Podcast appearances and mentions of Bernadette Smith

Sarah Kalmeta (she/her), Founder & Futurist, Pivot Point International, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about X marking a legal win, government jobs in Brazil getting a glow-up, and sensory joy on full display.Here are this week's good vibes:Feel the Music, LiterallyGreenwood Gets Its Trust FundX Marks Justice in Puerto RicoField Day, Their WayBrazil to Get a Power Boost from DiversityGood Vibes to Go: Bernadette's GVTG: Check out and subscribe to the weekly ​​Queer News podcast, an “Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment.” The show is available on YouTube and everywhere. Queer News is hosted by Anna DeShawn, a former guest on my own show.Sarah's GVTG: A reminder that even if you tend to think that the glass is half empty, or if you think the glass is half full, it is always refillable. And you get to choose what you fill back up with. Read the Stories.Connect with Sarah Kalmeta.Subscribe to the 5 Things newsletter.Watch the show on YouTube. Join thousands of readers by subscribing to the 5 Things newsletter. Enjoy some good vibes in DEI every Saturday morning. https://5thingsdei.com/

A resident-led Town Hall questioned police on their safety plan if a drug consumption site is placed across from a Point Douglas high school. Episode 18 has exclusive details on what went on Tuesday night behind the scenes and at the microphone that you don't want to miss.Part 1- Marty Gold recaps his most recent reports in the Winnipeg Sun:Wednesday: Nurses in constant danger in hospitals province-wide-- Tick tock, the clock's run out on AsagwaraThursday: Residents believe crime will escalate if drug site opened-- Point Douglas pushback: Community rejects proposed drug site location10.15 Part 2- Over 40 political and police officials and staff paid by the taxpayer turned up at the Ashdown Market on Tuesday, as the residents east of Main St. called Bernadette Smith's bluff. It was an extraordinary development that has thrown the NDP government completely off-balance.In January, the Addictions Minister squelched questions from area stakeholders about how neighborhood safety would be protected as she relentlessly praised the consumption site proposed for their neighborhood. You'll hear how at the end of that meeting, Marty raised his voice to ask when or even if another public consultation would be held- and was ignored by Smith and staff of the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre who will operate the safe injection site. That was a big tell. * Support our Season Six reporting with a PayPal or E-Transfer donation - ⁠Donate Page⁠ *After no further meetings were conducted by the NDP, the people who have to live with the social disorder and violence caused by drug users scheduled their own session, and limited Smith and other speakers to 5 minutes. With Smith unable to censor participants, she waited until the morning of the event to agree to appear. No wonder. She faced a barrage of criticism, much of it focused on the NDP's inability to get existing drug users into treatment promptly. And when she deferred to police on safety issues, new chief Gene Bowers failed to deliver a single idea of exactly how he will stop an influx of drug addicts - estimated by site supporters as coming to 200 Disraeli from a 30 block radius - from committing even more crime or endangering students and staff at Argyle High School. A mother told Smith, “I have a daughter who attends there. It's not good for the kids already day to day. It's survival… they already have shots against them, and you want to inflict the trauma of a safe consumption site into a community that's already traumatized. What are you doing ??”21.30- A review of some media reports about the town hall helps illustrate the misinformation spread by MSM reporters as well as revealing details they didn't grasp the significance of . Hear what MSM did not report:- a city councillor walked out of the meeting- a split in the indigenous community about enabling drug use is fueling an 'old school' vs 'new school' dispute - reporting "city police wanted to send a message to residents they're working on a plan" exposed how they made no progress in 2 months - Smith's language pivoting to a "made-in-Manitoba" operating plan is deceptive34.00- Which extreme-left activist organization tried to promote 'safe supply' so the government would give illegal drugs to addicts to use at the site? We tell you. Health Minister Ozuma Asagwara and the board of the AHWC can no longer avoid facing the property owners, residents and parents to define their liability if and when a safe consumption site opens. 42.50 Part 3 - In the last episode, TGCTS discovered how lax federal voting rules were when it came to requiring actual proof a person was a citizen of Canada. Listen to the response provided by Elections Canada and how laughable their so-called "preventativemesures" are. The bottom line- it's easy for a foreign national to get a ballot in this federal election.******Easter Sunday in the Winnipeg Sun- a special remembrance of a North Kildonan teacher who was an immigrant success story

Send us a textHow can mid-career professionals engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) conversations without fear of saying the wrong thing? Bernadette Smith, CEO of the Equality Institute, shares her ARC Method—Ask, Respect, Connect—a simple yet powerful approach to fostering authentic connections while ensuring psychological safety at work.In This Episode, You'll Learn:✅ How to navigate DEI discussions with confidence and "kind curiosity"✅ Why over-apologizing for mistakes can do more harm than good ✅ How to build meaningful relationships in workplaces scaling back DEI efforts ✅ Why progress in social movements includes setbacks—but connections endure ✅ How pickleball (yes, pickleball!) offers surprising lessons in inclusionKey Takeaways:✔ The ARC Method makes DEI conversations more approachable and effective ✔ A simple, sincere apology is better than over-apologizing ✔ Asking for help isn't a weakness—it strengthens relationships ✔ DEI isn't about political correctness—it's about harnessing diversity for successSubscribe to Bernadette's newsletter → FiveThingsDEI.comBernadette Smith's Website → https://BernadetteSmith.com Listen to her podcast → Five Things in 15 MinutesIf you're looking to lead with inclusion and confidence, this episode is a must-listen!Support the showThank you for listening to The Mid-Career GPS Podcast. Please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here. Visit https://johnneral.com/resources to get The Mid-Career Job Search Jumpstart and join The Mid-Career GPS Membership Community. Visit https://johnneral.com to join The Mid-Career GPS Newsletter, a free, twice-weekly career and leadership resource for mid-career professionals. Connect with John on LinkedIn here.Get John's New Mid-Career Journal on Amazon here. Follow John on Instagram @johnneralcoaching. Subscribe to John's YouTube Channel here.

Ever feel like your book will never be finished? You're not alone. Every author hits that point when they doubt, question, and even want to give up. But pushing through those moments is what separates a dream from reality. Once your book is done, a whole new journey begins: publishing and sharing your message with the world. And this journey doesn't have to be one you take alone. The right strategies, partnerships, and community support can make all the difference in turning your book into a tool that amplifies your business impact. I work with authors to ensure their books reach the readers who need them most and drive meaningful engagement. My strategic book launch program focuses on building connections that matter—conversations, media opportunities, and business growth. If you're ready to take your book to the next level, schedule a complimentary 30-minute book launch brainstorming session at www.robbiesamuels.com/booklaunchsupport. Now, it's my pleasure to introduce our panelists, who will share what it's really like to be a business author. Bernadette Smith wrote “Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization,” a practical roadmap to help organizations turn good intentions into meaningful action by embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion across every aspect of their operations. Greg Davis combines personal insights, research, and practical strategies to help readers overcome obstacles, embrace change, and find lasting happiness in life in his book, “Checkmate: Tips & Lessons to Help You Make the Right Moves to Achieve Happiness!” Marcia Dawood empowers readers to create meaningful change and financial growth through angel investing, turning passion into impactful action with accessible tools and insights in her book, “Do Good While Doing Well: Invest for Change, Reap Financial Rewards, and Increase Your Happiness.” Please join me in welcoming Bernadette, Greg, and Marcia.  In this episode, we discuss the following:

After our reports in the Winnipeg Sun about the haphazard public consultation process for the proposed drug consumption site, Episode 5 focuses on a comparison raised by another Sun columnist. Part 1- Our stories have detailed the limited outreach for the consultations by the NDP government and Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre, and what the proponents have heard from Point Douglas and East Exchange district stakeholders concerned with the potential of even more crime and disorder descending on their neighborhood. The failed narrative of site supporters and the media is that anyone with questions are an enemy of addiction treatment. With the area MLA Bernadette Smith being assigned by Wab Kinew to help fulfill his election promise, residents feel she is in a conflict of interest. Where are city councillors or Mayor Scott Gillingham in this process to represent the community? Absent. Yet the spike of vandalism and break-ins and violence they've suffered was directly connected to former Mayor Brian 'don't arrest the criminals' Bowman, as homeless addicts and illegal riverbank encampments terrorized their neighborhoods 13.10- John Wintrup wrote: "There is a more rigorous and fulsome process outlined by the federal government for siting new cell towers compared to siting new safe consumption sites." Not a lot of people in Winnipeg know anything about the federal telecom tower approval process. It just so happens, Marty Gold is one of them. 17.35 Part 2- A major reason behind concerns about a fair and proper consultation not being conducted is the fact Argyle High School is right across the street. As Wintrup described it: "The public is now considering the compatibility of safe consumption sites within 60 metres of schools — the length of an NHL ice sheet – well within an easy walking distance... Either someone at the provincial government thinks safe consumption sites 200 feet from schools are great, or did not think this through at all." 23.00 - Listen to the audio of Bernadette Smith explaining how 200 Disraeli came to be listed as the address on the application- especially in light of Wintrup's analysis. The Health Canada rules for applications to establish a safe consumption site don't even have a defined radius for notifications of nearby properties, services or political representatives, and what details are to be included. But if this was a communications tower being proposed for 200 Disraeli, it would be vastly different- and better protect the public interest. We have the details of the rules set out by ISED including - a well-defined radius for notification mailings - the information required including why the specific location is best-suited to the proposal, - the stringent timelines for acknowledging and replying to public comments and questions, and for addressing or rectifying concerns - the placement of newspaper ads Another interesting point is that a communications tower is visited perhaps twice a year by one or two technicians for repair, maintenance or installation of a new dish. Almost no traffic results, yet formal municipal concurrence is a requirement. Yet for a site frequented by hundreds of addicts weekly to use drugs- and are allowed to walk out the door- it seems Health Canada has no such sign-off required. Federal rules regulate drug site consultations with less rigour than a cell tower proposed in the middle of farmland. And the NDP knows it. IN THE SUN: Media Cheerleaders Won't Deter Consumption Site Questions ⁠ Fake Consumption Site Consultations Not Fooling Pt. Douglas Stakeholders “Please do not set this up in our neighborhood” Smith told about planned drug site Dishonest Consumption Site Consultations Threat to Bernadette Smith's Political Future Our ⁠Donate page⁠ on ActionLine.ca lists Top Podcasts of 2024; interviews with political leaders, public figures and crime victims; and rCity Hall and Legislature reports. It includes links for PayPal and E-transfer donations!

Bernadette and I discuss all things DEI and its impact on all business, creative and not. We talk about opportunity and change and the desire to be human. We also talk about forgiveness and being anti-cancel culture. Original Episode Number: 71 | Original Air Date: 10/12/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Guest: Bernadette Smith Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1 | Facebook: Facebook.com/Sean.Low.35 | LinkedIn | Twitter: @SeanLow Have an opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean. -- Podcast Network: The Wedding Biz Network Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of The Wedding Biz, LLC. 2021.

We have been so blessed to have had some amazing authors as guests. As a way to celebrate this we wanted to highlight them in this episode as a gift guide that touches both heart and our mind. Books have been broken into 4 sections and if you'd like to listen to the episode we suggest going to https://girltaketheleadpod.com, it's easy to search there but we're also available on most podcast platforms. All books can be purchased on Amazon: https://amazon.com. Section 1: Empowering Leadership & Career Growth 182, Fearless Female Leaders by Kathy McAfee & Rosemary Paetow 192, LadyShark by Chrissy Grigoropoulos, Esq. 187, The New Rules of Influence by Lida Citroën 199, Pioneer Your Career Change by Lata Hamilton 202, Escaping the Career Trap by Tammy Alvarez.   Section 2: Self-Discovery & Personal Growth 145, Listening for Candor by Peter Yaholkovsky. 153, Name, Claim & Reframe Workbook by Andrea Mein DeWitt 155, Heal the Four Woundings by Amber Ontiveros 173, Burned by Julie Bee 130, Happiness is a Habit by Michele Phillips Section 3:  Business & Inclusive Practices 143, All Up in Your Business by Julianna Newland 151, Tread Loudly by Kristine Cherek 147, Inclusive 360 by Bernadette Smith   Section 4, is Personal Stories & Inspiration 135, Lifeline by Lane Gardner, THREAD 149, I'd Rather Be Dead than Deaf by Andrea Wilson Woods from the Blue Faery Foundation 161, Well Sh*t by Hannah MacDonald-Dannecker   How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We'd love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

This time out Devan discusses mental health during this election cycle with Dr. Bernadette Smith. She advises us how to maintain our temper and sanity during this tumultuous election. Devan also addresses the media coverage of Joe Biden.

Manitoba's minister of housing, addictions, homelessness and mental health talks about her campaign to bring dignity to vulnerable Manitobans.

Sat down Bernadette at the upcoming Dave Smith Park in Windsor California. We talked about caring the legacy of our fathers and keeping our traditions strong for our future generations. We also discuss MMIP/MMIR and loss of her sisters. I was lucky enough to have Bernadette sing a song for the closing of the episode. OH!

