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Episode #24 ~ PCC Eco Social Justice Event, Youth V Gov, Climate Trial of the Century w/ Jacob Lebel

June 3, 2019environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityclimate trial of the century, EcoSocialJustice Event, environmental justice, equity, higher education, Jacob Lebel, Joe Culhane, Juliana v US, Our Children's Trust, pcc sustain me, portland community college, racial equity, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcast, youthvGovpcc-sustain-me

So much goodness in here. Jacob Lebel, one of the 21 youth plaintiffs on the Juliana V U.S “Climate Trial of the Century” came and gave over 100 student leaders a great keynote presentation during our 3rd annual #EcoSocialJustice Event. We talked about a great many things and about the injunction case that is right … Continue reading Episode #24 ~ PCC Eco Social Justice Event, Youth V Gov, Climate Trial of the Century w/ Jacob Lebel →

Episode #23 ~ Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments w/ Jamie Washington, Ph.D. & Kathy Obear, Ed. D

April 17, 2019Uncategorizedenvironmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, Jamie Washington, Kathy Obear, pcc, pcc sustain me, portland community college, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcastpcc-sustain-me

This was such a great conversation I had after a highly impactful two full days of training with Jamie Washington Ph.D., of Washington Consulting Group and Kathy Obear, Ed.D., from The Center for Transformation & Change. The training was called Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments and I certainly was able to learn a lot … Continue reading Episode #23 ~ Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments w/ Jamie Washington, Ph.D. & Kathy Obear, Ed. D →

Episode #22 ~ Kevin Wilhelm at WOHESC 2019

March 15, 2019Uncategorizedenvironmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, Keven Wilhelm, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcast, Sustainable Business Consulting, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, University of Washington, Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, wohesc, wohesc 2019pcc-sustain-me

This was a fantastic conversation I had the good fortune to have with Kevin Wilhelm, CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, author, public speaker, and so much more. We sat down near the conclusion of the Washington Oregon Higher Education Conference that was held this year at the University of Washington in Seattle. The conversation went … Continue reading Episode #22 ~ Kevin Wilhelm at WOHESC 2019 →

Episode #20 ~ 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium w/ Kim Smith Ph.D

February 15, 2019UncategorizedAASHE, diversity, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, racial equity, SDG, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcast, sustainable development goals, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, UN 17 SDG, We Are Still Inpcc-sustain-me

Check it out! The 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium is right around the corner, March 8th 2019. Hear more about the event and a bit of the story line of how GPSEN came to be. Oh, and while you’re at it, you’ll get a bit more of an intimate idea of how awesome the UN’s Sustainable … Continue reading Episode #20 ~ 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium w/ Kim Smith Ph.D →

Episode #19 ~ Food, Justice & Finding the Intersections w/ Venus Barnes

February 6, 2019Uncategorizedequity, higher education, inclusion, learning garden, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcastpcc-sustain-me

I had such a great conversation with Venus Barnes, a member of the PCC community as the Learning Garden Coordinator at the Sylvania Campus and she is also a former student here as well. Venus started a Food Justice Cohort that I was really excited to share about and she also did an excellent job … Continue reading Episode #19 ~ Food, Justice & Finding the Intersections w/ Venus Barnes →

Episode #16 ~ Charles Hopkins & the 11th Global RCE Conference

December 20, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability11th Global RCE Conference, Cebu, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, pcc, pcc sustain me, Philippines, portland community college, RCE, RCE Cebue, Regional Centre of Expertise, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability podcast, UN Convention on Climate Change, United Nations University, UNU-IASpcc-sustain-me

The 11th Global RCE Conference held at the University of the Philippines, Cebu was held from December 7th-9th folks from many places around the world gathered to focus on pathways towards education for sustainable development. I was honored to be one of those folks gathered there and I can tell you right now it was a … Continue reading Episode #16 ~ Charles Hopkins & the 11th Global RCE Conference →

Episode #15 ~ Kelsey Juliana, #YouthvGov, & the Climate Trial of The Century

December 4, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityearth guardians, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, Juliana v US, Kelsey Juliana, Our Children's Trust, pcc, pcc sustain me, portland community college, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability, sustainability podcast, youthvGovpcc-sustain-me

I had the honor of interviewing one of the 21 plaintiffs of the Juliana v US climate trial and it just so happened to be Kelsey Juliana whose name is attached to the case. She did make it clear though that all 21 of the youth who are a part of this case when it … Continue reading Episode #15 ~ Kelsey Juliana, #YouthvGov, & the Climate Trial of The Century →

Episode #12 ~ It’s Election Day! Get Your Vote On! And Learn About the Portland Clean Energy Initiative from Jenny Lee!

November 6, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability350PDX, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Audubon Society of Portland, Bill McKibben, Coalition of Communities of Color, Columbia River Keeper, diversity, environmental justice, equity, higher education, IPCC Report, Naomi Klein, Native American Youth And Family Center, NAYA, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, pcc sustain me, podcast, Portland Branch of the NAACP, Portland Clean Energy Fund, Portland Clean Energy Initiative, portland community college, racial equity, Senator Jeff Merkley, Sierra Club Oregon Chapter, social justice, sustainability podcast, Van Jones, Verde, WWFpcc-sustain-me

It’s here! Today! The 2018 mid-term elections are happening and this is going to be a BIG day for this country called the United States of America. This may or may not be one of the more important election cycles in current times… Either way you slice or dice it, there are going to be some … Continue reading Episode #12 ~ It’s Election Day! Get Your Vote On! And Learn About the Portland Clean Energy Initiative from Jenny Lee! →

Episode #11 ~ featuring Dr. Heather Hackman from Hackman Consulting Group

October 30, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityAASHE, AASHE 2018, diversity, Dr Heather Hackman, environmental justice, equity, Hackman Consulting Group, Heather Hackman, higher education, inclusion, IPCC Report, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, racial justice, social justice podcast, sustainability podcastpcc-sustain-me

I first experienced Dr. Heather Hackman and her incredibly accessible presentation style at AASHE 2017 in San Antonio. Her ability to help people see how intrinsically connected social justice and environmental sustainability work is and how important it is to approach sustainability using an equity lens was amazing. She talked about privilege, dominant culture, and … Continue reading Episode #11 ~ featuring Dr. Heather Hackman from Hackman Consulting Group →

Episode #10 ~ A Conversation with PCC President Mark Mitsui

October 23, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability2018 Sustainable Campus Index, AASHE, Conference of the Parties, COP23, diversity, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, IPCC Report, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, social justice, sustainability, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, UN Convention on Climate Change, We Are Still Inpcc-sustain-me

Well hello! There’s a couple reason’s I’m pretty stoked right now. One is that this is the 10th episode of the podcast and the other is that I had the pleasure of talking with the president of our college Mark Mitsui to help mark this milestone in the program. There were a number of … Continue reading Episode #10 ~ A Conversation with PCC President Mark Mitsui →