Latest Voter education Podcast Episodes
Protecting our watershed
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - February 05, 2022 23:16 - 1 hourKris Olsson joined the Huron River Watershed Council in 1992. She specializes in GIS analysis, landscape ecology, and local land use planning and ordinance development. Kris works with local governments and land protection organizations on promoting land use planning and policies that protect th...
Zero Waste - the future of recycling
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - January 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourA few of the problems with recycling as we’ve been practicing it include: Consumer products are packaged in half a dozen different types of confusingly-labeled “plastic,” most of which is not recyclable at all, or is made unrecyclable by hard-to-remove labels. Directions for consumers wishing ...
Detroit's most polluted zip code
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - January 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourDr. Edwards was born in South Wales, UK, and received his PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry from the University of Leicester, UK. He did postdoctoral research work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO and Purdue University in Indiana. Now an Associate Professor in the...
Environmental Justice and Federal Policy
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - January 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourLeague of Women Voters of Washtenaw County & Theresa Reid host Kyle Whyte, PhD What can we learn from indigenous leaders as we try to find morally responsible and effective solutions to this man-made crisis? How do we ensure that proposed solutions do not further hurt the black, brown, indigeno...
solar installations on agricultural land
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - January 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourCan agriculture and solar power exist in a mutually beneficial relationship? Yes, but for that to happen communities need to be deliberate in defining what agriculture looks like. Professor Gould introduces a new publication titled Planning & Zoning for Solar Energy Systems: A Guide for Michigan...
National Carbon Pricing
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - January 04, 2022 18:39 - 1 hourMary Garton is a nurse and educator, now retired. She is involved in climate action at the local, state, and national level, but focuses on at the national level. Mary has participated in 28 lobby meetings with 15 different members of Congress or their legislative aides, both on Capitol Hill and...
She Took Justice
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - October 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourGloria J. Browne-Marshall teaches classes in Constitutional Law; Race and the Law; Evidence; and Gender and Justice. She taught in the Africana Studies Program at Vassar College prior to joining the faculty of John Jay. She is a civil rights attorney who has litigated cases for the Southern Pove...
Justice Reform in Washtenaw County
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - October 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourThe U.S. incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizens than any other country in the world: with 5% of the world’s population, we have nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners. The U.S. spends tens of billions of tax dollars annually to keep more than 2 million men and women in prison – a vast inc...
Criminal Justice Collaborative
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - October 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWashtenaw County’s Criminal Justice Collaborative Council (CJCC) works to develop collaborative plans, programs, and positions to reduce systemic stumbling blocks to the efficacy and fairness of our criminal legal system. The members of the CJCC include 20 elected and appointed leaders in crimin...
Citizens for Racial Equity in Washtenaw
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - October 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourThis podcast appeared originally as a video event. To see the graphic displays , please visit https://www.citizensforracialequitywashtenaw.org/crew-s-report To view the animation created by UM Penny Stamps students, please see https://www.citizensforracialequitywashtenaw.org/community-toolkit ...
Stopping the Prison Pipeline
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - September 30, 2021 17:32 - 1 hourhttps://www.miyouthjustice.org/ The phrase school-to-prison pipeline describes the way strict discipline, in the form of suspensions and expulsions for simple infractions, falls disproportionately on Black and Brown students and pushes them out of school and into the growing system of mass inca...
Policing, Justice, and Community with Anthropologist Kevin Karpiak, PhD
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - September 14, 2021 20:02 - 1 hourHuman societies go back thousands of years; policing as an institution for maintaining societal order is only 150 years old. Previous cultures had many ways of controlling behavior for the common good without the police. How did the institution as we know it arise? How might we move toward a sys...
Policing the Police with ICPOC Chair, Lisa Jackson, PhD
League of Women Voters Washtenaw County - August 26, 2021 22:49 - 1 hourSpecial guest, Lisa Jackson, PhD on the topic: How do we police the police? Dr. Lisa Jackson, current Chair of the Ann Arbor Police Oversight Commission, noted behavioral neuroscientist and professor of Psychology at Schoolcraft College, speaks on the commission's work. Resources cited in this ...
The Evolving Legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
America's Community Voices Network - January 21, 2020 20:00 - 1 hourOur podcast today has as it's special guests prominent Attorney Delano S. Stewart, an outspoken. Civil Rights Leader in the State of Florida for over 50 years, and Pastor Michael Neely, Senior Pastor/Founder of the New Millennium Community Church. Our focus today is the evolving legacy of Dr. Ma...
Lowell author of new collection of short stories “Secrets.”
America's Community Voices Network - July 10, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutesAuthor Emma Palova joins ACVN to discuss her second collection of short stories “Secrets.” This is Book 2 of the Shifting Sands Short Stories series. “Secrets” is a collection of 15 short stories; two of them are historical fiction. Many of the author’s stories are based on her journalis...
Ty Granderson Jones: 2018 Successful Black Movies
America's Community Voices Network - February 23, 2019 21:00 - 1 hourAccomplished actor, director, producer, writer and acting coach Ty Granderson Jones is our special guest for the 2019 Black History Month edition of America’s Community Voices Network Podcast. 2018 was a transformative year for black led movies in Hollywood. With the unprecedented, unequaled cr...