This is a Sound Bite episode that builds on our previous episode with Bernadette Smith where we talked about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion efforts covering a variety of topics. One of them was about empathy and sincerity. While we have covered this topic with Brené Brown's book, Atlas of the Heart, I found another which you might find interesting: David Brooks' book: How to know a Person – the Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. And in today's episode I'll concentrate on his chapter called the Art of Empathy. Here are the topics we covered: What gets in the way of being empathetic The 3 empathetic skills Practices to build empathetic talents Ways empaths see the world differently As Mentioned: David Brooks' book: How To Know A Person, The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen ⁠Ep⁠⁠. 15, Part 1 of 3 – Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown) – How do the emotions, Empathy and Compassion, relate to leadership?  Ep. 145, Part 1 of 2 – Navigating Relationships with Candor and Trust – Insights from Peter Yaholkovsky & Sue Staker Ep. 82, Book Discussion: Trust Yourself, Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work by Melody Wilding Ep. 76, “Don't Take It So Personally!” & Emotional Intelligence Ep. 80, Book Discussion: Emotional Agility by Susan David PhD with Help From The Velveteen Rabbit    More About David Brooks:  David Brooks is an op-ed columnist for the NY Times and a writer for the Atlantic and appears regularly on PBS NewsHour. He's had several best sellers including The Second Mountain, The Road to Character, and the Social Animal.   How to Reach Yo Canny: Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We'd love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Bernadette Smith, Gen X, joins Yo to talk about her book, 'Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization' and provides rich insights into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). In addition to being an award-winning author of four books and diversity expert, Bernadette is founder and CEO of Equality Institute. The Equality Institute's mission is to help organizations fulfill the promise of diversity by embedding equity and inclusion into organizational systems and culture, enhancing outcomes for everyone. Their vision is for a world where every human feels safe to express their authentic selves. Equality Institute is a certified woman and LGBTQ+-owned business. Here are the topics we covered:      Celebrating Good DEI Vibes      ARC (Ask, Respect, Connect)       Unconscious Bias       Equality & Equity     Power & Privilege         Influence Here are three takeaways from today's episode: 1.   DEI should not just live in Human Resources – it needs to live across all functions of an organization. 2.   We can have a genuine feeling of hope about DEI efforts and not be overwhelmed or be fearful – we're all going to make mistakes and we can learn the most from things that are not working. 3.   It is up to all of us to use our own power, influence, and privilege to lift and help others!   As Mentioned: Her book: Inclusive 360   Her podcast: 5 Things In 15 Minutes The Podcast: Bringing Good Vibes to DEI   Her Newsletter: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/5-things   ARC (Free cheat sheet) https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/arc-method   Equality & Equity Image: https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/   Wheel of Power & Privilege Image: https://kb.wisc.edu/instructional-resources/page.php?id=119380   Other GTTL Episodes About DEI:   Ep. 19: A Model for diversity, belonging, equity, and justice leadership! https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/DDTc1bWNjIb   Ep. 65, The Power of Latino Leadership, Our Culture, Inclusion & Contribution https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/rAmtSxYNjIb   Ep. 73, Discussing Access Denied, Addressing Workplace Disparities and Discrimination with Author, Brenda Harrington https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vTfMyVZNjIb   Ep. 88, Keeping Your Seat At the Table with Nori Jabbi: Ageism, Confidence & Courage https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/JjFoE41NjIb   Ep. 94, Courtnei Lee Joins Us to Discuss OYT Cosmetics, Plus Authenticity & Beauty https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9iiFg31NjIb   Ep 103, Balancing Belonging and Uniqueness: The Heart of DEI Leadership https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ZNNwIKJ1SHb   Ep. 104, DEI in Focus: Examples of Navigating Complexity https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/1cgLtKJ1SHb   More About Bernadette: Bernadette has presented to enthusiastic audiences of CEOs, associations, entrepreneurs, leadership teams, sales professionals, account executives, marketing executives, human resource managers and more. Her expertise has been sought after by the New York Times, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Fast Company, among many others, and she's appeared on the Today Show, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CNN. Bernadette has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business and hosts the weekly podcast 5 Things in 15 Minutes: Bringing Good Vibes to DEI. When she's not busy speaking, you can probably find her on a local pickleball court!   How to Reach Bernadette:  info@theequalityinstitute.com   https://www.theequalityinstitute.com   www.BernadetteSmith.com   How to Reach Yo Canny: Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  email: yo@yocanny.com FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny YouTube LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Avi speaks to pastors Philip and Bernadette Smith about the need to build faith based communities and support Israel.

Did you know that organizations with more women and people of color can have up to 30% more profits?  Did you know that more inclusive workplaces have increased employee engagement and retention?  Bottom line aside, the world is a better place when we can create equality, inclusion and belonging, so this week I've invited DEI speaker and consultant Bernadette Smith (www.BernadetteSmith.com) to demystify DEI for us!  In this we talk aboutWhat happens when we mess it up! (because we will!)How to communicate about DEI issuesThe huge role that curiosity playsWhy Bernadette got into this work, and some of the transformational experiences that got her here!For more on Bernadette, check out her website www.BernadetteSmith.comOr join her weekly e-mail list that brings good news and inspirational DEI policies!  https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/5-thingsOr grab her book!  https://www.amazon.com/Inclusive-360-Solutions-Equitable-Organization/dp/1737635410Bernadette Smith is founder and CEO of Equality Institute and award-winning author of four books, including the bestseller Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization.Bernadette has presented to enthusiastic audiences of CEOs, associations, entrepreneurs, leadership teams, sales professionals, account executives, marketing executives, human resource managers and more. Her expertise has been sought after by the New York Times, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Fast Company, among many others, and she's appeared on the Today Show, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CNN.Bernadette has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business and hosts the weekly podcast 5 Things in 15 Minutes: Bringing Good Vibes to DEI. When she's not busy speaking, you can probably find her on a local pickleball court!

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Tonight at 8:30 pm CST, on the Flyover Conservatives show we are tackling the most important things going on RIGHT NOW from a Conservative Christian perspective! TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONSERVATIVES SHOWS -https://flyover.live/media/series/qhfzzzr/the-flyover-conservatives-showTO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.flyover.liveChrista BullockINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/christajbullock/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9FgpnGXpZ8 APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/christa-jordan/497847526 For Tickets to a ReAwaken America Event - text the word FLYOVER to 918-851-0102Bernadette SmithWEBSITE: http://Bernadettesmith.net Speech on ReAwaken Stage: https://rumble.com/v30ksdg-pastors-philip-and-bernadette-smith-we-must-not-allow.html SPONSORS FOR TODAY'S VIDEO► ReAwaken America- text the word EVENTS to 40509(Message and data rates may apply. Terms/privacy: 40509-info.com)► Kirk Elliott PHD - http://FlyoverGold.com ► My Pillow - https://MyPillow.com/Flyover► Z-Stack - https://flyoverhealth.com ► Dr. Jason Dean (BraveTV) - https://parakiller.com ► Patriot Mobile - www.patriotmobile.com/flyoverWant to help spread the Wake Up • Speak Up • Show Up -https://shop.flyoverconservatives.com/-------------------------------------------Follow our Social Media so we can be best friends

As a leader in an organization, your dedication to excellence will determine your equitable standing among both internal and external stakeholders. It will show how seriously you take learning, growing, and prospering as someone in power. Having a diverse workforce leads to happier and healthier employees, more respected customers, and better access to the required talent and skillsets for an organization to succeed. A study conducted by the Harvard Business Review found that companies with diverse teams had a 19% higher innovation revenue.   Bernadette Smith is an expert in helping organizations integrate principles of equity and inclusion across all their functions. She is the CEO and founder of the Equality Institute and has won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Booksellers Gold Medal Award for three books on LGBTQ inclusion. Bernadette is frequently requested as a keynote speaker to encourage an inclusive work environment and celebrate diversity.   Bernadette has consulted with Fortune 500 companies and presented to various audiences, including CEOs, leadership teams, human resource and diversity leaders, and sales and marketing professionals, among others. Due to her insight and impact as a change agent, she has been featured in reputable publications such as the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, and Fast Company. She has also appeared on CNN, the Today Show, the BBC, and National Public Radio. Bernadette has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business.   This week, Bernadette joined me to share more information on the topic. For more information, please visit https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/speaking.

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Episode 21 reviews a heated online debate about the mandate Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew gave his new Health minister to establish a supervised drug consumption site in downtown Winnipeg. This, after criminal behavior and social disorder has helped drill attendance of the NHL Jets to record lows. Citing the NDP policy directive, a former city councilor tweeted: "In case you were lacking in reasons to NOT go to downtown Winnipeg—here is another one." A local sportswriter portrayed that point of view as uncaring, and claimed that critics of the proposal to enable addicts "have no clue what they have against them." Marty Gold reviews the replies and back-and-forth debate that demonstrated that in fact, Winnipeggers have very good reasons- including a Stanford study that "points towards safe injection as a grower of drug addiction and crime. Not a preventive solution." NDP apologists hate when people ask if a downtown site will negatively affect public safety as it has in other Canadian cities. But would Bernadette Smith, Nahanni Fontaine or Wab Kinew would ever live next to one? Support our local reporting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We are YOUR voice - paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ At issue is whether overall, disease transmission, health outcomes and addiction treatment uptake actually improve, as "Recent analysis of the population-level effects of overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in B.C found no changes to trends in monthly hospitalization or mortality rates." Are these sites a make-work project for the "Harm Reduction" industry? They already abandoned any accountability for used needles on our streets, as we reported 4 years ago. 22:38 Part 2 We follow up on last week's ActionLine round-up about antisemitic incidents being investigated by the Winnipeg police - read it here https://actionline.ca/2023/10/cops-investigating-10-hate-crimes-many-targeted-pro-israel-jews/ - Hear about plans for rallies coming up, and the plan to target the offices of a Jewish MP and the US Consulate. - A brief round-up of Jew-haters caught in the act in the US and Canada, and the slanted pro-Hamas language used by the BBC and emulated by other "trusted news organizations." Hear how Campaign Against Antisemitism @antisemitism is standing up against biased police in the UK who fear the Islamist mob and prevent Jews publicizing the Oct. 7 hostage-taking by terrorists. - The TGCTS podcast was first to report on a Jewish home in River Heights being shot at. This week we reveal that Jewish students in Winnipeg are being spit on and harassed, and are fearful of repercussions if they report the assaults to authorities. How will Wab Kinew's Education Department respond? Related: The province did nothing about U of Winnipeg Collegiate student athletes after pro-Hamas chants and antisemitic conduct last March, which the Winnipeg media also ignored: https://actionline.ca/2023/02/feb-21-2023-why-the-free-press-didnt-report-the-antisemitism-behind-u-of-w-collegiate-team-incident/ 43:00 Part 3 - Hamas vows to repeat their slaughter of Jews At least 2 journalists in Canada claim to be victims of "Islamophobia" after being fired after celebrating the butchering of innocent civilians as an act of "resistance". Meanwhile Prime Minister Trudeau, who has thrown billions at Jew-hating regimes overseas, holds selective, unannounced meetings with the Hamas sympathizers while the NDP caucus that props up his government assails Israel for defending their country. What does "proportionality" mean to "progressives"? In conclusion, listeners are told how Jewish Canadians now fear for their personal safety, and are asked the question- what would you have done in the 1930s when Jews were threatened and attacked? Is it what you are doing today? Related: Oct 17 2023- Hamas Celebrated Across Canada, "Where Evil Comes To Thrive" Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@TGCTS⁠⁠ JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/TGCTS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We tidy up some closing notes on the Manitoba election to start off Episode 19, with a review of the appointments to cabinet by NDP Premier Wab Kinew. His Addictions Minister has already assured the media a "safe injection" site is planned for somewhere... will Bernadette Smith volunteer the neighborhood she lives in for the location? Hear how a 'free drugs' policy is eroding NDP support in BC. 10.40- A listener steered Marty Gold to the ⁠video of Global's election night interview⁠ with Douglad Lamont to review. Accordingly, we correct the record and apologize to reporter Rosanna Hempel - she had the details right, and it was her colleague who royally screwed up. ⁠ 15:24 Part 2 - Terrorist supporters hacked PC leader Heather Stefanson's IG account, as pro-Hamas marches continue unabated across the country. In Winnipeg the demonstrations have been less volatile than in the east, but continue to spout genocidal chants. Listeners alerted Marty to Winnipeg newsrooms airing those chants as part of their uncritical news coverage as well as debunked claims Israel bombed a hospital. * To sponsor podcasts /donate by email / send along news tips:  Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠martygoldlive@gmail.com 20.20- Winnipeg listeners may want to ask the Mayor and City Councilor to take action after antisemitic hate chants were incorporated into an 'otherwise peaceful' rally on Broadway. At a similar 'pro-Palestine' rally in Toronto, an interview put a young woman in the spotlight for insisting the Hamas murders of 1400 Israelis was "justified". People immediately dug into her background, which she falsified. Hear Marty's email exchange with Geoff Matheson of Convenience Group, who says Essra Karam never worked there and the outrage directed at the company was "devastating to our company and our employees..." "Her employment with Convenience Group was false information which was gathered from misinformation on LinkedIn... I believe all of Convenience Group's current employees have the same values as I do.  I do not condone or support any individuals (or groups) opinions or actions, that bring harm or hardship to another person”. Marty also provides another example of how deep the pro-Hamas rot goes in Canada, especially in Universities, quoting from a PhD candidate at York who is now on a work-to-rule. We detail Dina Alkilani's previous tweets and comments that prove her hatred extends not only to "IsraHel", but to anyone defending Jews- including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We have the passion to fight for you. Our track record proves it. Support our investigative journalism! -- Donate via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 36:02 Part 3 - From The Mailbag Hear about the rigged City of Winnipeg survey on reduced speed neighborhoods; the radical rants of the anti-car VisionZero crowd; and more criminal activity associated with a homeless camp in St. Boniface that maybe, for once, Coun. Matt Allard should pay attention to. Marty concludes Episode 19 with the announcement of a special interview that will be posted Sunday night with a City Councilor who has a lot to say about bike lanes, traffic gridlock, and city "engineering" practices. You won't want to miss it! Related: ⁠https://actionline.ca/2023/10/oct-14-2023-russ-wyatt-blasts-bike-lanes-as-rollins-anti-car-agenda-stalls/⁠

Election Reflections...(1:40); Voter turnout LOWER than last time, & Global's David Akin calls out Elections MB (8:40); Canadians facing financial storm (12:10); Times we were stymied by digital technology. Like Greg at Tim Horton's. Or Elections Manitoba (20:05); Do the Liberals have a future in Manitoba?? (27:20); Feedback on the election, and being stumped by tech (34:25); NDP's Bernadette Smith on the historic win (37:25); Doctors Manitoba on what's next for health care in Manitoba (47:20); Listener feedback on technology...like faucets! // THEN // Eating disorders on the rise (54:15); What's the FIRST thing you would like this new government to do...that's tangible? Cut the gas tax? Crime? etc (1:05:10); Concession speeches & the opportunity to thank people - Do you wish you could do that more often? Or ever? (1:09:40); Winning story on being stumped by tech (1:17:00).

