Podcasts about mothers out front

This week: Are we in the hardest part of the climate transition?Here's What You Can Do:

On Thursday, November 16th, at 5:30pm there will be a teach-in at the Albany Universalist-Unitarian Society -- and online -- sponsored by Capital Region Mothers Out Front, Rewiring America, Green Sanctuary, and others to discuss how individuals can take advantage of funding available to transform a house or apartment to renewable energy, and to challenge common misinformation and disinformation about the topic. Mark Dunlea and Brea Barthel are joined by Janice Kruger of Rewiring America and Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front to discuss the event.

This week: Because I am a sap, I have been thinking about my kids a lot lately. And kids in general. They're going to grow up and live in a world that's very different from ours, and it's important to me that they're all as ready for that as they can be.So this week: Did you hear about the starfish?Here's What You Can Do:Donate to Tobacco Free Kids to help fight against flavored e-cigarettes.Volunteer with Mothers Out Front and come together to fight against climate injustice and for our children's future.Get educated about how to electrify your child's school, making it cleaner, healthier, and climate-safe with these resources from Rewiring America.Be heard about protecting children from pesticides and urge your representative to support the Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act.Invest in a better world for kids and make sure your philanthropic dollars make a measurable difference with

The Rensselaer Environmental Coalition and Capital Region Mothers Out Front organized a press conference on Tuesday, August 8, in conjunction with two hearings by the state DEC on the pending permit renewal of the controversial Dunn Landfill in the City of Rensselaer. It is the largest construction and demolition debris landfill in the state. Residents and local governments for several years have been calling for the landfill to be shut down due to its closeness to a public school, noxious odors, and noise and other impacts from a hundred or so large trucks rolling down neighborhood streets daily. In part one of our coverage, we hear first from Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front; Rensselaer County Legislator Nina Nichols of Troy; Bob Blackman of the Justice Center; and, East Green Bush Town Supervisor Jack Conway.

Over the summer, Don't Touch My Podcast is saying, "Don't Touch My Politics" as we sit down with political candidates running for the Worcester City Council and School Committee seats. In this episode, we sit down with District 5 Council Member, Etel Haxhiaj, to talk about her platform, priorities and her stance of the chicken debate. About Council Member Etel: Etel Haxhiaj is the Director of Public Education and Advocacy at Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, where she works on homelessness prevention and advocates for affordable housing at the local, state and federal levels.  Etel is serving her first term as the District 5 Worcester City Councilor where she's been a strong advocate for homelessness prevention, tenant protection, affordable housing, protecting tenants from displacement, climate change, zero-fare public transit, safe and walkable streets. Etel's life story is similar to the story of others who fled violence and poverty. She has called Worcester home since 2001, arriving as a young adult with her parents after fleeing Albania's political upheaval. She is also the mom of two young boys in the Worcester Public Schools.  For the past twenty years, she has served the Worcester community as a youth mentor, served residents in the Attorney General's office, supported families in public housing and homeless shelters, organized mothers to fight for a livable climate for all our children for Mothers Out Front, and worked with public transportation and housing coalitions.  As an advocate, she has served on numerous Boards and Commissions, including being a long-term member of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts. Learn More about Etel: https://etelforworcester.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donttouchmypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donttouchmypodcast/support

"The High House" by Jessie Greengrass, plus Mothers Out Front, and The Climate Daily reforestation campaign good news!

NY Renews, Citizen Action, PAUSE, and others held a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, May 25 to call for lawmakers to pass key Climate, Jobs, and Justice bills, including the 100% Renewable Capitol Bill, #NYHEAT and the Climate Superfund Act. Similar events were held throughout the state. We hear from NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner; State Assemblymember Phil Steck; Albany County Legislator William Reinhart; and Mark Dunlea, coordinator of PAUSE – People of Albany United for Safe Energy. We also hear from Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front, who was the emcee for the event. Produced by Mark Dunlea for the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

State lawmakers joined 100 advocates at the NY State Capitol to demand that the NYS Legislature pass the NY HEAT Act before the end of session. The critical climate bill would cap energy bills at 6% of household income for low- and middle- income families, saving them up to $75 per month. On top of the $75 monthly savings, NY HEAT gets rid of the unfair 100 foot rule, which forces New York families to subsidize new gas hookups to the tune of $200 million every year and worsens the climate crisis. We hear first from Betta Broad, Campaign Director for New Yorkers for the Clean Power, followed by Sen. Liz Krueger, the lead sponsor of the NY Heat Act. Also speaking are Sonal Jessel, Policy Director for WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front, and Albany County Legislator and SHARE co-chair Mert Simpson, who discusses the 100% Renewable Capitol bill.

