Episode 9: Jeremiah Johnson (RPCV Ukraine)

In this episode, we are joined by RPCV Jeremiah Johnson, who served as an Education Volunteer in Ukraine from 2006-2008.Jeremiah joined the Peace Corps to serve in Ukraine—then a routine check derailed everything. Tune in to hear how what happened next reshaped his life—and the program itself…Some fun news clips of Jeremiah becoming an advocate for the next generation. https://www.aclu.org/cases/hiv-advocacy-behalf-peace-corps-volunteerhttps://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/peace-corps-public-health-school-continuing-aids-conversationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEaaWagTuUQhttps://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6320808&page=1https://www.poz.com/article/Service-interruption-14814-5468Recommended Documentary: How to Survive a Plague - 1h 49 min------A recording with a transcript of this episode is available via Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you enjoy this LGBTQI+ RPCV content please consider joining our growing community at ⁠www.lgbtqirpcv.org⁠. If you have questions about our community please contact us at ⁠[email protected]⁠.All opinions presented in this podcast are those of the individual and do not represent official positions or statements by the US Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association, or any other affiliated organizations.