Be the Change Radio » Taking action http://bethechangeradio.org Voices of Action Mon, 21 May 2012 16:45:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 "Be the change that you want to see in the world." -- Gandhi. A call-in talk show on taking positive action in our personal, social, cultural, political, environmental and global lives. Originally broadcast on "Be the Change" on Independent Radio WVKR 91.3 FM Poughkeepsie NY. Julie & Amy clean Julie & Amy action@bethechangeradio.org action@bethechangeradio.org (Julie & Amy) © Fancy Broccoli Productions "Be the change that you want to see in the world." -- Gandhi. change, action, society, local, community Be the Change Radio » Taking action http://www.bethechangeradio.org/images/bethechangelogo144.png http://bethechangeradio.org Vote, Protest, Lobby, Run for Office… http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/05/02/vote-protest-lobby-run-for-office/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/05/02/vote-protest-lobby-run-for-office/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 22:33:44 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=1044 Brian ObachBrian 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.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/05/02/vote-protest-lobby-run-for-office/feed/ 1 Empowerment,Local politics,Public office,Sustainability,Taking action 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. 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. Julie & Amy clean 59:18 Coming Down the Mountain http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/08/coming-down-the-mountain/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/08/coming-down-the-mountain/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:28:09 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=963 Pamela Boyce Simms coaches Transition Initiating Teams and Working Groups; facilitating team-building and  efficient, effective and harmonious group dynamics. Ms. Boyce Simms also is one of seven initiators on the Woodstock NY Transition Team in Ulster County, New York. Woodstock Transition currently hosts monthly public awareness sessions and plans its Great Unleashing in September 2012. Pamela is co-leading the Training for Transition in Marbletown on March 17-18, 2012. She is currently the Development Officer at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) Monastery and is involved in KTD’s Green Initiative.

Local Transition Initiatives:

