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Dr. Van Jackson was invited to speak at the first Security of Micronesia Group, hosted by the Pacific Center for Island Security in Guam.I debuted a number of new arguments here, covering how to think about China's desire for “strategic space” in the Pacific and its surplus labor problem compared with US declining hegemony and Washington's desire for exclusionary control of the Pacific. I also try to explain why the Micronesian region's “sovereignty deficit” imperils its neighboring regions of Polynesia and Melanesia, as well as why strategic autonomy is the only solution that addresses everyone's interests.Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.comCatch The Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcastSubscribe to the Pacific Center for Island Security Newsletter: https://pcisguam.substack.com

Happy St. Patricks Day Weekend! While yes, we chat about the parade and everything St. Paddy's day on this episode, the focus of today's show is everything Northern Pacific Center. The guys catch up with Mike Higgins, owner of the NPC, who really dives into the Boxing event coming there this weekend. Mike also chats about the history of the NPC, what led him to buying it five years ago, weddings, the businesses that are located there and what his favorite event that they host is. Thanks to Mike for joining, and always look forward to the events out at the Northern Pacific Center. Topics also talked about on this show:*Bye bye Captain Kirk, and other Vikings talk*A WILD finish for the Wild*Local Happenings and news*Colton is BACK! for now...*and much, much more! Thanks so much to our sponsors Hanneken Insurance, Lakes Area CPAs, Hills Detailing Center, Posture Pro Chiropractic and of course our presenting sponsor Tyler Gardner with Pequot Lakes and Gull Lake Sanitation! Instagram: ListenLocalMNBlazeAirMNWoodsToWaterMNNorthwoodsAgent Facebook:Listen Local MNBlazeAirMNWoodsToWaterMN

What does Guam's political status say about US strategic thought? What strategic choices does Guam have if it were allowed self-determination? What does America's imperial relations with Guam have in common with the rest of the Non-Sovereign Pacific? And why does the existence of a Non-Sovereign Pacific region make both the Pacific and the great powers less secure? I assure you, you've never heard a foreign policy conversation like this. A hilarious, personal, and highly edifying conversation at the intersection of social justice and defense strategy, with Dr. Ken Kuper from the University of Guam.Subscribe to the Pacific Center for Island Security's daily newsletter.Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic newsletter.Further reading on Guam.

This episode focuses on therapy and support groups after a spouse or partner comes out as transgender. Throw out any stigmas about therapy and keep moving forward.  Mentioned in this episode: PFLAG National and International (great organization, highly recommend) Local example - Pacific Center for Human Growth Local example - Ingersoll Gender Center Psychology Today   Other places for partners to seek support or find a similar group/community: Reddit group: My Partner is Trans Facebook: there are several groups for spouses/families OurPath (recommend the podcast)   Podcast site: evolving list of resources   Other stories with spouses or family members of a transgender person:  The Cut: My Husband is Now my Wife: Trans Women's Wives on Their Own Dramatic Transformations Chicago Tribune: Suburban Wife Loves the Person, Not the Gender, After Spouse Comes out as Woman YouTube Channel: The Rage   Information for allies: PFLAG Guide to Being a Trans Ally (PDF) GLAAD Tips for Allies of Transgender People National Center for Transgender Equality ally guide Human Rights Campaign ally guide    

HOLY-GUACAMOLE this was a BEAST of an episode. Seriously - you're going to want to listen all the way to the end. Today we sat down with fighter, boxing promoter, nutritionist and personal trainer, Jana to talk about the KEY differences between “Training” and “Working out”, how to build mental toughness, THE most effective strategies to hit your fitness goals, which diet trends Jana wishes would disappear forever, how to not take sexism personally and instead use it as a challenge, AND SO MUCH MORE. Turn this episode on and go for a long walk and prepare to get fired UP. About Our Guest: Jana is a Fitness Industry veteran with over 10 years of experience. She has been an industry leader in the creation and growth of fitness brands, partnerships, events, development of products and programming. She develops culture and community everywhere she goes. As a boxing athlete she has 6 fights with more to come and has been on the other side coaching fighters, cornering and volunteering at local events as well as PPV events with her company Empire Boxing Promotions.Jana has trained and delivered Nutrition Consulting for celebrities, athletes and fitness professionals throughout her career. She is also a partner in a Canadian based Professional Boxing Promotion Empire Boxing Promotions, a Lululemon Ambassador for Pacific Center, formerly Beverly Hills CA, Everlast Canada sponsored athlete, York Athletics sponsored athlete and Body Energy Club Van/LA Ambassador.In her one on one sessions, she blends her knowledge of science based training with skill development, bringing it to her clients in an approachable and scalable way to suit the individual. RESOURCES:Training with JanaEmpire Boxing PromotionsTo connect with Jana: click HERE To connect with COMPANY: click HERETo connect with Bombshell Brunches: click HERETo connect with Kristina Lao: click HERETo connect with Raquelle Roodenburg: click HEREThank you to our incredible BB Team as always! You can find out more about our team, our vision and our dreams on our website HEREWith special thanks to: Levels Music Production: Audio Career Pathway PartnerRoodenburg Design Consultants: Branding Partner