As mothers, we do everything we can to give our kids the brightest future imaginable, but when it comes to climate change, it can be daunting, if not downright impossible, to know where to start. This week I sat down with Amy Hill and Sarah Smiley from my local branch of Mother's Out Front to discuss how to:  Make change with little knowledge or experience. Find your inner activist. Make time for advocacy. Talk to kids about climate change . If you're curious or ready to dive deep, connect with Amy and Sarah and other Mothers Out Front via the links below. Find out where your talents can be used in the climate revolution.  Email Website Instagram Facebook Twitter

Marnese Jackson is an environmental and climate justice activist, advocate, trainer, and educator in Pontiac, Michigan. This mother of two is the co-director of the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition, which focuses on inspiring and educating Midwesterners to end new installations of fossil fuel equipment in residential and commercial buildings by 2030, and to achieve zero emissions from these buildings by 2050, with integration of equity and labor justice. Marnese started her her career doing energy audits in homes, learned about poor air quality in certain areas, and became a regional organizer with the NAACP's environmental justice program. She worked with Mothers Out Front, a moms' group focused on working toward a livable climate, and then transitioned back to the buildings realm at the Coalition. “I am part of a movement,” she says, “but I am also just an ordinary person. I can relate to anyone," which she says is important in her role."I am a connector,” she adds. “Being a missionary is not the thing. We are trying to empower self confidence.” Marnese is especially proud of the Coalition's Equity Summits; last year's was focused on Self Determination. 

The pandemic has resulted in many restaurant workers leaving the industry due to the lack livable wages in this subminimum wage industry. The NYS bill "Serve the Servers" focuses on raising wages for tipped workers and fair compensation for essential restaurant workers. On January 23rd, Our Revolution will be joining One Fair Wage for a bill kick off event in Albany at 11:30 AM in the Albany Room. New York leader for One Fair Wage Estefania Galvis and Alÿcia Bacon of Mothers Out Front joined Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey and Andrea Cunliffe to talk about restaurant worker conditions and the bill launch. https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/547291/

Groups will rally in Albany on Friday Jan. 6 at 5 PM to mark the two years since the attempted coup in Washington D.C. The focus of the national day of action is to protect “Our Freedoms, Our Vote.” Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front discusses the event with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. https://mobilize.us/s/2WJ9q0

Hear about some of the organizations and people participating in the recent Peace and Justice Circle held December 10th in Freedom Square, Troy. Producer Brea Barthel speaks with three staff members from SNUG about their anti-violence programs (www.facebook.com/LLTYsnug/; Meg Jala, a resident artist at the Fish Market community arts program (www.artscenteronline.org/fish-market-project), Sanctuary volunteer Nancy Weber about her "gratitude wreath"; and Mothers Out Front coordinator about the group's efforts to advocate for a healthy, safe environment (www.mothersoutfront.org/team/new-york-state/). Photo by Robert Cooper

46 groups are calling on state lawmakers to enact a Community Equity Agenda that embraces economic democracy and racial justice, with a focus on public banks, housing, and redlining. Sarah Ludwig of the New Economy Project and Alÿcia Bacon of Mothers Out Front talks with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

As created by Brazilian theatre visionary, Theatre of the Oppressed is a form of popular community-based education that uses theater as a tool for social change. Originally developed out of Boal's revolutionary work with peasant and worker populations in Latin America, it is now used all over the world for social and political activism, conflict resolution, community building, therapy, and government legislation. Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front discusses her efforts to organize the Theatre of Liberation in the Capital District, with a first show expected in November. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Corinne Carey's interview with The New York StateWide Senior Action Council‘s Executive Director María Alvarez. Then, we hear about the 2nd ever Convergence Summit, blending community and the arts. Later on, Alycia Bacon from Mothers Out Front discusses theater as a tool for social change. After that, from the Lansingburgh Library, Brea Bartel brings us September book picks. Finally, Hudson Mohawk Magazines airs another collection of recorded tributes about Megan Marohn.

