Podcasts about useraction

Mariana Simões, Brazilian investigative journalist covering climate and the environment for City Limits, and Lawrence Levine, director of Urban Water Infrastructure and senior attorney at NRDC, talk about the cleanliness of the water off area beaches. →"Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?" (City Limits, 5/30/23) →Larry Levy points out that Riverkeeper is asking the public to weigh in on water cleanliness standards for the Hudson.  More info here.

The issue of trans women in sports is absolutely not a new one, but has recently been in the headlines of many news stories over the last couple of years. This week, we dive into the history of trans girls in sports, looking at the background of gender divisions in sports, how gender binaries have played into the dynamics that we see today and big changes that have occurred over the years that have led us to this point. We then get into the present, talking about salient news stories and events that have brought the topic of trans girls in sports back to the forefront of discussion. Join us this week to get a historical perspective on the topic and gain information to hopefully have a discussion with someone else about it! ALSO, for Pride month we have a CALL TO ACTION. Support the Equality Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in all 50 states. Here are some ways you can!! Add your name to the Human Rights Campaign's petition against anti-trans legislation: https://act.hrc.org/page/75829/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=sm_adv_asm_transFeb21&_ga=2.90768924.788472483.1624303255-1616242685.1623797449 Send an email to your senator supporting the equality act: https://act.hrc.org/page/76832/action/1?chain&ea.tracking.id=ot_adv_AC_EA2021 Sign these petitions: https://www.change.org/p/support-the-equality-act,  https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-demand-congress-pass-the-equality-act, https://donate.glaad.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=147&autologin=true&s_subsrc=2106VPSMXXXX&utm_source=2106VPSMXXXX&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=fy21summerofequality Be a community co-sponsor: https://act.hrc.org/page/76326/data/1?chain&ea.tracking.id=or_gnr_hrc_EqActCtr Donate: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/330001/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=pride2021&c_src2=headerDonate, https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/donate-now/Check out our Feminist Corner discussion questions after listening and send us your thoughts! Women's sports are already viewed in a certain light. How do you think that has impacted the way that trans girls are viewed in sports? There is a hyper focus on trans women in sports and there's almost no talk about trans men. Why do you think that is?

David Lamfrom is the Southeast Regional Director of the National Parks Conservation Association, he uses his passion and knowledge of our natural, cultural and historical resources to inspire others to learn about and protect our national parks. We talk about some of the various campaigns he's worked on and now is overseeing in the Southeast, bedrock environmental laws, inclusion and diversity within the environmental community, the historical significance of the southeast region, working with legislation to help protect and preserve 3 National Monuments, and the significance of having places being marked as National Monuments. Contact and connect with David: dlamfrom@npca.org or npca.org Endangered Species Act: https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/ https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/the-us-endangered-species-act Antiquities Act: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/legal/american-antiquities-act-of-1906.htm Bedrock Environmental Laws: https://support.nature.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=204 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/09/794857523/trump-administration-proposes-major-changes-to-bedrock-environmental-law Mojave Trails National Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/moja/index.htm https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/mojave-trails-national-monument Sand to Snow National Monument: https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/sand-to-snow-national-monument Castle Mountains National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/camo/index.htm Bears Ears National Monument: https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/bears-ears-national-monument https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/bears-ears/ Background Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusic https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial https://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

Lindsay talks with Ashland Johnson of the Inclusion Playbook about why we must all act IMMEDIATELY to get Idaho's governor to veto HB500, an anti-trans bill that is using women's sports as a cover for bigotry. Here is how you can help defeat this transphobic bill now: https://secure.transequality.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app274a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=206&NONCE_TOKEN=2C3685D3075C031FD7B8D1C0F5DC0895 More information: https://www.powerplays.news/p/urgent-idaho-is-hours-from-enacting Inclusion Playbook: https://www.inclusionplaybook.com/

