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Apr 22, 2022
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Dean Charter tells us the story of Isaac Davis and the Minutemen, in this Acton in Focus - Patriots Day Special, hosted by Vivian Kobusingye Birchall
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Apr 24, 2021
04/21
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Maria Ivanova, PHD is an Associate Professor and Director of Center for Governance and Sustainability, UMass Boston. In this Earth Day- themed interview, she talks about the earth, governance, the United States Leadership role in Environmental governance and United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) over the past 50 years.
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Nov 16, 2020
11/20
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In this episode, Acton Massachusetts Town Manager John Mangiaratti talks with Wide Field host Vivian Kobusingye Birchall about his experience in municipal government, with a focus on managing a municipality and innovative responses to health, social and economic crises during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.actontv.org
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Dec 10, 2020
12/20
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This holiday special hosted by Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, features musical performances by the Acton Boxborough Regional High School Band, Acton- Boxborough Students Bei Qi, Trisha Iyer, Thara Iyer and surprise appearances by two students from one of the local elementary schools. We hope it brings some cheer to everyone's holiday season during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Dec 17, 2021
12/21
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Acton In Focus was created at the start of this year, 2021, as a bridge between the community, local government, businesses, schools and community organizations in and around Acton, MA. The show celebrates all the conversations that have been convened, moderated and had on this platform. The musical duo Trisha and Thara featured in this episode have also been repeat guests on the show. Acton In Focus celebrates their musical talent. You can follow their musical journey through their social...
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May 15, 2021
05/21
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The video is a children's version of a brief guide to hiking at the Nashoba Brook Conservation Land, featuring Zoe and Amy Birchall
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Feb 7, 2021
02/21
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Musical Duo Trisha and Thara are students in the Acton-Boxborough School District, with a passion for music. They sat down with host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, to chat about their journey as musicians and song writers.
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Mar 6, 2021
03/21
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Community and religious leader, Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, popularly referred to as Rabbi Mike from Congregation Beth Elohim, sat down with Acton in Focus host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, to talk about his experience as a Rabbi pursuing racial justice in the Town of Acton. He also talks about some of the reasons behind anti-blackness, the idolization of whiteness and ways in which religion is weaponized against people of color and other minorities.
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Feb 13, 2021
02/21
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State Senator Jamie Eldridge, Representative Tami Gouveia and Representative Dan Sena, participated in a legislator's panel interview hosted by Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, about Black History in the state of Massachusetts, and the Town of Acton. The conversation highlights the history of the colonial economy, related legislation, bottlenecks to integration of blacks and other minorities in the economy, transportation and some exclusionary code words used in our communities, to date.
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Nov 11, 2020
11/20
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In this episode, the Africa2U guest is the Pan African Parliament’s food security Ambassador-Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge talking about the Link between food, farming and global health www.actontv.org
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Nov 11, 2020
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Africa2U host, Vivian K Birchall sat down with Code Wiz CEO, Ruth Agbaji, to chat about her entrepreneurial journey with a children’s computer coding business- Code Wiz, located at 9 Cornerstone Square Suite 600, Westford, MA 01886 October 2019 www.actontv.org
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Nov 12, 2020
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Africa2u host, Vivian Birchall, and youngest brother, Daniel Kiiza, who are continents apart, (Africa and North America) shared a hearty moment during the Covid-19 related social distancing/ stay in place, by singing "Create in Me a Clean Heart", thanks to technology that keeps us together virtually. www.actontv.org
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Mar 2, 2022
03/22
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May 8, 2021
05/21
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Hosted by Town Manager John Mangiaratti Guests: Sharon Mercurio Sheryl Ball Cathy Fochtman Vivian Kobusingye Birchall http://www.actontv.org
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May 29, 2021
05/21
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Feb 7, 2021
02/21
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In this episode, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for MIT Lincoln Labs, Mr. Chevalier (Chevy) Cleaves, chats with Wide Field Producer and Host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, about black history in the Air Force and Chevy's experience rising through the U.S Air Force ranks including his nomination by the President George W. Bush, and confirmation by the Senate to lead the Air Force Academy Admissions Directorate. He also talks about Diversity and Inclusion, drawing from his experience...
