Episodes

  • How VOCO Helps More Voices Be Loved, Heard, and Accepted
    Nov 17 2021

    *Please Note: This episode was recorded in September 2021.

    In her last episode as host, Sanya Bhartiya reflects on her experience in VOCO Youth Choirs.

    The Be the Love podcast will be back with new voices soon -- subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the premiere of season two!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoirs.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocochoirs.org.

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    19 mins
  • Sanya's Stance: Sexual Assault is a Youth Issue
    Nov 4 2021

    *Please Note: This episode was recorded in September 2021.

    The incredible report I mentioned: Transforming the Culture of Power - Center for American Progress

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    Host Sanya Bhartiya offers insight into how sexual assault and gender-based violence impacts youth and how we can better Be the Love to youth and contribute to holistic sexual assault prevention.

    Survivor and Supporter Resources:
    Resources (ncadv.org)
    Resources for Supporters - Sexual Assault Youth Support Network (saysn.org)
    Teen Dating Violence | School Safety Resource Center (colorado.gov)
    Sexual Assault | School Safety Resource Center (colorado.gov)
    The Blue Bench: Metro Denver's only comprehensive sexual assault support and prevention center

    More Information:
    Gender-based violence | United Nations Population Fund (unfpa.org)
    MMIW — Native Womens Wilderness
    WWV-GBV-Fact-Sheet-Final.pdf (ywca.org)

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    23 mins
  • Sanya's Stance: Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Rights
    Jul 13 2021

    GLAAD's beautiful page of resources: How to support the trans community this Pride | GLAAD

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    Host Sanya Bhartiya offers an introduction to the validity of and misinformation against trans and non-binary people that can serve as a basis for engaging with trans and non-binary people, stories, and activists in a respectful, affirming, Loving way.

    More information:
    Trans + Gender Identity - The Trevor Project
    One Colorado
    2021 Anti-LGBTQ Legislation - Human Right's Campaign
    The Fight Against Anti-Transgender Legislation - Elle
    How many Genders are There? - notcorry
    Responding to JK Rowling's Essay| Is it Anti-Trans? - Jammidodger
    Jessie Gender's "LGBTQ+ Issues" Playlist

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    52 mins
  • Self Love with Josh Hawkins
    Jun 17 2021

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    VOCO singers Sanya Bhartiya and Josh Hawkins discuss why and how to extend Being the Love to ourselves.

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    48 mins
  • Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
    Jun 1 2021

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    Host Sanya Bhartiya reflects on finishing high school and explores how celebration can be a form of Love.

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    15 mins
  • Climate Change with Vocal Coalition
    Apr 22 2021

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    Some of the youth of Vocal Coalition(in order of appearance: Rochelle Reese, Audra Snyder, Sophia Haynes, Billy Spaur, Josh Hawkins, and Katie Spaur, as well as host Sanya Bhartiya) share their thoughts on the problems and solutions regarding the most looming threat to our future: climate change.

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    44 mins
  • Sanya's Stance: Gun Violence
    Apr 15 2021

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    Host Sanya Bhartiya explains how the horrific gun violence crisis in the United States needs immediate solutions and offers her insight and information she has learned about both the problem and the solution.

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @vocochoir.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

    References:

    • Gun violence: Prediction, prevention, and policy (apa.org)
    • Facts on U.S. gun ownership and gun policy views | Pew Research Center
    • Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting: America’s gun violence rates, in 16 maps and charts - Vox
    • The Geography of Gun Deaths - The Atlantic
    • Gun deaths in the U.S.: 10 key questions answered | Pew Research Center
    • Guns and Violence Against Women: America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem | Everytown Research & Policy | Everytown Research & Policy
    • 8 facts about gun control in the US | What you need to know | DW | 20.01.2020
    • A huge international study of gun control finds strong evidence that it actually works - Vox
    • Gun Violence Archive
    • Universal Background Checks | Giffords
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    40 mins
  • Sanya's Stance: Anti-Asian Hate
    Mar 26 2021

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    Resource Card: Anti-Asian Violence Resources (anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co)

    We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate documentary: We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate - YouTube

    Host Sanya Bhartiya reflects on how the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and the mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia embody long-held patterns, beliefs, and issues in American society and on how we can Be the Love to the AAPI community in this time. #StopAsianHate #TalkAsianHate

    We release a new podcast episode every other Tuesday, with a few "special edition" episodes thrown in. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss anything!

    Find VOCO on FB, IG, and Twitter at @voco4ever.

    If you or someone you know is a 5th-12th grade Colorado singer who might want to sing with VOCO, visit vocalcoalition.org.

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    45 mins