help leaders get up out of the weeds of their comfort zones and into places they didn't know they needed to go. I bring my multi-sector global experience, decades of training in human potential, and enduring dedication to creating leaders who are worth following to every single thing I do. I believe that, at its core, executive coaching and leadership growth is about delivering shifts in what you do and how you do it. And I believe that shift happens most sustainably and radically through a process of hard human kindness.  A trusted coach of mine once said to me, "Nothing great ever came from comfort zones." This really hit home. I understand coaching to be a process and commitment to letting go of unuseful behaviors and patterns and to becoming an exceptional leader. You should know that I will be as dedicated as you are [if not more] to your pursuit of becoming extraordinary. These philosophies underpin my approach and give you an idea of what you'll be getting yourself into when you decide to work with me.  I have notched up over 25 years of working in small, medium, and large corporations. I literally grew up in the hospitality industry [my parents owned a pub and restaurant in the UK] and I started my career as a college professor teaching hotel and business management. I've since held a range of senior, executive, and C-Suite level roles across a host of sectors and companies including renowned retailer Marks & Spencer Plc, travel and tourism company Eurostar International, Crossrail Ltd - the company charged with building a new railway through the center of London, music giant Sony Music Entertainment, and Essence Global - part of the world's largest advertising company, WPP. I'm a member of the Advisory Board of WE Global Studios, a full-stack Innovation Studio and digital DIY Platform that powers the success of women entrepreneurs around the world. I serve as the Board President at Pacific Center for Human Growth, the USA's second oldest LGBTQIA2S+ non-profit community mental health clinics, and I am adjunct faculty at California Institute of Integral Studies where I teach counseling psychology to graduate students. I also run a private psychotherapy practice, called Soulfull Therapy, in the state of Connecticut  My career has provided the opportunity for me to work across all continents and to develop the awareness, empathy, and skills to work successfully with people from all diverse walks of life in culturally humble ways. I'm certified as an Executive Coach by both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring, I'm credentialed with the International Coach Federation, and am a coach-supervisor through the Coaching Supervision Academy. I've been working in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming [NLP] since 2001 - I'm a double-certified INLPTA Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP, and a Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapist under the NLPtCA. I'm also licensed to administer MBTI [Step I and Step II] and FIRO-B psychometric tools. Over the years I have had the opportunity to train with many luminaries in the transpersonal field including Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Patricia Crane, Deepak Chopra, and Brant Cortright. In 2007 I became a Reiki Master and Teacher under the guidance of Christina Moore. I am currently completing an internship in The Narrative Enneagram. I'm a native Brit and have lived in the US with my husband, David, and our two cats, Harper and Hemingway, since April 2014. When not working you can usually find me geeking out over some psychological concept or losing myself in repeats of The Voice, X-Factor, and American Idol on YouTube.

Her Many Voices Foundation is delighted to welcome Kellie Berns, Program Director for Earth Guardians, to share about the important work of their organization. Earth Guardians trains and empowers youth to be effective leaders at the intersections of the environment and climate justice movements. Using art, music, storytelling, civic engagement, legal and direct action we inspire solutions to the critical issues we face as a global community. Kellie is a student, mentor, spiritual practitioner, lover of the earth, and community organizer who has a passion for being of service to help foster spaces of peace, justice, empowerment, healing, and beauty. Her inspiration comes from many years of Buddhist and Yogic practices, along with time spent learning from Indigenous relatives of North America.Kellie is one of the co-visionary behind Earth Guardians' Indigenous Youth Leadership Initiative, as well Earth Guardians' Project Grants Program, Hemp educational series, PPE and Tribal Nations Initiative, and is currently overseeing EG's campaigns, leadership trainings, partnerships, and youth staff Program Directors.In the past, Kellie was the co-manager/co-founder of the Ahimsa House in West Philadelphia, a community center founded on Buddhist principles which merges activism, anti-capitalist practices, and spirituality. Kellie is a graduate of Smith College, a graduate and former faculty at the Pacific Center of Awareness and Bodywork in Kauai, and a co-founder of the Studio 34 Yoga Teacher Training Program. Kellie sits on the Board of The international Nonprofit the Pureland Project and the Ahimsa House Church. Utilizing 10 years of campaign and community organizing, alongside many years of meditation, a private healing arts practice, and farming/gardening, Kellie strives to create a world where people once again live in balance and harmony with each other and the land.Haiti, abolitionist, social justice, livestream, women, healing, social responsibility, climate crisis, indigenous See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN, AASA, and edWeb.net.The webinar recording can be accessed here.There is no question that the year 2020 presented a whole new reality to the practices and processes for leading learning in today's school systems. Old problems and challenges were magnified, as new crises arose almost daily. One positive thing life in COVID-19 did provide was an opportunity to examine the current status of K-12 education and innovate new ways to meet the needs of all students. In this edWeb podcast, education leaders, Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent, Oak Park Elementary District 97, IL, Dr. Chris Marczak, Chief of Instructional Leadership for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership, Japan, Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent, Township High School District 214, IL, and Dr. Donna Wright, Director of Schools, Wilson County Schools, TN, reflect on the lessons learned for dealing with a sudden crisis as they recall the steps they took in March and April of 2020 when the world was beginning to deal with the reality of a global pandemic. They also share strategies, policies, and practices they are implementing in their school systems to assure that effective learning for all students continues today and in the future. Frankie Jackson shares the latest updates from CoSN's 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation Report. Listen to the conversation as together we look back and look forward. This edWeb podcast is of particular value to school superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring leaders. ClassLink ClassLink's mission is to remove barriers between students and impactful education content.CoSN Visionary leaders empowering every learner to achieve their unique potential in a changing world. AASA, The Superintendents Association AASA advocates for equity for all students and develops and supports school system leaders.

