Podcasts about local hero award

Today - we're diving into a bill that could change the landscape of housing in Washington state. And later - Tony Sandoval, an Army veteran with the WDVA’s SSG Parker Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, accepted the Local Hero Award at the North Central Washington Community Impact Awards ceremony on February 20th.Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local Hero Award winner Andrew Cook discusses his job as an Adult and Teen Services Librarian and services for older adults with the Cover to Cover team. 

Wally and Juanita Nelson were civil rights activists, peace activists, war tax refusers, subsistence farmers, and advocates for simple living. They were members of groups such as CORE (Congress on Racial Equality), FOR (Fellowship of Reconciliation), and Peacemakers. In western Massachusetts they were founding members of the Greenfield Farmers' Market, the Free Harvest Supper, the Valley Community Land Trust, and Winter Fare. They were recipients of numerous awards during their lifetime, including the Courage of Conscience Award from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Mass., the Sacco and Vanzetti Award from Community Church in Boston, and the Local Hero Award from CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) for championing local food and agriculture. (Excerpted from https://www.nelsonhomestead.org) As folklorists, gatherers of oral testimonials and audio producers, we Klines, along with production assistant Nicholas Boyer, produced an hour-long audio tapestry. This is an interweaving of many of the 25 voices we've recorded near and far under the guidance of the Nelson Legacy Project Archival Committee. Each interview averages 90 minutes. We excerpt short portions in order to weave a conversation on the themes of the Nelsons' lives—race, or the one human race, nonviolence, war tax refusal, joy, dance, land trusts and the action around the Kehler-Corner home seizure in Colrain by the IRS, the local food movement and simple living. Most all of our documentaries have music woven throughout. We created a short piece on the Nelsons called You Don't Gotta. You can hear it on the Project website where you can also enjoy a great many other audiovisual pieces and writings featuring the Nelsons.

Jordan Elgrably, the Morrocan-French editor of the Markaz Review, wants us to read complex stories about the Middle East and North Africa that our simplistic newspaper headlines mostly ignore. In his new anthology, Stories from the Center of the World, Elgrably includes short stories from writers as diverse as Leila Aboulela, Amany Kamal Eldinn and Hanif Kureishi that reflect the rich mosaic of life in the region. Elgrably's anthology offers a refreshing alternative to the standard apocalyptic slant of most conversations in Western media about the Middle East and North Africa.Jordan Elgrably is the Editor in Chief of The Markaz Review. For many years he worked in Los Angeles where he was a social entrepreneur, producer & the founding director of the former Levantine Cultural Center (est. 2001), renamed The Markaz, Arts Center for the Greater Middle East. The Markaz closed on May 31, 2020 (as reported in the Los Angeles Times) but returned in September 2020 as The Markaz Review. A former curator of public programs, Jordan is of Moroccan and French heritage. He has been passionately committed to strengthening Arab/Muslim/Christian and Jewish relations for many years. In addition to The Markaz he cofounded the New Association of Sephardi/Mizrahi Artists & Writers International in 1996 and Open Tent Middle East Coalition in 1999. He was a producer for the Dalai Lama's World Festival of Sacred Music in 1999, 2002 and 2005. As well, he has launched several original initiatives, among them Arabs, Blacks & Jews: The Art of Resistance (2005-2010); Sultans of Satire: Middle East Comic Relief (2005-2017); Beirut-Los Angeles.org—an effort to help victims of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war (2006); CelebratePalestine.org (2013-2014); New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema (2010-2015), with funding from the Golden Globes/Hollywood Foreign Press Association; and Gaza Surf Relief (2007). Jordan attended the American University of Paris (formerly ACP) and was based for a number of years in Paris and Madrid, where he worked as a journalist and associate producer for TF1. His essays, articles and stories have appeared in many anthologies and periodicals. In 2008, the L.A. Weekly featured Jordan Elgrably in its People of the Year issue and he received the Local Hero Award from the Foundation for World Arts and Culture; in 2011 and 2014, he was an Annenberg Alchemy Fellow; in 2013 and 2015 he was nominated for the James Irvine Leadership Award. In 2014 he received an American Express Award and in 2015, the Rachel Corrie Conscience and Courage Award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. In 2016 he was a Ariane de Rothschild Foundation Fellow. Jordan divides his time between Los Angeles and Montpellier.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

