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LGBTQ Public Health Issues

Unpacking the Media Coverage of LGBTQ Public Health Issues

Friday, February 10, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET
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How COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Uniquely Affects Communities of Color: A Conversation with Nora Benavidez

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By: Erin Carden | June 9, 2021

Misleading information, anti-vaccine propaganda, and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine continue to threaten public health. This interview unpacks those issues. More

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Works of Justice Podcast: Criminal Justice Expert Dr. Bruce Western on Decarceration, Reentry, and Vaccination

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By: Nicolette Natale | March 9, 2021

Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Nicolette Natale speaks with Dr. Bruce Western about decarceration, reentry, and vaccination behind bars. More

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[VIRTUAL] The Common Room: Campus Demonstrations and COVID-19

Friday, November 6, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On the Science of Belief with Yaa Gyasi

InterviewSeptember 1, 2020

“There has been a lot of backlash against science and a lot of distrust. . . I hope that this book adds to that conversation.” More

Media Literacy in the Disinformation Age - Denver Public Library

[WEBINAR] Media Literacy in the Disinformation Age – Denver Public Library

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 – Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | 4:00 pm MT
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Ed Yong

The PEN Pod: On the Small Things We Cannot See That Change Our Lives with Ed Yong

InterviewJuly 2, 2020

“As journalists, it is our responsibility to resist those easy dichotomies and to find all the missing nuance in the middle that is important, but is also being neglected.“ More

[WEBINAR] Media Literacy in the Disinformation Age – Dallas Public Library

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Karren Attiah

The PEN Pod: Examining Our Crises of Democracy with Karen Attiah

InterviewJune 3, 2020

“A public health disaster—an epidemic—is also a political crisis. . . I see both things [the pandemic and racial injustice] as two different viruses that are plaguing our society.” More

[WEBINAR] Media Literacy: Librarian Train-the-Trainer Workshop

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 – Thursday, May 28, 2020 | 2:00 pm
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