<p>Aftyn and Anna are joined by April Jarocki, the coordinator with the <a href="https://www.southernconnectedcommunities.org/">Southern Connected Communities Project</a>, who along with members of the Clearfork Valley, built their own internet by establishing a&nbsp;wireless internet system at the Highlander Research and Education Center in Jefferson County, Tennessee. April highlights the role of the pandemic in exacerbating the digital divide and discusses what broadband justice looks like to her community. &nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/DonateSCCP">Donate to SCCP by clicking here! </a>#BroadbandGritty</p>

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The TN Holler Podcast Network

Make our internet LOCAL

MAR 13, 202141 MIN
GRITS

Make our internet LOCAL

MAR 13, 202141 MIN

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<p>Aftyn and Anna are joined by April Jarocki, the coordinator with the <a href="https://www.southernconnectedcommunities.org/">Southern Connected Communities Project</a>, who along with members of the Clearfork Valley, built their own internet by establishing a&nbsp;wireless internet system at the Highlander Research and Education Center in Jefferson County, Tennessee. April highlights the role of the pandemic in exacerbating the digital divide and discusses what broadband justice looks like to her community. &nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/DonateSCCP">Donate to SCCP by clicking here! </a>#BroadbandGritty</p>