It's been since 2021, episode number 76, that we interviewed Stacey Givens, Farmer/Chef/ and Owner of The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen, Portland, Oregon. The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen is a 1-acre plot of land located in a mixed business/residential core area of the city. This urban farm's philosophy is seed-to-plate, meaning they grow and create meals all from the same plot of land. The company feeds around 15,000 meals annually through restaurants, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes, donations, catering, and farm events. Stacy grew up in Southern California, the youngest child in a big Greek family. With that background, Stacy was immersed within a deep food culture. Her mother taught her how to grow, forage, and preserve food as women in Greece had done for generations before. Stacey gained her first experiences in the food industry at the age of fifteen working in kitchens from Los Angeles to San Francisco and then to Portland. It was in Portland that she found a home and community and founded the Side Yard Farm & Kitchen in 2009. Stacy worked the land and built her catering business up, gaining such notoriety such as winning the Local Hero Award, plus being been featured on Food Network's Chopped, TIME Magazine and NBC's Today as well. It took until May of 2020 for the company and the community behind her to purchase the land outright to solidify their place in the community and also preserve it for farmers of the future. Now to catch up to the present with Stacy; what's changed? The biggest change has been personal with Stacy, she is now the mother of a soon-to-be one-year old. Not only has sleep deprivation been a big change for Stacy, becoming a mother has also affected her business. When she was around six months pregnant, her back began to hurt from the extra load on her body and she was not able to work the fields as much as before. Unfortunately, the pain has continued to haunt her and Stacy has needed a physical therapy regimen to deal with it. All this has changed her role at the farm and not being out there lugging a wheel barrel and joining in the planting and harvesting has taken away one of Stacy's big joys in life for the time being. However, Stacy is determined to get back out there and you can bet that will happen. Stacy talks enthusiastically about the community outreach programs on the calendar that take place at the farm and she runs through the calendar of events that is jam packed for the next couple of months. The company has brunches, movie nights and other events where everyone is invited and can purchase a ticket online. One spotlight group is the grief group, where those in grief can gather. Many bring a dish that was the favorite of their lost one and can share both laughs and tears with others grieving for a lost one. You can follow the farm on Instagram and Facebook. If you want to attend one of their events, pull up their website: https://www.thesideyardpdx.com/. Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall.

Akuyoe Graham is a performing artist and an Agape licensed Practitioner and Spiritual Counselor, born in Ghana, West Africa. She is the founder of the arts organization Spirit Awakening Foundation, named after her critically acclaimed one-woman play Spirit Awakening. As the foundation's CEO Akuyoe oversees the implementation of her innovative arts programs in over 12 schools and also juvenile facilities for incarcerated children.Named one of the best nonprofits, the foundation has been recognized as a leader in transformational studies for systems involved youth and is currently scaling its programs for national implementation. Her play, essays and books are part of social and theater studies at USC, Berkeley and Stanford universities. The Foundation collaborates with LA County's Department of Arts and Culture, LA County's Probation Department, LA County Office of Education and numerous other organizations and institutions.She is also an award-winning actor. Recent films include Amazon's Interference, Ben and Ara, The Woman in the Photo, Faith and Dreams and the online series Growing up immigrant. Alongside television shows and commercials.Akuyoe is a frequent TEDx speaker both locally and internationally. A Recipient of many awards including: LA Women's Theatre's Integrity Award; Black Women Lawyer's Association Inspiration Spirit Award; A season for nonviolence Local Hero Award, The Children's Life Saving Angel of the year Award, Artshare LA's Artist of the Year Award, The Miriam Makeba Award, The Four Dames Freedom Award, The ARWEY Award amongst many others, culminating in being one of 2018's Walden Award Honorees alongside her teacher and mentor Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Oprah Winfrey. Akuyoe gives All praises and glory to God