In this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Sarah Buino interviews Mark Olson, Ph.D., the owner and director of the Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork (PCAB), a massage therapy school located in Kauai that integrates bodywork with somatic psychology, contemplative practice, and affective neuroscience with a trauma-informed framework.  Mark describes two main reasons that clients seek massage: they are experiencing either pain or anxiety. “And so right away, we’re already in this [body-mind] world. Anxiety obviously is very mind-based, and pain is a very complex topic that has numerous…elements to it.” Sarah and Mark discuss the importance of a bodyworker meeting the massage client with relational curiosity, rather than meeting them with preconceived knowledge, assumptions or interpretations about what the client is experiencing. Mark shares the many ways that he is using trauma-informed, NARM-informed principles to train new bodywork students in his school.  It starts with training them to invite their clients to be the one that sets the goals for the work, and the fundamental rejection of the dynamic that many physical therapy professionals actively promote: “The client feeling that they’re broken and the therapist thinking that they’re the ones to fix it.”  Mark and Sarah see how this dynamic is flawed from the outset, and how NARM has helped them to understand a deeper truth: that the client’s symptoms are present for an important reason that needs to be understood and honored, rather than forced to change. He shares how being educated in developmental trauma has given him the ability to have more awareness of his own internal reactions when working with clients, and he has experienced a greater sense of spaciousness in himself that “allows for that person to be wherever they are and be just curious about whatever they’re experiencing.”  With his deep understanding of neuroscience and trauma, and by bringing curiosity and an important relational component to the work, Mark is evolving the field of bodywork in an exciting direction. About Mark: Mark Olson, Ph.D., LMT has an M.A. in Education and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois. He holds a specialty in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuropsychology and Neuroanatomy which focuses on memory, attention, and eye movements.  He is the owner and director of the Pacific Center for Awareness & Bodywork, which integrates bodywork with somatic psychology, contemplative practice, and affective neuroscience within a trauma-informed framework. Recently he has been published, writing on the subjects of Pain and Trauma-informed Bodywork.   To read the full show notes and discover more resources visit http://www.narmtraining.com/podcast *** NARM Training Institute http://www.NARMtraining.com *** The NARM Training Institute provides tools for transforming complex trauma through: in-person and online trainings for mental health care professionals; in-person and online workshops on complex trauma and how it interplays with areas like addiction, parenting, and cultural trauma; an online self-paced learning program, the NARM Inner Circle; and other trauma-informed learning resources.   *** We want to connect with you! Facebook @NARMtraining Twitter @NARMtraining YouTube Instagram @thenarmtraininginstitute

Michael was Managing Director and Senior Research Advisor in Multi-Asset Strategies at BlackRock. Prior to that he was head of Currency and Fixed Income Research in the Global Market Strategies Group at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. Michael is currently Executive Director of the Master of Finance program and also serves as Executive Director of the Pacific Center for Asset Management at UC San Diego. He has been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Board, the International Monetary Fund, and the Bank for International Settlements. In this podcast we discuss: The difference between quantitative and fundamental investing How to systematically earn alpha in FX markets How to think about FX carry and momentum strategies Does flow data have any value? How the QE-era has fundamentally changed FX investing The importance of China and the Chinese yuan How to use machine learning for trading Why understanding transaction costs is critical How to benchmark the performance of currency managers Papers mentioned: Preserving Alpha: The Effect of Trade Size and Rebalancing Frequency on FX Strategy Returns and Active Currency Investing and Performance Benchmarks Books that influenced Michael: Active Portfolio Management and Autobiography of a Yogi

TRAUMA: FROM A MASSAGE THERAPY PERSPECTIVE When you get a massage… Are you feeling calm… or is it a freeze response? Are you respecting your Massage Therapist as a professional when you tell him or her to do what they think is best, or are you giving away your power? Join me and my special guest, Dr. Mark Olson, Owner/Director of the Pacific Center For Awareness & Bodywork where we dive into these important topics and more! (Watch Video) ….. For more information about the Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork, visit: https://www.awarenessandbodywork.com/ ….. [Essential Healing - Episode 94] #essentialhealing

THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF MASSAGE THERAPY FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS In this episode, Dr. Mark Olson, Owner/Director of the Pacific Center for Awareness & Bodywork shares how Massage Therapy can benefit those who have experienced #trauma and why it’s so important for Massage Therapy to be #TraumaInformed. (Watch Video) ….. Here’s the link to the article mentioned in the show: Why Massage Therapy Needs to Be Trauma-Informed For more information about the Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork, visit: https://www.awarenessandbodywork.com/ ….. [Essential Healing - Episode 82] #essentialhealing

Andrew McMahon from Keck Medicine of USC and USC Stem Cell and Alex Capron from USC Gould School of Law discuss stem cell research as politics, ethics, and law continue to shape the science and more. #USCStemCell Professor Capron is a globally recognized expert in health policy and medical ethics. He teaches Public Health Law, Torts, and Law, Science, and Medicine at the USC Gould School of Law. He also teaches at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and is co-director of the Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics. Professor McMahon is the Chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.  

Recorded Jan. 17, 2018Dr. Pamela Eakins is the founder and director of Pacific Mystery School and Terra Nova Seminary. She is a Sociologist and Visionary Cosmologist. Pamela has taught at Stanford University, the University of Colorado, the California Institute of Integral Studies and Pacific Center. View the slide show that accompanies this podcast  here.

