Latest Collective action Podcast Episodes
Maya Bhola, All-America City John Parr Youth Award Winner
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - October 22, 2022 15:51 - 40 minutesIn this episode we’re talking with Maya Bhola, All-America John Parr Youth Award winner out of the city of Miramar, Florida. This award recognizes extraordinary civic engagement and leadership on the part of a young person in their community. Maya is the Founder of “Let’s Picture It”. An inclusiv...
Justice Horn, All-America City John Parr Youth Award Winner
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - May 18, 2022 14:05 - 30 minutesIn this episode we’re talking with Justice Horn, All-America John Parr Youth Award winner out of Kansas City, Missouri. This award recognizes extraordinary civic engagement and leadership on the part of a young person in their community. Justice was recognized for his racial justice advocacy, law...
Debra Oto-Kent and Barbara Masters, Build Healthy Places Network Partners
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - March 08, 2022 18:59 - 1 hourIn this episode we’re joining forces with the Build Healthy Places Network -- whose work sits at the intersection of community development, finance, public health, and healthcare. They intentionally position partnerships between these sectors to leverage community-centered investments to reduce p...
Khuram Hussain, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - January 04, 2022 23:21 - 1 hourIn this episode we’re talking with Khuram Hussain, Ph.D about what it looks like for colleges as anchor institutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion for greater well-being across their campuses and in their communities. Hear how the art of dialogue, the inclusion of under-heard voices...
Katya Fels Smyth, Full Frame Initiative
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - October 28, 2021 15:30 - 53 minutesIn this episode we’re talking with Katya Fels Smyth about what it means to see and create change from a fuller frame. We too often see people as what is broken and our attempts to “fix” the human beings, allow problems to just get deeper. There is another way of thinking about how we orient ourse...
Thamara LaBrousse, Tracey-Ann Anthony and Tamara Wadley, Miami Gardens
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - August 24, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour“The City of Miami Gardens was incorporated in 2003 out of a quest for self-determination that unfolded as a six-year citizen advocacy campaign to form a new municipality in north Miami-Dade County where residents had grown increasingly concerned about declining quality of life.” As the city cont...
Sean Dunne, Councilman Portsmouth, Ohio
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - June 21, 2021 04:02 - 44 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Portsmouth, Ohio Councilman and ...
Ricardo Salvador + Paula Daniels: Food Systems For Thriving Together
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - May 18, 2021 02:08 - 1 hourPeople’s foundation for physical and mental well-being starts with access to fresh air, clean water, and nutritious food. Meeting these basic needs allows us to be healthier today by avoiding hunger, exhaustion, disease, and injury. It also means we are more likely to thrive tomorrow by supportin...
Michael Romy Greer, Artsfund Seattle
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - March 16, 2021 03:41 - 54 minutesIn this episode we’re talking with Michael Greer about the arts and it’s essential role in our social and civic fabric. We might also consider it’s role in our economy. The arts industry employs more than 5 million people and drives 900 billion in economic activity across our nation. The choices ...
Aaron Burnett, Mason City, Iowa
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - March 01, 2021 14:31 - 28 minutesMason City, Iowa sits in the top third of the state, almost directly at the center off I-35. A town of just over 28,000 and the boyhood home of playwright and author Meredith Wilson, creator of the Music Man. This city has continued to invest in the arts as an essential ingredient in their civic ...
Mayor Dave Kitchell, Logansport, IN
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - February 02, 2021 16:47 - 18 minutesLogansport sits at multiple crossroads—the confluence of two rivers, the east-west railways of the Wabash, and the first North/South road in Indiana. As the railways have quieted across the rural landscape, they’ve transformed rails to trails -- where community members gather sun or snow, wheels ...
Annie Martinie and Maggie Richardson, Danville, VA
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - December 14, 2020 02:42 - 34 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Annie Martinie (Danville Regio...
Tab Brockman and Chris Jung, Hopkinsville, KY
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - November 02, 2020 03:10 - 29 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Tab Brockman and Chris Jung fr...