Akuyoe Graham is a performing artist and an Agape licensed Practitioner and Spiritual Counselor, born in Ghana, West Africa. She is the founder of the arts organization Spirit Awakening Foundation, named after her critically acclaimed one-woman play Spirit Awakening. As the foundation's CEO Akuyoe oversees the implementation of her innovative arts programs in over 12 schools and also juvenile facilities for incarcerated children. Named one of the best nonprofits, the foundation has been recognized as a leader in transformational studies for systems involved youth and is currently scaling its programs for national implementation. Her play, essays and books are part of social and theater studies at USC, Berkeley and Stanford universities. The Foundation collaborates with LA County's Department of Arts and Culture, LA County's Probation Department, LA County Office of Education and numerous other organizations and institutions.She is also an award-winning actor. Recent films include Amazon's Interference, Ben and Ara, The Woman in the Photo, Faith and Dreams and the online series Growing up immigrant. Alongside television shows and commercials. Akuyoe is a frequent TEDx speaker both locally and internationally. A Recipient of many awards including: LA Women's Theatre's Integrity Award; Black Women Lawyer's Association Inspiration Spirit Award; A season for nonviolence Local Hero Award, The Children's Life Saving Angel of the year Award, Artshare LA's Artist of the Year Award, The Miriam Makeba Award, The Four Dames Freedom Award, The ARWEY Award amongst many others, culminating in being one of 2018's Walden Award Honorees alongside her teacher and mentor Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Oprah Winfrey. Akuyoe gives All praises and glory to God

In this episode of The Remarkable Project Jay speaks with entrepreneur, community leader, and the acting Mayor of Eurobodalla on the NSW South Coast, Mat Hatcher, about why passion sets business up for success, how to immerse customers in your storytelling, and the power of language when delivering experiences.Mat Hatcher was born in the US state of Alabama, but left when he was 19 and discovered Australia. Today, he definitely qualifies as an honorary Aussie thanks to his status as the youngest ever Mayor of Eurobodalla Shire on the south coast of New South Wales, a region which is home to visitor favourite Batemans Bay.Prior to his appointment at the end of 2021, Mat was well known in and around the area for being an active presence in community affairs and support, jointly receiving Eurobodalla's 2020 Local Hero Award for his bushfire recovery work.Since 2003 he has been involved in managing bars and restaurants in the UK, USA and down under, racking up travel to over 75 countries in the process.  One of these trips, to East Timor, fuelled the creation of Moruya-based boutique coffee brand Guerrilla Roasters in 2018, with business partner Lewis McKenzie.  A strong ethical focus and hunger to go against the flow has defined the operation to date.Remarkable TakeawaysWhy understanding local culture is vital to competitive advantage in experience-first businesses such as hospitality.How building your business around a passion-point sets up a story that customers and partners can really connect with.The power of creating ambassadors rather than consumers, and the communal outlook you need to unlock it.Remarkable Quotes“If you think about what your customer goes through from the moment they arrive to the moment they pull away. And you really try to tick all those boxes. In the end you no longer have customers, you have family and you have ambassadors.”“Some of our customers want to hear this amazing story about this amazing farm in Columbia. That we do so much with the family. Some people just want a bloody flat white.”“Australians overall don't like franchises in my opinion. They like that story and they want to connect with the local business, or with any business. They want to know that story and feel like they're part of it.”Connect with MatFollow him on Instagram, Facebook and TwitterLearn more about his story and skillset via Linkedin