We talk about some things you can do for the environment beyond swearing off straws. Plus, some things you can do about gun violence beyond what our lawmakers have done (aka nothing). Oh, and we discuss some things you can do about homelessness besides posting angrily in NextDoor about how you don't like seeing people who are experiencing homelessness. Big thanks to community activist Chris Harris for laying it all out for us! PRESENTING SPONSOR - PLANNED PARENTHOOD DIRECT Do you live in a part of Texas where there's no Planned Parenthood? Well, noooo worries! From Abilene to Zavalla, Lubbock to Laredo, The Planned Parenthood Direct (R) app will send birth control (pills/rings/patches) or UTI treatments straight to your door or your nearest pharmacy. Plus, your meds come in a discreet white envelope so your Baylor sorority sisters or super Baptist parents will have no idea what's coming in your mailbox... cuz what comes in your box is your own biz. The Planned Parenthood Direct (R) app is available for free in the iOS and Android stores. Visit https://www.ppgreatertx.org/pp-direct for more info. SUPPORT ROUSER'S NEW PATREON PAGE! Want to make sure The Rabble pod keeps coming? Help us pay for it! (We are making zero dollars on the pod and need your help to keep going.) ALSO, you get super fun perks when you pitch in to help us cover our costs (secret parties, GIF chats, even a prayer candle with your face on it!). Go to https://www.patreon.com/rousertx NOW NOW NOW NOW! Also, spread the joy of Ann Richards and The Rabble all across Texas on T-shirts, stickers, mugs, or whatevs: https://rouser.threadless.com/ THIS WEEK'S GUEST: Chris Harris, community activist and data analyst https://twitter.com/chrisharris101 FOLLOW ROUSER: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RouserTX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rousertx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RouserTX?lang=en Subscribe to our Friday newsletter, T-GIF: https://www.rousertx.com/tgif/ SH*T TO DO: Call or write to Governor Abbott and ask for a special session to address gun violence! Call: (512) 463-2000 Write: https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact/opinion.aspx Here's all you have to say: "2021 is too long to wait to pass legislation to keep Texans safe from gun violence. Please call a special session." LINKS WE MENTIONED: Texodus continues: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/04/texas-republican-congressman-bill-flores-not-running-re-election/ Articles on the new Texas Lyceum poll: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/04/surprising-poll-texans-strongly-back-voter-id-law-increased-ballot-access/ https://www.kut.org/post/young-texans-are-more-skeptical-democracy-and-open-change-study-finds TX Legislator ages vs Texas population: http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/who-we-elect-an-interactive-graphic.aspx# “Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office” Book: https://www.amazon.com/Represent-Womans-Running-Office-Changing/dp/1523502975 June Diane Raphael and Kate Black on Twitter: https://twitter.com/msjunediane/media https://twitter.com/kateblackdc?lang=en And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junediane/ https://www.instagram.com/kateblackdc/?hl=en Sign up as an advocate with the Environmental Defense Fund. https://www.edf.org/how-you-can-help Write to the EPA to stop Trump's Giveaway to the Oil and Gas Industry https://membership.onlineaction.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3426 Julian Castro's Climate Crisis Plan https://issues.juliancastro.com/climate-1/ Beto O'Rourke's Climate Crisis Plan https://betoorourke.com/#plans?p=climate Elizabeth Warren's Climate Plan https://medium.com/@teamwarren/my-plan-for-public-lands-e4be1d88a01c Odessa shooting video post on FB - https://www.facebook.com/debbie.t.champion.5/videos/10212573143082060/ Go Fund Me - FML - https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/odessa-shooting Texas House Democrats ask for a special session to address gun violence: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/04/Texas-House-Democrats-ask-Greg-Abbott-for-emergency-session/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1567607653&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR19_zoHeRqmbn4v38nu1JH6GUq0t4cVRJihI0_RWU4i78bxybwU0fQEWvA Texas Tribune's conversation with U.S. Rep Chip Roy: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/03/conversation-us-rep-chip-roy/ Get your ticket to see the upcoming Texas Tribune with Wendy Davis this coming Wednesday, September 11: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-wendy-davis-democratic-candidate-for-cd-21-registration-70148168059 Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) http://www.austinecho.org/ National Alliance to End Homelessness Texas Report https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-report/texas/ 2019 Texas Homeless Network Point in Time (PIT) Count Reports https://www.thn.org/data/point-time-pit-count-reports/ 2019 Infographics on TX data: https://www.thn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Final-BoS-Infographic.pdf https://www.thn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Extrapolated-PIT-Infographic.pdf National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Fact Sheet https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet.pdf Why homelessness is going down in Houston but up in Dallas https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/02/why-homelessness-going-down-houston-dallas/ The Texas Council on Family Violence has found that 47% of shelter requests went unmet due to lack of space: https://tcfv.org/purple-postcard/ (Hear more about this issue on episode 4 of The Rabble: https://www.rousertx.com/the-rabble-pod/2019/2/3/we-are-hot-for-the-texas-tribune-and-medicaid-expansion-and-gun-reform-but-super-cold-on-ken-paxton ) Grassroots Leadership http://grassrootsleadership.org/ Community First Village https://mlf.org/community-first/ Foundation for the Homeless https://www.foundationhomeless.org/ Saint Louise House https://saintlouisehouse.org/ Casa Marianella http://www.casamarianella.org/ Caritas of Austin https://www.caritasofaustin.org Lifeworks https://www.lifeworksaustin.org/ The Now This video of woman from OXFAM shutting down a billionaire: https://youtu.be/paaen3b44XY?t=135