A visit with Mothers Out Front, a fascinating group of mothers who come together (usually at house parties) to focus on the threat that climate change poses to their children and to future generations.

A visit with Mothers Out Front, a fascinating group of mothers who come together (usually at house parties) to focus on the threat that climate change poses to their children and to future generations.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Mothers Out Front organizer Alÿcia Bacon. Then, we highlight Black August with Jamaica Miles of All of Us Community Action Group. Later on we hear of various programs from the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center Community Fair (EOC) in Troy. After that, Carol Roberts, head of Young People's Services, brings us up to date on events at the Troy Public Library. And we end with Melissa Sarris of Stitching Exchange on building community, one stitch at a time.

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the "Community Breakfast and Retreat" sponsored by the New York State Community Equity Agenda, which is a coalition of community and labor groups. In this labor segment, you will hear Willie's interview with Alycia Bacon, a NY Capital Region organizer for Mothers Out Front.

Indigenous communities are on the front lines of the fight for climate action and have a unique historical relationship to the land with an understanding of best practices for stewardship. Their voices are critical to ensuring that New York meets the climate goals set out in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Alÿcia Bacon, NY Organizer for Mothers Out Front, discusses how to lift up Indigenous voices in the state climate plan process. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. (The NY Renews link for comments is https://www.nyrenews.org/submit-a-comment-on-indigenous-sovereignty)

Mothers Out Front wants customers to be able to heat their homes with renewable electricity and geothermal energy. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with a live interview with Bill Ritchie about the May 10 labor history film "The Inheritance." Then, we hear from two members of the local Mothers Out Front group who spoke out at the recent Norlite protest. Later on, we hear about the protest at the Clinton Park Target store where an African-American child with autism was tackled by a deputy sheriff and his sister was then arrested when she intervened. After that, Demian DinéYazhi' of R.I.S.E talks about the complications around visibility of Indigenous culture and issues and the role of art in the success of social movements. Finally, Brea Barthel provides us with a report from Tuesday's rally at the State Capitol on reproductive rights.

The local chapter of Mothers Out Front came to the rally to shut down the Norlite facility on April 30th. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Producer Sina Basila Hickey spoke with them after the event about why attending this event was important.

In celebration of Earth Day, we are visiting with Susan Alig and Robin Ganahl of Mothers Out Front, an organization that brings moms together to work toward climate change both nationally and locally.  Their work is centered on bringing mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other allies to be a collective voice for action at local and state levels, focused on phasing out fossil fuels. Mothers Out Front grows their network by hosting house parties where community members can gather to learn how to make a change in their communities. We're excited for you to hear about their work and ways for you to be involved. Connect with Robin and Susan Robin is a KC native who spent time on both coasts before settling back in KC in 2019 with her husband and two kids. In 2015, she was a stay at home mom with a 4 and 6 year old when she decided she wanted to do more to protect their future. This led her to start advocating for local action on climate with Mothers Out Front and eventually working as a clean energy organizer for a San Diego nonprofit called Climate Action Campaign. Now Robin leads the Kansas City chapter of Mothers Out Front and serves as Chair of Kansas City, Missouri's Climate Protection Steering Committee. Follow her on Instagram. As a lifelong Kansas City resident, Susan found her love of nature before she became an activist. She used nature as a respite from her busy career. When she became a mom, she saw that climate change will profoundly affect her children's futures and decided to do her part to make it better.  Susan is most passionate first about being a mom, and second about finding ways to help humans live in harmony with nature. Follow her on Twitter.     Connect with Kansas City MomCast We would love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail or find us on Instagram or Facebook. Join us for Pajama Jam on Saturday, April 30! Throw on your jammies and get ready to party to Kansas City Mom Collective's Pajama Jam; an after hours event at Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City! On Saturday, April 30, join us from 6-9 p.m. for this family friendly jammie party that you won't want to miss. Click here to purchase tickets!   Make Your Plan for Summer Screen Time on May 1 Join your fellow parents on Sunday, May 1 from 2-4 p.m. at the Mid Continent-East Lee's Summit Branch as we come together to help build a plan to support your family's digital health. In cooperation with Comcast, we will host a screening and discussion of the program Screen Sanity created by START.   What We're Loving In Kansas City Target's Carseat Trade In Event The Trade-In event runs April 18-30th! Grab a 20% coupon for a stroller, carseat, or select baby gear for recycling your used or expired carseat. Overland Park Farmer's Market It's farmers market season! One of our favorites is the Overland Park Farmer's Market which is open now and runs every Saturday morning. The Wednesday morning market opens June 1, 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

