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3/29/2012

Women In The Green Economy: Crystal Johnson & Sustainability

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As we wrap up Women's History Month, we turn to the future, and look at the role of women in the Green Movement. One of the leading experts in the field is Boston based Crystal Johnson, founder and principal of ISES, Integrative Sustainability & Environmental Solutions. We'll ask Crystal to give definition to all things "green" and help us to understand the economy and political implications of environmental sustainability in a throw away world.

Just what happens to all of those computers, once they're no longer in use? What landfill...or developing country are they shipped off to? And what about all the plastic bags that don't make it to the recycle bin? What role to communities of color play in the Green Movement?

And most importantly, what can ONE person to to push the Green Movement forward?

We'll also talk to Crystal about her upcoming 3rd Annual Sustainable Economy Conference (SEC) set for April 30th.

Find out more about Crystal Johnson and her work at www.isesplanning.com.

Crystal Johnson Bio
Crystal Johnson launched ISES after almost two decades of educating diverse industries about how to best reduce their impact on the environment.

Her experience in the public and private sectors on both the west and east coasts provides her with a critical understanding of environmental issues. Crystal’s professional journey provides her with over 20 years experience in sustainability management, environmental planning and assessment and compliance review. She has experience in scoping, preparing and critique of Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements/Reports (for NEPA and state environmental regulations), Air Quality Reports, Water Resources Assessments, Climate Change Action Plans and renewable energy feasibility studies.

After graduating from the University of California Berkeley, Crystal passionately pursued a career as an Environmental Specialist...She accepted a position as an Energy Analyst with the City of Berkeley where she wrote innovative environmental policy and created energy retrofit programs for high-end commercial energy users. This opportunity lead to Energy Planner and Environmental Planner positions with Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, an engineering firm, in Hawaii. After many years, she returned home to Boston, MA and served as an Environmental Program Manager for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC) responsible for the environmental habitat of 47 airports. Her reputation with MAC lead to being offered a position at an engineering firm in Boston, AECOM/Frederic R. Harris, Inc., to provide Environmental Planning services. After a couple of years, Crystal relocated to NYC to work at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Environmental Planning and Assessment as a Senior Environmental Program Manager responsible for environmental planning of 7 of the 14 NYC water pollution control plants, environmental assessments of large-scale private and public NYC projects and water demand projections for NYC. The beauty of the Hudson Valley area in Upstate NY lured her to consult in Hudson, NY as a Senior Environmental Planner and Green Marketing Director. She returned home to Massachusetts in 2009.

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3/22/2012

Women, Acupuncture and Holistic Health with Dr. Beth Sommers

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When my friend, Virginia Nelson, invited me to attend an acupuncture session at her home, I was indeed curious. I was always mildly interested in learning more about the topic, but just didn't have that "push" to dig deeper. So when the invitation came, I decided to give it a try.

With a living room filled with friends and colleagues, I offered up my right thumb to Dr. Beth Sommers, who stuck her magic needles in the right spots and minutes later the nagging carpal tunnel in that thumb had decreased substantially. And it stayed that way for several days.
  That was my introduction to acupuncture. And Beth Sommers, PhD, MPH, LAc joins me on today's show to demystify acupuncture to our listening audience and explain why it has become a popular alternative to traditional Western medicine for many around the world.
  Dr. Sommers is the Director of Research and Education for Pathways to Wellness/AIDS Care Project, a non profit organization in Boston. Shel will also talk about the other services offered by the organization, including shiatu and Chinese herbs.
  Join in the conversation as we explore alternative medicine during Women's History Month. 

Pathways to Wellness, Inc. is a
nonprofit organization committed to providing equal access to high quality holistic care including acupuncture, shiatsu, and Chinese herbs. Within a compassionate and empowering environment, Pathways provides complementary therapies for our clients as an adjunct to their Western medical care. Working in partnership with community health centers and organizations, Pathways promotes a continuum of care for our clients in body, mind and spirit.

For more information, visit their website at: www.pathwaysboston.org

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3/15/2012

Where It All Began: The National Women's History Project

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Executive Director Molly Murphy MacGregor takes us back more than 40 years when she produced a multimedia slide presentation on the history of women in the US that began a movement. As the co-founder of the National Women's History Project she wil articulate the achievements and challenges facing women both past and present.