If we were connected, what would you do now?  How do you feed each other's potential?  What are you inspired to do next?  How do I sustain this relationship or how do I even find the "perfect" relationship? Sonika Tinker and Christian Pedersen are the relationship whispers.  When they first met, years back, they knew there was a spark and connection but neither fit their "perfect mate" list.  They ignored the list (it took them about two years) and the rest is history.  Through their program, Love Works For You, they have supported hundreds if not thousands of individuals and couples to connect through love, both for themselves and each other. This is THE podcast to listen to around relationship. Who We Are We are a married couple, husband/wife team, who have devoted our lives to studying and teaching love and relationship, and we are still happy and in love after many years of being together (we walk our talk). Our clients say we are wise, experienced relationship master trainers and relationship experts – we like to think of ourselves as “relationship awesome-izers”. We are the co-owners of LoveWorks, a leading-edge transformational relationship training company, where we daily delight in empowering couples and singles to transform their relationships from stuck to soaring in a fun, positive, and practically useful way. The “Official” Bio This is the bio we are supposed to have on our website, so you can see that we actually are who we say we are, and that we do indeed have degrees, certifications, tons of practical experience and that we actually do make a profound difference for people’s relationships. Sonika Tinker, MSW, foundedLoveWorks in 1990. Sonika is a relationship specialist with over 35 years experience coaching singles and couples on the issues of relationship, communication, intimacy, sexuality, dating, law of attraction and personal transformation. In addition to her private coaching practice, she has designed and led hundreds of live trainings and workshops. Sonika is a Relationship Specialist, Certified NLP ProfessionalTM, Certified Enneagram Teacher, and author of Seize Your Opportunities: Living a Life Without Limits. She has received extensive training and education in communication, sexuality, personal growth and the law of attraction. These include, but are not limited to the Hendricks Institute, the Human Awareness Institute, the Enneagram Institute, Workshops in the Oral Tradition with Helen Palmer, Challenge Associates, Tony Robbins Research Institute, Landmark Education, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, The Center for Stress Medicine, The Option Institute, The Institute for Creative Therapy, The Pacific Center, Awakening Shakti, The Institute for Ecstatic Living, SkydancingTantra, The Relationship Skills Center, and Abraham-Hicks. Sonika is an energetic, inspiring, educational coach, leader and speaker. She is recognized for her deep loving presence, her authentic, candid honesty, her laser insight, leading-edge content and practical tools for change. Sonika’s inspiring teaching & coaching includes humorous and moving stories and exercises designed to motivate and educate, all accompanied by a contagious laugh you’ll never forget! Christian Pedersen is originally from Denmark, but followed “love’s lead” and joined Sonika in Northern California when it became impossible to be apart from his “beloved” for months at a time. Christian is a relationship specialist and Certified Life Coach, and has led over 50 relationship trainings for hundreds of singles and couples on the issues of relationship, communication, intimacy, sexuality, dating, law of attraction and personal transformation. He has a private coaching practice teaching men how to create awesome, satisfying, powerful relationship, and how to “win with their women”. He has received extensive training and education in communication, sexuality, personal growth and the law of attraction. He is a proud graduate of the ManKind Project’s New Warrior Training Adventure and has studied with The Option Institute, SkydancingTantra, and The Relationship Skills Center. He takes special pleasure in guiding men to fuse the best of their masculine and feminine aspects, becoming truly “whole” men in the process! Christian is a gentle, loving, yet powerfully moving teacher. He is recognized for his deep loving presence, heart-felt presentations, his rampant appreciation of others, a playful sense of humor, insightful questions and thoughtful comments. He is remarkably comfortable with his own masculinity and vulnerability, able to be attentive, authentic, and respectfully non-invasive in his work, all the while, seeing the perfection of who people REALLY are. Sonika & Christian have developed a unique practical and positive approach to relationships. A “fun” alternative to traditional therapy, they have designed and teach a profoundly effective system for dealing with conflicts, re-creating your relationship, breathing fire into your sex-life, and freeingyou from a painful, stuck relationship experience.They believe very strongly that the process of improving your relationship should feel fun, light-hearted and intimate,STARTING NOW (not after years of digging through emotional garbage).  

This is the story of Steve Auerbach and his windy journey into tech and then back to Hawaii as the Director of the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT). Music by Yeyey

Dr. Pamela Eakins is a Sociologist and Visionary Cosmologist. She has taught at Stanford University, the University of Colorado and the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the founder and director of the Pacific Center. Her books include: Tarot … Continue reading →

