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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 #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 #14 ~ Juliana v US Climate Trial of the Century, IPCC & WWF Reports, & the Extinction Rebellion

November 21, 2018PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityclimate trial of the century, earth guardians, environmental justice, equity, Extinction Rebellion, inclusion, IPCC Report, Native American Youth And Family Center, NAYA, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, social justice, social justice podcast, World Wildlife Fund Report, WWF report, youthvGovpcc-sustain-me

There’s a lot going on out there in the world these days. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting stuff…

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Episode #13 ~ On Being an Accomplice and Not Just an Ally w/ La Loba Loca & 10th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering

November 13, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityaccomplice, allyship, appropriation, capitalism, environmental justice, equity, inclusion, Karyn sanders, La Loba Loca, NUMN, patriarchy, pcc, pcc sustain me, plant medicine, podcast, portland community college, Portland Plant Medicine Gathering, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, white supremacypcc-sustain-me

Well now, this past weekend was the 10th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering, held in Southwest Portland at the National University of Natural Medicine. I was excited to attend this conference as it has been on my radar for the past ten years and I was finally able to attend! I was also quite pleased … Continue reading Episode #13 ~ On Being an Accomplice and Not Just an Ally w/ La Loba Loca & 10th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering →

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 →

Episode #9 ~ Power, Privilege, & The IPCC Report

October 16, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability#metoo, Brett Kavanaugh, diversity, dominant culture, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, IPCC Report, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, racism, sexism, sustainability, systemic oppression, white privilegepcc-sustain-me

This episode is in response to a few current issues that are circulating in our local and global public spheres. The most recent one being the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and their report which says we basically have 12 years to right this spaceship before we bring ourselves to the brink of … Continue reading Episode #9 ~ Power, Privilege, & The IPCC Report →