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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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


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



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



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



  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