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Training in Transition

Julie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:34:30 +0000

Tina Clarke, Certified Transition Trainer. Transition Network supports community-led responses to climate change and shrinking supplies of cheap energy, building resilience and happiness. These involve meeting your neighbors, sharing resources and skills, and having fun doing it! Tina will be leading a Training for Transition in Marbletown on March 17-18.

Butterfly Woman

Julie — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:45:56 +0000

Maraleen Manos-Jones is The Butterfly Lady. She started raising and releasing monarch butterflies in the 1970s, which inspired a trip to Mexico to search for their hibernation grounds. She has been studying and advocating for butterflies ever since, including her work with Forests for Monarchs, an organization that has planted over 5 million trees in the region where monarch butterflies spend the winter months. Tune in for stories, myths and information about these beautiful, inspiring, and necessary creatures.

Vanaver Caravan

Julie — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:09:01 +0000

Livia and Bill Vanaver and Gaby O’Shea of The Vanaver Caravan, a dance company committed to promoting peace and cross-cultural understanding through live dance and music.

New Hope is not a Building

Julie — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:25:28 +0000

Tyrell Bennermon, Natasha Thomas and Shakiba Storts all lead programs at the New Hope Community Center on Smith St in Poughkeepsie. They share with us their passion for their work, their enthusiasm towards the young people who come to the Center, and their hopes and vision for the future.

New Hope offers many programs at the Center itself, and is beginning to collaborate with local schools and government to bring programs out of the building and further into the community.

Eels in your back yard

Julie — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:14:31 +0000

Chris Bowser, Science Education Specialist with the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Estuary Program and Research Reserve protects and improves the natural and scenic Hudson River watershed for all its residents. Chris directs several citizen-science projects, including A Day in the Life of the Hudson River and research on the American Eel. He’s joined by student volunteers Saumya and Alix.

Art and Education

Julie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:08:28 +0000

Arts Educator Danica Ankele, of Mill Street Loft in Poughkeepsie, shares her passion for the arts as a way of empowering young people. Danica cultivates aspiration through the arts, helping youth to create, witness, explore themselves individually, have a communal experience, and discover new possibilities for positive change.

Helping People Help Themselves

Julie — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:02:11 +0000

Listen: Be the Change 2010-10-27

John Raffaele speaks about his work providing educational support for direct support professionals — those who work directly with people with developmental disabilities. John’s work focuses on the front-line professionals who support and partner with those in our society who need a little extra help day-to-day. A well-educated and developed Direct Support Professional will be one who fosters partnership with people to help them reach their goals, dreams and necessities of life.

Adolescent Women Are Realizing Empowerment

Julie — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:49:35 +0000

Listen: Be the Change 2010-04-21

Joan Henry of Mill Street Loft and some of the young women of Project AWARE (Adolescent Women Are Realizing Empowerment) join us.

Speaking up against abuse

Julie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:43:06 +0000

Listen: Be the Change 2010-03-31

Whitney Bonura of the Crime Victims Assistance Program, a program of Family Services of NY.

You Are Musical – We Can Prove It

Julie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:34 +0000

Listen: Be the Change 2010-03-10

Peter Muir, co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Music and Health (IMH). IMH is a center based in New York’s Hudson Valley providing specialized training and service for those interested in using music for wellness. If you can’t listen to the whole interview, be sure not to miss the completely heart-felt version of Over the Rainbow sung by an autistic boy that starts at about 50 minutes in.