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Full Audiobook: Where Words Come Alive and Dreams Take FlightStudy Break: 11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation Audiobook by Aashna AvachatListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 699261 Title: Study Break: 11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation Author: Aashna Avachat Narrator: Dominique Franceschi, Jennifer Aquino, Jess Nahikian, Ruthie Bowles, Sharmila Devar Format: Unabridged Length: 08:42:07 Language: English Release date: 03-05-24 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Fiction, Teen Summary: Study Break, a collection of interconnected contemporary Young Adult short stories written by Gen Z authors, explores different parts of 'the college experience,' from questioning your major to questioning your identity. College...the best time, the worst time, and something in between. What do you do when orientation...2024-03-058h 42

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianPhiladelphia's Garden Path AdVENTURES 2022In this episode, The Usable Past with Marie Nahikian connects the 2022 explosion of young bipoc, lgbt, Black and Latino women who are gardeners, food producers, investors & entrepreneurs to the rich history of Philadelphia, “America’s Garden Capital.” Hear a conversation with Blaine Bonham who created Philadelphia Green with the Philadelphia Horticultural Society in 1974; Kylin Mettler, CEO of Kylin Arts LLC, a 15 year old landscaping firm, asserts "The landscaping industry was dominated by cis-men, so I take every opportunity to work with and train teams that represent the wider Philadelphia demographic." The Philadelphia Urban Farm Network website lists daily job ads payin...2022-02-2252 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEarth Day 2021-Where are We Now?The Venture Café conversation, EARTH DAY 2021-Where Are We Now is focused on how the growing levels of bad air, water, fracking and fossil fuel impacts the lives of people who live in Philadelphia & Pennsylvania. This edition is also available on YouTube, here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-VNefFO60A. This session builds on a 2020 Usable Past podcast, Prelude:Earth Day 1970-2020 "that begins with 1970 national conference/protest about looming environmental crisis, a prelude to the first Earth Day and is contrasted with 50 years later witnessing the October 2019 Climate Strike. Includes incidents with Robert O. Anderson, CEO of A...2021-07-271h 23

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 12: Brooklyn Underhill Stories: All Global SoulOur windows framed Underhill Avenue. We saw everything. Cars lost tires & hubcaps, shots fired, Labor Day eating roti, goat & jerk, Primrose's rum punch, our son dancing in W. Indian Children's parade. Daily commerce centered on a bodega, opened by Mohammed, an immigrant from Yemen; we fondly named it “The Yuck Store.” The other main traders moved product on the sidewalks from Washington Avenue to Underhill. In 2006, we welcomed “Cheryl’s Global Soul” - a sit-down restaurant. In 2020, it changed again. 2021-01-2246 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianThe Usable Past: Episode 11: Daughter of Brooklyn Finds the CircusEpisode 11: In this Underhill Story about life on Underhill Avenue & Eastern Parkway, a black Brooklyn woman becomes an international circus star.2021-01-1845 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianThe Usable Past: Episode 10: MY U.S. CapitolEpisode 10: A Washington, DC resident had a personal relationship with the U.S. Capitol Building, ranging from arrests to haircuts to John & Yoko Lennon.2021-01-1106 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 11: Daughter of Brooklyn Finds the CircusSusan is an aerial artist, dancer and choreographer, an international circus star, a black woman who went to Brooklyn public schools, graduated from Stanford University and worked on the human genome project. Then she went to Paris. 2021-01-0945 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 10: Special Edition-MY U.S. Capitol 1-06-2021Over 20 years, Marie Nahikian had distinct and personal experiences within the U.S. Capitol building. This special edition describes how the U.S. Capitol Police were always in control and that it is inconceivable that terrorists were able to breach the building. This edition documents visits for haircuts, gift shop sales and escorting John & Yoko Lennon as well as neighborhood youth to lobby Members of Congress. 2021-01-0806 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 9: Brooklyn Moves WaterThis is an only in Brooklyn story about building community in the most unexpected places. Ellen Dede, the organizer, has followed Torello Cabrol's water aerobics class for over 20 years; she is joined on the podcast by Bill Kahn, a newcomer and Marie Nahikian, The Usable Past host who joined the class only 3 years ago. Torello Cabrol talks abut the rules of his class - "move water" and "don't ask questions" - this is your workout. P.J. Ryan, co-host and producer makes the crucial observation - "Why do you do this?" The podcast is about a water aerobics class th...2020-09-1042 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 8: The Usable Past: Shirley Chisholm: Founding Mother of Contemporary Black PoliticsShirley Chisholm, Brooklyn's own, the first African American woman elected to Congress & in 1972, she was the first woman nominated to be President. Conversation with Barbara Bullard, a Brooklyn Bed-Sty resident at the forefront of working to protect Chisholm's legacy and a producer of a planned feature film starring Anika Noni Rose. Joined by cultural writer Gene Seymour, hosts Marie Nahikian & PJ Ryan explore connections to the historic nomination of VP Kamala Harris, highlighting why "Miss Shirley" always said "being first is not enough."2020-08-2850 min