David Gibbs
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 29, 2020 13:12 - 52 minutesDavid Gibbs joins us to talk about racial equity and the role of our systems and structures as key drivers of the persistent inequities communities and community members face. He introduces Stock and Concealed stories and their role in maintaining our commonly held narratives and the status quo. ...
Alice Keene, Pitt County, NC
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 22, 2020 23:55 - 16 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Alice Keene of Pitt County, No...
Alexandro Simental, El Paso, TX
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 22, 2020 01:31 - 15 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Alexandro Simental, El Paso, Texas.Th...
Erika Lewis-Huntley and David Eoff Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 21, 2020 03:45 - 27 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Erica Lewis-Huntley and ...
Erika Lewis-Huntley and David Eoff Rancho, Cucamonga CA
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 21, 2020 03:45 - 27 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Erica Lewis-Huntley and ...
Mindy Tate and Mayor Ken Moore, Franklin TN
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 19, 2020 18:57 - 26 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Mindy Tate of Franklin Tomorro...
100 Million Healthier Lives: Shannon Welch and Tricia Zahn
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - September 14, 2020 02:36 - 1 hour100 Million Healthier Lives is working to advance a shared ecosystem for health, well-being and equity that connects people, organizations, and networks around the world. Listen in as Shannon Welch and Tricia Zahn share their experiences using the Community of Solutions Framework to create a cult...
Jane Ellery, Muncie, Indiana
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - August 24, 2020 00:27 - 8 minutesThe Commons Good podcast team sat down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about their efforts and the individuals helping to steward the work. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we hear from Jane Ellery on behalf of the community of Muncie, Indiana. The All-A...
Michael McAfee
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - July 26, 2020 17:25 - 50 minutesThe nation is rapidly becoming a majority people of color. In cities and towns across the country many people are embracing the concept of equity and intent on achieving racial and economic equity for all. At the same time, as the word is used more, the concept of equity is in danger of becoming ...
Liz Baxter
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - July 24, 2020 14:51 - 1 hourHealth happens in communities, in the spaces where we congregate, live, and work; where children go to school and play; and where we seek care and services. North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) is an independent nonprofit organization committed to building vibrant and hea...
Dr. Ben Miller, PsyD
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - July 13, 2020 00:22 - 44 minutesHealth care in the United States is fractured and fragmented. Too often, mental health and addiction are treated separately from physical health, making it challenging for people to get timely access to quality mental health and addiction services. 2018 marked the longest sustained decline in U.S...
Parisa Parsa
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - April 22, 2020 04:05 - 1 hourThe Local Voices Network (LVN) is fueled by ordinary people sharing their voices in small-group, in-person discussions led by experienced conversation hosts in the community. LVN hosts organize these conversations in gathering spots such as libraries, community centers, and kitchen tables, where ...
Monte Roulier
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - April 08, 2020 03:11 - 53 minutesDialogue strengthens our sense of belonging and civic muscle. When we listen, share, and discover, we are able create meaning together—and are better positioned to act as stewards in our organizations, communities, and regions.Community Initiatives and the WIN (Well-Being in the Nation) Network e...
Bobby Milstein, PhD, MPH
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - February 18, 2020 04:14 - 1 hourBeing unique people in a common world, we each inherit- and can reinvent-legacies for living together. The legacies shaped by those who lived before us. are the starting points for our lives. We have enormous capacities to either continue or transform current and future conditions-- for better or...
Dr. Soma Saha
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - January 15, 2020 04:25 - 41 minutesThe Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network is a growing strategic network of organizations and communities coming together to advance well-being and equity over generations by expanding the vital conditions everyone needs to thrive through relationships and system change. Dr. Soma Saha will shar...
Dr. Somava Saha
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - January 15, 2020 04:25 - 41 minutesThe Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network is a growing strategic network of organizations and communities coming together to advance well-being and equity over generations by expanding the vital conditions everyone needs to thrive through relationships and system change. Dr. Soma Saha will shar...
Commons Good Dr. Soma Saha
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points - January 15, 2020 04:25 - 41 minutesThe Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network is a growing strategic network of organizations and communities coming together to advance well-being and equity over generations by expanding the vital conditions everyone needs to thrive through relationships and system change. Dr. Soma Saha will shar...
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