatemalaEn este nuevo episodio del podcast, escucharás a las personas que participaron en la fiesta radial Tz’ikin, celebrada en abril de 2024, en ciudad de Guatemala, como parte del programa de formación de gestores de redes de tecnologías de la información y comunicación en comunidades indígenas y rurales de América Latina 2023-2024. Este programa híbrido incluye formación online y un bootcamp que contó con 28 participantes de 13 países de América Latina, la mayoría.
Este es el podcast “Enrutando para las comunidades: un viaje sonoro en busca de la conectivida...2024-08-2923 min
Routing for communitiesVERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: #10 Red Comunitaria Jxa'h Wejxia Casil | ColombiaEn el décimo episodio de esta temporada, conocerás más sobre otra historia de América Latina. Estamos hablando de la experiencia de una comunidad indígena en una región rural de Colombia , donde opera la Red Comunitaria Jxa'h Wejxia Casil. Para contarte más sobre esta historia, hablamos con Edinson Camayo, miembro de la Nación Indígena Nasa y coordinador del proyecto.
También viajarás con nosotros a México, donde nuestro equipo entrevistó a Adriana Labardini Inzunza, coordinadora de políticas para América Latina y el Caribe en la iniciativa Rede...2024-08-0122 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaCombattre la fraude en la reconnaissant : Ce que les aînés canadiens doivent savoirCathy Khoury et Jeffrey Horncastle parlent du Centre antifraude du Canada, des principales fraudes envers les aînés canadiens, des mesures à prendre si vous êtes victime de fraude et de l’importance de signaler une fraude au Centre antifraude du Canada, soit en ligne ou en appelant le numéro sans frais 1-888-495-8501.Centre antifraude du Canada : Francais - https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-fra.htmAnglais - https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htmMois de la prévention de la fraude :Français - https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/bureau-concurrence-canada/fr/fraude-arnaques/mois-prevention-fraudeAnglais - https://ised...2024-03-2007 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaCombattre la fraude en la reconnaissant : Ce que les aînés canadiens doivent savoirCathy Khoury et Jeffrey Horncastle parlent du Centre antifraude du Canada, des principales fraudes envers les aînés canadiens, des mesures à prendre si vous êtes victime de fraude et de l’importance de signaler une fraude au Centre antifraude du Canada, soit en ligne ou en appelant le numéro sans frais 1-888-495-8501.Centre antifraude du Canada : Francais - https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-fra.htmAnglais - https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htmMois de la prévention de la fraude :Français - https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/bureau-concurrence-canada/fr/fraude-arnaques/mois-prevention-fraudeAnglais - https://ised...2024-03-2007 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaFighting fraud with knowledge: What older Canadians need to knowCathy Khoury and Jeffrey Horncastle discuss the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), tops scams targeting older Canadians, what to do if you have been a victim of fraud and the importance of reporting fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or by calling the toll-free number at 1-888-495-8501.Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: English: https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htmFrench: https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-fra.htmFraud Prevention Month:English: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/competition-bureau-canada/en/fraud-and-scams/fraud-prevention-monthFrench: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/bureau-concurrence-canada/fr/fraude-arnaques/mois-prevention-fraudeRCMP Seniors Guide to Safety and Security:E...2024-03-2008 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaFighting fraud with knowledge: What older Canadians need to knowCathy Khoury and Jeffrey Horncastle discuss the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), tops scams targeting older Canadians, what to do if you have been a victim of fraud and the importance of reporting fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or by calling the toll-free number at 1-888-495-8501.Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: English: https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htmFrench: https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-fra.htmFraud Prevention Month:English: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/competition-bureau-canada/en/fraud-and-scams/fraud-prevention-monthFrench: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/bureau-concurrence-canada/fr/fraude-arnaques/mois-prevention-fraudeRCMP Seniors Guide to Safety and Security:E...2024-03-2008 min
Routing for communitiesVERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS: #7 Casa dos Meninos | BrasilBem-vindes ao Brasil e ao nosso primeiro conteúdo em português! Este é o sétimo episódio do podcast, que está disponível em 12 episódios em inglês. Nesta edição, compartilhamos uma história de São Paulo, a maior cidade em população do Brasil e da América do Sul.
