Tag Archives: social justice

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 #21 ~ Kiran Oommen, Our Children’s Trust & The Climate Trial of the Century

March 6, 2019Uncategorizedantifascist gardening collective, climate trial of the century, environmental justice, equity, Geophagia, inclusion, Joe Culhane, Julianna v US, Kiran Oommen, Our Children's Trust, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, racial equity, social justice, social justice podcast, sustainability podcast, UN Convention on Climate Change, UNFCC, University of Washington, Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, We Are Still In, wohesc, wohesc 2019, youthvGovpcc-sustain-me

What a fantastic conversation this was with Kiran Oommen. Not only that but this episode also happens to have a podcast debut of a fresh track from one of the bands Kiran is in called Geophagia. The track is called Werewolf. It’s sprinkled in the episode and if you stick around to the very end … Continue reading Episode #21 ~ Kiran Oommen, Our Children’s Trust & The Climate Trial of the Century →

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 #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! →