2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Charlie Jiang talks about "doing good for the world," the world beyond his bubble, beyond his hometown, Chicago. 

Malcolm Fleschner of TYT Network interviews Michael A. Wood Jr., a former Marine and Baltimore Police Officer who became a whistleblower over police violence and Veterans for Standing Rock PR coordinator Ashleigh Jennifer Parker. Michael co-founded the Veterans for Standing Rock effort to bring veterans to North Dakota to support the water protectors there. 

Excerpts from interviews produced as part of the InterFaith Call to Inclusion, November 16, 2016 in Portland, Oregon at the First Congregational United Church of Christ.  Complete interviews on EarthSayers.tv at interfaithvoicespdx.com. The featured speakers include Rabbi Michael Cahana, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel; Maxine Fookson, Jewish Voice for Peace; and Rev. Tara Wilkins, Pastor of Bridgeport UCC.  Produced by Ruth Ann Barrett with Barry Heidt of Earthsayers.tv.

Published on Nov 26, 2016

Published on Nov 26, 2016

Rabbi Stone is the current President of the Oregon Board of Rabbis as well as the chair of the Portland Community Mikveh. She also serves as adjunct faculty with the Judaic Studies department at Portland State University.

Published on Nov 26, 2016

Published on Nov 15, 2016

The gathering was held on November 10th at Pioneer Square in Downtown Portland.  Leaders and members from a wide variety of faith communities were called together to "stand against the legitimization and normalization of bullying, name calling, threats of deportation, building walls, and ‘privileged’ behavior that is celebrated and without consequence. We are standing for peace and seek to build bridges to make a better and more ‘beloved community."

This is both a personal and professional look at where we are with Climate Change by James Hansenan American adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences atColumbia University. Dr. Hansen was the top climate scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA).He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. In recent years he has become a climate&activist to mitigate the effects of climate change, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.Published on May 22, 2013

Inspired by The Story of Stuff Project founder, Annie Leonard, an example of how using smart phone and video cameras citizens, like me, can develop and flex their citizen muscle. Produced and written by Ruth Ann Barrett and Published on Nov 2, 2014 as an intro to her YouTube channel, PDXDowntowner.