Conversamos com a Daiane Araújo, que conta a experiência da “Casa dos Meninos”. Esta é uma iniciativa que trabalha tecnologias de informação e comunicação com jovens da periferia da cidade. Ela atua em projetos de redes comunitárias e reflete sobre sua relação co...2024-03-0621 min
Routing for communitiesVERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: #5 Quintana Libre | ArgentinaLa primera temporada de nuestro podcast tiene 12 episodios que están disponibles en inglés. Algunos episodios sobre experiencias latinoamericanas, como este, están disponibles también en español o português.
Hoy viajaremos a una zona rural de Córdoba, en Argentina, donde conoceremos la iniciativa Quintana Libre, una red comunitaria en la localidad de José de la Quintana, desarrollada con la comunidad local por una organización llamada AlterMundi. En esta historia hablamos con Jessica Giudice, miembro de Quintana Libre y cofundadora de AlterMundi.
También en este episodio hablamos con Natalia Vinelli, ac...2024-03-0618 min
Routing for communitiesVERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: #3 Wiki Katat | MéxicoBienvenidos/as a nuestro primer episodio en español. Acompáñanos en un viaje para conocer “Wiki Katat”, el primer operador virtual indígena que brinda servicios de internet y telefonía móvil en México. En este episodio conocerás a Flor Lino, quien forma parte de Wiki Katat y de una radio comunitaria indígena del país. También conocerás a Lilian Chamorro, quien trabaja en varias organizaciones vinculadas al tema de redes comunitarias en América Latina.
Este es el podcast “Enrutando para las comunidades: un viaje sonoro en busca de la conectividad com...2024-03-0619 min
Routing for communities#12 Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) | KenyaWe’ve reached the last episode of our season together. And the story in it will inspire you, while showing how community networks are essential and possible when different people get involved. For that, we’ll travel to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to meet James Nguo from the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN), which works especially with the country’s rural population. This initiative shows how education, environmental justice and connectivity can be linked.
You will also get to know Kathleen Diga, speaking straight from Durban, in South Africa. She works for the Association for Progressive Communi...2023-11-0220 min
Routing for communities#11 TakNet | ThailandThe story you’ll hear in the 11th episode of our season takes place in Thailand. We are going to learn about Professor Kanchaná Kanchanásut’s pioneering venture, which took the internet to this Southeast Asian country. Nowadays, she is in charge of TakNet, Thailand’s first community network, which connects around 500 homes in 30 communities to broadband.
Still in Asia, this time in the Philippines, we talked to John Garrity, a Filipino-American who works as policy advisor and chief of party for the USAID – Better Access and Connectivity project in this country. His work focuses on inclusive...2023-11-0221 min
Routing for communities#10 Jxa'h Wejxia Casil Community Network | ColombiaFor this season’s 10th episode, you will get to know more about another story from Latin America. We’re talking about an experience in the countryside of Colombia, in an Indigenous community, where the Jxa'h Wejxia Casil Community Network is operating. To tell you more about this story, we talked to Edinson Camayo. He is a member of the Nasa Indigenous Nation and the project’s coordinator.
You will also travel with us to Mexico, where our team interviewed Adriana Labardini Inzunza. She is the policy coordinator for Latin American and the Caribbean at the Local Networ...2023-10-0522 min
Routing for communities#9 Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) | EnglandIn our ninth episode, you’ll get to know an initiative that has already connected over 7,000 homes in England’s northwestern rural areas to the internet: the Broadband for the Rural North project, more commonly known as B4RN. To tell us this story, we interviewed Chris Conder, one of B4RN’s founders who was once recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for her work in taking internet connection to rural communities.
