A look at what crosses the Steel Bridge (built in 1910) here in Portland, Oregon a few miles from my home. Is that crude oil in those tankers? As citizens we need to start asking questions that will make our leaders uncomfortable as they may not even be aware of where and when crude oil is moved through urban areas. Produced and written by Ruth Ann Barrett for her YouTube Channel, PDXDowntowner. Published on Apr 2, 2015

This is a proposal for the location of a Chinese style Green Grocer in the New Chinese Japanese Historical District of the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association. Ruth Ann Barrett is a sustainability advocate living in the neighborhood with experience in community development, local government, association management and marketing. This is an update of an earlier version. Published on Oct 26, 2014

A short video put together after attending the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in March, 2014 in Washington, D.C. As a chairwoman of the National Conference on Women in Public Adminsitration in 1975 and at the invitation of Nancy Foye-Cox and with support from Sally Gutierrez, I moderated a wisdom cirlce of women ASPA leaders, attended the keynote speech by Dr. Bernise Sandler, the "godmother of Title IX" and celebrated the award to Nancy Foye-Cox of the Marcia P. Crowley Award for service to the Section on Women in Public Adminstration (SWPA). It is the friendship of myself, Sally and Nancy which forms the wisdom of friendship in one's worklife and hopefully puts to rest once and for all the idea that women do not support other women at work.

Music, Frammenti, by Andrea Carri.

If we don't begin to instill the new seed, a seed of the heart, based on being connected, not separated and do this at the global level then we will keep spending money on programs that don't work.

Nick Jankel is the founder of an influential global community of 1500+ ethical innovators called RadicalReinvention.org (formerly Disruptive Social Innovators.) He is Nick is a practical philosopher -- and the thinking man's life coach -- who blends together enlightening and enabling scientific insight, sharp political and social thinking and a treasure trove of psychological and spiritual wisdom researched over 20 years of personal exploration and professional commitment.

Nick was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.

In this interview, Dr. Sharif Abdullah talks about the issue of criminality and morality in terms of five economic systems, color coded markets, easy to remember when you are confronted with the challenge of doing the right thing or first realizing that just because something is legal doesn't make it moral. He is Founder and President of the Commonway Institute. Click image to order his book, Creating a World That Works for All.

Check out EarthSayers.tv special collection, Transforming Our Economy for more films, lectures, interviews. 

Sustainabilty: Ginny Nadler educator, founder of Core Body Wisdom, a health and wellness company, and innovator of the approach Spinal ReAlignment Integration (SRI) discusses her experience at the 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain held November 9-12 in Los Angeles, California.

Ginny has been in the world of health and wellness education for over forty years focusing on body alignment, especially the workings of the muscles and bones. Ginny Nadler was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of Earthsayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.