Pastor Michael Petro from VOHRadio and VOHNews sits down with Pastors Bernadette and Philip Smith, from Eternal Word Church Grandville, MI, at the recent Reawaken America Tour event by Clay Clark and General Flynn in Miami, FL - May 20th, 2023. In this interview, Pastor and prophetic voice Bernadette Smith shares of a dream she had ten years ago about forced vaccinations. In her dream God told her to “Neutralize the blood”. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the vaccinations that have followed suit, Pastors Bernadette and Philip Smith travel sharing the Word of God, and praying for those who have been vaccinated- for God to neutralize their blood. The Pastor's share that although we see gross darkness in the World today, we are about to see the Glory of God manifest through a people. They encourage that now is the time to be filled with the Word of God and His Spirit!   Connect with #BernadetteAndPhilipSmith eternalwordchurch.org/ www.instagram.com/eternalwordchurch/ Partner With Us: https://vohradio.com Connect with #VOHRadio: https://instagram.com/vohradio https://twitter.com/_vohradio https://gab.com/vohradio To learn more about Apostle Michael Petro visit https://michaelpetro.com/Support the show: https://vohradio.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Bernadette Smith joins us. She is the founder and CEO of Equality Institute and the award-winning author of four books, including the bestseller Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization.Bernadette has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business and hosts the weekly podcast 5 Things in 15 Minutes: Bringing Good Vibes to DEI. Bernadette likes to begin working with companies by setting up a series of quick wins. She begins by looking at the business as a whole, and looking at all processes around HR, choosing suppliers, creating marketing campaigns, and developing products. That way steps can be added to check for diversity, equity, and inclusion in each process. She argues that it takes no additional time to be inclusive. “Right now here in the U.S., many states are making it very hard to exist as a transgender human. I would just encourage folks to reach out to people in the community, especially trans folks. Let them know that you have their back and you're there to support them and love them.” Bernadette shares. Tune in to listen, and let us know what insights you gained from this episode. Please support the Trans Justice Funding Project here.Resources: Listen to Bernadette's podcast here. Bernadette's book Inclusive 360 can be found here.LinkedinWebsiteLaTonya Wilkins' book Leading Below the Surface

An organisation can only thrive when the team feels included, heard, and respected. Diversity brings empathy and either soft skills to the table, which are equally critical for any successful task. In today's episode, we discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in detail. [00:32] - About Bernadette Smith Bernadette is the Chief Executive Officer of the Equality Institute. She is an author of a book titled, “Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organisation.” She has also written four other books. She decided to start a business specializing in planning weddings for the LGBTQ community, with a goal to really be their advocate and to help them feel safe when navigating a traditional industry. After retiring as a wedding planner, Bernadette focuses on diversity, equality, and inclusion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

