Locally Global
By Muscatine High School Model UN
Locally GlobalApr 29, 2020
S1E17: Partnerships
The 17th Sustainable Development Goal, Partnerships, is the goal to accomplish goals. It is about sharing ideas to find a way to solve a problem. Within this podcast is an interview with the president of a global think tank in Muscatine and a marine biologist in Mexico who loves the work she does for this goal. Both talk about why we need partnerships and the importance of them. They also explain the steps their organizations take to make successful partnerships.
S1E16: Peace, Justice, & Strong Institutions
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a world filled with unrest, must be in search of peace. But are we? In this episode of Locally Global join Hannah Pautz on a journey through Goal 16 - where we will learn about birth registration, free press, and a little girl who caused a lot of trouble.
S1E15: Life On Land
In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, and the worlds long separated by the Atlantic suddenly began to clash. Foreign species hitchhiked to the New World, and that, combined with the settlement of Europeans, began to degrade the environment. From cockatoos to jumping worms, the stories of various creatures in environments where they don’t belong show the extremes of human negligence in caring for the environment.
S1E14: Life Below Water
Our oceans matter, but could the saying “plenty more fish in the sea” soon be obsolete? Let’s rock the boat and find out. This week, we’re talking about Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, and why it concerns us, even if we can’t see the damage we are causing.
S1E13: Climate Action
We all know what companies are interested in - profit. So making environmentally efficient updates to their factories aren’t high on their priority lists. Our goal is to put it at the top of their priority list by raising awareness and pushing for an effective policy that rewards companies for taking climate action - or that regulates the emissions that cause climate change. We can do that by educating the people and encouraging them to support environmental policy.
S1E12: Responsible Consumption & Production
The United Nations have a set of important goals to be achieved by 2030. These goals are life-changing for everyone and everything living on this planet. The 12th Goal, Responsible Consumption and Production, is about how we use our resources - or more specifically - about how we don’t use our resources appropriately. In this episode, HON’s sustainability manager will be sharing her thoughts on this goal.
S1E11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
In this week's episode, Alicia and Togeh talk with a bat conservationist working in the US and Mexico, a paleobotanist from Thailand, a local food waste expert, and an ecologist and a marine biologist from the Philippines. You'll learn about dead trees, bats, fat dolphins (dugongs!), and how they all work together to build a more sustainable world.
S1E10: Reduced Inequalities
Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development. It can destroy a person's sense of fulfillment and self-worth, which then breeds crime and disease. In this episode, we will look at two powerful women trying to put a stop to the inequality that exists in immigration policies in the U.S.
To learn more:
Rosa Mendosa at the Diversity Center in Muscatine
Sylvia Johnson at Free Roaming Studios
S1E9: Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure
This episode discusses Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Adam Thompson, Director of Economic Development for the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce, is back to talk about local businesses. Teddy Woodhouse, a research analyst and advocate from the World Wide Web Foundation, examines the potential of 5G internet, housing, and job growth in low-income countries.
S1E8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
The United Nations set 17 goals for the world to achieve by 2030. In this episode, we'll discuss the impacts of economic sustainability. This affects communities like ours in Iowa and around the world. Adam Thompson, the director of Economic Development from the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce and Gena Steffens a journalist from National Geographic join us on this episode to provide insights on how businesses and the economy go hand in hand in affecting the lives of people around the world.
S1E7: Affordable & Clean Energy
In this episode of Locally Global, we talk with a solar educator, an environmental compliance advisor, and a green chemist about the issues with non-renewable energy and the effort to shift towards a sustainable world.
S1E6: Clean Water & Sanitation
Two rivers on opposite sides of the world are connected in more ways than we think. This episode covers how wastewater can be more than just another form of water pollution.
S1E5: Gender Equality
For centuries the world has been wasting the potential to do much greater things; wasting the potential to progress and do better! The continuous discrimination of women and girls is a major loss of the world’s potential as females make up about half of the world’s population. Listen to this episode of Locally Global to see the promotion of gender equality in action and how you can empower women and girls in your own ways for a better, more sustainable future!
S1E4: Quality Education
When considering the desegregation of schools, it is generally believed that it started with the monumental Brown v Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954. However, in 1868, the Iowa Supreme Court held that schools did not have the right to segregate based on race. This episode aims to spread knowledge on the girl that started it all—86 years before the Supreme Court of the United States—twelve-year-old Susan Clark from Muscatine, Iowa. Other topics in this episode include inequities in schools and the necessity of giving all students an equal education. In order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, we have to ensure that the schools across our nation are fair and that we are giving each student access to the same resources and opportunities they need to succeed. The children are our future. We must allow them to make the most of theirs.
Hear more from Nikole Hannah-Jones by checking out her website here or reading her New York Times Magazine article on choosing a school for her own daughter. You can learn more about her most recent work, The 1619 Project, here.
To learn about the Chicago Public Schools strike, click here.
For more on Jennifer Chavez-Miller, check out her National Geographic Explorer biography.
To learn more about the legacy of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice, Mark Cady, read The Des Moines Register story here.
S1E3: Good Health & Well-Being
This episode examines Global Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being through the perspective of mental health, how it affects school-aged kids, and most importantly, what we can do to see the signs of it in our schools. We'll look at how Kelly Koller used her trauma to her advantage and how Allison Phelps uses yoga to ease her mind.
S1E2: Zero Hunger
In this episode of Locally Global, we talk with local food experts about how the world is fighting global hunger.
S1E1: No Poverty
Looking for ways to help people in poverty?
Check out these links!
MUSCATINE:
The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine has “the power to design the future,” but they can’t do it without funds. Did you know funding is the number one problem for most organizations?
The Muscatine Center for Social Action was established in 1991 to help meet the social needs of the Muscatine area. In 2018 they sheltered 255 adults and 82 Children. However, they can’t do this alone.
UNITED STATES:
According to The Huffington Post, “The Borgen Project is an incredible nonprofit organization that is addressing poverty and hunger and working towards ending them.” This organization is working to make poverty a priority in the US government.
Make sure to stay updated with world events in poverty with UNOCA!
S1E0: Introducing Locally Global
Coming next week, a new podcast series on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, brought to you by some pretty remarkable high school students in Iowa in partnership with a National Geographic Explorer based in Colombia.