In celebration of Earth Day, we are visiting with Susan Alig and Robin Ganahl of Mothers Out Front, an organization that brings moms together to work toward climate change both nationally and locally.  Their work is centered on bringing mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other allies to be a collective voice for action at local and […] The post Kansas City MomCast Episode 16 | Moms Addressing the Climate Crisis appeared first on Kansas City Mom Collective.

The movie, the short by truly effective movie, "Regenerating Australia" came to Shepparton last night (March 11) and was watched and enjoyed by about 50 people. The ABC's 'stats man' Casey Briggs helped people understand more about Australia's recent rains and floods through the story "Understanding the rare weather event that's flooded eastern Australia". And Yale's Climate Connections talks about "How a coal town is preparing for a future without coal". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Mothers Out Front: mobilizing for a livable climate"; "How La Niña and climate change 'supercharged' the flooding crisis in NSW and Queensland"; "‘The government pays out every time': Experts call for natural disaster insurance scheme"; "Rising temperatures are posing a threat to our most beloved Aussie animals"; "Govt denies flood funding allocation ‘political'"; "Scott Morrison's tone-deaf leadership is the last thing traumatised flood victims need. Here are two ways he can do better"; "Offshore wind will come to Australian waters – as long as we pave the way for this new industry"; "In the dark, freezing ocean under Antarctica's largest ice shelf, we discovered a thriving microbial jungle"; "From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change"; "Whether people prepare for natural disasters depends on how the message is sent"; "Big Oil's actions louder than words"; "How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech'"; "What are conservative commentators saying about the floods and climate?"; "The Dulwich Society"; "Queensland Conservation Council"; "‘It's appalling': Lismore flood response stirs dark memories in Mallacoota"; "Regenerating Australia"; "Understanding the promise and peril of fusion power: Chimera or climate panacea?"; "Supreme Court hears case on EPA GHGs regulation"; "Weather whiplash dominated U.S. winter 2021-2022"; "Global carbon emissions rebounded to highest level in history in 2021"; "US holds biggest ever offshore wind sale along New York and New Jersey coastline"; "Progress of Energy Transition Accelerates in America"; "Wolf experts warn of ‘extremely abnormal' behaviour of animal in Minnesota"; "California weighs naming heatwaves to emphasise their deadly nature as third year of drought looks likely"; "‘Defining moment': how can the US end its dependency on fossil fuels?"; "Putin Is a Fossil-Fuel Gangster. Clean Energy Could Cut Him Off at the Knees"; "Climate Change's Threat to the Glorious Redwood, Both Here and Afar"; "‘Australia Is Getting Harder to Live In': Unending Rain, Growing Floods"; "Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN"; "In heatwave conditions, Tasmania's tall eucalypt forests no longer absorb carbon"; "Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report's grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind"; "Millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones', warns UN expert"; "Can Alberta help solve Europe's energy crisis? It's complicated"; "Unesco to visit Great Barrier Reef as coral bleaching risk rises"; "Washington Post and NPR Ignore the Rural Backlash Against Renewables"; "Bridget McKenzie grilled on Today as anger grows at government flood crisis response"; "The science is settled: The catastrophic result of climate change is playing out in our backyard"; "Sustainable lithium extraction: Taupō's economic future?"; "Mothers of East Los Angeles"; "Earth is overheating. Millions are already feeling the pain."; " NYC Climate Families Coalition"; "Biden Restores California's Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules"; "The physical scars of our warming planet are everywhere"; "Gold used in Italian wedding rings linked to Amazon deforestation"; "Carbon removals and rapid decarbonisation needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C"; "Britishvolt and Aston Martin partner to develop high-performance battery technology"; "Six Months After Hurricane Ida, Recovery for Many In South Louisiana Remains Aspirational While The Risks From Climate Change Increase"; "UN climate change negotiating bloc ejects Russia, condemning its invasion of Ukraine"; "Vanessa Nakate confronts rich world's ministers over loss and damage"; "Mapping vulnerability: why the IPCC's geography of climate risk is contentious"; "China plans huge wind and solar power rollout in Gobi desert"; "Around the world, women are putting their lives on the line to defend the climate"; "Climate change is biggest 'dealbreaker' on popular dating app"; "SEC will consider climate disclosure rules for US companies on March 21 – it's already facing threats of lawsuits"; "Climate change fundamentally affecting European birds, study shows"; "How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle"; "How the Clean-Energy Revolution Is Sweeping Through Markets"; "2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz electric microbus revealed: less flower, more power"; "Is This Finally the Year of the Electric Car?"; "US Banks and Asset Managers Fueled Russian Oil For Years. Now They're Silent on Ukraine"; "‘This is a fossil fuel war': Ukraine's top climate scientist speaks out"; "Suddenly, oil companies are upbeat again"; "45M Americans breathing dirty air due to redlining, outlawed 50 years ago: research"; "Coalition canvasses nation's transformation into knowledge economy, society". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

