Be the Change Radio » Empowerment

Vote, Protest, Lobby, Run for Office…

Julie — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:33:44 +0000

Brian Obach, professor of Sociology at SUNY New Paltz, works on environmental and sustainability issues on the SUNY campus and the local area. On the top of his agenda for creating real change and saving the planet? Run for office. Vote. Get involved.

Too Much Information / T M Idol

Julie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:54:24 +0000

Too Much Information returns to tell us about their current projects.

Direct Support Professionals and Self-advocates

Julie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:45:57 +0000

John Raffaele and other direct support professionals and self-advocates.

Wild Geese

Julie — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:22:16 +0000

Amy Shoko Brown tells us the story of the Ugly Duckling and relates that tale to our own daily practice of belonging in our lives.

Here’s a poem by Mary Oliver from New & Selected Poems (Harcourt Brace).

Wild Geese

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild gees, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

Embrace, Release, Heal

Julie — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:43:55 +0000

Leigh Fortson, author of Embrace, Release, Heal: An Empowering Guide to Talking About, Thinking About, and Treating Cancer. Leigh Fortson shares insights into the power of our mind-body connection, inspiring stories from people who survived cancer after being given a terminal diagnosis, and interviews with 20 experts on progressive cancer treatments – as well as her own story of overcoming cancer three times.

Breast Cancer Options

Julie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:05:10 +0000

Our guest is Hope Nemiroff, Executive Director, Breast Cancer Options. Breast Cancer Options is a grassroots organization focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The 10 Annual Complementary Medicine Conference – ‘A Holistic Approach to Breast Health’ – will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011, 8am-6pm at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz NY.

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.

Support for LGBTQ Youth

Julie — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:34:20 +0000

Nora Olsen is the author of a new novel for young adults, THE END: Five Queer Kids Save The World. Last fall, in response to the rash of teen suicides that made the headlines (and all the others that didn’t make the headlines) she organized a rally in Beacon in support of our youth. Zara Ansell is the outreach coordinator at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center in Kingston. Both women speak about the ongoing need for community support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LBGTQ) youth.

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth.

A Bigger Container, part 2

Julie — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:53:44 +0000

In today’s show we’ll be discussing aspects of the structure, guidance and support that Amy uses in her life-coaching program.

In the midst of a long winter, our shadow side, our negative habits and emotions, can grab hold with a fury or a dull ache. The conversation today will continue to Create A Bigger Container — consciously accessing the power of the darkness and turning toward the light. How do we be the change that we wish for amidst the challenges of our lives?

Helping People Help Themselves, part 2

Julie — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:34:07 +0000

John Raffaele returns to discuss the code of ethics that he advocates for direct support professionals to strengthen their job skills and to improve the lives of the people whom they support.