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/08/coming-down-the-mountain/feed/ 0 Joy,Neighbors,Relationships,Taking action,Transition Pamela Boyce Simms coaches Transition Initiating Teams and Working Groups; facilitating team-building and  efficient, effective and harmonious group dynamics. Ms. Boyce Simms also is one of seven initiators on the Woodstock NY Transition Team in Ulster... Pamela Boyce Simms coaches Transition Initiating Teams and Working Groups; facilitating team-building and  efficient, effective and harmonious group dynamics. Ms. Boyce Simms also is one of seven initiators on the Woodstock NY Transition Team in Ulster County, New York. Woodstock Transition currently hosts monthly public awareness sessions and plans its Great Unleashing in September 2012. Pamela is co-leading the Training for Transition in Marbletown on March 17-18, 2012. She is currently the Development Officer at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) Monastery and is involved in KTD's Green Initiative. Local Transition Initiatives: New Paltz Woodstock Saugerties Kingston Marbletown Julie & Amy clean 1:01:46 Training in Transition http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/01/training-in-transition/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/01/training-in-transition/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:34:30 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=939 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.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2012/02/01/training-in-transition/feed/ 0 Community,Education,Relationships,Taking action,Transition 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, 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. Julie & Amy clean 1:02:42 Farmers Dan & Ann http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/12/07/farmers-dan-ann/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/12/07/farmers-dan-ann/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:03:46 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=891 Local farmers and environmental activists Dan & Ann Guenther will talk about recent developments in the hydro-fracking permitting process, the transition movement, and how we as individuals can reduce damage to the planet by our own actions of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/12/07/farmers-dan-ann/feed/ 0 Hydro-fracking,Local food,Local politics,Taking action,Transition,Volunteering Local farmers and environmental activists Dan & Ann Guenther will talk about recent developments in the hydro-fracking permitting process, the transition movement, and how we as individuals can reduce damage to the planet by our own actions of reducing... Local farmers and environmental activists Dan & Ann Guenther will talk about recent developments in the hydro-fracking permitting process, the transition movement, and how we as individuals can reduce damage to the planet by our own actions of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Julie & Amy clean 53:58 Rebroadcast of What BETTER Looks Like http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/11/09/rebroadcast-of-what-better-looks-like/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/11/09/rebroadcast-of-what-better-looks-like/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:01:31 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=889 Re-broadcast of our conversation with the founders of What BETTER Looks Like.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/11/09/rebroadcast-of-what-better-looks-like/feed/ 0 9/11,Congo,Gandhi,King,Rwanda,Social Studies,Taking action,World Trade Center Re-broadcast of our conversation with the founders of What BETTER Looks Like. Re-broadcast of our conversation with the founders of What BETTER Looks Like. Julie & Amy clean 1:02:46 Reforestation http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/10/05/reforestation/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/10/05/reforestation/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:48:43 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=878 Maraleen Manos-Jones, the Butterfly Woman, returns to our show. This week she is accompanied by Jose Luis Alvarez, director and operator of La Cruz Habitat Protection Project – Mexico, a cooperative reforestation program.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/10/05/reforestation/feed/ 0 Butterflies,Community,Conservation,Haiti,Mexico,Taking action Maraleen Manos-Jones, the Butterfly Woman, returns to our show. This week she is accompanied by Jose Luis Alvarez, director and operator of La Cruz Habitat Protection Project – Mexico, a cooperative reforestation program. Maraleen Manos-Jones, the Butterfly Woman, returns to our show. This week she is accompanied by Jose Luis Alvarez, director and operator of La Cruz Habitat Protection Project – Mexico, a cooperative reforestation program. Julie & Amy clean 47:48 Legacy Farm Co-Housing http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/09/14/legacy-farm-co-housing/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/09/14/legacy-farm-co-housing/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:41:23 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=872 Some of the co-founders of Ulster County Cohousing / Legacy Farm Cohousing of Rosendale.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/09/14/legacy-farm-co-housing/feed/ 0 Co-Housing,Rosendale,Taking action Some of the co-founders of Ulster County Cohousing / Legacy Farm Cohousing of Rosendale. Some of the co-founders of Ulster County Cohousing / Legacy Farm Cohousing of Rosendale. Julie & Amy clean 57:30 More Butterflies http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/08/10/more-butterflies/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/08/10/more-butterflies/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:29:04 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=829 Maraleen Manos-Jones returns to tell us more tales of butterfly life & lore.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/08/10/more-butterflies/feed/ 0 Butterflies,Nature,Stories,Taking action Maraleen Manos-Jones returns to tell us more tales of butterfly life & lore. Maraleen Manos-Jones returns to tell us more tales of butterfly life & lore. Julie & Amy clean 1:00:07 What BETTER Looks Like http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/07/20/what-better-looks-like/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/07/20/what-better-looks-like/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:30:06 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=812 Liz & Rob Gannon-Graydon, co-founders of What BETTER Looks Like. What BETTER Looks Like fosters the development of beloved community by helping individuals imagine, articulate and create visions for a better world. The intentional infusion of love into our interactions has the power to create the radical changes necessary to make the world better.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/07/20/what-better-looks-like/feed/ 0 9/11,Congo,Gandhi,King,Rwanda,Social Studies,Taking action,World Trade Center Liz & Rob Gannon-Graydon, co-founders of What BETTER Looks Like. What BETTER Looks Like fosters the development of beloved community by helping individuals imagine, articulate and create visions for a better world. Liz & Rob Gannon-Graydon, co-founders of What BETTER Looks Like. What BETTER Looks Like fosters the development of beloved community by helping individuals imagine, articulate and create visions for a better world. The intentional infusion of love into our interactions has the power to create the radical changes necessary to make the world better. Julie & Amy clean 1:02:46 Butterfly Woman http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/05/11/butterfly-woman/ http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/05/11/butterfly-woman/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:45:56 +0000 Julie http://bethechangeradio.org/?p=740 The Spirit of ButterfliesMaraleen 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.

]]> http://bethechangeradio.org/2011/05/11/butterfly-woman/feed/ 0 Butterflies,Conservation,Education,Life path,Stories,Taking action 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 sin... 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. Julie & Amy clean 59:16