Building Civil Society: A Conversation
City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Howard Husock interviews four remarkable leaders of nonprofit groups who were recently honored as part of Manhattan Institute's Civil Society Awards and Civil Society Fellows Program.
Manhattan Institute and City Journal have long sought to support and encourage civil-society organizations and leaders who, with the help of volunteers and private philanthropy, do so much to help communities address serious social problems. In this edition of the 10 Blocks podcast, Husock speaks with:
- Luma Mufleh (2:00) is the founder and CEO of Fugees Family, an award-winning, national nonprofit organization and independent school network with a customized academic approach for refugee children. Mufleh is a 2019 Civil Society Fellow.
- Reid Porter (18:25) is the founder and president of Act, Advocates for Community Transformation, a group which takes an innovative approach to creating safer neighborhoods in Dallas. Porter is a 2019 Civil Society Fellow.
- Megan Rose (35:00) is the CEO of Better Together, an organization that strengthens communities by promoting work, protecting children, and supporting families in crisis. Rose is a 2019 Civil Society Award recipient.
- Steve Shelton (51:30) is the founder and executive director of the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, an organization committed to working with those reentering society following incarceration as well as those who need a “hand up” to get their lives on track. Shelton is a 2019 Civil Society Award recipient.
If you know individuals or organizations that deserve a Civil Society Award, please visit our nomination page and tell us about them.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Ten Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. |
| 0:05.2 | Coming up on the show today, we have a special extended episode for our listeners just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. |
| 0:12.2 | Howard Hughesock, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and friend of the podcast will interview four remarkable individuals selected as part of |
| 0:23.0 | the Institute's Civil Society program. Whether it's a charter school network dedicated to |
| 0:28.6 | teaching young refugees or a trade school for ex-convicts, our guests offer proof that America's |
| 0:35.6 | strength as a country doesn't lie simply in our Republican form of |
| 0:39.2 | government, but also with the volunteers and non-profit organizations that bind and repair |
| 0:45.3 | our communities, outside the government in the realm of civil society. Howard will introduce |
| 0:51.9 | the guests as they come on the show, but if you're interested in learning |
| 0:55.8 | more about their work, check out the episode description where you'll find names and links to their |
| 1:01.5 | websites. Each of the interviews are roughly 15 minutes long, so the episode is a little longer |
| 1:07.5 | than usual. Lastly, if you know someone making a significant impact by |
| 1:12.9 | addressing and preventing some of our pressing public problems, submit a nomination today for |
| 1:18.4 | next year's award by visiting the website at www.civilsocietyawards.com. The winners of the award receive a $25,000 prize which can help their organization. |
| 1:33.0 | That's it for the introduction. After the music, Howard Hussack will introduce our first guest, |
| 1:37.9 | Luma Muffla, of Fuji's Academy and a civil society fellow here at the Institute. We hope you enjoy. |
| 1:58.5 | Hello, I'm Howard Husser of the Manhattan Institute, and I'm here with the first of a series |
| 2:03.3 | of podcasts with our civil society fellows here at the Institute. These are individual who have |
| 2:10.8 | started important new organizations outside of the government to deal with some of our most |
| 2:15.5 | pressing social challenges in the United States. |
| 2:19.1 | And my guest in our first podcast is Luma Muffla, the founder of the Fugees Academy. |
| 2:25.4 | It's a school that deals especially with the teaching of children of refugees. |
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