Kris Hayashi is the executive director of the Transgender Law Center, one of the leading trans civil rights organizations in the country. As more Americans support trans causes, Oakland-based TLC provides legal support for activists across the U.S.TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1:Method to the madness is next. Speaker 2:You listening to method to the madness, a weekly public affairs show on k a l x Berkeley Celebrating Bay area innovators today, producer Anna Stir La speaks with Chris Hayashi, the executive director of the transgender law center, one [00:00:30] of the largest organizations in the country advancing the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people. Speaker 1:So welcome to the show, Chris Hayashi. Thank you for having me. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sure. I'm Chris Hayashi. I'm the executive director at the transgender law center. Uh, we're based [00:01:00] in Oakland, California, but we also have an office in Atlanta, Georgia. We're a national organization, um, the largest in the country actually advancing the rights of trans and gender nonconforming people through litigation policy advocacy, public education and movement building. And it used to be mostly a California based organization. Right? Right. The organization started back in 2002 as a California focused organization. We actually started as a project of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. And then [00:01:30] the organization has just grown tremendously, um, particularly in the last couple of years. So now we definitely consider ourselves a national organization. We work with Trans and gender nonconforming people all over the country, but particularly prioritizing regions that have, uh, less access to resources, um, like the south, the Midwest and the southwest. Speaker 1:What are some of your more recent cases? Well, we have a case. Um, we're representing a young transgender boy who lives in Wisconsin. [00:02:00] Um, his name is ash and you know, very similar to the case of Gavin Grimm and other trans boy that has been in the media a lot, um, in the recent period. But, uh, you know, ash, uh, had been going to school, um, you know, using the restroom, uh, the boys room with all the other boys in his school, no problem. And then the school changed the policy, um, and was going to make him use a different restroom than all the other students and they actually took it a step further and [00:02:30] we're going to require all of the trench, gender students in the school to wear green wristbands so they could better monitor and police their bathroom use. So we're representing ash, um, in his case, uh, that was just heard recently. Speaker 1:Um, and we'll, we should be hearing the outcome of that very soon. [inaudible] and have you had any, uh, I think one thing we want to know is have you had any major victories so far that you've like really been building on? Definitely, definitely. I'm [00:03:00] about, I think it was about a year ago. So we represented to a transgender woman, uh, who were incarcerated, who are one of them who is still incarcerated here in the state of California. And you know, transgender people, uh, face a tremendous amount of discrimination, um, and lack of access to educational opportunities as well as employment. And so as a result, many transgender people end up re relying [00:03:30] on street economies, survival economies to survive, which means that, um, a large number of transgender people, particularly transgender woman, particularly transgender women of color, end up incarcerated, end up in the prison system and in the prison system faced tremendous abuse, violence, and harassment. Speaker 1:And so the transgender law center, along with, um, other organizations in the state have been fighting for some time for the rights of transgender people who are incarcerated. And we represented two transgender women who [00:04:00] were incarcerated here in California, um, for them to be able to get access to the healthcare that they need, um, the healthcare that they deserve as transgender people. And we were able to, um, successfully win those cases. And, uh, a, the one of the transgender woman was able to get her surgery here in California for the first time ever. Wow. And so one thing I want to know is, you know, obviously anybody could be trans [00:04:30] and so how does your organization kind of overlap with other advocacy works? For example, integration? Right. Definitely. I'm, and I think that is a really good question. Uh, particularly given the times we are in now, the, at the transgender law center for a number of years, we've been fighting for the rights of immigrants for transgender immigrants. Speaker 1:We've been part of national campaigns like the, not one more campaign. Um, and you know, in the recent period since [00:05:00] Trump was elected to office, uh, you know, we, he ran on a very clear platform of hate against many different communities from people of Color to immigrants, to women, to people with disabilities, to the people in the LGBT community. And so we were very clear, um, that one of the first communities that he would target would be, uh, the immigrant community. And we know that transgender immigrants, um, because many transgender immigrants, [00:05:30] uh, due to lack of access to employment opportunities and income, um, rely on survival and street economies to survive that many transgender immigrants would have criminal records. So it would be among some of the communities, uh, first targeted and most vulnerable under a Trump administration. So we've been working with immigrant rights organizations here in California and across the country to advocate for the rights of all immigrants, but particularly raising up the conditions that transgender immigrants face. Speaker 1:So, [00:06:00] um, one thing that we know is that for transgender immigrant to be in detention means facing horrendous abuse, violence, and harassment while transgender women make up one in 500, uh, transgender. Uh, one in 500, uh, people in detention, they make up one in five reported cases of sexual assault. Um, and those are only the ones that are reported. Only the ones that we know about. We also know that for a transgender immigrant [00:06:30] to face deportation, um, you know, in many cases means returning to her home country that they had originally fled facing violence. Um, you know, and in some cases even possible death. So for the transgender law center, particularly in the recent period, uh, it has been a real priority to focus on the needs of transgender immigrants. So we actually just this January launched a project called the transgender immigrant defense effort, uh, tied for shorts. Speaker 1:And [00:07:00] how has the sort of new age of Trump, how has that affected your organization, you know, and how you approach advocacy? Definitely. Um, you know, we have been hearing from transgender people across the country, uh, non binary gender nonconforming people. Uh, you know, similar to many other communities that are being targeted by this administration. That there is just an incredible amount of fear about [00:07:30] what is happening and what will happen under this administration. And we've already heard about increases in hate, violence and harassment that our community is facing across the country. And you know, for the transgender community, for gender nonconforming people, even before the Trump administration, our community was already in crisis already facing incredible violence, um, harassment and hate all across the country. 