Voices in Miami

On this episode of VIM, join Josie as she talks to Joan Love, from Love.Style.Events and "The Business of Events" podcast, about the fashion industry and their commitment to sustainability, and how Joan promotes sustainability in her professional life!

Nicole and Josie talk about the absurd amount of water pollution throughout Miami beaches, and discuss ways the Miami Boat Show will help keep sustainability.

On this episode, Josie and Nicole talk about outrageous Miami traffic and solutions for mitigating the problem.

Listen to Josie and Nicole's shower thoughts, reflecting on their lives in terms of the SDGs.

In light of the college application season, and SIM's focus on SDG4 for the next few weeks, listen to Nicole talk about her college application process experience, and Josie's advice for all the high school seniors graduating this upcoming spring.

This past week, Social Impact Movement launched its second social media campaign of the year, highlighting SDG4 Quality Education and all it's targets. Listen now, and stay tuned to SIM's Instagram for the next several weeks!

Josie and Nicole explore the history of the SDGs, what they are, and what SIM is doing for the SDGs, in honor of SDG Day!

Josie and guest co-host Nicole talk about the US's history of funding the UN, and the potential threat of the US defunding the UN.

Josie and Ve explore two extreme weather events that have happened recently, framing these events around climate change and SDG 13. Listen to what our hosts have to say!

Josie and Ve (virtually) sit down with Nestor from the TURTL Project, aka "The TURTL Guy," to talk about sustainability, wetsuits, and our responsibility as global citizens. Listen now!

Over her time at Social Impact Movement, Josie has gotten a lot of questions about her work with SIM, among other things. In this episode, Josie answers some of these questions, and shares some of her experiences working for a nonprofit.

On this episode of Voices in Miami, Josie and Ve discuss the SDGs, union strikes and heat waves, and how they're all connected!

Hey Changemakers! We're back for a new season of Voices in Miami, with a few changes and some big plans! Stay tuned to hear what's in store!

On our fifth episode of the season, Josie and Olivia asked students on each of their college campuses what they thought about making government more effective. This episode, for the "Roommates Edition" of the podcast, Josie and Olivia are joined by Lacey and Elise to discuss this week's question. These are their stories.

On our fourth episode of the season, Josie and Olivia asked students on each of their college campuses what they thought that their respective campuses could do to make the campuses more sustainable. These are their stories.

On our third episode of the season, Josie and Olivia asked students on each of their college campuses what they would ask the United Nations if they could ask any question, and if they knew what the United Nations was doing for the world. These are their stories.

On our second episode of the season, Josie and Olivia asked students on each of their college campuses what they thought they could do to make the world a better place to live in, and then Josie and Olivia talked about the students' answers. These are their stories.

On our first episode of the season, Josie and Olivia asked students on each of their college campuses what they thought the biggest problem in the world is today, and then Josie and Olivia talked about the students' answers. These are their stories.

Voices in Miami is back, renewed for a second season, with a few small changes. The biggest change is that our hosts are no longer in Miami anymore! With that being said, there is a new episode format for this second season, one that is more interactive for our listeners and the students on our college campus! Our new episode format also allows for more engagement on social media, and a more laid-back style for our hosts to conduct their episodes while still providing content for our listeners. If you haven't already, follow us on Instagram @voicesinmiami, and our new TikTok account @voicesinmiami ! We can't wait for you all to listen to our show, and fall in love with it just as we have for the past year! Always your hosts and forever champions of the SDGs, Josie and Olivia

Please join us in welcoming our guest, Tyler McCray to this 16th episode of Voices in Miami! McCray is a senior at Palmer Trinity, the proud co-owner of Turbo & Trill Candle Co., and the founder of the Shine The Light Initiative, which serves to donate 10% of proceeds from Turbo and Trill to the Joshua's Heart Foundation. In relation to Joshua's Heart, McCray has been a member of Joshua's Heart Junior Advisory board since fifth grade. He is the Director of Operations for Top Teens Of America youth program, a member of both the Omega Youth Group and the Kappa League, a Breakthrough Miami volunteer, a Roundsquare Ambassador, and he is a Silver Knight nominee for the Business category for Palmer Trinity. Listen to Tyler talk about his work in furthering SDGs 1 (Zero Hunger), 2 (No Poverty) and 3 (Good Health and Well-Being)!

Julia Lewkowitz and Daniela Castelo, co-founders of She Speaks! (an online English teaching organization for underprivileged girls), are featured on this episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to them talk about their advocacy in the name of SDGs 4 (Quality Education) and 10 (Reduced Inequality) with their service project. She Speaks! mission is to empower young women by helping them develop fluency in English. They work with middle and high school girls in Brazil through peer-to-peer conversational classes, creating a connection and helping them expand their opportunities for growth.

This 14th episode of Voices in Miami features Lena Kalandjian, who serves on the National Youth Advisory Board of the non-profit violence prevention organization Sandy Hook Promise. Listen to her talk about her advocacy in the same of SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions, and Inclusive Societies) through her work representing and sustaining over 3,500 Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Promise Clubs. Lena works with eleven other youth changemakers to help design curricula, call-to-action programs, and youth empowerment resources for students across the United States. Throughout these endeavors, Lena has had opportunities to collaborate with the Biden Harris Presidential Transition Team, TIME Magazine, and the National Center for School Safety at the University of Michigan in order to elevate youth voices and facilitate intergenerational understanding.