Transcript for 04/05/2023 Bay Native Circle 0000:00:00 Show Theme  00:01:00 Morning Star Gali  Chimi Sunwi. Good evening and welcome to Bay Native circle here on KPFA, 94.1, KFCF 88.1 in Fresno and online at kpfa.org. This is Morning Star Gali. Your host for this evening. Tonight's show is dedicated to all of you celebrating spring blessings and renewal. And enjoying this full moon evening tonight's main native circle profiles some of our community warriors, Anthony Guzman of the Native American Health Center. In Oakland is the Chief Cultural Officer. Besides his community work, he is a father and a husband and considers that his most important role in life. We will hear an interview with James Jackson, a Vietnam veteran who interviews Bruce Gali, a Wounded Knee veteran, and Standing Rock Veteran. All of our veterans are honored and respected within our communities, we will also hear from our very own Bay Native circles, Rass K Dee, a musician, and former producer for BNC. Rass is a cultural and music warrior, blending and incorporating culture into a modern medium.    01:59 James Jackson  Hello, my name is Jimmy Jackson. I live in Tuba City Arizona on the Navajo reservation…I am Kinlichini…born for salt and my maternal grandparents are Towering House and my paternal grandparents are Bitterwater and…   I recently went to visit the traveling wall of Vietnam Memorial and it was in Fort Verde, Arizona, and it was an odd experience to be amongst the Yavapai Apache people… who were forced March to San Carlos in the early, early, early times of Arizona. I went to see other veterans as well at the memorial. So that's why I went there. Bruce Gali is an Elder from Northern California, he is from the Achomawi band of the Pit River Indian Nation… And he recently traveled to Wounded Knee, South Dakota for the 50th year Memorial of the Occupation there, as well as he is a veteran of Standing Rock, North Dakota Occupation 2016 excuse me… he endured quite a bit of hardship there, Bruce?     00:03:35 Bruce Gali  Thank you, Jimmy you know, for the introduction, yes. So, the question was…How did I end up in Wounded Knee?…well you know, back in the late sixties there, you know Alcatraz was going on Also there was some land struggles in Kashia Indian reservation…also Northern California, then they had fishing rights…in Yurok country…but through all these gatherings, especially Alcatraz, there was a number of tribal peoples, tribal nations coming from around the country to do that occupation on Alcatraz and later on they had went to Pit River because we were having a land struggle with PG&E and also the United States forest service on our four corners  You know land struggles so when Wounded Knee started, the tribe had asked, or the tribal council had asked if there were volunteers to like to go over there because of the Sioux tribe had participated in Pit River at that time…so they had asked for volunteers asked for the tribal council had    had asked for volunteers, give me a second here… We had to ask for volunteers, and they asked that I go over there and not to fight the United States government but to go over there and protect the women, children, and elders. Just like the people from Alcatraz from other nations had done so…in order to return that favor.  I volunteered to go back there that time our spiritual person in Pit River country was Charlie Buckskin, chief and Raymond Lego, and a couple of the other council people Talbert Wilson, Doc Jenkins , and they had ceremony for me and they asked that I go back there and that I would be protected and that ..you know not to fight the United States government but to protect the women, children and elders, back there and that I would be able to go back there and defend the people and be able to come back and give my report of what was going on at that time back there. So, when I had gone back there, started out in Pit River and went to UC Davis, we had to a safe house there, and probably 40 people in a room and I had walked in there and asked if I could participate in going back there if they had room …like that   And so, at that time, there were 3 cars going back there and I had secured one of the seats in the vehicle and there were 21 of us that had gathered in UC Davis at that time and we all jumped in the cars and left that evening. Now that was probably the first night that it was the 27th…so probably the 28th when I arrived down there. 21 of us in three cars were packed in there like a bunch of sardines. But we were being followed, I think, through Reno, Nevada, and Colorado and then after that we ended up in Rapid City. We had gone over there, and we went to one of the Indian Centers or Indian community down in there. People started asking or saying they heard about that. There was a group coming in from California a lot of names were mentioned so we did feel that it was safe at that time  Because we wanted to go into Wounded Knee, so we left there and Other people from the community had to stay in Rapid City overnight and then the next day we had went to Porcupine …we went through Porcupine, there were 21 of us going through that there at that time.  So, we walked through the Wounded Knee, we got there probably …we left about 8 o'clock at night, we walked in when the sun was coming out, and they had a bunker over there …California…little California bunker. So other people were there from California, so a lot of people didn't know the story remains that there was about 36 of us altogether…there were all different tribes within turtle island.  But a lot of them came out from California…so you know it was kind of there were California tribal people, but there was 36 of us all together, and I remember that one evening when we were there, one of the folks that is no longer with us now, ..Charlie Steele had asked that he wanted everybody to introduce themselves, their name and what their purpose was for being there…went around in a circle…you know all 36 of us and there right after that the next day they had flesh offerings, and I went over there to see Wallace Black Elk and didn't realize at that time how strong spiritually the prayer was, and I had taken flesh offerings from Wallace Black Elk.  That second evening and he had told me the same exact word that my tribal council from Pit River that those bullets would go right through me, and I was there to protect the women children and elders and not to fight the United States government and I would be able to survive this day and bring back the message from their country back to Wounded Knee and here now today, I really understand and know that power of prayer. And the thing is going back to Wounded Knee on its 50th year anniversary, I had talked to some other people and if you really look at it when I moved back I was 23 years old, and at that time it was 1973, and I looked at it now and at this 50th anniversary and here now I'm just turning 73 years old, you know, and still surviving.  So that's what I'm trying to acknowledge to the people out there is how strong that prayer is.  You know the Creator already knew my path in life…like I said…time tells everything…and like I honor that and I like to say that now, I like to acknowledge the women that were there inside Wounded Knee, inside the bunkers, either cooking or on security or bringing in supplies and even the women that were on the outside ..you know out there gathering fresh medical supplies, clothing, you know that stuff…people haven't acknowledged that about women in their quest… and how their strength was helping us in order to be there…And hold that ground..    13:51 Jimmy: Did you see any people that you knew at the Memorial?     13:56 Bruce:  Yeah, you know there were probably about five or six of us…we were standing around …after these 50 years A lot of things that you know we weren't sure about or to confirm other things that have happened during those days in Wounded Knee and so, we were able to sit down and confirm or you know, just stand around whatever talking and conferring stuff that was going on 50 years ago…  So that was quite interesting, and I talked about the repercussions of the aftermath about killings…the women that were missing…In the mountains, a lot of people were still around on that hillside, you know, and we asked or talked about quite a few of the other people there…whether they were still alive or what they were up to. You know in this present day, it was quite interesting     15:53 Jimmy:  Do you have any last words:    15:57 Bruce:  Yeah…probably last words I'd like to say like I say… acknowledging the women , acknowledging KPFA, for giving me time to speak about this 50th year anniversary like that…I'm not too sure if I'll be able to go back again and I know and I know I'm not going to be able to be there for the 100th year anniversary and I want to give the acknowledgement, blessings for people that I honor very much that have helped me financially ..with the rooms or whatever to go back there like that…just so …I'm honored and blessed to have let me have the acknowledgement about myself being part of that back there…I had mentioned before that it wasn't about me myself or I…it was about us being back there acknowledging the people that weren't able make it because of hardships  Maybe they were taking care of grandmothers, grandpas, grandchildren …children…so on the like that…trouble with their vehicles, maybe they didn't have gas money to go there and come back…the hardships of them having to work like that…I said acknowledging the women that were part of Wounded Knee but weren't on the inside worked on the outside gathering materials like that. So, I'm honored and blessed for all that… the Facebook page is Bruce Gali ok, talk to you guys later–HO!     00:18:39 Cathy Jackson   We're speaking with Anthony Guzman of the Native American Health Centers.   Anthony, can you please introduce yourself?     00:18:46 Anthony Guzman  Sure, my name's Anthony Guzman, and I am the Chief Culture Officer of the Native American Health Center? I'vebeen working here now for, you know, 2 1/2 years, when I first started working here working at the health center, I came in as the Director of Community Wellness. Also, in August of last year, the health center created a position called Cultural Officer and they hired me to fill it and so I'm really grateful for the opportunity to serve in that position. It's a new job that's going to pop up around urban Indian organizations across the country and really one of the things that's the responsibility of that office is to insure that the traditional practices, ancestral wisdom is integrated into all aspects of the organization, and that culture doesn't become a trinket in these types of organization and that it's part of our value system and the way that we do business At the center, and so…several other organizations have one, such as Sac-Sacramento American Indian Health, Santa Clara Valley…and I think one of our partners up in Seattle…Urban Indian Health Institute are doing the same thing, so we followed suit…we saw the value in it…our leadership saw the value in it…so that's my current role…yeah, really excited about it.    01:54 Cathy Jackson  And where are you from?     01:55 Anthony Guzman  I am from Randlett, Utah. I grew up on the Ute Indian Reservation in Northeastern Utah. You know, I remember growing up out there as a kid when I just couldn't wait to get away from there, I wanted to get to the big cities and you know, I always just had this deep desire to be in the city. And now at 46 years old, I take every opportunity I get to go home, back to the middle of nowhere, high desert and ah, you know the mountain sage brush, clay sandstone hills where I grew up…it's really important to me know…to go back home and spend as much time there with my family and..  But honestly when I go home…I find myself just wanting to be alone…as a kid where I grew up you know and walking around…walking around on the high desert, along the river…and really just listening to the sounds that's ..really just nature…yeah, it sounds crazy just to talk about it now but…I remember then how badly I wanted out (chuckles)    03:10 Cathy Jackson  And before we start talking about your upcoming event at the Presidio. Can you tell the listeners why you chose to do the work that you do?     03:22 Anthony Guzman   That's an interesting question, I really… I became a social worker, I worked in the school at the University of Utah, and got a master's in social work. But before that, I went Haskell Indian Nations University, and I went to a boarding school at Anadarko, Oklahoma…and I never planned on   ever going to college, let alone being a social worker …Social workers…where I grew up…it was…social workers weren't seen as people that were there in support…help and build the community…they were kind of seen as people who took away kids and… diagnosed you…And so, I never sought out to do this work, I sure didn't think I would be in the position I was in today. I think the work called me and you know, itjust seemed like it fit and navigated my way through school and again going through school was something that I never planned on doing either…I just think that Creator had a plan for me and to be able to do what I do today is such a blessing and so…that's kind of how I answered that question…I don't know if I really chose this path…it just kind of folded in front of me.   00:21:57 (Cathy Jackson)  OK, I'm going to uh, throw in another question here before we talk about the event…ahm..  You spoke about having a son and I wanted to know what some of the differences are that you feel, or I don't know how to really phrase. How are you raising your son differently from how You were raised?    00:22:21 Anthony Guzman   That's a that's such a beautiful question. You know, I think about both sides of my family: my, my dad was born in Tiajuana and so I'm half Mexican. My father moved from Tiajuana when he was five years old to Northen California and Watsonville, CA. So, I had a large family down there. And so, his father became an orphan in Mexico City when he was a child and grew up in orphanages. And my mom… both of her parents went to boarding school establishedon my reservation…and  both of those histories impacted the way both of my parents parented, you know it was a tough love it was you know I think that even when was going up…the first time… I ever said I love you to my mom and dad, I was probably about 29 years old and, it was really Awkward for myself, it was awkward for my parents too. Like they – I remember seeing how uncomfortable my mom and dad were when I said it to them.  And I think that had a lot to do with the history of both people, the, the, the intergenerational trauma from alcohol and drugs and historical aspects of systematic oppression and colonization and both of my family …both sides. And so, a lot of my testament…to who I am as a father. I had to come through the school of social work, because I don't think that if I went to that school and learned the skill set I did… I don't know if I would be able to be the father, I am today, you know, a very active father.   I bathe  my son…you know when he was a baby…I wash, I cook, I do the dishes, feed him and cloth him…changehis diaper, I love you…to the point now– you know I've never laid a hand on my son…which was very different for me…and I tell him that I love him and he's beautiful every single day.  You know, I think one of the things that I remember that being a father now…opposed to my dad, sleep with my son, cuddle with him, read him bedtime stories and just let him know how much I appreciate and I love him every single day don't know if I Would have necessarily been.   Able to do that without the school that I went through. And the work that I've done on myself I do, I'm actively in therapy…I've been in therapy, it's one thing to do therapy with people, but some other things to know how it feels on the other side of that therapy chair. And to do my work as well. And so, I think the difference I think…my fatherhood style, my dad's …night and day…and that's nothing to say anything bad about my parents…that's what they knew…that's what their parents gave them…and their parents, I can't imagine things they went through. Being a father is the most important thing to me, and it really helps me navigate the work in the community.  So along with the question of the most important thing in my life is being a father…and a husband, you know it's the most important thing, it's the most sacred ceremony that I know that exists to me right now. The most beautiful and I'm glad to call myself a father.    00:25:36 Cathy Jackson   That was a really good answer. So, tell the listeners what obstacles you have encountered in providing the services you do– talk a little bit about the services…and um, what are some of the obstacles you encountered in providingthose services…    00:26:07 Anthony Guzman  Well you know when I think about providing services, it's-it's– I've worked my entire career in the Indian community-in the Native communities…I'm a social worker, I've worked for my own tribe for years, Friendship house ah, CRC, among various tribes, you know back home in Utah, but also worked in urban Indian organizations in Salt Lake City as well.. And I think the obstacles that we always face like…the sources of money that we get.  Not always enough money -that always can be an issue, but it's about the sources that we get that money from. So, if you're getting money from the feds, from the county, from the state…private donors…attached to that funding is always the expectations that you have…and some of those expectations aren't bad they're very important. You know, data collection, what is your data telling you? And being able to justify the work that you'redoing with sometimes that that's a double-edged sword   Sometimes it feels like it's just a bunch of obstacles and you know your heart's making sure your community's getting services that they need and wanting to see the community thrive and heal from all the disparities and trouble they've had…  However, each one of those contracts and funders, you know, sometimes those challenges in which you expect or there's a bureaucracy there. That's just the slog at times. And you know, like, you know, there's certain there's certain contracts, and you got to know your contracts and grants to say, hey, this contract, you can buy food and have a cultural celebration where you feed the people, and    and some say no… you can't do that, or they say you can't charge a traditional practitioner to this, and so I think one of the one of the obstacles to that and you know being able to have unrestricted fundings to do those types of work without having to ask or knowing all these little details of those contracts.   But I don't want to say those are bad things, you just have to be very astute in what you are doing on all those contracts, particularly when you have a lot of contracts, you just have to run through one of those and it's a lot of awareness.   So my hat goes off  to go to the organizations that you, that they know what they need and can put the money where they want to and I think sometimes that's one of the obstacles with having a lot of contracts ..there's some awesome things you can do, you have to think outside the box to fulfill those grants expectations when you have unrestricted funding to do the work that you do then that's awesome.  Hey, let's have a wonderful cultural celebration, and we bring in healers from all over and pay our relatives. What they deserve to be paid. That'salways been something that is important to me.   I remember I had– I used to hold punk rock skateboard festival on my reservation.  And I remember – You know, like you can't do that like, but that's not a substance abuse prevention– I'm like you bet it is, I had skateboard competitions, you know, punk rock, and heavy metal, you know, hip hop artist, some of which are now very well known in the country, which I'm really proud to see where they are right now. But you know, SAMSHA, IHS-Phoenix area office…  So, you know, they might not be really able to see the connection on how those types of activities are prevention activities for youth and even some of the adult folks. So, bureaucracy is definitely a challenge there. And you know, sometimes it's my colleagues. Sometimes I'm not saying anything about understanding the world in general. Sometimes we got folks that are burnt out with the work that they do and that really kind of comes through, and I'm fortunate my colleagues that we currently have right now are fantastic and they really believe in the mission of our organization to ensure that the Community gets you know, support physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally. And um, so I'm really proud of that.     00:30:04 Cathy Jackson   We need to leave a few more seconds when we switch back and forth…ah.   You do have a really good staff and I'd like you to talk a little bit about them if you if you can.    00:30:16 Anthony Guzman   Sure, you know, I think I've been really blessed to, you know, come into an organization you know, that's been here doing this amazing work for  50 years doing this amazing, work  you know, With so many of our community partners out there and, you know, friendship House, IFH, CRC and these guys have been doing the work for so long I just hope that, you know, I can put a little bit of contribution into the fantastic work. That's just, you know, what happens with these organizations and then blood, sweat and tears as you well know, for so long when somebody like me with, you know, I'm 46, but still there was the whole generation of people. And I stand on the shoulders of what we did, all that work for us to do what we're doing right now.  You know Marty Waukazoo's our CEO…he has a leadership style that really allows people to meet their full potential, you know, really admire, you know, Marty and I actually worked for Helen as well at…the Friendship House and worked for Helen before I moved to the Bay Area. It was really eye-opening to see leaders like that. Everybody has challenges, you know in leadership. It's really always something that's complex and knowing and understanding that time. Marty's been great, Natalie-Natalie Aguilera…she's the chief administration officer. She herleadership is, you know, really comes through years 17 years of working here at the health center she really knows the organization and the departments. Michelle Shawnego who is a Chief People officer…really leads up a really massive department in our Human Resources…she really has to make very strong decisions and   Understand the complexities of our workforce.   That's very big and diverse you know, out of 275 employees and were close to 100 native employees but our workforce is a is a reflection of the Community that where we are at in Fruitvale and the Mission a very diversecommunity of our very diverse workforce, African American Latino relatives, people from all- Of the world, really constitute our workforce and I'm really proud to see that our workforce is as diverse as it is. So those are some of our Native Leadership.  Hat's off to Dr. Jenkins…our chief medical officer Greg Garrett, our Chief Operations Officer, Alan Wong, our Chief Financial Officer, every single one of those people contributes to every day.    operation of the Native American Health Center, you know. Let me tell you I've had some pretty tough jobs and when I came here. I think a lot of people have the same experience, the pace of which we move every single day. It's grueling and rigorous…I was just pretty blown away on how quickly I have to, you know, download information, make decisions, and move and be able to hold so much at one given time. You know, just didn't realize that I had the capacity to, to work as I'm doing now, and it definitely takes its toll on me, but I make sure that my mental health is– I stay on top of it, and so that when I go home, I can manage it and be a father, a husband and friend, to the best of my ability to some of my colleagues and. At the health center we provide mental health services, clinical, dental. We have a WIC, we have a school-based services in 11 different schools, we have a Richmond site…ah provide rental assistance in San Francisco, prevention services, substance abuse-prevention services, perinatal programming, through community wellness department, and here's ah, we do everything we can to insure that-that culture and traditional values, in an inter-tribal space is interjected in every aspect of our programming, and so again, very humbled and happy to be able to contribute to an organization that's been doing great work for so long.   00:35:03 Cathy Jackson   Thank you. Let's talk about the event that's coming up on Saturday, April 15th at the Presidio now.    00:35:11 Anthony Guzman   Yes, yes. You know, I want to say a fantastic big hat's off to Laura Cedillo who's one of the program managers at the health Center. She's always been a fantastic community organizer and done so much great work, I know I learn from Laura all the time and the way that she engages in the community, you know? So, on Saturday April 15th from 11:00 to 4:00 PM, we have the Inter-Tribal Dance Gathering, dancing is our medicine. We have our brush dancers showing up. The bird dancers, round dance songs–you know, Mike Ballenger, All Nations Singers…and just the title, “Dancing is our medicine,” is so powerful…You know as a clinician you know, you learn all these different types of interventions, you know, and cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing…EMDR you know, the list goes on and often times…they take these little Elements of human beings have used historically heal,    and understand lives about people who have to function in the world.   one of the things that I always notice was that all indigenous people all around the world danced for all things they danced for healing: they danced to grieve, they dance for joy and celebration, they dance to laugh Andso… You know I think that western psychology and medicine  is finally starting to catch up at understanding ah, how you integrate movement, and song and dance into the lives of human beings…it's so crucial and important and I think the inter-national dance gathering is that, it's a demonstration to say -hey look, these ways have always supported the growth and healing and driving of people. But it's also opportunity to just come together and be in community and laugh and dance.   You know, every single one of us I think that times and you know in our lives and get caught up and our work and titles and what we do and mission and we're all out there achieving, but when we dance… All that goes away, and we become one with the people around you,    We come one with the space that you're in you can hear the trees and you can hear the birds. You can hear the ocean. We can hear the laughter of children and all that stuff goes away…and for a moment you're tapped into everything around you, and that's the way when we think about this event, that's how I envision it… That's how I feel when I hear the word dance…so get out there, shake your tailfeather, use your clapper, you know, wherever it may be…cause at the end of the day…when Indigenous people dance…it boils down to a couple of things…and some of it is…love and relationship.   00:38:40 Cathy Jackson   Well, I'm sure people will look forward to that event at the Presideo…can you give the contact information for the event and maybe some of the social media contact- I saw a flyer maybe you could talk about that.   00:39:00 Anthony Guzman   Sure, [if] you have any questions regarding the event, get a hold of Joseph Vasquez or Laura Cedillo, and you can get ahold of them at 415-417-3556 or you can e-mail at  SFCWD@nativehealth.org We also have our Instagram page I believe that is. Directions are 7 Gen 1D, Native American's Health Center Instagram page, and from there, you will be able to get connected to the rest of our social media accounts on Twitter… And Facebook…I think right now, our Instagram has a lot of good stuff there and you can follow some of the things that we are doing not only in San Francisco, but also in Oakland, and the Richmond site as well.     00:40:02 Cathy Jackson   Well, I'd Like to thank you for taking the time to speak, to Bay native circle today. Are there any last words?   00:40:11 Anthony Guzman   Yeah, you know, I think we covered a lot a lot of topics today. And I just want to thank you so much for giving us an opportunity to share a little bit about who we are and what we do at the health center…I think ah,  one of the things that I think is so important, you talked about and thank you for asking you know…as men in the community think about how important it is, that we ah, you know, we take care of our mental health…we cherish it, and when we see something that we need to you got to  make sure you talk to somebody and find the services that we need to in order for us to know as men, as fathers, as brothers as friends to all of our communities…that we take care of ourselves in that way, ..you know our women have carried us in community so, so strongly, and for so long.. But that wait can be very-that wait can wear…and so, they definitely need us I know there's men out there, doing exactly what I'm talking about.  But if you see a brother out there, and they're suffering and they're down…go over there, let them know how much you care about them, if you don't know how to give them the support that they need…don't be afraid to let them know, and normalize some of the help for mental health, it's so important…and I'm saying that as someone that has practiced that myself. You know I've found that times that I've tried to power through things, but every time I've reached out to get support…I see that my resiliency's a lot more–I bounce back quicker…and I learn something, I learn something about myself, and I stay in relation to other people, and to pass that on to other folks, too.   And I see them if they might need help, or they reach out.  So, I wanted to share a little bit about that, because I know how important that is support each other…it'ssuch a dynamic and fascinating time right now, so much going on…I'm so excited about our indigenous America right now…let's do everything we can to fulfill our dreams in community.  Again, thank you so much for the opportunity to share some thoughts, and yeah and (I think he said Wopila)     00:42:31 Cathy Jackson OK, thanks.     (Transition theme)   00:42:31 Cathy Jackson   We're here with Rass K'Dee…ah Rass please tell the listeners a little bit about yourself…and what you've been up to lately.   Rass K'Dee:  hey, how's it going, been a while since I've been on air, thank you for having me Cathy…appreciate it–big fan of your program also, back in the day…yeah, I definitely have been a listener of Bay Native Circle…um…actually host for – I think nine years I hosted?  So… It's good to be back on air with you…and just share what we've been up to. I belong to the band AudioPharmacy…my name is Rass K'Dee…been performing with Audiopharmacy-this will be our 20th year coming up next year, so we're excited to be celebrating 20 years of our work and music and cultural sharing in the bay area and beyond, and ah…yeah, we're just gearing up for a bunch of events this spring, just coming on the air to share some music, and just some vibes with the people.     44:28  Cathy Jackson:  So, tell me a little bit about this film and concert that's coming up     44:31Rass K'Dee:    Yeah, so we made a film called “Groundworks” which is, was…initially it was kind of a collaboration with Dancing Earth…this other group from Canada, Toaster Lab… another film group. We came together to kind of you know, create these short films…they were like 360 films, they were for virtual like virtual reality films? And um, for the virtual space, and um, we filmed a couple of them and through the process of filming these original films, we ended up making a feature- a full length documentary…uhm, which is not 360…just 2D space, but…it's 57 minute film, and it features bunch of California Native Voices, and cultural bearers and one of them is myself, also Canyon Sayers Roots, Bernadette Smith, and L Frank Manriquez, some of the voices that you've probably heard a lot here on KPFA in the Bay Native Circle over the years, and we asked them what kind of…what do they want to share…what are the stories that they want to share…you Canyon, you know, talked about Indian Canyon, Bernadette talked about the acorn festival, and reviving the acorn festival…myself talked about my music, and work with the Nesta Media Arts Center here in Forestville building our sustainable artists hub here in Sonoma County, and Snag magazine, our native arts and culture magazine and then L Frank talked about her work-their work, artwork, and work that they do as well.  Everyone kind of shares a little bit about their culture, and cultural piece…but yeah the film has had a lot of success, it aired on KQED last year…I think it was on…over a thousand stations, it went nationwide…so that was a good opportunity for folks to see it last November, we're just following up with some screenings here in the bay area, we're screening it at the San Francisco State…I think it's on April 12th…at SF State from Noon to 1:30 and they'll be a Q and A, and also a panel, the filmmakers won't make it this time, but some members of AudioPharmacy…some members of the Native staff and teachers at SF State will be on the panel as well and that's going to be at SF State on April 12th…um, and then we also have a concert that we're doing.  We're following up with a concert on April 19th at the McKenna theatre in at SF State, and that concert is with AudioPharmacy, my band…you know for those that aren't familiar…we're world hip hop ensemble–anywhere from five to ten of us onstage at once…but we have a pretty, pretty well-known for getting the party jumpin' in the bay area community.  But that show will be on the 19th from 7 to 8:30 and for students out there, students of SF State or students in general…the first 200 tickets are free, so definitely jump on that, and there's also some promo codes if you go to AudioPharmacy.com…you can find out more information about those.    Cathy Jackson 48:25:   Well, it sounds like you have been busy. Can you talk a little bit more about the film…and where people can see it now?    Rass K'Dee 48:34:  Yeah so if you have a KQED membership, you can watch the film, it is on KQED on the PBS stations in your city where you're tuning in from, but you can just search “Groundworks” on KQED or search Groundworks Film…you can also see the trailer, search Groundworks trailer um you can see the film trailer, but yeah, the film was really kind of evolved from like really from a question we asked you know, these tribal leaders and members you know, what issues or what things do you want to talk about, what kind of things do you want to show from your community…as opposed to approaching them with our own hatched idea of what we want to share from their culture from their community, and I think that's a little bit of a different approach…I think a lot of times us as culture bearers, community culture workers, or ceremony makers…or…yeah, so a lot of times, people come to us with projects that are kind of fully hatched, they want us to um just come on for a fifteen-minute land acknowledgement or open upthe band or sing a song you know, as artists and musicians…culture bearers…  You know, we didn't want to do that…we wanted the artist to share what they wanted to share, and what are the projects that you're excited about, and it's um, just more of a different approach, and I think that really opened up…I think…you know these artists that we're showcasing opened up them to be able to really  hone in on the projects they want the world to hear about, and that's what's most important really is  that the ones that are near and dear to their hearts…you know.    Cathy Jackson 50:20:   That's great so you're really opening up space for other people…ok well anything else you'd like to add?    Rass K'Dee 50:43  Yeah…well I'd love to see–we have a bunch of shows coming up this spring and I recommend just checking us out and I think the best way to check out our calendar for April/May is to AudioPharmacy.com…and you can see all of our dates, we have a show at the Oakland Museum on May 5th, and then we'll be in San Francisco at the Gongster's paradise event on May 6th, the day after…we just have a bunch of shows in April and May, so I'ddefinitely check out audiopharmacy.com if you want to come to one of those…come see us in the community. But yeah, we're excited for the spring…excited for the upcoming events…yeah just this new birth…time of renewal…so I'm giving thanks for you Cathy…thank you so much for having me on today.    Cathy Jackson 51:43:   Well, thank you so much and I'm sure that Falcon will pick out some music from your Radio Cafe to play…is there anything you'd like to suggest?    Rass K'Dee 51:56  We have a couple of new songs, there's a new song called “Translucent” which just came out, and the music video is coming out soon…that, it's already ready…music video, we also have a song called “Lose your Mind”…which is a really long song, you can play a portion of it…nine minute song…that one also has a music video, those are like newer songs, but anything from our catalog, you know, is great…you know audiopharmacy, we have several albums…and I know Falcon's a big fan, so he'll find something…    52:34 Cathy:  Alright thanks a lot     52:36  Audiopharmacy song…to outro    55:16 Morning Star Gali: Here's the calendar for upcoming events with audiopharmacy…On April 12th, Groundworks films screening with audiopharmacy includes a Q and A, this will be held Wednesday April 12th from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at 1600 Holloway Ave in San Francisco…for more information visit groundworksfilms.com. On April 19th, audiopharmacy is playing a live cypher at San Francisco State University…this is a free event…this will be held from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. again on April 19th.  Also, on April 19th audiopharmacy is providing a live theatre performance. This will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1600 Holloway Avenue in San Francisco.   For more information please visit audiopharmacy.com/events.  On Saturday April 15th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you're invited to the Native American Health Centers Inter-Tribal Dance Gathering, “Dancing is our Medicine” this will be held at the Presidio in San Francisco. Dance in many indigenous communities is a prayer, an offering…a balancing our physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional selves, which in turn heals and strengthens our communities.   The native American Health Centers welcomes Indigenous Communities and the greater public to enjoy healing dances by California tribes, Ohlone Hupa and Kumeyaay…round dance songs by Mike Ballenger, Kickapoo/Sac n Fox, screen printing by Smithsonian, featuring artist Calixto Robles, Zapotec, and beading with Kelly Roanhorse, Dine…and more.  Purchase delicious foods celebrating the bay area's diverse cuisines from Presidio pop up food and beverages, and vendors. Limited seating is available, please bring your own blanket or folding chair.  For more information visit Park Conservancy.org, or nativehealth.org for the latest updates.  Thank you for listening to our special edition of bay native circle…a special thank you to our engineer, Falcon-Miguel Molina, Jr. This is Morning Star Gali, you have been listening to Bay Native Circle…our producer is Janeen Antione, opening music is L. Frank, mixed with Rass K'Dee, Robert Mirabel, and Rare Tribal Mob. Thank you goes out to Mike Biggz for running the boards, and to Diane Williams for the opening prayer. We thank our musical artists, our guests, and our listening artists for your continued support. We want to give a shout out to our brother's sisters listening on the inside, especially those on death row. Thank you to Creator, to the indigenous peoples on the lands we occupy, to our ancestors…and to those yet to come…blessings (end)  The post Bay Native Circle – April 5, 2023 – Morning Star Gali Hosts. Cathy Jackson Interviews Anthony Guzman, Rass K'Dee & Jimmy Jackson Interviews Bruce Gali appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode of 'Your Business Greatness,' host Simone Sloan, Executive Strategist, Founder, and Executive Coach at "Your Choice Coach," speaks with Bernadette Smith. She is the Founder and CEO of the Equality Institute and an IBPA Benjamin Franklin booksellers Gold medal award-winning author of three books on LGBTQ inclusion. She has been featured in places like USA Today, the New York Times, Washington Post. She has appearances on, CNN, Today Show, BBC, and NPR. She's been named one of the Chicago's notable 2SLGBTQAI+ Executives. Episode Highlights Bernadette started her first business back in 2004 when Massachusetts became the first state in the country to have marriage equality for same sex couples. Equality Institute is a small DEI consulting firm, a small boutique firm. Bernadette is the visionary leader of the company and primarily what she is really excited about is what they are doing i.e., the inclusive 360 assessment. Bernadette consulting work did not provide her clients with enough detail and clarity to have like a very tangible roadmap and what she has found, not only with herself personally but in so many other conversations with folks is that when they lack clarity, they don't do anything. Simone and Bernadette discuss the importance of having a support system and how helpful it can be in the entrepreneurial journey. Bernadette's proudest moment is being able to really build a team of people who come from underrepresented backgrounds that she can give opportunities to. Bernadette was raised with a scarcity mindset. Her parents were immigrants. Even though they had a business, she was always given the message that they couldn't ask for money. The most important lesson for any entrepreneur is that you have to learn how to sell because it no matter how good you are at your craft, whatever that craft happens to be, if you can't figure out the sales piece or the piece of getting buyers or hiring someone who can, then you are not going to have a business. Curiosity and a willingness to learn and put yourself out there are going to take you really far. And there will be lots of folks who give you grace along the way, but just get started and just ask a question. The way our brains are programmed for comfort, safety, security, what's easy, what's familiar, all of that it does require intention to be to get started on this journey, says Bernadette. Three Key Points Bernadette shares her career journey and how she ended up writing a few books and doing speaking and training about LGBTQ weddings. Then how she moved away from weddings and into diversity, equity, and inclusion work. 360 assessment tool is a 300 question DEI organizational assessment for an organization. It is not an individual assessment. It's not an employee engagement survey. It is the organization across 16 functional areas for gaps of equity and inclusion. The DEI conversation can be overwhelming. There can be a fear of judgment, a fear of getting it wrong a fear of making a mistake that then people call you out for and then it could get nasty or viral or being canceled or all of that. Bernadette advices to just start, and if you don't know what to say in any given situation, ask a question. Connect Simone Sloan: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube http://www.BernadetteSmith.com