You will also get to know Steve Song, an expert in the realm of community networks. He is a researcher and consultant on technologies that enable...2023-10-0522 min
Routing for communities#8 Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) | NigeriaIn our eighth episode, we will travel to the African continent once again! In Nigeria, we will meet Harira Wakili and the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) – a non-profit organisation promoting democracy and citizenship through information and communications technologies. We will learn more about their work on community networks and gender issues.
We will also hear from Josephine Miliza, who lives in Kenya. She is the current Africa Policy coordinator at the Local Networks initiative, which aims to contribute to an enabling ecosystem for the emergence and growth of community networks and other community-based connectivity in...2023-09-0720 min
Routing for communities#7 Casa dos Meninos | BrazilWelcome to Brazil! In the seventh episode of our season, we share a story from São Paulo, the largest city by population in the country and South America. We talked to Daiane Araújo and learned more about her experience at “Casa dos Meninos”, an initiative working on information and communication technologies with the youth on the city outskirts. She works on community networks projects and reflects on their intersection with gender, race and class.
We also traveled to a small Brazilian town called Monteiro Lobato, where Luísa Bagope lives. She is one of the creator...2023-09-0722 min
Routing for communities#6 Common Room | IndonesiaLet's go to Indonesia together to meet the Common Room Networks Foundation and its co-founder Gustaff Iskandar. This is a project that works with art, culture, communication and new technologies. Gustaff helped build the community network in Ciptagelar Traditional Village, in West Java. According to him, there are around 12,000 villages that are still disconnected in Indonesia, and not only from internet access – more than half of them still don't have any adequate source of electricity.
In this episode, we also travel to Australia. There, we spoke with Carlos Rey-Moreno, from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). He's on...2023-08-0321 min
Routing for communities#5 Quintana Libre | ArgentinaIn this episode you will travel to a rural area in Córdoba, Argentina.There we will get to know the Quintana Libre initiative. It’s a community network in the township of José de la Quintana, which was developed with the local community by an organisation called AlterMundi. For this story, we talked to Jessica Giudice, a Quintana Libre member and AlterMundi co-founder.
Also in this episode, we talked to Natalia Vinelli, who is also in Argentina, but based in the country's capital city of Buenos Aires. She is an activist in social communication and deputy dire...2023-08-0320 min
Routing for communities#4 Amadiba Community Network | South AfricaIn this episode you will get to know the Amadiba Community Network, a project that has been strengthening the community's fight to defend their land, the coast of their country and their people, through access to the internet. Guiding us on this journey is Lungelo Mtwa, from Pondoland, a region on the coast of South Africa bathed by the Indian Ocean. Also in this episode, we interviewed Mike Jensen, an internet pioneer working at the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). We’ll talk about ideas for thinking about connectivity and community networks.
“Routing for Communities” is a twelve...2023-07-0621 min
Routing for communities#3 Wiki Katat | MexicoCome with us on a journey to meet the “Wiki Katat”, the first indigenous virtual operator providing internet and mobile phone services in Mexico. In this episode, you will get to know Flor Lino, who is part of the Wiki Katat and also of a community indigenous radio station in the country. You will also meet Lilian Chamorro, who works in many organisations linked to the topic of community networks in Latin America.
