episode 63: pots and pans (day 7; recorded on june 7, 2020)

Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)

in this special episode, terel finishes the recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear terel announce that the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 5:20, hear terel explain why the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 8:33, hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020. photo credit: ms. terel jackson learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/ learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4 keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52 learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/ learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/ help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0