Brooklyn Free Speech RadioThe Usable Past: Episode 7: Feet to the Fire - Yale Union Organizers Know Howhttps://theusablepast.com/episode-7-feet-to-the-fire-yale-union-organizers-know-how/?_thumbnail_id=540 Yale University clerical and technical workers organized a union after a long strike in 1984-85. In 2020 the union continues so strong that jobs at Yale are some of the best at any University and residents of New Haven now have access to jobs with good benefits, salary & retirement. Marie Nahikian interviews Aldo Cupo, Steve Fortes, and Cheryl Bergman - Yale employees and part of the original organizing team.2020-05-051h 16

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianEpisode 7: Feet to the Fire-Yale Union Organizers Know HowAt Yale University, clerical & technical workers organized Local 34 with help from the blue-collar workers in UNITE-Local 35. With strikes in 1984 and 2003, the Yale "non-academic" work force in 2020 is guaranteed working wages, health care and strong retirement benefits. While labor movement lost strength all over the U.S. since the 1980's, after over 40 years, the UNITE Local 34 and Local 35 members have organized an economic justice movement in New Haven, demanding jobs for neighborhood residents and electing Alderman to the City Government and 30+ year long marriages forged during the early organizing years had children who are now union organizers at Yale. 2020-03-281h 16

Brooklyn, USA21 | Last Fall, Part 2: All The Paper, All The Stuff, All The FlagsThis month, we’re sharing stories from Brooklyn’s newest audio-makers. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Khyriel Palmer, and Charlie Hoxie with help from Liam Billingham and Nicole Solomon."The Industry Is Watching" is produced by DeMarius “Champ” Kilpatrick"The Usable Past" is produced by Marie Nahikian"Under The Table" is produced by Vera Rios"SONIC BLACKNUSS" is produced by Nia I'man Smith"My Latinidad" is produced by Maria Patricia Slee"#WeMakinIt" is produced by Kadie Henderson 2020-02-2835 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianPRELUDE: Earth Day 1970-2020The 1970 event is viewed as a Prelude to Earth Day, one of the very earliest national environmental protests in February 1970 before Earth Day in April. Marie Nahikian hosts this podcast and was the organizer/conference coordinator. The conference participants were college newspaper editors and was, it turns out a significant organizing strategy as college newspaper across the nation wrote about the environmental crisis and encouraged the participation in Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day and Dennis Hayes, Director of Earth Day in 1970 both attended the What's the Difference if We Don't Wake Up conference in...2019-11-1624 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianWhat's the Difference if We don't Wake UpThis episode begins with 1970 national conference/protest about looming environmental crisis, a prelude to the first Earth Day and is contrasted with 50 years later witnessing the October 2019 Climate Strike. Includes incidents with Robert O. Anderson, CEO of Atlantic Richfield Oil, Extinction Rebellion, Secretary of Interior Walter Hickel, NY Times columnist Floyd Norris and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist & scientist Laurie Garrett, the Chicago 7/8, Liberation News Service and the Hog Farmers.2019-11-0705 min

The Usable Past with Marie Nahikian3 Southern White Sisters“With all deliberate speed” 3 Southern white sisters experience 1960 Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1967 Kathleen Cleaver encounter & Coretta Scott King interview, high school desegregation violence, Asheville, NC 1972. Music from Sweet Honey & the Rock 2019-03-2139 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianThe Atlanta InvitationAn invitation and plane ticket to the student newspaper at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro to attend a "higher education" conference that was actually a SNCC organizing conference in 1967 produced was accepted by the author and resulted an one of the few interviews ever done with Coretta Scott King and meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. More at www.theusablepast.com 2019-02-0821 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianCommunity Organizers: 1968-2018 CrossoversHow community organizers make life commitments to social change and benefit from inter-generational leadership.Strong people do not need strong leaders, but change needs strong community organizers. 2019-01-1734 min

Brooklyn Free Speech RadioThe Usable Past with Marie Nahikian: Community Organizers 1968-2018interview & conversation with community organizers, James Hayes (2008-2018)& Marie Nahikian (1968-2018). Range oftopics: Black Lives Matter in Ohio & Crown Heights, police violence in Wash,DC; SNCC Legacy Project & Freedom Summer2014, what is community organizing & importance of inter-generational leadership.2019-01-1734 min

Brooklyn Free Speech RadioUsable Past 101 - Community Organizing with Marie Nahikian 2018-10-3108 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianCommunity Organizing 101: How Not to Organize a Community GardenMarie Nahikian, long time community organizer, tells story of one of her earliest organizing strategies that did not work and the lesson she learned from community residents.2018-10-2908 min

The Usable Past with Marie NahikianListening!Invitation to listen and to know how you are listening. 2018-09-2601 min