From the people searching on the frontlines, to those who hold Canadians to account and the women who know the solutions, we find power and place amidst the national crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2Spirit people. Winnipeg's North Point Douglas Women's Resource Centre is the home of the Mama Bear Clan. The volunteer patrol walks three times a week in this neighbourhood, the poorest in Winnipeg and where many of the city's most vulnerable have few places to get warm and even fewer places to get food. Walkers like Gina Smoke, Mitch Bourbonnaire and Morgan Fontaine hand out food, winter gear and plenty of love while searching for the missing. There are roughly 1,200 missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada, although the true number is thought to exceed 4,000. In 2016, Canada launched a national inquiry into the crisis and heard from three thousand family members, survivors of violence, experts and Knowledge Keepers. Its final report — Reclaiming Power and Place — lists 231 calls for justice. Karine Duhamel knows the report well. As the director of research for the National Inquiry which lasted nearly three years, she co-wrote it. Women like Bernadette Smith and Lorelei Williams have been on the ground in their communities, organizing, marching and educating. But our sisters and relatives keep disappearing. So what is it going to take to finally bring this crisis to an end? Bernadette Smith is the co-founder of the Coalition of Families of Missing and Murdered Women in Manitoba, Drag the Red Initiative and No Stone Unturned, and she is an MLA in the Manitoba legislature. Lorelei Williams is the founder of the Vancouver-based dance group Butterflies in Spirit and member of the Skatin and Sts'ailes First Nations.

Inclusion is for everyone, says guest Bernadette Smith, CEO of Equality Institute. And, she adds, it's good for business. Companies that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion are more profitable than those that don't. But the key piece of DEI best practices, she concludes, is inclusion. “In order to realize the financial benefits, we have to … The post 102 / Driving Innovation Through Inclusion, with Bernadette Smith appeared first on ITX Corp..

Four Indigenous women were murdered within the span of just a few months in Winnipeg – victims of an alleged serial killer. And why advocates won't accept excuses from Winnipeg police. That's on Nation to Nation.

When it comes to scaling and advancing our DEI commitments, technology holds many promises, and even more pitfalls. Many DEI-focused technologies make bold claims about their ability to root out biases, particularly in HR functions. Yet, experienced DEI professionals recognize that while technology does have the power to advance and scale our goals, without important oversight, the very biases this technologies aim to upend can become exacerbated by them. During this episode, Vivienne Ming offers oversight strategies to keep these technologies in check. Vivienne is a theoretical neuroscientist, technologist, and the co-founder of Socos, a company that combines machine learning and cognitive neuroscience to maximize life outcomes. Rhodes and Vivienne engage in an honest discussion that introduces you to a few of the technologies being used by DEI professionals to help advance their goals, and they will also highlight their specific limitations as an important reminder that technology alone is not a panacea to overcome biases at work. After you listen, please be sure to explore these additional resources: Read this Workforce Solutions Review, The Power & Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence by Rhodes Perry & Bernadette Smith: shorturl.at/ktUX4.Subscribe to the Imagine Belonging at Work Newsletter: https://www.rhodesperry.com/subscribe.Leave an honest rating and review of the show: http://www.imaginebelongingatwork.com/.

Bernadette Smith is founder and CEO of Equality Institute and award-winning author of four books. Her fourth book is Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization. Bernadette has presented to enthusiastic audiences of CEOs, associations, entrepreneurs, leadership teams, sales professionals, account executives, marketing executives, human resource managers and more. Her expertise in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been sought after by the New York Times, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Fast Company, among many others, and she's appeared on the Today Show, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CNN. Bernadette has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business. In this episode you'll learn: Ways to be inclusive The truth about building an inclusive culture Challenges with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices How to better serve others by asking the right questions Getting others to buy into your DEI vision Connect with Bernadette: http://www.theequalityinstitute.com/ LinkedIn

August 29, 2022--Over 100 Forest Activists gathered in Caspar on the Mendocino Coast on Sunday, August 28, at a Youth Led Rally to protect Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The rally, called by youth climate activists, took on heightened significance after CalFire announced this week they would resume logging on four controversial Timber Harvest Plans that were shut down last year due to protests, including tree sits and road blockades. Trees could start falling as soon as today. CalFire's decision to re-start logging operations came as a shock to activists. This announcement came just two days after CalFire released what they called “A New Vision” for JDSF, describing CalFire's plans to Update the Management Plan to demonstrate forest restoration, expand the Jackson Advisory group, and establish some form of Tribal co-management. Government to government negotiations about the future of JDSF are ongoing between the State and the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, but the tribe was not consulted or informed about the resumption of logging. Chairman Michael Hunter said the news calls into question the state's seriousness about co-managing his tribe's ancestral lands. Sunday's Rally took place at the entrance to JDSF in Caspar, next to the Caspar 500 logging plan, home to large redwoods known as Mama Tree and the Gemini Tree. Buffie Schmidt of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo and Bernadette Smith of the Manchester/Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians welcomed the group with a prayer and songs. Her daughter Suzette Smith spoke at the rally about her people's connection to the forest and the pain of watching it be logged. Another rally organizer, Ravel Gauthier, expressed their frustration with Calfire. And Sara Rose, co-founder with Ravel Gauthier, of Mendocino Youth For Climate, made the connection between ecological and racial justice in the fight against climate change. Activists are calling for a number of rallies to protect the forests of Jackson State. They will gather Monday from 1-3pm at Camp 20 Recreation area out Hwy 20 west of Willits, near the entrance to the Chamberlain Creek THP, at 4pm they will rally at fort Bragg Town Hall and march to Cal Fire's headquarters on North Main Street. Tuesday there is a rally in Sacramento from 11-1 at the California Natural Resources Agency on P Street, followed by a legislative walk.