On this episode we're joined by Expert Mentor James Mc Grath with Stevey J International.James is the founder of an online Facebook page called 'Passing Through' with 50,000 who follow him from all around the globe. He has won multiple awards for his contribution to humanity. He won Heart of Gold Award and Local Hero Award presented by Ronan Keating from Boyzone LIVE on Magic FM.James is accompanied by the talented Jamie Cullen who has recently joined the Stevey J Team.On this podcast James speaks about the amazing work they are doing and how he has helped countless people across the world.You can find out more about their retreats and mentorship via www.steveyj.com and on the Stevey J Youtube channel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode, Judy chats with Leroy Moore and Keith Jones, the co-founders of Krip Hop Nation. Enjoy their discussion with Judy about the work they're doing, together and individually, as artists and activists. The transcript for this episode is available here. 2021 Emmy award winning Leroy F. Moore Jr. is the founder of Krip Hop Nation. Since the 1990s, Moore has been a key member of Poor Magazine, starting with the column "Illin-N-Chillin" and then as a founding member of the magazine's school, the Homefulness and Decolonize Academy. Moore is one of the founding members of National Black Disability Coalition and an activist around police brutality against people with disabilities. Leroy has started and helped start organizations including Disability Advocates of Minorities Organization, Sins Invalid, and Krip-Hop Nation. His cultural work includes the film documentary Where Is Hope, Police Brutality Against People with Disabilities, spoken-word CDs, poetry books and the children's book Black Disabled Art History 101 published by Xochitl Justice Press. His graphic novel Krip-Hop Graphic Novel Issue 1: Brown Disabled Young Woman Superhero Brings Disability Justice to Hip- Hop was published in 2019 and 2020 under Poor Press. Moore has traveled internationally networking with other disabled activists and artists. In fall of 2021, Leroy started his Ph.D. in Anthropology at UCLA. Moore has written, sang and collaborated to do music videos on Black disabled men. In July 2019 Leroy Moore under Krip-Hop Nation organized African Disabled Musicians San Francisco Bay Area Tour with disabled musicians from Uganda, Tanzania and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2021 Leroy Moore published a book about Black disabled young men under SoulfulMediaWorks. Leroy has won many awards for his advocacy from the San Francisco Mayor's Disability Council under Willie L. Brown to the Local Hero Award in 2002 from Public Television Station, KQED in San Francisco and in 2014, San Francisco Bayview Newspaper named Leroy, Champion of Disabled People in the Media on Black Media Appreciation Night. Keith Jones is the President and CEO of SoulTouchin' Experiences. An organization aimed at bringing a perspective to the issues of access inclusion and empowerment, which affect him as well as others who are persons with a disability. Along with Mr. Leroy Moore the two men co-founded Krip Hop Nation an international collective of artist with disabilities. The tag line of Krip Hop Nation is, "Its more than music..." Mr. Jones is also extremely active in multi-cultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts. Mr. Jones works to not only educate the disability community about enhanced community living, but also the community at large. Mr. Jones holds a strong desire to get the disability community more involved in the issues that concern their own lives and provides outreach support in relationship to the arts and independent living skills. Mr. Jones has been recognized for his emerging leadership by the state of Massachusetts and President's Commission for Employment for People with Disabilities. Over his years as and advocate Mr. Jones has been awarded New Leadership Development Award From The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. The Commonwealth Coalition's Progressive Leadership Award the 2006 Moro Fleming Consumer Involvement Award from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, with as well as, a recent graduate of the inaugural class of Initiative for Diversity in Civic Leadership. Also, in 2008 long shot 2008 U S Senatorial bid based on "Fulfilling America's Promise". Also, Mr. Jones was the Disability Law Center's 2011 Individual Leadership Award. While at the same time Mr. Jones continued his artistic endeavors. Krip Hop Nation Soul Touchin' Experiences LLC "Honoring" poem-song by Leroy Moore and Gabriel Wilson for Black History Month