Today’s topic is Amazon Rainforest Fire. AMAZON rainforest in Brazil has been burning at a record rate for more than two weeks. Saima’s shared information about AMAZON Rain-forest fire in Brazil, the impacts on climate, animal and indigenous people that currently live in AMAZON Rainforest in Brazil. AMAZON EMERGENCY PEITION. Sign petition created by WWF. I have included the link in the podcast description. You don’t require to make a donation to sign this petition. https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1015As always, Plant Earth & Environment podcast episodes are available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, etc. Follow us on Twitter, Facebbok and Instagram @NAZMANET[SS1] .Email us at info@nazmaent.comBye.Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49433767https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49415973https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/how-the-amazon-rainforest-wildfires-will-affect-wild-animals/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/americas/brazil-beef-amazon-rainforest-fire-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754292402/sos-from-brazils-amazon-fire-protesters-we-need-the-world-s-help-right-now

Episode 017 Bristol: Tips-  http://www.littlelakecounty.com/family-tips-for-the-bristol-renaissance-faire-wi/ Fest News: Animals as rides at festivals: https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5524 Kokomo fest: http://www.kokomoherald.com/Content/Community/Community/Article/Hear-Ye–Hear-Ye–Day-of-Change-Gets-Facelift-in-Renaissance-Festival/32/759/19029 Need a companion? https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/stp/4567264866.html New Penn venue: http://www.flipsidepa.com/nightlife/ci_26131441/pennsylvania-renaissance-faire-unveils-new-concert-venue Contact us via the chat rooms during the live streams (on alphageekradio.com), Facebook, Twitter, email, yadda,…Read more ›