Bernadette Smith scours the depths of the Red River in Manitoba for her missing sister and other women and children murdered and dumped in its murky waters. Duana Johnson comforts families of those who've vanished from reservations throughout the U.S. Northwest. Mary Kathryn Nagle battles for justice on behalf of the mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties, and nieces stolen, tortured, raped, and killed. These Native women represent the countless voices extinguished by the ongoing genocide confronted by the MMIWG2S movement. Who's committing these atrocities, and why isn't more being done to stop them?!? This special episode of the News Beat podcast delves into the mystery, horrors, and heartbreak defining the crisis, searching for answers to these and many other haunting questions centuries in the making. Adding to the visceral journalistic storytelling, South Carolina-by-way-of-New York Hip Hop sorceress LiKWUiD performs original verse to illuminate the epidemic, and mission to end it.  News Beat is a multi-award-winning podcast brought to you by Morey Creative Studios and Manny Faces Media. Audio Editor/Sound Designer/Producer/Host: Manny FacesEditor-In-Chief/Producer: Chris TwarowskiManaging Editor/Producer: Rashed MianEpisode Art: Jeff MainExecutive Producer: Jed MoreySupport the show: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=EYkdQRkbZ6vNTGfNSGWZjx7_15orqqDl8vkmrAg3TkxLprft1OguFwxlheC3tAkNd-KVPG&country.x=US&locale.x=USSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastors Philip and Bernadette Smith are graduates and alumni of Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  They have pastored Eternal Word Church in Grandville, MI for over 20 years.  They have 8 beautiful children, 7 here on earth and one in heaven.  They have raised their children with conservative values and have been brought up in the church where they are now sharing their ministry gifts.   The heart of Eternal Word Church is that everyone comes to know, intimately, the heartbeat of our Heavenly Father.  Pastor Philip and Bernadette enjoy teaching and demonstrating to others how to TRUST God and REST in the midst of every storm. Website: http://eternalwordchurch.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help us fund the operation here: www.ToddCoconato.com/give Get up-to-the-minute news here: www.Remnant.News Download our new app at www.ToddCoconato.com/app Follow Pastor Todd here: www.toddcoconato.com/findme Go to our store for special deals for Remnant Warriors here: https://remnant.news/hanews/deals-for-remnant-warriors/

Today we begin a new topic in the LIfe After Divorce Series. and I am thrilled to have Bernadette Smith with me to kick it off.  …and I think you will want to take notes.  Bernadette shares the 6 things we must let go of and the 6 things we must commit to to be successful in our dating endeavors.  She also shares key questions to ask up front, how to feel comfortable and confident on every date and the one thing you don't want driving your decision about getting into a new relationship.   Bernadette is the founder of Compatible Connections, a boutique coaching firm that works exclusively with divorced women across the country. Her services teach clients how to become confident, conscious daters who use relationship research to find and build loving relationships that last. Bernadette is a Master Certified Coach with over the past 20 years and her mission has been to show every woman she works with how to find the love of their life after divorce.     Website: http://www.compatibleconnections.biz Email: coachbernadette@gmail.com Instagram @onlinedatingcoach Follow me on Instagram @onlinedatingmatchmaker   Free Giveaway:  eBook 55 Ways To Meet Men - just email me Complimentary 1-hour dating coaching session - just email me   Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

IN THIS EPISODE: In Today's conversation, we'll be talking about creating inclusive cultures with my guest Bernadette Smith. Bernadette is CEO of Equality Institute and an award-winning author of three books. Her fourth book, Inclusive 360 – Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization, has just been released and is available through your favorite bookseller. We'll follow her journey into activism, understand that Inclusion is for everyone and the importance of creating spaces where everyone can feel safe, not only inside of the organization but on the client side as well. Bernadette shares how to overcome DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) overwhelm by learning to ask better questions, becoming better listeners and maintaining a solutions-focused approach.  She also shares her “ARC” methodology (Ask, Respect, and Connect) for gaining clarity and building more inclusive cultures and organizations. It's a great conversation with a lot of thoughtful take-aways, I hope you get as much out of it as I did. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Bernadette Smith is CEO of Equality Institute and an award-winning author of three books. Her fourth book, Inclusive 360, has just been released. Her work has been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Fast Company. She's appeared on CNN, the Today Show, the BBC, and National Public Radio. Bernadette was named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business. SHOW NOTES: To connect with Bernadette: Website: www.theequalityinstitute.com  On LinkedIn If you'd like a copy of her new book: Inclusive 360 To get a copy of the ARC Method tip sheet go to: www.theequalityinstitute.com/arc INSIGHT AT WORK PODCAST THEME MUSIC: Our theme music is composed by Chris Lucca, Jr.. You can listen to more of Chris' work at http://chrisluccamusic.com  You can also connect with him on Twitter: @Flipluka and on Instagram: @_flipluka.music_ ABOUT THE HOST: Ken Blackwell is a speaker, trainer, facilitator and executive coach. His signature practice is "rescuing Accidental Leaders and Dysfunctional Teams". His firm InKlaritas, based in Princeton, NJ, works with teams and leaders in companies in the U.S. around the world. You can find out more about InKlaritas at: www.InKlaritas.com and connect with Ken on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethjblackwell/.

Too often we don't do something for fear of making a mistake. Taking action on DEI is a good example of this. We're afraid to misstep, alienate, exclude or worse, do exactly what we're trying to avoid. But that shouldn't stop us from taking steps, even small, uncomfortable ones towards creating more inclusive and psychologically safe work environments. That's why Bernadette Smith encourages little changes, a lot of the time. When we break things down, and improve our infrastructure, relationships, habits, rituals, and cultures, one step at a time, we quickly impact the whole. Bernadette talks on People at Work about how to do this with her simple ARC method: ask, respect, connect. When we arrive with humility and curiosity, we're able to make progress, even if we make mistakes along the way. The key is to keep the momentum up and collect little wins along the way.

Expectant moms dealing with high-risk pregnancies desperately need someone who can guide them through the medical system to ensure they get the right care from qualified specialists. That's the exact job description for patient navigators, such as Jeanne Woods Ludwig, RNC, and Bernadette Smith, RNC, who work in Northwell Health's new Maternal Fetal Medicine Center. In this unique role, they improve communication between patient and clinician, break down barriers to effective care, and provide support throughout the patient journey. 

This conversation features Bernadette Smith, who is an author, keynote speaker and D&I advisor to top companies. She also finds time to send out the 5 Things newsletter every Saturday morning, which is packed with good news diversity, equity and inclusion stories to inspire organisations and individuals.You can boost company productivity, avoid PR disasters, and build a thriving workplace that attracts the best talent by watching our webinar!

Bernadette and I discuss all things DEI and its impact on all business, creative and not. We talk about opportunity and change and the desire to be human. We also talk about forgiveness and being anti-cancel culture. Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Guest: Bernadette Smith Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1 | Facebook: Facebook.com/Sean.Low.35 | LinkedIn | Twitter: @SeanLow -- Podcast Network: The Wedding Biz Network Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of The Wedding Biz, LLC. 2021.

October 4, 2021--This week Good ancestors and local treasures with Corine Pearce features Pomo basketmaker Silver Galleto and Singer Bernadette Antoinette Smith.

Today's guest believes in celebrating and embracing diversity. With a unique and practical approach to diversity and inclusion, she helps leaders and teams promote a more inclusive work environment. She brings a fresh and uniquely positive approach to diversity keynote talks, while still challenging the status quo. Her work has been featured in USA Today, the […] The post OTS 252: Slay the Room – Bernadette Smith appeared first on Robbie Samuels.

Today's guest believes in celebrating and embracing diversity. With a unique and practical approach to diversity and inclusion, she helps leaders and teams promote a more inclusive work environment. She brings a fresh and uniquely positive approach to diversity keynote talks, while still challenging the status quo. Her work has been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Fast Company. She's appeared on CNN, the Today Show, the BBC, and National Public Radio. She has been named one of Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain's Chicago Business and one of the Top 25 Women in Meetings by Meetings and Conventions Magazine. She is the CEO of Equality Institute and an award-winning author of 4 books including “Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization.” Please join me in welcoming Bernadette Smith. In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is someone inspiring and guiding a team towards a shared sense of purpose and goals.” how she used her vision to get into Woodstock ‘94 with her friends and raise money for Habitat for Humanity. how she found her voice in her late teens. the origin story of her event planning business focused on gay weddings during the start of the fight for marriage equality. how event planning for LGBTQ couples led to a DEI-focused transition. how the universe humbled her at the precise moment she wasn't being true to herself. how writing a weekly newsletter can be a great way to build relationships. how she nurtures and sustains her network. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com.

Bernadette Smith started her Badass entrepreneur journey taking long lunches in front of the state house in Boston when gay couples were fighting for their rights, opposing the proposed amendment of the constitution to ban same sex marriage.  Through her work as CEO of Equality Institute, she is intentionally making the world a better place, helping organizations become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.  Bernadette is an award winning author of 4 books, her latest, Inclusive 360, will be released September 21st.  Her work has been featured in USA Today, The NY Times, The Washington Post and Fast Company.  She has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, the BBC and NPR.  Bernadette was named one of Chicago's notable LGBTQ executives by Crain's Chicago Business. What You Will Hear in This Episode:  Bernadette's personal story How Bernadette began her business  Imposter Syndrome: Feeling like a fraud after going through a divorce.   The importance and the fears of being authentic Building her business in a comprehensive and personal way Mindset work and tools to help keep grounded, productive and honest Embracing the role of a leader and empowering others to do the hard work in equity, inclusion and authenticity Reflection and mindfulness.  The process and challenges of helping companies incorporate 360 inclusive practices.  Responsibility and advice on how to intentionally use privilege and power for inclusion. Quotes: “I wanted to create spaces where people can feel like they can be authentic as they move through the world.” “It's my responsibility to lift others up who have fewer advantages than me.” “GenZ does not have a dominant race.” “It does require intention to make sure that we are using our own power and privilege to lift others up and create greater equity.  It doesn't happen by accident.” Mentioned: www.theequalityinstitute.com  Five things weekly newsletter Connect on LinkedIn Inclusive 360 is now available for pre-orders. Not Done Yet! Not Done Yet! Amazon Bonniemarcusleadership.com The Politics of Promotion Fb @Bonnie.Marcus LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus Twitter: @selfpromote IG: @self_promote_ Bonniemarcusleadership.com https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/genderedageismatwork  

Bernadette Smith is a rock star.  She started her professional career as a wedding planner for high-end weddings in the LGBTQ + arena.   But she has since taken the expertise and activism to help educate corporate and association audiences regarding inclusivity and diversity. She's brilliant, funny, wise, and crazy charming. Thanks for the laughs, Bernadette! https://www.bradmontgomery.com

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Expert and CEO of Equality Institute, Bernadette Smith, joins Inclusion School Podcast this week. She discusses how to have uncomfortable conversations with your children about privilege. We discuss how to proactively have LGBTQ conversations.  Subscribe, listen and share this week's episode.  Have questions or want to be a featured guest, email talktous@inclusionschool.com.  Connect with Bernadette at https://www.theequalityinstitute.com 

In this episode, originally recorded as a DEI Community Call, Jennifer Brown is joined by Brian McComak and Elizabeth Roy, both consultants at JBC, Bernadette Smith, the CEO of Equality Institute and Mita Mallick, the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta.  Hear from the panel about the transition into DEI from non-traditional roles and efforts to engage more voices in this work. 

In today’s episode of Invisible Stories, I speak with diversity and inclusion entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author Bernadette Smith. Bernadette’s work in the field of LGBTQ+ Inclusion with her company, Equality Institute, has empowered businesses through elearning, consulting, and training in the field of DEI. Bernadette is also a prolific writer, and has published three books, relating to inclusion in both LGBTQ+ wedding planning and in business.  Bernadette and I talk about our similarities when it comes to our businesses, as well as her solutions for writing and accountability. Bernadette shares:  How her writing evolved from a very niche topic of Lesbian Wedding Planning to business-to-business inclusivity.  Why it was so hard to write her first book, and why it was easier to write her subsequent books.  How she utilizes dictation and compiles past articles and newsletters to form the content of her books, and why that could work for other authors stuck on a blank page.  Her methods for overcoming her limiting beliefs, and her rituals for helping keep herself focused on her writing.

Bernadette Smith, who is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion speaker, strategist, and trainer, joins us on What's Betwixt Us for this episode. Bernadette is the author of Gay Wedding Confidential, as well as several other books, and has been featured everywhere--in Forbes, the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, the Today Show, the BBC, NPR, Fast Company, and beyond. Bernadette speaks with us about psychological safety, love languages of business, and the "true employee revolution." She brings her raw, honest, and personal experiences of vulnerability to her work and emits unmistakable warmth, and fierce, unbridled optimism. Please learn more about the amazing work Bernadette is up to by visiting theequalityinstitute.com and signing up for the 5 Things Newsletter. What's Betwixt Us is powered by zanie, designed to build trust and authentic human connection in remote workspaces. More at zanie.app.

Back for one more bonus episode, Julie would be remissed to not spotlight the LGBTQ+ community for Pride month.  While allies engage in their support beyond just Pride month, this is an opportunity for renewed solidarity in these challenging times. Julie shares her top three ways to demonstrate you are an ally in this week's episode. Check out my ally Bernadette Smith for more on virtual Pride celebrations.

Dr Bernadette Smith, LPC in Texas. Dr O and Dr Smith talk about the current protests and riots that have come up around George Floyd. Dr Smith talks about counseling in the African American community and the stigma surrounding seeking help to heal. She talks about the trauma surrounding current events, stress, anxiety, and how to heal from it. She talks about standing up for others, the problem of police brutality, how some people feel stuck, and how to make a difference in the world. Dr O and Dr Smith discuss racial bias, historical oppression, and growing up in a different time. "It's okay to turn off social media, it's okay to take time for yourself, it's okay to be sad, it's okay to grieve." Aspen Counseling Website: lpc-houston.com

Bernadette Smith is CEO of Equality Institute whose mission is to help organizations win bigger by treating workers and clients with dignity and respect. Bernadette has been featured on the Today Show, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and National Public Radio. She is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, thought leader and consultant and an award winning author of three books, with her fourth book Unassuming Assumptions scheduled for release later this year. Today Bernadette talks about her career as a wedding planner and how it shaped her becoming a speaker and D&I consultant, what it means to be an ally, unconscious bias, and so much more.Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is presented by The Diversity Movement and hosted by Jackie Ferguson. For more information including the online course, head over to TheDiversityMovement.com. Podcast production by Earfluence.