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May 22, 2021
05/21
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A brief history of the Origin of memorial day and the ways it is observed today. The information was sourced from HISTORY.
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Nov 11, 2020
11/20
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During the 2019 Harvard Global Health Catalyst Summit, Africa2U host, Vivian K Birchall chatted with Dana Farber's Timothy Richards Rebbeck, PHD about the significance of the catalyst program www.actontv.org
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Sep 12, 2021
09/21
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Nov 9, 2020
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This episode gives an insight into daily life in an African community, which is spontaneous in nature, and mirrored across the diverse groups of people in Africa and in the diaspora. It is characterized by music, food, games, crafts and community events. www.actontv.org
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Nov 4, 2020
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Highlights the similarities and differences in culture, between the people north and south of the Sahara desert in Africa September 14, 2017 www.Africa2U.Org www.actontv.org
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Feb 27, 2021
02/21
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Carlos dos Santos is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mozambique to the United States of America. Africa2U producer and host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall sat down with him to chat about the historical relationship between Mozambique and the United States, in observance of Black History Month.
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Nov 12, 2020
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Host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with Dr. Wilfred Ngwa, an Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham And Women's Hospital and Director of the Global Health Catalyst at Harvard, about a plant from the justicia family that has been found to have higher hemoglobin than the human blood. He explained the research findings, possible applications, collaborations with other institutions including Dana Farber and the Smithsonian Institute, patents acquired,...
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Jan 21, 2022
01/22
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Learn about the Acton Housing Authority in this Acton in Focus special hosted by Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, with guests Peter Berry, Kelley Cronin, Amanda Eldridge and Lin Zhang.
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Feb 27, 2022
02/22
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Dr. Tami Gouveia, who represents the 14th Middlesex District., chatted with host Vivian K. Birchall about the meaning of Black History Month to her as a legislator.
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Feb 21, 2022
02/22
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Acton In Focus Producer and Host, Vivian K. Birchall hosted ActonTV's President- Mike Gowing for a Presidents Day Special. Mike shared some of his memorable Presidents, and thoughts on the office of the Presidency of the United States over the Years.
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Aug 14, 2021
08/21
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Wide Field producer and host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with Lamine Savadogo - President, Marison Energy Systems and a Global Ambassador for Edison Electric Institute (EEI) about trends in the Energy Sector in the era of the COVID19 pandemic, the climate crisis and with the new Biden Administration. This conversation highlights different ways to save energy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, enablers for clean energy, comparisons between the aggressive clean energy goals, resources...
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Mar 6, 2021
03/21
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In this Wide Field, women's month interview, Dr. Yolanda Kirkham, an OBGYN in Toronto Canada, chats with Vivian Kobusingye Birchall about women's health including taboo topics, periods/menstruation, living comfortably during perimenopause (and menopause), delivering babies through the COVID19 pandemic, birth control, insecurities about the body and different ways industry preys on women with these insecurities. Remember to always consult your doctor before you do anything health-related.
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Jan 16, 2021
01/21
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In this episode, two categories of health care workers share their experiences with the COVID-19 vaccination. The first part features 3 of Harvard Medical School Post Graduate Education's Media and Medicine Graduates, and the second part featured interviews with local Acton, MA residents. Of the 5 guests, 2 received the Pfizer vaccine and 3 received the Moderna Vaccine. The third part of the episode is the two primary care physicians talking about COVID-19 trends.
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Mar 4, 2022
03/22
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Join Acton Fire Chief Robert Hart as he gives us a tour of the brand new North Acton Fire Station. http://www.actontv.org
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Apr 24, 2021
04/21
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Srikanth Akkineni, a 3rd grade student at Luther Conant School, shares what he knows about Patriots Day.
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Nov 4, 2020
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This episode provides a brief introduction about Africa and Africans www.actontv.org
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Mar 16, 2022
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This afternoon, Tuesday March 15, 2022 Frolic and Detour had a ribbon cutting ceremony with a light reception at their restaurant located at 3 Nagog Park. This is a highlight of the event. We encourage you all to support them.