2016 [00:08:00] we saw the most reported cases of transgender murders that we've seen. And those are only the ones that we know about. Speaker 1:And you know, we're only, what, a couple months into 2017 and there have already been eight murders of transgender woman, um, all transgender woman of color. So, you know, our community was already facing incredible violence and discrimination and under a Trump administration, we have just seen that grow and increase and know that moving forward, [00:08:30] um, we're likely to see more of that as he rolls out more and more policies that are really rooted in, um, in hate and, uh, discrimination. You know, there's kind of been more attention paid to transgender issues, but then there's also kind of been that same push back. So how has it been kind of being an advocate for the trans community, a legal advocate during this time? Um, yeah. I mean the increase in visibility that has happened over the last couple of years, uh, is really [00:09:00] unprecedented. You know, I, 10 years ago would not have thought there would be a moment where we had have Laverne Cox on the cover of Time magazine, you know, or Janet mock on the bestseller list that was not even anywhere in anyone's thoughts about what would happen with the Trans Movement. Speaker 1:And so all of that has been incredible and just raise the visibility for transgender people and for the issues we face. However, the other reality of that is that while there's been this increase in visible and in popular culture [00:09:30] that the majority of transgender people, the majority of transgender young foreign people of color continue to struggle to survive on a daily basis. You know, we have four times the poverty rate of the general population. That's even more so for transgender people of color. Um, high rates of unemployment, lack of access to health care. The reality is that our community has already been in crisis. And then in 2016 we saw this [00:10:00] onslaught of anti-trans legislation in a way that we had not seen before in the form of these, uh, bathroom ban bills, which really are about criminalizing transgender people simply for trying to use the bathroom. Speaker 1:And we saw that in states across the country in ways we just hadn't seen before. And we were successful in defeating almost all of those. I mean, many people have heard about HB two in North Carolina and that particular piece of legislation that moved forward. But [00:10:30] you know, the other piece of it is that while we've had this increase in visibility and wall, our community continues to struggle on a daily basis. What is also true is that there are incredible trans and gender nonconforming leaders all across the country who have been organizing for decades to fight for the rights of transgender people, to create safe spaces within communities where people are able to access healthcare, able to access [00:11:00] services or even just like build community with each other and have that type of support from transgender people in North Carolina to trans and gender nonconforming youth, um, all across the country who have been really advocating speaking out and fighting for it rights. Speaker 1:And can you talk a little bit about yourself and your activist journey? How, how did, how did you arrive to your place today? Sure. Um, you know, I actually, uh, [00:11:30] so, you know, I grew up in Seattle, Washington. I was always this very gender nonconforming, um, Asian kid and definitely, um, I mean this would have been in the like, you know, eighties or so, um, faced a good amount of harassment in school, um, for being gender nonconforming. Um, and you know, so for, from a very young age, I understood that the world was not set up for me to survive. So I've always carried that experience into [00:12:00] my organizing and into my activism. And I first really got involved in organizing here in California, uh, in the probably early nineties, um, as a part of a lot of the youth, uh, particularly youth of color organizing that was happening at that time around, uh, prop one 87, which was an anti-immigrant initiative prop 21, which was an anti youth initiative. And there was just this incredible, um, upswell of particularly [00:12:30] youth led, uh, organizing that was happening in that period in response to the types of attacks that were happening here in the state. And felt very fortunate to be a part of that and really took from that, uh, real belief in bias force organizing in that when organizing around injustices that young people are facing, that young people need to be, um, leading those, those campaigns, leading those fights and have really taken that by us for us, principal [00:13:00] into all of my work. Speaker 3:Ever since then. Speaker 2:If you're just tuning in, you're listening to method to the madness, a weekly public affairs show on k a l x Berkeley Celebrating Bay area innovators today. And a sterling is speaking with the executive director of the transgender law center. Chris [inaudible], Speaker 1:[00:13:30] you yourself a lawyer? I am not a lawyer actually. I do work with a lot of lawyers, but I'm not a lawyer. Um, you know, which all speaks to the work of the trench under law center. Um, you know, we definitely are a legal organization, but we also do policy advocacy and we do movement building and leadership development. Um, you know, really pulling from a wide range of strategies to address the needs, um, and fight for the rights of our community. [00:14:00] And then as part of that also like outreach and education so that folks are informed of what rights they actually have. Definitely. Definitely. Actually this past year, um, in California, we partnered with, uh, equality California oh, as well as a number of other organizations here in the state, like the GSA network, which is also based here in the bay area. Um, to launch a public education campaign called Transform California. Speaker 1:Um, which was really about raising public understanding [00:14:30] and consciousness about trans and gender nonconforming people here in the state. Um, and really building up, uh, a statewide infrastructure infrastructure that would advocate and fight for the rights of Trans and gender nonconforming people. Particularly in a time when we were seeing, um, other states, uh, launch anti-trans initiatives and campaigns, um, that here California, we would seek to model, um, you know, model something different. And how has the transgender law center then, you know, we talked a little [00:15:00] bit about how it was founded and how, uh, it's gone national, but how has kind of its own mission and what it does day to day kind of changed since it was founded? Sure. Um, you know, when the transgender law center first started, uh, you know, it was with I think, two paid staff and a handful of volunteers and you know, out, it was at a time where we had nowhere near the legal protections that [00:15:30] we have in place now or the policy wins that we have, particularly here in California. Speaker 1:And the organization was really about like, how do we, uh, when some legal rights for the Trans Community, particularly here in California, um, but