Bernadette Smith is CEO of Equality Institute whose mission is to help organizations win bigger by treating workers and clients with dignity and respect. Bernadette has been featured on the Today Show, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and National Public Radio. She is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, thought leader and consultant and an award winning author of three books, with her fourth book Unassuming Assumptions scheduled for release later this year. Today Bernadette talks about her career as a wedding planner and how it shaped her becoming a speaker and D&I consultant, what it means to be an ally, unconscious bias, and so much more. Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is presented by The Diversity Movement. For more information including the online course, head over to TheDiversityMovement.com. Podcast production by Earfluence.

We are all individuals, and we are all different, and those differences need to be valued and respected. Bernadette Smith knows that and actively promotes this view, which is why she is here to help us understand what diversity means and how organizations need to handle it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Bernadette Smith shares how a proactive approach to inclusion and equality at the front line can bring measurable financial benefits. It's not always easy, but it's worth it. Bernadette's Story (learn more at www.bernadettesmith.com and www.theequalityinstitute.com) Bernadette Smith is the founder and president of Equality Institute and award-winning author of three books. In 2004, Bernadette started 14 Stories, an award-winning wedding planning firm with an LGBTQ specialty. Her vision was to disrupt the heteronormative wedding industry with a vision of inclusion of all couples. Several years later, she took this passion and started to share her expertise with her peers in the global wedding and travel industry. Her business naturally evolved as she received questions on LGBTQ concerns for the front desk, concierge and other front line staff. Bernadette has since expanded her training offerings and now consults with finance, airlines, insurance, health care, and many other industries. Bernadette and her colleagues have consulted with and trained thousands of people from more than 24 countries on LGBTQ issues. Clients have included Alaska Airlines, Grant Thornton, Hard Rock, MGM Resorts, Melia Hotels, Marriott Hotels, and Ritz-Carlton brands. She has spoken at conferences such as the World Education Congress, Catersource, the LGBTQ Marketing & Advertising Symposium, and many other events. Bernadette's expertise has been sought after by the Today Show, National Public Radio and the New York Times, among many others. In 2018 and 2019, she was named one of Crain Chicago Business's Notable LGBTQ Executives. About the host: (www.devinhalliday.com, www.rudimentsolutions.com) Devin Halliday is a Northern California native, living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He's explored the people, places, and cultures across this beautiful planet. He's been amazed. He's been humbled. He's been outraged. But mostly, he's been inspired. After nearly twenty years leading people and delivering award-winning results in a Fortune 15 technology company, he started a new and fulfilling chapter. As Founder and Chief Belonging Architect of Rudiment Solutions - A People Empowerment Company, he is able to bring a lifetime's worth of inspiration and influence to those looking to achieve more. As the author of the book "BE/LONG/ING FACTOR" and host of the Belonging Factor Podcast, Devin gets to share his personal mission with the world. ORDER THE BELONGING FACTOR BOOK NOW! To comment or connect, visit www.belongingfactor.com or email ibelong@belongingfactor.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/belongingfactor/message

At the height of the gay marriage battle, she discovered her calling - being a gay wedding planner. Then suddenly a series of incidents found her explaining to the wedding industry what they needed to know to work with gay couples as they planned their big gay weddings. From that momentum, Bernadette Smith, Founder and President of The Equality Institute knew she was coming out of the closet to have an impact in the world helping change behaviors in the workplace towards LGBTQ other other marginalized populations. Today she shares insights, tips, and honest answers about why diversity and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. About BernadetteBernadette Smith is founder and president of Equality Institute, and award-winning author of three books. In 2004, Bernadette started 14 Stories, an award-winning wedding planning firm with an LGBTQ specialty. Her vision was to disrupt the heteronormative wedding industry with a vision of inclusion of all couples. Several years later, she took this passion and started to share her expertise with her peers in the global wedding and travel industry. Her business naturally evolved as she received questions on LGBTQ concerns for the front desk, concierge and other front line staff. Bernadette has since expanded her training offerings and now consults with finance, airlines, insurance, health care and many other industries. Bernadette and her colleagues have consulted with and trained thousands of people from more than 24 countries on LGBTQ issues. Clients have included Alaska Airlines, Grant Thornton, Hard Rock, MGM Resorts, Melia Hotels, Marriott Hotels, and Ritz-Carlton brands. She has spoken at conferences such as the World Education Congress, Catersource, the LGBTQ Marketing & Advertising Symposium, and many other events. Bernadette's expertise has been sought after by the Today Show, National Public Radio and the New York Times, among many others. In 2018 and 2019, she was named one of Crain Chicago Business’s Notable LGBTQ Executives. Connect Withhttps://www.theequalityinstitute.com/ (Website)

Top Takeaways:-      Unconscious bias affects the way we think about others without being fully aware of it. It causes people to make assumptions about others that may or may not be true. -      Frontline employees must be trained to be aware of their unconscious biases. When employees act on incorrect assumptions, it can potentially offend customers. -      In today’s digital world, anything and everything can be filmed, put on the internet and go viral. This can turn into a PR nightmare for any company. -      There is a difference between proactive training and reactive training. Proactive training takes place up front in an effort to prevent negative situations from arising. Reactive training occurs after there is a problem. -      If an incident occurs, companies absolutely need to respond with reactive training. However, too few companies take advantage of proactive training for frontline employees. -      Mistakes will happen; this is inevitable. It’s how a company handles the aftermath that is really important. -      The best thing to do to avoid accidentally offending customers is to ask them questions. Ask questions from a position of curiosity, rather than confrontation, to better understand the situation and avoid making incorrect assumptions. -      Our brains process information and make connections very quickly, whether or not those connections make sense. Pause, take a breath, and think for a moment before judging a situation and reacting. -      Becoming aware of unconscious bias and avoiding assumptions is not difficult, nor does it take too much time. Anyone and everyone can do it. -      Diversity and inclusion training can and should be incorporated into a company’s culture, core values and existing training. View it as another way to provide excellent customer service. Quote:·        “You can’t provide excellent customer service when you are making incorrect assumptions about your customers.” About:Bernadette Smith is the founder, president and CEO of Equality Institute. She is also an award-winning author of three books and will release her fourth book in 2020.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our 5th season, we are interviewing experts in the trenches focused on diversity and inclusion.  In this episode, Bernadette Smith, diversity and inclusion expert, shares: - How marriage equality legislation led to her starting her business focused on diversity and inclusion - The importance of educating front line employees on inclusive communication - Practical communication techniques to lead like an ally - How to meet people where they are at with diversity training, especially under time constraints - How to call people out on non-inclusive behavior - Best practices, and the good news, for the future of diversity Learn more about Bernadette Smith at https://www.bernadettesmith.com/.

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In this episode of APTN Face To Face: Growing up, Bernadette Smith never visited the Manitoba legislature. Smith didn’t see the legislature as a place that reflected her as an Indigenous person. So, to be in her second term as the NDP MLA for the riding of Point Douglas is “very surreal.” One of the first pieces of legislation Smith brought forward was an amendment to the province’s child welfare act. It was an effort to ensure children would not be taken away from their families out of poverty.

In this episode of APTN Face To Face: Growing up, Bernadette Smith never visited the Manitoba legislature. Smith didn’t see the legislature as a place that reflected her as an Indigenous person. So, to be in her second term as the NDP MLA for the riding of Point Douglas is “very surreal.” One of the first pieces of legislation Smith brought forward was an amendment to the province’s child welfare act. It was an effort to ensure children would not be taken away from their families out of poverty.

So, you’re ready to start dating again after divorce, but you don’t want to make the same mistakes as last time. How can you do an autopsy on your marriage to understand what worked and what didn’t? How can you get clear on who YOU are and what you’re looking for in a partner? How can you find a compatible connection and then establish a loving relationship that lasts? Bernadette Smith is the creator of Compatible Connections, a boutique coaching firm that specializes in helping divorced women become confident, conscious daters. With 10-plus years of experience as a certified dating and relationship expert, Bernadette is dedicated to helping every woman she works with find the love of her life after divorce. On this episode of the podcast, Bernadette joins Katherine to explain how she defines compatibility and what you can do to screen for it before a first date. She shares the importance of getting clear on who you are and what you want in a relationship, offering insight on how to partner with yourself FIRST. Bernadette also addresses online dating, giving her top tips for avoiding scams and discussing how she supports clients every step of the way. Listen in to understand how to identify the character traits you want in a partner and learn how regular relationship checkups can keep your partnership growing! Topics Covered The definition of compatibility and how to screen for it The value in doing an autopsy on your marriage Why it’s crucial to get clear on your reason for dating Bernadette’s insight on partnering with yourself first Bernadette’s approach to regular relationship checkups What I love about you is… When you … I feel …, and I would like … Identifying the character traits you want in a partner Good connecting questions to ask potential partners How Bernadette supports clients in online dating Bernadette’s advice around online dating Never give phone number to stranger Create separate email address Bernadette’s take on the basis of a loving relationship Respect, honesty, trust and communication Connect with Bernadette Smith Compatible Connections: https://compatibleconnections.biz/ Connect with Katherine Miller The Center for Understanding Conflict: http://understandinginconflict.org/ Miller Law Group: https://westchesterfamilylaw.com/ Katherine on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kemiller1 The New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce by Katherine Miller: https://www.amazon.com/New-Yorkers-Guide-Collaborative-Divorce/dp/0692496246 Email: katherine@westchesterfamilylaw.com Call (914) 738-7765 Resources Burner App: https://www.burnerapp.com/ Google Voice: https://voice.google.com/u/0/about

In this episode, we spell out Phase 3 of OEMConnect and meet the leadership team including the co-founders, Noa Daniel and Leigh Cassell, Bernadette Smith, Christine Chin and Dr. Teri Rubinoff.

In this episode, we spell out Phase 3 of OEMConnect and meet the leadership team including the co-founders, Noa Daniel and Leigh Cassell, Bernadette Smith, Christine Chin and Dr. Teri Rubinoff.

Join Tim Fox and his guests Patrick and Dee Vandiver at the 2019 Midwest Victory Campaign as they share their journey of faith. Dale Mauck talks about the new program, Your Home Group, featured on Victory™. See Martin Hawkins (KCM Europe) and meet Pastors Philip and Bernadette Smith from Eternal Word Church.

Indigenous women and girls go missing or are murdered at startling rates that are not yet fully known. While there are many movements working hard to bring more attention to this, there is little legislation in the nation and minimal police support. In addition, the mainstream media has been eerily silent. Listen to a special report, by Pacifica Network producers Sara Blanco and Morning Star Gali, titled, "Invisible Epidemic: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in California & Beyond". This is part 1 in a series produced for "La Onda Bajita" from 94.1 FM KPFA Berkeley. To find out about the upcoming series email saritamultimedia@gmail.com. PRODUCERS:Sara Blanco, is Producer & Reporter for "La Onda Bajita":Sara identifies as a Chicana and Mexicana. She is an activist seeking justice for Chicana(o)s, Mexicana(o)s, and Indigenous peoples, Indigenous descendants and Latinx cultures across the globe. You can listen to her as part of "La Onda Bajita" which is a long running radio collective. Her shows air the first Friday of each month 9-10pm PST on 94.1 FM Berkeley or around the world live on www.kpfa.org. Sara Blanco works with Miguel Gavilan Molina, who has been the Executive Producer for "La Onda Bajita" for four decades and has always encouraged the presence, voice and strength of women in media. Sara's radio shows air a variety of topics including MMIWG, Domestic Worker & Farm Laborer struggles, plus, she enjoys interviewing people who make the world a better place. She also is a producer for La Onda Bajita's "420 Report" where she demystifies cannabis related news & interviews early pioneers and current leaders in the industry. Sara started within the collective after graduating from KPFA Radio's "First Voice Apprenticeship Program". For more information about the Apprenticeship program which actively seeks to bring women, people of color, and underrepresented communities into media, visit www.kpfaapprentice.org and listen to the apprentice-led show "Full Circle" Fridays 7p to 8p PST.Morning Start Gali, Pit River Tribe Member, is an advocate for the issue of MMIW in the greater Bay Area and she is a Board of Member of The Sovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org. She also leads large-scale actions and assists with organizing Native cultural, spiritual, academic, and political gatherings. She is also the lead organizer, since 2006, for the now prominent "Thanks-taking" sunrise ceremony at Alcatraz, an annual commemoration of the 1969-1971 occupation by Native activists of the island within the ancestral territories of the Ohlone people. It is coordinated with the International Indian Treaty Council and is attended by 5,000 people each year. Morning Star & Sara Blanco plan to continue working on a series about MMIW. People Interviewed in the program:Bernadette Smith, Native Spiritual Singer and Dancer. Bernadette is a member of "Earth First Environmental Group" that works to protect Tan Oak trees and the acorn collection sites. Bernadette is a member of the "MMIW Coalition of California". Her sister Nicole Smith was murdered on their reservation and the case hasn't been solved. Bernadette tells us about this in this first part in the series. Bernadette will be featured again in another part of the series to tell us more about her ideas for solutions to these terrible crimes and how we can get involved. Karina Banuelos: At the time of producing Part 1 in the series, Karina was the Database Specialist for the "Sovereign Bodies Institute" (SBI) and was in charge of updating this database with information about women and girls south of the so called "border". Although no longer affiliated with SBI, we keep her interview in Part 1 as it provides valuable insight about why these atrocities occur and how we can move forward to stop them from happening. Music credit:A prayer by Bernadette Smith and Clarence Carillo and music includes Ras K'Dee"Don't Count Me Out! " BY Calina (KUH-LEENA) Lawrence featuring Desirae (DEZ-ER-RAY) Harp AND DJ LOOT."Don't Count Me Out!" (Instrumental)"Forgotten" by White Sand: Creative commons