“Routing for Communities” is a twelve-episode podcast that presents community-led experiences that have come up with solutions to overcome the challenges of digital inclusion in remote...2023-07-0623 min
Routing for communities#2 TunapandaNet | KenyaOur second episode takes us on a trip to Kenya to visit TunapandaNET, an initiative that combines digital networks with community-led action to enable communication, education and health in Kibera, the biggest slum in Africa. In order to tell you this story, our team has talked to Risper Akinyi Arose, who works in many projects of digital inclusion and communication there. We also talked to Peter Bloom, from Rhizomatica. He’ll help us understand the processes that mobilize internet and intranet community networks across the globe. Everything in order to guarantee autonomy and connectivity in regions where the population is...2023-06-0120 min
Routing for communities#1 Mamaila Community Network | South AfricaCome with us on a journey to meet community-led experiences that have come up with solutions to overcome the challenges of digital inclusion in remote, rural, and urban areas across the globe. In this first episode, we will tell you about an experience straight from South Africa: the Mamaila Community Network, which is connecting a rural area that had been ignored by major communications providers, while building digital skills. Who tells us more about this initiative is Kgopotso Magoro. And you´ll also meet Claire Milne, from the UK, a retired researcher who has a vast knowledge in the a...2023-06-0122 min
Routing for communitiesPodcast "Routing for communities" will be released on 1st of June with 12 episodesThis twelve-episode season podcast is a journey to meet community-led experiences that have come up with solutions to overcome the challenges of digital inclusion in remote, rural, and urban areas across the globe. Here you are going to meet life stories of those who build innovative and bold community-led projects to connect the third of human kind that is still living offline, and you´ll learn more about initiatives in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. We'll talk about the local realities and needs and discuss why a bottom-up approach is key to promote connectivity oriented to ensure so...2023-05-2502 min
Rational RadioAlec Hogg's Rational Radio 10 Feb - SAA; Tesla; State rips off Groenvoer; and much moreBizNews — In this week's episode of Alec Hogg's Rational Radio:
* David Shapiro on Tesla, the Coronavirus, confused politicians and what should be in Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address;
* Grant Back, chairman of the SAA Pilot's Association explains that what the airline needs is an experienced CEO - the sooner the better;
* Bernard Hotz, partner at Werksmans provides the back story to the National Prosecuting Authority withdrawing charges against Johan van Loggerenberg;
*Rene Bekker COO of SARIPA provides background to the Special Investigations Unit being told to get into Master's offices, liquidations sector;
* Cathy Khoury-Prinsloo of...2020-02-1000 minRational RadioAlec Hogg's Rational Radio 10 Feb - SAA; Tesla; State rips off Groenvoer; and much moreIn this week's episode of Alec Hogg's Rational Radio:
* David Shapiro on Tesla, the Coronavirus, confused politicians and what should be in Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address;
* Grant Back, chairman of the SAA Pilot's Association explains that what the airline needs is an experienced CEO - the sooner the better;
* Bernard Hotz, partner at Werksmans provides the back story to the National Prosecuting Authority withdrawing charges against Johan van Loggerenberg;
*Rene Bekker COO of SARIPA provides background to the Special Investigations Unit being told to get into Master's offices, liquidations sector;
* Cathy Khoury-Prinsloo ...2020-02-101h 02
Fresh Art InternationalReport from Miami Art Week 2017In our report from Miami Art Week 2017, Tanja Hollander, Nancy Davidson, Tania El Khoury, Sara Driver and Amy Sherald talk about the roles that social media art, inflatable sculpture, interactive performance, documentary film and figurative painting played during Miami Art Week and Art Basel 2017.
Tanja Hollander is an artist who lives and works in Auburn, Maine. No need for a ticket to an art fair or a museum to experience her social media project Are You Really My Friend? during Art Week. You could participate by visiting a small pavilion inside the Botanical Garden on Miami Beach. The vast...2017-12-2150 min
Fresh Art InternationalReport from Miami Art Week 2017In our report from Miami Art Week 2017, Tanja Hollander, Nancy Davidson, Tania El Khoury, Sara Driver and Amy Sherald talk about the roles that social media art, inflatable sculpture, interactive performance, documentary film and figurative painting played during Miami Art Week and Art Basel 2017.
Tanja Hollander is an artist who lives and works in Auburn, Maine. No need for a ticket to an art fair or a museum to experience her social media project Are You Really My Friend? during Art Week. You could participate by visiting a small pavilion inside the Botanical Garden on Miami Beach. The vast archive...2017-12-2150 min