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    • Collaborative PodcastsWe have two podcasts with multiple episodes each. Seeds of Leadership: The podcast by Root 2 Rise, called Seeds of Leadership, highlights the mission and impact of the nonprofit aiming to empower the youth through mentorship, guidance and leadership in schools. Each of these episodes features an individual who has been impacted or involved in the program in some way, sharing their stories, and showcasing the power of supporting young leaders in our community.” Special thanks to Joe Thigpen of Root2Rise with SJMC students Mia Salbego and Maggie Cleary who created this series. Posted with permission from Denise Hanson, director of Root2Rise. Housing Last: The podcast, Housing Last, emphasizes systematic factors rather than personal responsibility of the existing narratives about homelessness. The following episodes feature unhoused people and their views on everything from our economic system to how policy decisions can solve housing crises to mental health of unhoused populations. We want to extend our thanks to the founder of Housing Last, Matvei Mozhaev, and for all the work that Madison Commons reporter and Housing Last collaborator Amelia Geis.
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Month: September 2021

Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, September 26, 2021

September 26, 2021February 6, 2022

COVID-19 Bumpy rollout for firm hired by state to conduct school-based COVID-19 testing, Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal, September 23. More than 250 have attended Dane

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Madison Commons Media Digest, September 19, 2021

September 19, 2021February 6, 2022

COVID-19 Jeff Burkhart on how the Literacy Network boosted COVID vaccine knowledge, Natalie Yahr, Capital Times, September 19. What’s the vaccination rate at UW campuses? Kelly

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Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, September 12, 2021

September 12, 2021February 6, 2022

Top Stories Two classrooms quarantined due to COVID-19 in the Madison School District, Elizabeth Beyer, Wisconsin State Journal, September 11. COVID-19 Many long-term care staff in

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Madison Commons Media Digest, September 5, 2021

September 5, 2021February 6, 2022

COVID-19 State extends $100 COVID-19 vaccine reward program to Sept. 19, Mitchell Schmidt, Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 4; In Wisconsin, $100 vaccine incentive seems to work,

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