It's PRIDE month and we're so stoked to talk more about gay weddings in this episode! Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness:       Ad-free, full length episodes      The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with  Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class  Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Takeaways First things first - Congratulations Michelle! She's an Auntie! Baby Viviana Michelle was born just one day before we recorded this episode. Mama and baby are doing fine and Michelle is thrilled to be an aunt and Godmother. Some Pride history / facts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. The SCOTUS ruling: Obergefell v. Hodges, June 26, 2015 - a landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples. The ruling requires all fifty states to perform and recognize the marriages of same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as the marriages of opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities Here's some exciting CEREMONY stuff we are seeing as more gay couples plan their weddings...ways to express themselves and their relationship with their loved ones: Aisles - Gay couples are scrapping the traditional walk down the aisle, for a lot of reasons! So, as wedding planners, it's a super fun challenge to get creative with the processional. How you design the entire ceremony space depends on if you want an aisle, or two, or a ceremony in the round...do you walk in together? Do you meet in the middle? Are you given away by a loved one? Tons to think about! A Ceremony Toast - one thing gay couples are doing during the ceremony that is considered a ‘new tradition' is a toast during the ceremony. Champagne can be passed as guests arrive for the ceremony, or (Christy's personal favorite) you can have the caterer tray pass champagne down the aisle in the middle of the ceremony. A toast - by the officiant - or a guest (like a reader) is proposed and everyone says cheers. It's a way to acknowledge the chosen friends and family that support the couple. It's something you don't see a lot of during straight weddings and it's a hit, trust us! The pronunciation! Pronouns are important - for trans couples, the moment the officiant ends the ceremony with a pronunciation of marriage and an introduction Links we referenced: Great Article on the history of PRIDE: https://www.bustle.com/articles/166925-the-origins-of-pride-month-what-you-should-know-about-its-history Gay Wedding Planning EXPERT: https://gayweddinginstitute.com Planning Tool via Wedding Wire: http://gayweddings.com Photographer Steph Grant: http://www.stephgrantphotography.com/blog/ Photographer Tony Valadez: http://tonyvaladez.com Photographer Cindy and Sharon: http://www.samesexweddingphotographers.com Our episode with Bernadette Smith (gay wedding expert): http://www.thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com/gay-weddings-with-bernadette-smith Get In Touch:  The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is… Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez  Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics  On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's PRIDE month and we're so stoked to talk more about gay weddings in this episode! Big Takeaways First things first - Congratulations Michelle! She's an Auntie! Baby Viviana Michelle was born just one day before we recorded this episode. Mama and baby are doing fine and Michelle is thrilled to be an aunt and Godmother. Some Pride history / facts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. The SCOTUS ruling: Obergefell v. Hodges, June 26, 2015 - a landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples. The ruling requires all fifty states to perform and recognize the marriages of same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as the marriages of opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities The quote: Justice Kennedy: “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.” This is the quote we are seeing included in most gay wedding ceremonies - all or part. It is important and it is beautiful. Here's some exciting CEREMONY stuff we are seeing as more gay couples plan their weddings...ways to express themselves and their relationship with their loved ones: Aisles - Gay couples are scrapping the traditional walk down the aisle, for a lot of reasons! So, as wedding planners, it's a super fun challenge to get creative with the processional. How you design the entire ceremony space depends on if you want an aisle, or two, or a ceremony in the round...do you walk in together? Do you meet in the middle? Are you given away by a loved one? Tons to think about! A Ceremony Toast - one thing gay couples are doing during the ceremony that is considered a ‘new tradition' is a toast during the ceremony. Champagne can be passed as guests arrive for the ceremony, or (Christy's personal favorite) you can have the caterer tray pass champagne down the aisle in the middle of the ceremony. A toast - by the officiant - or a guest (like a reader) is proposed and everyone says cheers. It's a way to acknowledge the chosen friends and family that support the couple. It's something you don't see a lot of during straight weddings and it's a hit, trust us! The pronunciation! Pronouns are important - for trans couples, the moment the officiant ends the ceremony with a pronunciation of marriage and an introduction Links we referenced: Great Article on the history of PRIDE: https://www.bustle.com/articles/166925-the-origins-of-pride-month-what-you-should-know-about-its-history Gay Wedding Planning EXPERT: https://gayweddinginstitute.com Planning Tool via Wedding Wire: http://gayweddings.com Photographer Steph Grant: http://www.stephgrantphotography.com/blog/ Photographer Tony Valadez: http://tonyvaladez.com Photographer Cindy and Sharon: http://www.samesexweddingphotographers.com Our episode with Bernadette Smith (gay wedding expert): http://www.thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com/gay-weddings-with-bernadette-smith *Quotes * “Rules and traditions are changing...working with what is important to you to include in your ceremony and not necessarily what you are ‘supposed' to do or what you've been told you should do...weddings are evolving.” - Christy, on ways that straight couples can express themselves...inspired by gay couples “That was one of my very favorite wedding ceremonies. Every word that they said to each other felt weighted and elevated at the same time because they had already had a lifetime together.” - Christy sniff Get In Touch EMAIL: thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com FACEBOOK: @TBWPpodcast INSTAGRAM: @thebigweddingplanningpodcast BE SURE TO USE THE HASHTAG: #planthatwedding TWITTER: @TBWPpodcast PHONE: (415) 723-1625 Leave us a message and you might hear your voice on the show! PATREON: www.patreon.com/thebigweddingplanningpodcast

Bernadette Smith is the Founder and President of the Equality Institute, and an award-winning author of three books. She's a long-time friend of the show, and kicked off the very first episode of The Out Entrepreneur in December, 2016. On today's show, you have the opportunity to learn from a seasoned entrepreneur who shares some of the challenges and blessings of being your own boss. If you've ever thought about taking the entrepreneurial leap, start here, start out, and stay true to being your authentic self 100% of the time!

Bernadette Smith is the Founder and President of the Equality Institute, and an award-winning author of three books. She's a long-time friend of the show, and kicked off the very first episode of The Out Entrepreneur in December, 2016. On today's show, you have the opportunity to learn from a seasoned entrepreneur who shares some of the challenges and blessings of being your own boss. If you've ever thought about taking the entrepreneurial leap, start here, start out, and stay true to being your authentic self 100% of the time!

We talk to Bernadette Smith of 14 Stories, the first wedding planner (we know of) to specialize in serving the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to wedding planning, Bernadette is the founder of the Gay Wedding Institute, which educates wedding and travel industry professionals on serving LGBTQ+ clients. Bernadette Smith of 14 Stories and the Gay Wedding InstituteSupport the show (https://supergaywedding.com/sponsor-podcast/)

Wanna learn how to market your planning business to same-sex couples? Wanna learn how to plan same-sex weddings the right way? If so, then you’re gonna love this podcast episode! Bernadette Smith is the founder of 14 Stories and the Gay Wedding Institute. She’s a published author, speaker, and expert in the field of LGBTQ... The post WII 032: Bernadette Smith Helps You Book and Plan Same-Sex Weddings appeared first on Timeline Genius Blog.

Featuring Bernadette Smith, founder and president of 14 Stories and the Gay Wedding Institute, this episode of This Week in Weddings dives into the world of same-sex weddings and tips wedding entrepreneurs need to know about working with LGBT couples. About our guest:  Bernadette Smith’s life work is to ensure that same-sex couples, no matter where they live, have the most positive, supportive experience while planning their wedding. In addition to being a wedding planner, Bernadette is building a global tribe of wedding professionals who are sensitive, trained and ready. She is founder and president of 14 Stories and the Gay Wedding Institute and is widely considered the nation’s leading same-sex wedding expert. In 2004, when marriage equality first came to Massachusetts, Bernadette envisioned a wedding production company for engaged same-sex couples looking to navigate a traditional wedding industry. Since 2004, she and her team have produced hundreds of gay and lesbian weddings, working with couples from nearly every U.S. states and around the world. Bernadette’s expertise has been sought after by the Today Show, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Travel and Leisure and National Public Radio, among others.  Bernadette is award-winning author of three books on same-sex weddings and regularly speaks about LGBT weddings around North America. Instagram @14stories / 14 Stories on Pinterest / Facebook: Gay Wedding Institute  In this episode, listeners will hear: The basics on LGBT terminology Why it's important for wedding vendors to identify themselves as LGBT friendly to couples How to go about letting couples know you are LGBT friendly, even if you don't have previous same-sex wedding photos in your portfolio The similarities and differences between straight and gay wedding planning experiences Free download: 5 Things You Can Do Today on Social Media to Attract More LGBT Clients

Bernadette Smith, founder and president of the Equality Institute, and an award-winning author of three books, kicks off the inaugural episode of the Out Entrepreneur. On this show, you have the opportunity of learning from a seasoned entrepreneur who shares some of the challenges and blessings of being your own boss. If you've ever thought about taking the entrepreneurial leap, start here, start out, and stay true to being your authentic self 100% of the time!

We are HUGE proponents of Marriage Equality and have been allies to the LGBTQ community long before the SCOTUS landmark decision in 2015. We are thrilled to interview our friend and mentor, Bernadette Smith in this episode! Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness:       Ad-free, full length episodes      The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with  Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class  Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Take Aways Bernadette Smith is our awesome friend and the owner of 14 Stories, the nation's first wedding planning firm dedicated to same-sex couples. She also runs the Equality Institute and the Gay Wedding Institute. She is the foremost expert on gay weddings and we are so stoked to be interviewing her for our podcast! Bernadette's favorite podcasts: Fresh Air, WTF with Marc Maron, On Point, and 99% Invisible http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air http://www.wtfpod.com http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510053/on-point-with-tom-ashbrook http://99percentinvisible.org Since the Marriage Equality ruling, a huge market has opened up for gay weddings and we love every bit of it! New trends and traditions, inclusive language, adjusted marketing, and cultural sensitivity – we talk about it all during this episode. Gay weddings are changing the wedding industry – listen and find out how, and why. Links we referenced Bernadette Smith's Companies: 14 Stories - http://www.14stories.com Gay Wedding Institute - http://gayweddinginstitute.com Bernadette on HuffPost - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernadette-coveney-smith/same-sex-weddings_b_4399014.html Episode Quotes “Bernadette Smith's life work is to ensure that same-sex couples, no matter where they live, have the most positive, supportive experience while planning their wedding. In addition to being a wedding planner, Bernadette is building a global tribe of wedding professionals who are sensitive, trained and ready.” – Our intro to Bernadette! “That's how I built my career – looking around and seeing what needs are not being met, and then asking myself if I can meet those needs, if I had an interest in meeting those needs. “ - Bernadette Get In Touch The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is… Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez  Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics  On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are HUGE proponents of Marriage Equality and have been allies to the LGBTQ community long before the SCOTUS landmark decision in 2015. We are thrilled to interview our friend and mentor, Bernadette Smith in this episode! Big Take Aways - Bernadette Smith is our awesome friend and the owner of 14 Stories, the nation's first wedding planning firm dedicated to same-sex couples. She also runs the Equality Institute and the Gay Wedding Institute. She is the foremost expert on gay weddings and we are so stoked to be interviewing her for our podcast! Bernadette's favorite podcasts: Fresh Air, WTF with Marc Maron, On Point, and 99% Invisible http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air http://www.wtfpod.com http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510053/on-point-with-tom-ashbrook http://99percentinvisible.org Since the Marriage Equality ruling, a huge market has opened up for gay weddings and we love every bit of it! New trends and traditions, inclusive language, adjusted marketing, and cultural sensitivity – we talk about it all during this episode. Gay weddings are changing the wedding industry – listen and find out how, and why. Links we referenced Bernadette Smith's Companies: 14 Stories - http://www.14stories.com Gay Wedding Institute - http://gayweddinginstitute.com Bernadette on HuffPost - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernadette-coveney-smith/same-sex-weddingsb4399014.html Episode Quotes “Bernadette Smith's life work is to ensure that same-sex couples, no matter where they live, have the most positive, supportive experience while planning their wedding. In addition to being a wedding planner, Bernadette is building a global tribe of wedding professionals who are sensitive, trained and ready.” – Our intro to Bernadette! “That's how I built my career – looking around and seeing what needs are not being met, and then asking myself if I can meet those needs, if I had an interest in meeting those needs. “ - Bernadette Get In Touch Let us know if you have any questions you need answered on the show or if you want to share your own wedding planning experiences! TWITTER: @TBWPpodcast EMAIL: thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com

"What can we do tomorrow?” Maggie Cywink wants to know. "I don't have another six months to wait for the government to meet everybody and figure it out.”  Mag's sister Sonya Cywink was found murdered in southern Ontario in 1994. Bernadette Smith's sister Claudette Osborne-Tyo went missing in Winnipeg. And Lauren Crazybull's great-aunt Jacqueline Crazybull was killed in a random attack in Calgary. None of these cases have been solved.  Following the Liberal government's announcement of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, these three women join Desmond and guest host Supriya to talk about what they want the government to do, whether an inquiry is even the right move and how they've felt let down by First Nations leaders on this issue.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina Young is known as ‘The Healing Heart Coach' through her work as a surviving infidelity and relationship coach. She specializes in ‘helping women ‘emerge whole after infidelity', assisting women to confront and overcome infidelity and  other challenges in their life which affect  their relationships. Christina has appeared in the media and in national newspapers and magazine. Her husband, Doug, announced he'd been unfaithful from the start of their 24 year marriage. Christina specializes in ‘helping women emerge whole after infidelity. Bernadette Smith,a personal dating diva--helps men and women find the loves of their life by asking the right questions, in her Seek, Sort, Select process. She founded Empowering Enterprises that supports, educates, and coaches professional women in major life transitions. Her business evolved to encompass personal development &  transformation, focusing on serving singles looking for the love of their life. Her two books focus on finding the right partner and achieving deeper intimacy and love. Bernadette  teaches singles how to get to know a perfect stranger in 3 minutes or less, and much more.