Activism

Shino Tanikawa, NY Soil & Water Conservation District w/Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group [ENG]

Recorded on 2015-10-27

Shino Tanikawa and Majora Carter have been friends for a long time. Majora is an urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She is responsible for the creation & successful implementation of numerous green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems. Shino promotes green infrastructure and soil and water […]

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Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies [ENG]

Cynthia Rosenzweig is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, one of the leading institutions for research about global climate change. There, she’s the leader of the Climate Impacts Group—which means she studies the ways a changing climate has—and will—affect our lives…

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Aria Doe, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Action Center for Education and Community Development [ENG]

Recorded on 2015-10-16

Aria Doe and her husband started the Action Center for Education and Community Development to serve the community in Far Rockaway, Queens, a community of New York City, where many of the residents live at 200% below the poverty line. Aria remembers the desperation and light that came from her community when hurricane Sandy struck.

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