From marching 76 straight miles to hunger striking for 16 and 26 days, Dr. Cesar Cruz has dedicated his life to fighting injustice. His relentless drive and passion have touched the lives of many, and his writings have received praise from activists and scholars throughout the world. Author Rodolfo Acuña sees "César as one of the new martyrs of our people." Acclaimed author and activist Luis Rodriguez depicts César's writings as filled with "fierce insight and righteous rage." But Cesar shrugs off the accolades with a humble smile and a thought: "I'm not important; we're but seeds of social change. Our role is a simple one, ‘To comfort the disturbed, and to disturb the comfortable.’ (MLK)Cesar received his education in a rancho in Juchitlán, on the streets of Compton, East Los, as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in History, and in the Bay Area where he has spent a huge part of his life. He has been an educator for 19 years and co-founded an independent school in Richmond, CA called the “Making Changes Freedom School”. Over the last four years, he has overseen an independent non-governmental organization, Homies Empowerment, which works with gang impacted/involved youth.In 2004, he received the “Peacemaker of the Year” award from the California Assembly, but declined it because he feels that it is hypocritical to claim to have peace without justice. Cesar also received the “Outstanding Commitment to Justice Award” from Pacifica Radio, Local Hero Award from Comcast, and many other accolades including the Jefferson Award from CBS News.Having received his doctorate in Educational Leadership at Harvard University, Dr. Cruz travels throughout the year lecturing at various schools, universities, community centers and rallies while avoiding the policía and la migra. ¡¿Y qué!?Homies Empowerment: More InfoSponsors: Amy Guerrero: ThriveInRecoverwithAmy.comExperience ACTIVE Sitting: www.qor360.comDr. Trevor Blattner: Redefining The Top 1%Henry Daas: DaasKnowledge.com Financial Intelligence Book Podcast Listeners - 1 Month FREE CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/masterleadership. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the last 12 years, Kiwibank has supported the Local Hero Award, acknowledging the people making a difference to New Zealand communities. In this bonus episode of When the Facts Change, The Spinoff's business editor Michael Andrew talks with Shannon Te Huia, the 2021 Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year. Shannon established Pūniu River Care in 2015, a marae-based initiative designed to improve water quality and biodiversity by planting trees along the banks of the Pūniu river in the Waikato. He talks about where the idea came from, how he grew it into a viable project and what the award means to him and means for the project.Read more: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/01-04-2021/kaitiakitanga-in-action-how-one-man-saved-his-awa/When the Facts Change is brought to you by The Spinoff Podcast Network together with Kiwibank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are you really good at setting goals but sometimes don't do so great on the achieving end? Join master leadership coach Dr. Geneva on her 100th Ignite2Impact podcast as she shares the 4 top secrets to achieving success thru goal setting.  Award-winning executive Geneva Jones Williams (Dr. Geneva) is a speaker, author, and leadership strategist for business executives, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders. She is the founder and CEO of Dr. Geneva Speaks, LLC whose mission is to educate and inspire leaders for greater impact. Dr. Geneva also serves as Director for the Live6 Alliance, a nonprofit planning and development organization to enhance Detroit’s quality of life and economic opportunity. Dr. Geneva led the United Way, founded an innovative multi-sector national partnership model, launched a new leadership development initiative for girls, and developed models of community engagement and strategic planning for nonprofits. She raised millions for community change initiatives and served as an education leader. Dr. Geneva recently was appointed to the Women’s Commission by Michigan’s governor and chairs its Visible Authentic Leadership Committee. Dr. Geneva hosts the Ignite2Impact Podcast on Apple Podcasts and iHeart Radio featuring influencers who are making a difference in business, nonprofits, government, and the arts. Her blogs inspire and educate women on aging vibrantly, everyday leadership, and philanthropy. Dr. Geneva consults with nonprofits like Detroit Future City and The Kresge Foundation. Crain’s Detroit Business cites her as one of Detroit’s most influential women, she is a Michigan Chronicle Woman of Excellence and was named the National Association of Business Women Owners (NAWBO) Top 10 Michigan Business Woman. For a significant portion of her career, Dr. Geneva was a guiding force for the United Way in the Detroit area. She was the first female president and chief executive officer of United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit, a $15 million United Way, where she developed and led a three-year strategic plan, resulting in staff retraining and organizational reengineering to meet future challenges. Dr. Geneva also led the merger between two United Ways where she became the first female Executive Vice President and COO, overseeing $42 million annually in agency allocations. She developed the strategic planning process that transformed the agency’s fund distribution system, resulting in new outcome-based measurement systems for over 120 regional health and human services agencies. While at United Way, Geneva attended Harvard Business School and taught at the United Way of America’s Academy of Volunteerism. Dr. Geneva was tapped by foundations and city officials to launch City Connect Detroit, an innovative national model to create and leverage public-private partnerships for increased funding for community needs. Dr. Geneva led the successful strategic planning process implementation, and secured over $100 million for youth employment, education reform, access to fresh food, community development, and urban health. A frequent guest lecturer and panelist at regional, national and international conferences, Dr. Geneva served as chair of the Western Michigan University Trustee board, a member of the First Independence National Bank board, chair of several public school management companies, and vice president of the Detroit NAACP. She has been the recipient of many awards for her work, including the Bank of America’s Local Hero Award, Ford Motor Company’s Heritage Award, the Michigan Business & Professional Association’s Women and Leadership in the Workplace Award, and the National Association for Community Leadership’s Distinguished Leadership Award. Through her company, Dr. Geneva Speaks, she consults, coaches, speaks locally and nationally on strategic planning, collaboration, leadership and personal development, work-life balance, and philanthropy. Dr. Geneva won the prestigious title of Ms. Black Fit and Fine, a beauty pageant encouraging healthy lifestyles for women over 50. She’s an alumna of Morgan State University where she serves on Morgan’s Foundation board. Dr. Geneva is an alumna of the Greater Wayne County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, and she earned a doctorate in education leadership from Wayne State University, She received her master’s degree with a concentration in Community Organization and Social Planning from the Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Research. Recently, Dr. Geneva was honored as a Golden Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is an author, amazon.com/author/genevawilliams, and her new book, Justice on the Jersey Shore, about her father’s transformational leadership while fighting social injustice during the Civil Rights Movement, launched as an Amazon bestseller. To learn more, visit drgenevaspeaks.com