also started from a place of doing some community organizing and, uh, movement building here in the state. So bringing Trans Gender people together to say what are the needs of the communities facing and did like a needs assessment and a survey. Um, [00:16:00] and really offered also access to legal services to transgender people. We, um, from the beginning and still have a helpline, um, where transgender people can reach out to us and get access to legal information and resources. Um, you know, so started as a really small shop, California based, really focused on focusing on advancing the rights of transgender people here in California at a time. Um, when we, you know, honestly had made very little progress as far as [00:16:30] legal and policy rights. Speaker 1:You know, I mean this was a, you know, 15 years ago. Um, you know, fast forward to now when, you know, as a result of the work of the transgender law center and other organizations here in the state, you know, we're in a place and nationally we're in a place where we have, um, have made advances as far as the legal rights of transgender people. Um, for example, the transgender law center, uh, won the case of Mia Macy, which was one of the first times that it was, [00:17:00] uh, made clear that transgender people are protected under title seven from employment discrimination. Um, you know, there have been cases across the country that have made clear that we are protected, uh, under title nine that transgender students are protected from discrimination, um, in schools and in education systems. And you know, here in California there are strong policies around access to health care for transgender people. Speaker 1:Um, so there have been these major wins. And so also [00:17:30] tlcs work in the last, you know, I would say five years is years or so. One has grown to be national, so has moved beyond California. Um, and also has really looked, uh, much more strongly than before at how do we really raise up and prioritize the communities that are most vulnerable, that are most targeted by discrimination, harassment and violence. And so [00:18:00] that's led us to open our first office in Atlanta, Georgia in partnership with a group called southerners on new ground. It's led us to launch our detention project with spe, which specifically focuses on transgender people who are incarcerated, whether it's in immigration detention or prisons and jails. It's let us so launch a project called truth, which we do in partnership with the GSE network, um, which is a trans and gender nonconforming youth led movement building and storytelling [00:18:30] project, um, based nationally and also does work here in California. Speaker 1:So it's led us to really launch some projects that specifically raise up the visibility, leadership and analysis of particular communities within the transgender community. Is there anything else like the transgender law center elsewhere in the u s so we are, we are definitely the largest, uh, transgender, uh, organization. Um, and as far as focus specifically on legal rights, [00:19:00] uh, that is specifically focused on the transgender community. Um, you know, probably the closest is our, our, uh, sister organization in DC, the national center for transgender equality. Um, they also do a, some amount of legal work, uh, but they also do a lot of policy, uh, federal policy in particular. And then a lot of the larger legal organizations, uh, like the ACLU, Lambda legal, uh, they do, they have specific kind of focuses [00:19:30] on transgender rights. Um, but as far as an organization that's specifically focused on illegal rights of transgender people, um, we are one of very few, actually. Speaker 1:There's, there's an organization in New York City, um, called Tilda, the transgender legal defense and education fund that also specifically focuses on, um, transgender legal rights. So, you know, it's not, it's not a lot. Um, though, I mean, I do think it's important to raise up that wall. There's only, probably a handful [00:20:00] of like larger trans focused organizations that there are hundreds of smaller grassroots trans groups and organizations that are led by transgender people led by transgender people of color. Uh, you know, that most often like don't have paid staff, um, don't have a lot of resource, but have been a building community and organizing for the rights for, for many, many years. Looking forward towards the future, what achievements, what [00:20:30] goals do you hope for the community? Yeah, that's a great question. Um, you know, so I'll answer that in two ways. One is, is very long term. Speaker 1:I mean, ultimately we are fighting for a world in which everyone, um, is able to live, survive and thrive, has access to healthcare and housing and food and education. Um, you know, ultimately we are looking for a world looking [00:21:00] towards a world where, uh, we all have what we need, um, to thrive. And you know, that is probably a very, very, a longterm goal, uh, particularly given the times we are in right now. But that's ultimately what we're, we're fighting for. And then in the more immediate, uh, for the transgender law center, you know, for, for many, many years, the transgender community has been under-resourced, um, [00:21:30] has had lack of access to, um, whether it's funding or um, you know, organizational infrastructure. And so, you know, we are really looking to build up a national movement led by Trans and gender nonconforming people who are fighting for our rights across the country, whether it's in South Dakota or Atlanta, Georgia or here in the bay area that is really, uh, led [00:22:00] by Trans and gender nonconforming people and center is the most vulnerable and most targeted members of our community. What would you say to a young person now who's considering going into law school going into advocacy work? What would you, what advice would you give them? Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean, I, I would say to a young person looking to get part of looking to be part of movement, a movement work that, you know, um, [00:22:30] I, I feel like w what I, the kind of most important experiences and lessons I've learned have just been from doing it have just been from getting involved in organizing has been from getting involved in organizations that I believed in, that I was passionate about, that were about fighting for the rights and safety of my community, [00:23:00] my family. Um, you know, people that I love and care about. And it's from actually that, uh, involvement and engagement that I've learned, um, learned the most important lessons, um, in, in movement work. If there's a, a young person who's facing harassment, um, whether it's in their school or, um, by their, at their job, uh, you know, that it's important, particularly here in California, in the bay area, there are so many incredible organizations [00:23:30] that have resources and support. Speaker 1:Um, you know, from the, the GSA network, which is here in the bay area and work specifically with, uh, LGBT young people to, uh, you know, the Pacific Center here in Berkeley to the SF LGBT center. There's incredible infrastructure here in California for anyone who's needing support. And so I think the most important thing would be to reach out, whether it's to one of these organizations, whether it's to a friend or, um, [00:24:00] you