On Saturday Nov. 13, 300 climate activists rallied at the State Capitol and held a die in in front of the Governor's Mansion to call on state lawmakers to take action on climate. A major focus was on the CCIA (Climate and Community Investment Act), a polluter penalty to raise $15 billion a year for climate projects especially in environmental justice committees. We hear from Diane Collin, North Country Earth Action; Pete Looker of PAUSE; Assemblymember Phil Steck; Bob Cohen of Citizen Action; and Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

I am not sure there is anything more terrifying than watching your child struggle to breathe and mom of three LaTisha Harris knows that fear all too well. It's her intense, motherly desire to clean our air for our children, to save lives, and create opportunities for her community that fuels her leadership for climate justice as an organizer for Mothers Out Front in Fresno, California. LaTisha talks about her love for her three children, two of which have struggled with asthma, and what it is like to grow up in the most pollution-burdened neighborhood in her city.  She shares valuable insights and experience from her many years as an organizer, and how she is able to build connections with each individual to motivate action for sustainable neighborhoods - by focusing on what matters to them. You'll get to find out what Mothers Out Front is all about, what they are fighting for across the country, and how they are building an organization grounded in equity and justice. LaTisha is also real about her fears. Fires, drought, extreme heat. But she won't give up the fight. Listen to hear why and how you can join her.Recommended resources for this episode:Mothers Out Fronthttps://www.mothersoutfront.org/people/latisha-harris/What is environmental justice?https://www.mothersoutfront.org/campaigns/climate-justice/ecoAmerica's Let's Talk Climate webcast, Mothers Know Best: Practical Advice for Climate Action featuring a conversation with LaTisha Harris, Community Organizer, Mothers Out Fronthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCV58X3-z7IFresno ranks as one of the most polluted places to livehttps://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article250984129.htmlFresno looks to set aside 3,000 acres for manufacturinghttps://gvwire.com/2021/08/30/fresno-county-looking-to-set-aside-3000-acres-for-warehouses-manufacturing/Anti-racism resources for white peoplehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/edit