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Jan 21, 2022
01/22
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In November 2021, Acton in Focus host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall sat down with , Acton's Natural Resources Director - Tom Tidman, and Natural Resources Assistant- Bettina Abe, to chat about the history and state of the Town's natural resources, conservation land, plant and animal species and trails. To learn more, visit: https://www.acton-ma.gov/159/Natural-Resources Trails: https://www.trails.acton-ma.gov/
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Nov 9, 2020
11/20
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This episode highlights some of the practices of immigrants from Africa that are tied into their culture www.actontv.org
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Jun 26, 2021
06/21
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Health Care Blind Spots- Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, chats with Intervention Pain Medicine professional, Dr. Ann Conn, about her experiences with Disparities in this category of Medicine.
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Nov 12, 2020
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Host Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with Stuart Krusell, Senior Director of Global Programs at MIT Sloan School of Management; Ari Jacobovits, Managing Director for Africa, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives; postdoctoral fellow Freddy Nguyen and MBA candidates Benjamin Boutboul and Mercy Ndambuki, about the recently concluded MIT COVID-19 Challenge including solutions created and different ways industry, the public sector innovators and development partners can get...
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Nov 12, 2020
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Wide Field Producer, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, partnered with Acton-Boxborough Regional High School-Class of 2020 student, Emma Russo to produce the first local COVID-19 educational animation, “Winky and the World”, and hosted Emma on the show to share her experience with animation. www.actontv.org
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Nov 12, 2020
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Wide Field host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with two members of the Acton Climate Coalition- Jim Snyder-Grant and Sargam Nohria, about the work of the organization and the climate resolution being proposed for Acton Town Meeting. www.actontv.org
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Aug 19, 2021
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As parents prepare to send their children back to school, Superintendent Peter Light shared some re-opening strategies to keep children and staff safe, and to improve race relations, diversity and inclusion.
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Oct 9, 2021
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Look out for a full tutorial on how to make up a zombie face for Halloween, featuring the Town of Acton's Recreation Department Director- Melissa Rier and Donnie, the zombie model.
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Nov 12, 2020
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Wide Field Producer, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with Congresswoman Lori Trahan about her journey to being elected representative of the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts, drive for education, community challenges with mental health, childcare and ways to create greater accessibility for all types of people to get involved in decision making. www.actontv.org
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May 1, 2021
05/21
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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Africa's Soccer Tournament) was rescheduled by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), to early next year, due to COVID-19. Wide Field producer and host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall chatted with Dr. Maher Zahar, an Orthodontist in Tunisa (a country in the Magreb region in North Africa), about the impact of COVID-19 on sports, particularly on the continent of Africa. Dr. Zahar is a: Membre de l'Académie Française de chirurgie Dentaire Member of The executive...
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Mar 27, 2022
03/22
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In honor of Nancy Tavernier
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Feb 7, 2021
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In this interview, Acton-Boxborough High School students, Elizabeth Li and Prisha Dayal share their experiences as Student Board Members at Acton-Boxborough United way, and share some tips on how youth can get engaged in community projects, to make a difference.
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Nov 11, 2020
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At the margins of the 2019 Harvard Global Health Catalyst Summit, the Africa2u producer and host -Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, chatted with a team from Pakistan, about their collaborative efforts with Harvard's global health catalyst program. www.actontv.org
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Nov 4, 2020
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This episode is an introduction to indigenous knowledge in Africa and how it has continued to influence the world www.actontv.org
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Nov 10, 2020
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n this episode, Oscar Nebangwa, gives a background to theHarvard Global Health Catalyst Summit and explains the Summit’s desired outcomes, the diaspora leadership academy and registration process. www.actontv.org
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Nov 12, 2020
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In this fourth of July special edition, producer and host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall hosts local high school students living in Acton and Boxborough to share patriotic music and give personal July 4 perspectives. Vivian collaborated with student band director, Andrew Chen, for a local student rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and reached out to other youth separately, to put together a celebratory Fourth of July episode. Special thanks to all the students who put in many hours to make this...
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Jul 1, 2021
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Wide Field Producer and host, Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, chats with United States Congresswoman Lori Trahan, about the American Rescue Plan, and the ways it will impact residents in Massachusetts' 3rd District.
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