Moral Courage Radio
Moral Courage Radio
Moral Courage Project
The Moral Courage Project is a collaboration between the University of Dayton Human Rights Center and PROOF: Media for Social Justice that strives to shift debate and shape narrative by centering the accounts of individuals and communities with first-hand experiences of divisive issues. Moral Courage Radio is the podcast platform that accompanies our work in other media, which includes traveling exhibits, interactive websites, and print materials. Season One of Moral Courage Radio launched in 2017 as "Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the Frame" and chronicles the first-hand experiences of those who witnessed and shaped the 2014 Ferguson Uprising that followed the shooting death of Michael Brown at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson. Season Two, "America the Borderland," documents frontline defenders on the US-Mexico border, in El Paso, Texas, and was released in Spring 2018. Beginning March 2021, our third season features Water Warriors, fighting for access to clean and affordable water in Flint, Detroit, Applachia.
Epilogue - Poison and Power (Episode 7)
In the epilogue to Season Three, we hold space for the life and memory of student team member, Jillian Parker.
Jul 2, 2021
12 min
Confluence - Poison and Power (Episode 6)
In the season finale, Water Warriors show us the way forward: by challenging power, building together, and fighting for democracy.
Jun 29, 2021
52 min
Everything Downstream - Poison and Power (Episode 5)
The stories we have told so far obviously ignore the first nations of these territories, the first stewards of the rivers, the lakes, the forests, and the mountains. As the original Water Warriors, indigenous people remain active in the struggle for environmental protection.
May 20, 2021
32 min
Beloved Work - Poison and Power (Episode 4)
Women have always lead the way on environmental issues, including in the fight for water in Flint, Detroit, and Appalachia, because of the inherent connection between care for family, for community, and for the natural world.
Apr 24, 2021
24 min
Blood Memory - Poison and Power (Episode 3)
How do we talk about the way that race and class shape access to water in the United States? Our storytellers in this episode illuminate this question by detailing how their personal and cultural histories drive their work for clean and affordable water.
Mar 29, 2021
40 min
Toxic Truth - Poison and Power (Episode 2)
In the second episode of the season, we share the timeline of events that lead to the water crises in Flint, Michigan and Martin County, Kentucky. One central through-line in both stories points to how science and knowledge were manipulated and ignored at the outset, but were harnessed by citizens in defense of their own well-being.
Mar 22, 2021
35 min
Bodies of Water - Poison and Power (Episode 1)
This episode connects environmental health to human health through an introduction to several key voices from the frontlines of the fight for water in Flint, Detroit, and Appalachia.
Mar 15, 2021
44 min
Trailer - Poison and Power: The Fight for Water
This is the trailer for the third season of Moral Courage Radio, "Poison and Power: The Fight for Water."
Feb 22, 2021
4 min
Lighting the Way - America the Borderland
In the final episode of our season, we hear from fronterizas who show us the way forward -- as a nation -- by committing to what's right, fighting for what they believe in, and making a difference in their community.
May 17, 2019
17 min
Building to Breathe Free - America the Borderland
As we lurch from crisis to crisis and headline to headline, organizers and activists on the US-Mexico border dig in with a long-term strategy to build a foundation that supports the dignity and consciousness of immigrant communities.
May 10, 2019
13 min
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