Restoration Of Ex-Convicts Voting Rights: Amendment 4
America's Community Voices Network - January 16, 2019 18:00 - 36 minutesOn Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, The America’s Community Voices Network will have as it’s special guest Hillsborough County Supervisor Of Elections Craig Latimer and Robert P. Blount III, President Of Abe Brown Ministries on Blog Talk Radio (blogtalkradio.com). This...
A Conversation With Supervisor Of Election Craig Latimer: Voting Integrity
America's Community Voices Network - October 28, 2016 19:30 - 21 minutesCraig Latimer is the Superviser Of Elections for Hillsborough County, the third largest county in the State Of Florida along the " I-4 Corridor." The vision ofMr. Latimer's administration is to make Hillsborough County "The Best place in America to VOTE." Today's podcast will focus on the "10 R...
"Standing Firm: One Family"s Fight Against Domestic Violence"
America's Community Voices Network - May 12, 2015 22:00 - 27 minutesJoining us on our next America's Community Voices Network podcast, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. on BLOGTALKRADIO.COM is our special guest Gerald C. Anderson, Sr., author of "Standing Firm: One Family's Fight Against Domestic Violence." Mr. Anderson is a native of Tampa, growing up in East T...
A Conversation With Florida State Rep., Ed Narain, District 61
America's Community Voices Network - May 08, 2015 21:00 - 30 minutesJoin us on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. for the next edition of our podcast, America's Community Voices Network, onBLOGTALKRADIO.COM, with our special guest the newly elected representative for the Florida State House of Representatives, District 61, Mr. Edwin Narain. Since his election to of...
Pastor Moses Brown: Feed Our Children Ministries
America's Community Voices Network - April 28, 2015 15:30 - 7 minutesJoin us on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. in morning for a conversation with the Founder of "The Feed Our Children Ministries, Pastor Moses Brown. Feed Our Children Ministries is committed to being a source of support to economically disadvantaged children and their families, the homeless,...
Chief Jane Castor:Community Policing And Innovative Approaches To Reducing Crime
America's Community Voices Network - April 27, 2015 19:00 - 28 minutesJoin us on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. for a very special interview with the retiring Chief of the Tampa Police Department. Jane Castor’s decisive leadership is evident in all aspects of her 31 year career. She was elected the first female president of a police academy class and 26 ye...
Stop The Gun Violence: #PeaceInTheSprings Community March
America's Community Voices Network - April 17, 2015 18:00 - 23 minutesOn our next edition of America's Community Voices Network, we examine gun violence in at risk communities in the City of Tampa that has reached epidemic preportions. On Saturday, April 18, 2015, 12 noon sharp at the Abundant Life Church Parking Lot, 8117 N 13th Street, Sulphur Springs a Communit...
Part 2: Ending And Surviving Human Trafficking In The State Of Florida
America's Community Voices Network - April 08, 2015 16:00 - 31 minutesPlease join us on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 12 noon - 12:30 p.m. on our podcast for Part 2 of our two part program "Ending And Surviving Human Trafficking In The State Of Florida." Joining our special guest from Part 1 (Dotti Groover-Skipper) is Niki Cross. Niki is the Founder and President of S...
Ending and Surviving Human Trafficking in the State of Florida
America's Community Voices Network - April 03, 2015 15:30 - 30 minutesDotti Groover- Skipper, is the Florida Anti-Trafficking Coordinator for the Salvation Army; A member of the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking (Formed by Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi); Chair for FREE, The Slavery Survival Network and many more distinguished human rights, activist and s...
Michelle Faedo's On The Go: Award Winning Sandwiches & World Famous Devil Crabs
America's Community Voices Network - February 24, 2015 23:00 - 33 minutesMichelle Faedo's On The Go is a family owned business that has captured the heart and stomachs of Tampa Bay. Their sandwiches, that include their award winning Cuban have become legendary. Just one taste of Michelle's Devil Crabs and you will be totally and completely under the spell of this re...
A Conversation With Kevin Beckner (Hillsborough County BOCC)
America's Community Voices Network - February 09, 2015 16:00 - 46 minutesJoin us on Monday February 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the morning for a conversation with Kevin Beckner. He has been a County Commissioner for Hillsborough County, Florida since 2008 - Present for the past 7 years. Commissioner Beckner has been a champion for at-risk children and their families. He...
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in Tampa Florida: Atty. Delano Stewart
America's Community Voices Network - January 23, 2015 16:30 - 30 minutesForty five years after his death, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains at the forefront of the american consciousness. Today, communities throughout our great nation are faced with many of the same issues that were present during the Civil Rights Era of the 1960's. On this edition of...
A Conversation With Latrenia Bryant, Freelance Style Photographer & Nurse (LPN)
America's Community Voices Network - August 20, 2014 22:00 - 31 minutesLatrenia Bryant is a freelance style photographer, the founder and owner of Latrenia Bryant Photography. Her love for photography began at age six (6) when a guest speaker at her school, a professional photographer, introduced her and her classmates to the camera and photography. She is a voca...
A Conversation With Luelonda Monroe, CEO of G.L.A.M. (Girls Loved And Motivated)
America's Community Voices Network - August 18, 2014 22:00 - 31 minutesG.L.A.M., Girls Loved And Motivated, empowers and inspires girls for excellence and nothing less. The organization reaches girls all over the country 7yrs old to 18, providing leadership workshops and summits that focus on building self esteem, confidence and shyness. We discuss everyday topics ...
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