Brigitte Bowers and Ellie Uribe
Recorded
November 9, 2023
Archived
November 9, 2023
46:22 minutes
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Id:
oss000142
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Brigitte Bowers (65) and Ellie Uribe (54) talk about their experiences being in abusive relationships, working in prisons, and their differing views on abortionSubject Log / Time Code
Ellie Uribe (E) talks about her mother's influence on her, who recently passed away from COVID.
Brigitte Bowers (B) talks about the influence of her father.
E talks about being a single mother and the process of getting a divorce through difficult circumstances.
E talks about the experience of being in an abusive relationship, and the resources she relied on when she left her husband.
B talks about her decision to teach at a prison, her passion for alternative education, and her experience of her father being in the military and moving frequently.
B talks about being Liberal in a Conservative community.
E talks about her similarities with B - working in a prison, growing up with military father.
E talks about being a therapist at a prison.
B describes herself as a Liberal, but also as a moderate who is critical of both sides.
E describes herself as Conservative but also nonpartisan. She talks about her value for life and views on abortion.
B talks about her views on abortion.
E talks about the role of social media in polarization.
B talks about doubts she's had in some of her Liberal views when she's been exposed to some Conservative views.
E talks about her hopes for the future.
B talks her hopes for the future.
Participants
- Brigitte Bowers
- Ellie Uribe