Author and Climate Movement Organizer Daniel Sherrell joins me this week for a expansive conversation on climate change: not what it is or how we solve it, but the emotional terrain of the crisis, and how it feels to imagine a future—and a family—under its weight. In his new book, "Warmth", a fiercely personal account written from inside the climate movement, Sherrell lays bare how the crisis is transforming our relationships to time, to hope, and to each other. Tune in to learn how best to navigate these disheartening times, and parent with hope and purpose in an environmentally threatened world.  Connect with Daniel Sherrell at https://www.danielsherrell.com  Buy the Book: At once a memoir, a love letter, and an electric work of criticism, WARMTH goes to the heart of the defining question of our time: how do we go on in a world that may not? Connect with Motherhood Unstressed: Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Leave a review on iTunes (why do you love the Motherhood Unstressed Podcast?) Follow us on Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Sponsored by: RS Koso Cleanse - Japanese Probiotic Drink and Cleanse. Use code Unstressed to save Lugz - Use code Unstressed to save Motherhood Unstressed CBD - A better vibe is just a click away. Use code Podcast to save Want more? Check out some of our most popular past episodes! Alex and Carlos Pena Vega Poet Kate Baer Seth Godin "Somebody Feed Phil" Phil Rosenthal  Holocaust Survivor William Harvey The Way of Integrity with Martha Beck Bark Technologies with Titania Jordan Activating the Vagus Nerve Meditation  Episode Resources: UN Conference of the Parties The Paris Accords  Mothers Out Front  "Staying with the Trouble" by Donna Haraway  

June 8, 2021 - A coalition of environmental groups has come together to oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest appointments to the Public Service Commission, the powerful state regulator of New York's utilities. Lisa Marshall, of Mothers Out Front, explains their reservations about the two Cuomo candidates and describes the type of commissioners that should be in charge.

This week we welcome Garry Harris onto the show to discuss the importance of STEM to drive conservation, the role communities of faith have played in his life and activism, and strategies that give power to communities to be both more sustainable and resilient in the face climate change. You can find out more about the Center for Sustainable Communities and their programs at https://csc-atl.org/ and you can reach out to Garry directly by email at gharris@csc-hamptonroads.org or on Facebook at the Center for Sustainable Communities - Atlanta If you enjoyed listening to Garry you can hear him on Saturday, February 27th, at 1pm at our Black History Month panel alongside Kim Sudderth from Mothers Out Front and Delegate Jay Jones. RSVP on our Mobilize for more info. Commonwealth Climate Talks is hosted by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters and our Hampton Roads Climate Team. You can find out more about our work at VALCV.org Our theme music is by Andrew Giotto. This episode was produced and edited by Colin Arnold. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Oakland County is ground zero for Michigan's conservative movement, the place where power brokers and big donors reside. Is there reason to hope that the county can also be a place that embraces clean energy and the environmental justice opportunities that can blossom from a transition to a carbon free economy? This week's Speaking of Resilience podcast guests, Marnese Jackson, of Mothers Out Front, and Grover Easterling, of Michigan League of Conservation Voters, are working hard to make that answer "yes" through the Turn Oakland County Green campaign. The good news: they see signs of positive change. Marnese is an environmental and climate justice advocate who works as the Frontline Organizing Program Director with Mothers Out Front, and she is the former Midwest Regional Organizer for NAACP's Environment and Climate Justice Program. Grover is the SE Michigan field organizer for Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and previously worked as a legislative assistant to Detroit City Council, and led events and direct actions with a group of organizations known as the Coalition for Black Struggle. Watch this episode on Youtube Speaking of Resilience is created by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities and the Michigan Climate Action Network. This episode was produced by Miriam Owsley and Jeff Smith, hosted by Kate Madigan.

Carolyn Harding with Dawn Knickerbocker, Jheri Neri and Guy Jones, indigenous leaders and organizers in SW Ohio. The Federal Court's decision to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline for a complete environmental impact assessment, and what's the impact on Ohio Indigenous and ally Water Protectors - across the nation and beyond. Dawn Knickerbocker belongs to the Anishinaabe people and a citizen of the White Earth Nation. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe from the Ottertail Pillager band of Indians. She is an environmentalist, activist, and indigi-feminist working on culturally-based sustainable development issues and decolonization in her own community on Yellow Springs, Ohio. Dawn is a current board member of the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition, co-leader of Mothers Out Front of Ohio, co-founder of W.A.R.N. Ohio (Women of All Red Nations). She's the former elected Chair of the Advisory Commission on Diversity for the State of Washington and is a published nonfiction writer, poet, and speaker and has a master's degree in human rights practice. Jheri Neri belongs to the Indie Diné people. He works as the Executive Director with the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition. He is a published writer, artist, activist and water protector. Jheri has worked with Tribal leaders all over the Nation and the World on issues from sovereignty, ceremony, sustainable development, and more. He was a part of Standing Rock from start to finish. Guy Jones of the Hunkpapa Lakota, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He is the founder and current leader of the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans in Dayton, Ohio, and the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition. Guy has served as an advisor to the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, the Minority Arts Task Force of the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Dayton Race Relations Task Force, and the Bias Review Council of the Ohio Department of Education. https://gcnativeamericancoalition.com https://unicornriot.ninja https://www.ienearth.org https://www.lakotalaw.org http://www.honorearth.org https://www.sierraclub.org http://www.tmvcna.org/2contact.htm GrassRoot Ohio w/ Carolyn Harding - Conversations with every-day people, working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio! Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org We now air on Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kr71keUg4j8 Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8

