Shades of Green Podcast

Kyra Woods by Juanita Garcia

Lorena Lopez joins us to talk about her journey as an environmentalist. Bryant and I recorded this conversation in July.

Jeremy Orr joins us to talk about the role of allies and environmental justice in and around Detroit.

An update on the status of the podcast

Julius Tillery joins us to discuss the relationship between farming and the environment. @CH_illMo ‏

Alicia Ponce-Nuñez, RA, joins us to talk about her experience in sustainability architecture and planning as well as the differences between LEED, Living Building, and WELL building certifications. For more information and links discussed https://shadesofgreenchicago.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/episode-14-alicia-ponce-nunez/

Program Director Jaclyn Carmichael and Program Operations Coordinator Kiara Byrd from Project Exploration join us to talk about their passion and work to share environmental education to students in underserved communities throughout Chicago. For tickets to the Go Green Fundraiser http://bit.ly/2nVkqPw More Information discussed on this episode http://bit.ly/2pzEF2w

Sisters Jessica and Beatriz Cañas join us to discuss how their family life influenced their interest in the environment, their education, and their current roles.

Judy Li joins us to talk about her time in China, the business of non-profits, social enterprise, and urban agriculture.

Kyle Reid joins us to discuss his work with environmental education, Project Exploration, and the women's march.

In this episode, Melanie Moore joins us to talk about wanting to be the next Jacques Cousteau, advocating for public land, and dusabling the history of DuSable. Disclaimer: The thoughts expressed by Melanie Moore are her own and not UCS.

Anthena Gore talks about her vision of EoC, the necessity for mentorship, and partnerships between organizations.

Toni Anderson joined us for this episode to talk about her experience with the natural environment, her journey to starting and the impact of the Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab. # Part 2 of 2

Toni Anderson joined us for this episode to talk about her experience with the natural environment, her journey to starting and the impact of the Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab. # Part 1 of 2

In this episode, Juanita Garcia and Bryant Williams discuss recent environmental justice causes and what it means to be an ally. Go to shadesofgreenchicago.wordpress.com for more information about the organizations discussed throughout the episode.

Sarah Naiman joined us for a conversation about her personal and academic journey to pursue her interest in environmental justice. We discussed identity and relationship to the environment. Sarah is currently a graduate student at Cornell University.

Viva Yeboah joined us for a conversation about diversity in environmental organizations and her work with local environmental organizations including Outdoor Afro, Active Transit, and Chicago Reading Africa.

In our third episode we talk with Chicago Eco House founders Quilen Blackwell and Larry Jackson about their work in Englewood

Bryant Williams and Juanita Garcia reflect on a recent Diversity Summit on diversity in environmental organizations hosted by EoC (Environmentalists of Color), Foresight Design, and the Chicago Community Trust.

Shades of Green Chicago Podcast Episode 1 by Juanita Garcia