Green, Antonia

Murphy, Sean

Sklitsis, Nicole

West, Brittney

English

Syracuse University Research Facility and Collaborative Environment

32Someone just called 9 1 1. “What’s the emergency?” a distant voice asks, but there is silence. Can you respond to that question?  Each call is met with an open mic, the ability to speak truths to ears wide open. Whether between strangers or amongst fam-ily, such calls reach into the depths of  our personal and political lives—into our ways of  knowing. If  nothing is done by many, maybe some-thing can be done by one. For some, hearing statistics might alter minds. For others, a moving video, a power-ful speech, a testimony, or an admission on social media can be just as impactful. They can reveal something that either was not previously known or was buried un-der seemingly more important issues. The call can be in response to something personal or something systemic. But this only means something if  you choose to answer the call—if  you choose to listen and take action.  The authors in this section offer honest A CALLsection introWest_A_Call_4-2-19.indd   2 4/17/19   7:04 PMINTERTEXT 2019 | 33show how Trump’s Department of  Interior is dismantling environmental protections and how the media is not discussing some key players. This section concludes with “Just Some Respect,” in which Lia Figurelli lyrically and honestly describes the collective female experience of  unwanted sexual ad-vances, highlighting their frequency and the laws that surround them. These authors offer us a space to learn and listen—and maybe to respond—to answer the call.—Antonia Green, Sean Murphy, Nicole Sklitsis, and Brittney Westaccounts of  personal and learned experi-ences, highlighting struggles faced every day that are too often ignored. Ryan Dunn writes about one of  the last living survivors of  the World War II atomic bombing of  Hiroshima, as well as the growing threat of  nuclear weapon use between America and North Korea today. Jennifer Jeffery openly and passionately calls out a man who does not wish for women, and especially lesbi-ans, to serve in the military. She reminds us how fierce and capable women are. Amelia Lefevre draws connections between cancer and the environment, urging us to attend to the cost of  environmental neglect. Student researchers Abby Boglioli and Andi Voigt Layout by Brittney West. Art From https://www.moody.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1327935/911-when-in-doubt-ring-it-out/.West_A_Call_4-2-19.indd   3 4/17/19   7:04 PM

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