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What does it mean to disclose and divest? We take a look at the demands behind the student encampments for Palestine and talk to Kelly Grotke about endowments. Then, we take a trip back in time with Andrea Pritchett, who was a part of the encampments in the 1980s against South African Apartheid.
 
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What are borders, and why do we have them? How is violent border enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border connected to Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza? What happens when borders cross living land and communities?
We dig into these questions with the help of Heba Gowayed, sociology professor at CUNY Hunter College and Graduate Center. Then we hear a story about one time when the natural boundary between two countries changed — and what happened to the people caught on the other side.
 
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Today’s Making Contact is preempted by special spring fund drive programming.
 
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Today’s Making Contact is preempted by the following:
C.S. Soong interviews Nate Powell about his graphic adaptation of James W. Loewen’s book Lies My Teacher Told Me.
 
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Today’s Making Contact is preempted by a special fund drive broadcast of Pushing Limits.
 
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The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the global south. Amid ongoing challenges, activists and scientists continue to push for broader healthcare equity, navigating patent barriers to ensure fairer access to essential medicines.
GUESTS:
Fatima Hassan – Human rights lawyer and founder of Health Justice Initiative
Piotr Kolczynski – EU Health Policy & Advocacy Advisor for The People’s Vaccine Alliance
Achal Prabhala – Researcher and coordinator of the AccessIBSA project
Petro Terblanche – Managing Director of Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines
 
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