In this Video Podcast special, Mothers Out Front members in National City, CA, Jacqueline Zenona Reynoso Marquez, Janice Luna Reynoso, and Michelle Luna Reynoso talk about Equity in the Climate Justice movement and share their personal journey in this movement as one of the frontline community members.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Frank Phillips and Peter Gelzinis discussed the latest political headlines. Phillips is a Boston Globe coorespondent, and Gelzinis is a columnist emeritus for The Boston Herald. Charlie Sennott discussed the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Boris Johnson’s reelection campaign. Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and CEO of the GroundTruth Project. We opened our lines to callers to discuss Amy Klobuchar’s recent statements about gender hierarchies and Pete Buttigieg’s qualifications for the presidency. Kelly Wirth, co-founder of climate activist group Mothers Out Front and Saya Ameli Hajebi of the Sunrise Movement discussed the road ahead for environmental activism. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam discussed the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and a decades-long lobbying effort to install a statue of Ronald Reagan in Berlin. TV critic Bob Thompson discussed James Dean’s CGI likeness being cast in an upcoming Vietnam-era film,  Seth Meyers’ Netflix special, and this rollout of Disney Plus. Military conductors SMSgt. Bill Drury, Lt. Joel Borrelli-Boudreau, and Maj. Rafael Toro-Quiñones joined to discuss the significance of music in the military.

Learn how Kim experienced the growing threats of climate change amidst the increasingly powerful hurricanes on the coast of Virginia and became an organizer for Mothers Out Front. Her activism helped Kim transform her life, and led her to start helping and inspiring others. Also meet Cindy Burbank to learn about her efforts to bring more conservatives into the fight against climate change.

Climate change what is it? How do you make a difference? What areas are most affected and why? I got to sit down with Sandy Naranjo, California Organizing Manager with Mothers Out front and answer these exact questions. Learn how you can make a difference and why.  Learn more about Mothers Out Front and how you can get involved at: https://www.mothersoutfront.org

In Episode 3, we heard how Mothers Out Front takes climate action through learning in community, from and with each other. Here's an extended cut of the conversation from that episode with Stacy Levy, a co-founder of the South Bay CA (San Jose) chapter of Mothers Out Front. Stacy tells us about how a deep love for her children, and deep commitment to do anything to protect them, led her to organize a new climate action group with friends. We discuss the growth and connections fostered by house parties, and how mentoring and mutual support leads to continuous learning and leadership.

In Episode 3, we heard how Mothers Out Front takes climate action through learning in community, from and with each other. Here's an extended cut of our conversation with Vanessa Rule, a co-founder of Mothers Out Front co-founder and their director of learning and expansion. Hear how their organizing model, built on relationships, stories and continuous learning, empowers "unsuspecting activists" to become climate leaders and build the movement.

What does "we're all in this together" really mean? In this episode we're inspired by Mothers Out Front whose work helps answer that question by examples of learning in community, from and with each other. Give a listen to how they're building on the human instincts that glue communities together: bring friends; tell stories, and connect around the shared concern for our kids and future generations. Maybe you'll be inspired too!