know, someone who is supportive in this, their school or job and really getting connected to, to resources and support. Any contact info that we can share. Sure. Um, if you're looking to get, find out more information about the transgender law center, you can go to our website. It's transgender law center.org. That's probably the best way. And then closing philosophy. Uh, what is your philosophy in life? Um, yeah, that's a, that's a good question. Speaker 1:[00:24:30] Um, you know, I have been part of movements for racial and economic justice probably since I was about 19. So at that point, it's over 20 years ago. And for me it's always been about, uh, uh, deeply felt a need to fight for a world in which [00:25:00] I could live and survive and thrive and which, uh, other people that I care about and other people that I'm in community with, um, you know, also also can do so. And so for me, uh, a lot of that has been about, um, keeping strong to that disbelief. And in that we can build, uh, a world that is different and a world in which, uh, [00:25:30] you know, we all have what we need, but in which we also can, uh, can do more than just survive but also thrive. Um, you know, so one of the things that I, I haven't spoken about that I think is important to raise up is that transgender people in this country face incredibly high rates of HIV and aids. Speaker 1:And it's something that actually doesn't get talked about a lot and doesn't get a lot of visibility. The reality is actually that for [00:26:00] a black transgender woman, the lifetime risk of HIV is one and two. So a couple of years ago, largely through the leadership of our senior strategist, Cecilia Chung, who is a longtime leader here in the trench gender community in the bay area, as well as nationally launched a project called positively trans, which is led by and for transgender people living with HIV. Uh, the majority of the folks in leadership are transgender [00:26:30] woman of color or transgender people of color. And so there's a national advisory board that, uh, launched and implemented a national needs assessment. Um, one of the first of its kind to really raise up the needs of transgender people living with HIV. And what I think has been incredible about that project is that they then took that data and have gone to national, uh, strategy sessions to national meetings, setting HIV [00:27:00] policy and have raised up the needs of transgender people and have really been able to inform and shift, um, national HIV policy to better meet the needs of transgender people here in the u s um, you know, and one of the other things that I didn't, uh, speak as much about is also so, you know, because over the past in 2016, we saw this onslaught of anti-trans legislation across the country. Speaker 1:Um, what we saw [00:27:30] again and again in, in states facing, uh, anti-trans legislation is that there would be a transgender leaders in that state who'd been there forever, like small groups without a lot of resources. And they would be fighting to get a seat at the table, um, in leader leading campaigns to fight back against these anti-trans bills that were about their lives and their communities. So one of the things that we did at the transgender law center in partnership with, [00:28:00] uh, a couple of different organizations including the ACLU and a project called the trend justice funding project and GSA network, is we launched this National Training Institute, um, where Trans and gender nonconforming leaders, particularly from the Midwest, the south and the southwest, uh, were able to come and get training on organizing, on speaking to the media, on communications, um, on coalition building. And we were able to train up a cohort of about 60 trans and gender nonconforming leaders [00:28:30] from around the country, all of whom are really on the front lines of fighting back against, um, anti-trans campaigns in the state, their states, whether it's legislative or ballot initiatives. Um, and what we saw again and again is that for so many of the leaders who came to the trains, it was the first time they've ever had access to any type of organizing or comms or media training, which I think really just speaks to the lack of resource, the lack of investment that has happened [00:29:00] for many, many years as far as the, the Trans and gender nonconforming community, uh, here in the u s thank you so much for stopping by Chris. Yes. Great. Thank you. Speaker 3:[inaudible] Speaker 2:you've been listening to method to the madness, a weekly public affairs show on k a l x Berkeley Celebrating Bay [00:29:30] area innovators. You can find all of our podcasts on iTunes university. Tune in next Friday. Okay. Speaker 3:[inaudible]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Podcast Stockton. On this week's show: Rod, Splash and Matt Walk A Mile In Her Shoes. The 4th Annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes is this Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Banner Island Ballpark. Every 90 seconds a woman is raped in this country. This event asks men to come walk a mile in her shoes to protest rape, sexual assault and gender violence. And by "walk a mile in her shoes" they literally mean a mile in ladies shoes. Matt sat down with Lisa Jordan from the Women's Center of San Joaquin County to talk about this great event as well as the history of the center and what services they offer.Last year, Matt and Rod both walked the mile, in pointy toe and spiky heal shoes. Registration starts at 8 AM and the walk starts at 9 AM. Come out and walk a mile in her shoes, or come out and watch Matt and friends try it without falling. Walkers receive a free event tee shirt and a voucher for a Stockton Ports game. For more information on the national movement, visit walkamileinhershoes.org.The 80th Annual Strawberry Breakfast is this Sunday at UOP. The University of the Pacific Center for Community Involvement (CCI) is hosting its 80th Annual Strawberry Breakfast Sunday, May 1st, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at University of the Pacific's Regent's Dining Room. This annual event normally happens on Mother's Day but was moved one week early this year.The return of Sports with Lowell Tuckerman.The 1st Annual Steelhead Festival is this Sunday! This inagural event is this Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM at Tuxedo Avenue, right off the Miracle Mile. The Steelhead Festival is a free community event to help educate citizens on issues affecting our local water ways. There will be slow-cooking demonstrations and live music (including The Afternaps and Mom's Chili Boys). Here's a link to the schedule of events. Also, on Monday, May 2, the Friends of the Lower Calaveras River are hosting a State of Our Rivers Symposium at the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) Regional Building at 330 E. Channel St.Prowlin' Pacific was last Saturday. Matt gives his review of last weekend's event. Yet another free community event, this year on the grounds of the University of the Pacific. There was a car show, lots of games and things for kids to do, and some great live local music (including Matt's favorite local band, Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players and Latin Magic). Check out the pictures here and a short video here.Until next time, make it great Stockton!- Matt & Rod