Rachel Greidinger, Thespian Honor Society President and Drama Silver Knight Nominee from Miami Palmetto Senior High is so excited to be featured on our 13th episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about her advocacy in the name of SDG 4 (Quality Education) through her scholarship foundation, SweetArts Candy. Her and her team are working to spread access to the arts throughout the community, and promote arts education for children and young adults. To get involved in SweetArts Candy, email Rachel at SweetArtsCandyMiami@gmail.com or DM her on Instagram @rachelrittner.

In this 12th episode of Voices in Miami, we meet Matteo Wakeman! ​​Matteo is one of Breakthrough Miami's most dedicated volunteers. He focuses his advocacy on educational opportunities with his service teaching under resourced middle schoolers in the Miami area at Breakthrough. Along with many other student volunteers from Gulliver Preparatory, Matteo focuses on teaching and reinforcing Breakthrough scholars' academic fundamentals from mathematics to social sciences, as well as electives ranging from Chess to Personal Finance through this students-teaching-students program.

Sasha Boyers and Kate Perez, co-founders of the mental health awareness non-profit organization Naturally Human Miami are featured on this episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to them talk about their advocacy in the name of SDGs 4 (Quality Education) and 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) with their service project! Kate and Sasha are raising awareness and creating conversations about mental health issues affecting teens and young adults today through educational forums, fundraising efforts, and more.

Analysse Humaran, a founder of the Agents of Change, is featured on our tenth episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about Agents of Change, a student-created and student-lead project that has fostered greener knowledge and habits across South Florida and won tens of thousands in prize earnings so far. Alongside her team at Agents of Change, Analysse strives to further SDG4 and 13, quality education and climate action by bridging the systematic educational gap on climate change, with hopes to spark action in her frontline community.

Join us in welcoming high school seniors, Alexandr Kim and John Aitken, to this ninth episode of Voices in Miami! Alex and John are co-founders of Volunteering Miami—a digital platform that connects volunteers and volunteer recruiters. John architects their website and Alex leads the organization's operations to bring new opportunities to more students as they tackle SDG 8 and 9. Their team is committed to facilitating volunteering through digital solutions in today's world of work.

Join us as we welcome Luis Moros, a sophomore at Florida International University currently pursuing two bachelor's degrees in political science and criminal justice, to our eighth episode of Voices in Miami! Luis is a philanthropist, political activist, and serves as a policy fellow at the United Nations and research intern at the Cato Institute. From being homeless and moving from shelter to shelter, Moros was able to work alongside the Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, by registering over 25,000 thousand people to register to vote and collaborated to pass the For the People Act at the United States Senate. Listen in as he shares his story with us!

Cayetana Jaramillo, the creator, and writer for The Loop News, is featured on this seventh episode of Voices of Miami! Listen to her talk about The Loop News, a social media-based youth newsletter focused on engaging Generation Z in local politics and civic engagement. Cayetana publishes a weekly newsletter offering political news summaries and opportunities for her audience to become actively involved in their community

Aryana is a Miami Palmetto Senior High School student. She is a passionate organ donation advocate and is pursuing a future career in science and looking to gain experience through high school. Aryana's journey started with learning about her father's Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a genetic condition that she may have one day, and his need for a kidney transplant. Seeing how greatly this has affected their family's normal ways of life, Aryana has tried to use her knowledge to educate and help others. She volunteers at her local OPO (Life Alliance at University of Miami), started the 1st SODA (Students for Organ Donation Advocacy) chapter in South Florida, and continues to spread awareness through publications, social media, local events, and podcasts. Please listen and be inspired by Aryana's very personal and inspiring journey in organ donation advocacy and her devotion to her work in our sixth installment of Voices in Miami!

Mikayla Ashe, the founder and head spokeswoman of Fight Like a Girl 305 is featured on our fifth episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about the event that catalyzed her drive to teach teenage girls the art of self-defense. Her program has been active for 5+ years and has reached hundreds of women nationwide.

David Luis is a student at Florida International University studying Public Administration. He is the founder and former President of Students Feeding Miami, which has been a huge success on combatting food insecurity. To date, Students Feeding Miami has fed over 15,300 people in the area, and they continue to strive in order to help as many others as possible in combatting food insecurity.

Madeline Ley is a Sophomore at The George Washington University majoring in Political Science and minoring in Public Health and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In 2017, Madeline founded Shrink the Gap to empower women to fight the gender pay gap through salary negotiation and interview workshops, and public advocacy. She is also the Director of Public Affairs for GW Leading Women of Tomorrow. Additionally, she is the SDG 5 Gender Equality Ambassador for Social Impact Movement and a columnist for the Feminism Explained newsletter.

Olivia Martin-Johnson, one of our Co-Hosts and Founders is featured on the second episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about her advocacy in the name of SDG 5 (Gender Equality) through her non-profit newsletter, Feminism Explained. Her and her team are focus on producing professional content in the newsletter each month on debunking the myth that feminism is a radical ideology through stories on gender inequality, strides made by women in history, and progress being done today.

Josie Blohm, one of our Co-Hosts and Founders is featured on our very first episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about her advocacy in the name of SDGs 4 (Quality Education) and 13 (Climate Action) with her service project Composting, with Coffee! Her and her team, which include fellow Miami Palmetto Senior High School seniors Adrika Singh and Lily Rodriguez, are bringing more well-rounded SDG-based education to the students at Palmetto Elementary School.

Hey Changemakers! It seems like you have found our podcast, Voices in Miami! Oh, you don't know what we are all about? Well, I guess we just might have to change that! Listen in on this preview, and be on the lookout for new episodes streaming every other week, starting on September 25, 2021. Thank you all for listening, Josie and Olivia :)