Edition #740 High water marks Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith  Ch. 2: Act 1: Belief in Bible End Times Stifling Climate Change Action - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-07-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle Ch. 4: Act 2: Living In Total Denial - Dan Savage - Air Date 7-2-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Before My Time (feat. Scarlett Johansson & Joshua Bell) - J. Ralph featuring Scarlett Johansson & Joshua Bell Ch. 6: Act 3: Non-Coverage Of Major Climate Speech - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-5-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: High water - Paul Robeson Ch. 8: Act 4: Fracking Feud - On the Media - Air Date: 6-21-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Winter Winds - Piano Tribute Players Ch. 10: Act 5: CNBC's Climate Denial is Bad for Business - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 06-18-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Winter Winds - Piano Tribute Players Ch. 12: Act 6: Fracking Federal Land - UnFuck it Up Project Ch. 13: Song 6: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman Ch. 14: Act 7: The Fossil Fuel Industry Needs to Pay for its Sins - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-02-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Taxman - Nickel Creek Ch. 16: Act 8: The West Coast Under 25 Feet Of Water - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-20-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Sink, Florida, Sink - Against Me! Ch. 18: Act 9: A Prius Isn't Enough: Getting Real on Climate Change - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-19-13 Ch. 19: Song 9: Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth Ch. 20: Act 10: An Eco-Socialist's Weather Forecast - Green News Report - Air Date 7-18-13 Voicemails: Ch. 21: On prisons, Patton Oswalt and rape jokes - Josh from Dallas, TX Ch. 22: Mixed feelings about the verdict - Casey from Chicago, IL Ch. 23: Thanks for Zimmerman show and to TWiB - Rob from Spokane, WA Ch. 24: The law is the problem - Ben from Orlando Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Voicemail Music:  Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 25: Final comments to play one last Zimmerman clip:  Laws are not always just - Radio Dispatch - Air Date: 7-17-13 Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park Activism: https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1471&s_src=1307_MotherJones_Fracking&utm_source=MoJoEmail&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=pmaqfjxu3f.app331b#startform  https://secure3.convio.net/fww/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=241  Information for this segment can be found at: http://www.desmogblog.com/fracking-the-future/  http://www.freshlawblog.com/2013/06/12/extension-of-comment-period-for-proposed-federal-fracking-regulations/  http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/07/income-inequality-and-fracking-boom  http://grist.org/news/draft-fed-rules-would-let-frackers-do-whatever-they-want-but-theyre-still-not-happy/ ( h/t http://bradblog.com ) Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988 Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com  Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com  Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!

THIS WEEK ON WAKING UP ORWELL: EDWIN BLACK * ERASING DAVID* FLORIDIANS AGAINST REAL ID  Waking Up Orwell is taking the Summer off so we can focus on developing a classic analog technology, tried and true, to create futuristic revenue streams.  We return in the fall.  You'll like it when we do.   WHEN YOU DELETE YOUR FACEBOOK...kiss your friends goodbye with some Miami basics c/o DJ Ryan Morales.  http://ryanmorales.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-04-29T18_05_10-07_00  Should The Government Take on Facebook? http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/should-government-take-on-facebook/ ON FILM:  David Bond celebrates UK moments of Liberty and his attempt to erase himself in privacy thriller Erasing David  [@32:07] David Bond producer of UK film Erasing David speaks with us about the UK's recent decision to move away from their national identity program and a new direction for their civil liberty.   Bond's film was 3 years in the making.  His discoveries about commercial possession of his personal identity articles and the use of biometrics in UK school programs clear the fog about the direction the West is headed on public surveillance.   www.erasingdavid.com  OTHER REFERENCES: UC Berkley and DNA swabbing  http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2010/05/uc-berkeley-asking-incoming-students.html Florida finally get's theirs   [@ 1:23:20] Paul Henry, advocate for Floridians Against Real ID discusses the development of a new lawsuit and his progress in advocacy for the Sunshine State.  http://www.liberty2010.org/realid/index.php   BP, Nazi Nexxuses & Edwin Black' slick analysis  [@01:57:00] Author of Nazi Nexus, Edwin Black will be on to discuss the BP oil crisis and the balances of ethics and corporate hegemony to wrap up the season.   www.edwinblack.com   DIY Government :  Tell Your Lawmakers: "Anti-Counterfeiting" Treaty Is a Sham https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=451   BACON ALERT: Tell Senate NO appropriations for junk border surveillance technologies  http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2010/05/bacon-alert-tell-sencornyn-no-to.html

Abe blows out his cake a day early and makes a couple of birthday wishes. BIRTHDAY WISH #1: Contact your superdelegates on Obama's behalf. Via easy online petition...