In 2017 Arlington launched Community Choice Aggregation, an energy program that allows communities to bulk purchase green energy, ultimately reducing the cost of renewable energy. Arlington's energy is supplied by Dynegy, an energy company based out of Texas. But, if Dynegy is located almost 2,000 miles away, where does Arlington's green energy come from? We sat down with Erin Taylor (ET) from Mass Energy and Anne Wright from Mothers Out Front to find out.   Have a question? Fill out the survey and your question might get featured on an upcoming episode: https://bit.ly/2qmMGZN

From the time she was five, Kelsey Wirth traveled with her dad Tim Wirth as he was up for reelection in Congress- every two years in a swing district. Kelsey says she grew up in the spirit of both unpredictability and standing up for what you believe in. She is comfortable with uncertainty, something she credits with her success as an entrepreneur (she co-founded Invisalign at 27) and her work behind the non profit Mothers Out Front, which uses grassroots organizing to tackle the dirty energy powering climate change. Mothers Out Front creates practical solutions against a threat that can feel hopeless. Recently, members mapped gas leak spots in their community, setting in motion a plan that could reduce methane from gas leaks Massachusetts by 50%. "We take an enormous threat and we break it down into pieces that enable mothers to take action and make meaningful change." The grief Kelsey felt while watching a documentary about polar bears in the Arctic with her daughters led to the birth of Mothers Out Front, but the work of Mothers About Front is local and not political in focus. Local moms and grandmothers take on often giant, entrenched utilities and corporate interests. Kelsey is hopeful and inspiring in her belief behind the power of the "snowflake" organizing model, made popular by President Obama in his Presidential runs and created by Marshall Ganz at Harvard. If you're an organizing nerd you'll love listening to how Mothers Out Front has grown!   

How can we get more families involved in environmental justice? The Climate Conversations team sits down with Zeyneb Magavi, a leader in Mothers Out Front in Cambridge, MA. Zeyneb wears multiple hats as an activist with Mothers Out Front, Research Director for HEET, and a member of the Gas Leaks Allies. They discuss how mothers sharing a strong interest in protecting their children's future cuts across boundaries, as well as how Mothers Out Front's grassroots relationship building approach sets itself apart from other groups' goal of securing a better future for their children through climate justice. Also of wide interest is hearing about Mothers Out Front's groundbreaking work with allies to address gas leaks through direct negotiation with three regional gas utilities. Finally, we hear about the campaign Mothers Out Front in Cambridge is soon to launch - “Bring Paris Home” - to motivate residents to make energy efficiency choices. How can relationship-based initiatives affect positive change?

In this episode, Nathan Phillips joins host Laura Lovett to present an accessible academic view on the issues surrounding natural gas leaks in Massachusetts communities.  Phillips, a professor a Boston University, explains how he began studying and locating natural gas leaks in Massachusetts. He also talks with Laura about how and why over the past few years his focused as changed. SPROUTS: This show connects people to the work and innovation in the fields science, technology, and health that is occurring in Massachusetts communities.  Host Laura Lovett, a multimedia journalist with Wicked Local, will talk with scientists, health care professionals, community advocates and business leaders about their jobs, their accomplishments and what is next. Episodes will be released on the 15th and 30th of each month.  Subscribe now through iTunes, Sticher and Google Play.  And connect with Laura on Twitter at @lauralovett7 or by email at llovett@wickedlocal.com. 

In the first episode, Laura Lovett sits down with Audrey Schulman of HEET, a Cambridge-based organization that has done extensive work mapping gas leaks. She explains the impact of gas leaks on our community and environment and why all residents of Massachusetts should care.  Laura kicks off Sprouts: Connecting Community to Science with this issue because it affects each person living in Massachusetts. Under our cities and towns there are thousands of pipes lines that run natural gas into our homes. Those pipes can leak. In Massachusetts alone there are 16,507 unfixed gas leaks, according to a Home Energy Efficiency Team report. SPROUTS: This show connects people to the work and innovation in the fields science, technology, and health that is occurring in Massachusetts communities.  Host Laura Lovett, a multimedia journalist with Wicked Local, will talk with scientists, health care professionals, community advocates and business leaders about their jobs, their accomplishments and what is next. Episodes will be released on the 15th and 30th of each month.  Subscribe now through iTunes, Sticher and Google Play.  And connect with Laura on Twitter at @lauralovett7 or by email at llovett@wickedlocal.com.