As President and CBO (Chief Bargain Officer) of the Bargains Group, Jody has mobilized her award-winning discount wholesale and promotional products company to revolutionize the business landscape. A winner of the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, and a PROFIT W100 Recipient, Jody Steinhauer uses her network of resources and leveraged buying power to aid every company and not-for-profit agency that she touches to maximize their buying dollar. Since 1988, Jody has grown Bargains Group from her apartment to a multi-million dollar-a-year business. Jody is also an official Huffington Post blogger. Pioneering her belief of “giving back makes good business sense”, Jody is a tireless not-for-profit advocate, and the founder of the national charity, Engage and Change, and its two annual initiatives, Project Winter Survival and Project Water. Through these projects, Engage and Change helps thousands of homeless throughout Toronto and Vancouver survive the extreme weather conditions while engaging and enabling citizens of all ages to donate their time to their local community through sponsored group engagement events. Jody and the Bargains Group also supply hundreds of similar projects across Canada. Some of Jody’s various awards include: Toronto Region Board of Trade’s Business Leader of the Year Award (2014), Rotman Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year (2001), Canada’s Top 40 under 40 (2001), Business Excellence Award in the Community, Presented by The Toronto Board of Trade (2005), Kaufman Community Award (2005), Humanitarian of the Year, Promotional Product Professionals of Canada Association (2010), and Local Hero Award, Women of Influence (2011). POWER Mentor Excellence Award (2013), Canada’s Profit W100 Award (2012), TD Bank: Paul Croutch Award (2012), FLARE Magazine Volunteer of the Year Award-finalist (2007 & 2008), Retail Council of Canada – Most Promising Student (1986) Jody lives in Toronto with two wonderful children, who are raised with a “Give Back where You Live” philosophy. She is also often sought out for speaking engagements due to her successful entrepreneurial business experience and has been featured in various media outlets.

This interview was recorded after the second annual Dolly's Day. The Everett family experienced the unimaginable in 2018 when their youngest daughter Dolly took her own life following an extended period of bullying and cyber-bullying. ⁣⁣Tick, Kate, and Meg work tirelessly to prevent other families from experiencing the same thing. When I last sat down with Kate Everett in February last year, the family had just arrived home after winning Australia's Local Hero Award in Canberra for their initiative in creating Dolly's Dream. They were also looking forward to their very first ‘Do it for Dolly Day' with the intention of creating awareness and spreading kindness right across Australia.⁣⁣Since then, Dolly's Dream has gone from strength to strength and Tick, Kate and Meg remain stoic in their quest to create a kinder world in memory of their beautiful Dolly.⁣⁣I hope you enjoy my interview with Kate today. I am so grateful for her taking the time to speak with me.

Hello everyone. Marcia Sivek here with BeProvided Conservation Radio. We are doing a re-broadcast today of one of my favorite interviews with John Muir Laws. I interviewed Jack at his home a couple of years ago, and I'm happy to say that he has won the Bay Nature Local Hero Award for Environmental Education for 2020. This is well deserved as he has inspired me and my love of nature and nature drawing, so please listen and so he can inspire you as well. Maybe inspire you to start a nature journal or get outside during this crazy coronavirus time. Journaling is easy, meditative, and definitely easy to do while you are social distancing yourself from others and getting back into nature. So enjoy the show and congratulations Jack, and I'm really happy that you have won this Local Hero Award, it is well deserved.

New show intro! Produced by Dave Sanders, featuring music from Michael Geissler (BYTOR) This week, I talk about the upcoming Seattle area Transformers convention, CYBFEST NW, I also discuss ComicsGate after discovering that a fan-favorite Transformers artist is aligned with that movement, and I give an update on the Kickstarter for TRANSFORMERS 1986, a cover album of the soundtrack from Transformers: The Movie by THE CYBERTRONIC SPREE! Congratulations to Jim Simonik from Distortion Productions on receiving the 2019 Local Hero Award from ASCRS for his work with Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer. Check out their awesome lineup, including the RESPECT THE PRIME: 1986 REVISITED album at their website: https://www.distortionprod.com/ Celebrate Kirby Krackle with the 10 YEARS OF NERD ROCK 2019 WEST COAST TOUR! For dates and ticket info, hit up http://kirbykracklemusic.com/ More from the Cybertronic Spree at their website: http://thecybertronicspree.com/ Join us July 27th for CYBFEST NW 2019 - http://www.cybfestnw.com/ And check out their Facebook page for updates, including artist interviews, panel submissions, dealer table info, and more! https://www.facebook.com/cybfestnw/ Theme music used with permission from Michael Geissler. For more of his music, along with vlogs and documentary series, check out his website http://www.bytormusic.com/ Like, Share, Rate, and Review the wherever you find it, and help the show grow by giving a 5-star rating and write a review. Keep up with the latest from friends of the podcast and check out the Mike Seibert Radio Facebook Events page: www.facebook.com/pg/MikeSeibertRadio/events

Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is becoming a growing treatment in the human and veterinary medical fields. CBD is a substance extracted from the hemp plant, which makes it a controversial topic in either industry. As more research is being done on the effectiveness of CBD on health conditions such as cancer, arthritis, stress and anxiety, more and more people are seeking this treatment for themselves and their pets. This week I was fortunate enough to speak with Odessa Gunn. Odessa began her career as a professional bike racer, which took her to many different countries around the world. While traveling, she saw that animal welfare was a huge problem everywhere she went. Odessa has been rescuing animals around the world for over a decade, and her work has recently earned her a ‘Local Hero Award’ for her rescue efforts in China during the Yulin Meat Festival. Odessa has also fostered more than 200 animals over the years, and currently has 21 rescue animals on her small farm. Many of these foster animals have had health conditions, which is what pushed Odessa to seek natural treatments that wouldn’t have the harmful side effects of many pharmaceuticals. She found CBD oil and has seen its many health benefits for humans and animals first hand. Now, she’s started her own company, Odessa’s Essential Health, that focuses on CBD products.

This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have the incredible Lynne McNicoll​ OBE. Lynne began her fundraising journey at the age of 49 and a year later had raised £55,000. Over the next four years with the support of others she raised £650,000. This led to her establishing It's Good 2 Give!, a charity that supports young cancer patients and their families which has raised in excess of £1m. Despite her own cancer battle, Lynne has worked tirelessly raising money for the charity and is currently in the process of launching The Ripple Retreat, a luxury respite home on the banks of Loch Lomond. In recognition of her work she was awarded the Institute of Fundraising Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Scotland, the Sir William Y Darling Award for Good Citizenship, the Local Hero Award for Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year and then in Queen's Birthday Honours List 2015, an OBE for services to children's charities in Scotland. Lynne is a truly remarkable person and an inspiration to us all. 01.00 Lynne’s background 02.30 Getting started in fundraising06.00 Speaking in public and positivity09.30 Raising over £650,00012.00 The motivation for starting a charity15.00 How the charity was formed17.30 How does It’s Good 2 Give! help people?24.00 How does It’s Good 2 Give! raise money?26.00 Patrons of It’s Good 2 Give! 28.00 The Ripple Retreat39.00 Why Lynne has been so successful?40.30 What do the awards and recognition mean to Lynne?41.50 Receiving an OBE47.30 Lynne’s own battle with cancer52.30 Side effects of treatment56.00 Lynne’s purpose57.30 What would Lynne be doing if she hadn’t set up her own charity?59.30 Lynne’s legacy1.00.45 Who or what inspires Lynne?1.03.30 Best piece of advice1.05.20 What would Lynne say to her 20 year old self?1.08.30 If Lynne could change anything in the world You can find Lynne at:http://www.itsgood2give.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/itsgood2givehttps://twitter.com/itsgood2give Drop us a message on Facebook: www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH  

Theater of Witness is a form of performance in which the true life stories of people whose voices haven’t been heard in society are performed by the storytellers themselves as a way for audiences to bear witness to significant social issues. The theater productions are scripted from individual and group interviews as well as a variety of creative process techniques and consist of scripted text, music, movement, imagery and film projection. The productions are created with the performers who themselves have directly experienced the issues being explored. Theater of Witness invites audiences to put a face and heart to societal issues of suffering and to celebrate the power of the human spirit to grow and transform. Theater of Witness is a form of peace building and inspiration. Teya Sepinuck is the founder and director of the Theater of Witness model of performance that gives voice to those whose stories haven’t been heard in society. Teya is the recipient of the Philadelphia Human Rights Award for Arts and Culture, a Local Hero Award from the Bank of America, and Cultural Arts Award from Women’s Way and the Mayor’s Commission on Women. She was just named the Chair of Theatrical Innovation by Holywell Trust. Her book, ‘Theatre of Witness – Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation and Peace’ was published in February 2013. Zena Zumeta, internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators.  She is president of the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Michigan.  Zena is a lawyer and a former president of the Academy of Family Mediators.