The NWHP is the catalyst, the content provider, the behind-the-scenes director of a myriad of activities promoting women as leaders and influential forces in our society. For over 30 years, the NWHP, founded in Santa Rosa, California, has established a nationwide presence as the number one resource for information and material about the unfolding roles of women in American history. The NWHP leads both local and national efforts, consults, publishes, distributes, inspires, advises, and networks with a wide variety of institutions and activists in the field.

Every year in March, the NWHP coordinates observances of National Women’s History Month throughout the country. The NWHP originated this widely recognized celebration and sets the annual theme, produces educational materials, and chooses particular women to honor nationally for their work. Women’s History Month programs, community events, plays, essay contests, and related projects often have wide-ranging effects.

Go to www.nwhp.org for more information.

CELEBRATING WOMEN EVERYWHERE ON TODAY'S SHOW!!

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3/8/2012

Taking Care Of Self First: Black Women's Health Issues

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Top: Book Cover of Health First! The Black Woman's Wellness Guide
Bottom L to R: Byllye Avery and Ellen Craft dressed for her daring escape from slavery

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During Women's History Month we turn our attention to Black Women and Self Care, and Health Issues. After taking care of children, eldery parents, job responsibilities, the church, the community, friends, and a wide range of extended family issues, there's often not much left for women of all stripes...especially Black Women.

We'll explore this important topic with leading expert Byllye Avery and a new book on the subject, Health First! A Black Woman's Wellness Guide.

Byllye Avery is a well respected women's advocate and founder of the Black Women's Health Imperative.

Then we'll take a walk back in time and pay tribute to Ellen Craft who staged one of the most daring and dangerous escapes to freedom in American history.

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Ellen Craft (1826-1891)

One of the most ingenious escapes was that of a married couple from Georgia, Ellen and William Craft, who traveled in first-class trains, dined with a steamboat captain and stayed in the best hotels during their escape to Philadelphia and freedom in 1848. Ellen, a quadroon with very fair skin, disguised herself as a young white cotton planter traveling with his slave (William). It was William who came up with the scheme to hide in plain sight, but ultimately it was Ellen who convincingly masked her race, her gender and her social status during their four-day trip. Despite the luxury accommodations, the journey was fraught with narrow escapes and heart-in-the-mouth moments that could have led to their discovery and capture. Courage, quick thinking, luck and “our Heavenly Father,” sustained them, the Crafts said in Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, the book they wrote in 1860 chronicling the escape.

Source: Smithsonian.com
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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Great-Escape-From-Slavery-of-Ellen-and-William-Craft.html

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3/1/2012

Passion Food and One Woman's Family Business To Ease The Pain

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MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

I know that pain from the inside out. The kind that never goes away. You just learn to live with it. And I know there are women all over this world who have gone beyond the pain to bring meaning to a life lost...the life of a child.

In my case, my writing and speaking help to ease that pain of my son's loss. For my guest today, Angela Ware, she bakes. Dozens and dozens of homemade cookies. Her family run business, Dough Jangles, was started in tribute to the loss of her 9 year old twin son, Eric, who died of a brain tumor five years ago. Aaron is Eric's surviving twin, and he is the centerpoint of launching the business. (www.doughjangles.com)

Aaron and his Mom were featured on Oprah,have met the celebrated chef Paula Dean, and have been featured on CBS News and the Washington Post. Now we talk with Angela about her husband, their three sons and transforming grief into a successful business.

It's Women's History Month and we're featuring women like Angela Ware who defy the odds to make a difference in this world.

Pass the cookies please!!!
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About Women’s History Month

Before the 1970’s, the topic of women’s history was largely missing from general public consciousness. To address this situation, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women initiated a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978 and chose the week of March 8 to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The celebration was met with positive response, and schools began to host their own Women’s History Week programs. The next year, leaders from the California group shared their project at a Women’s History Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. Other participants not only became determined to begin their own local Women’s History Week projects but also agreed to support an effort to have Congress declare a national Women’s History Week.

In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) cosponsored the first Joint Congressional Resolution proclaiming a “Women’s History Week.”

In 1987, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to expand the celebration to the entire month of March. Since then, the National Women’s History Month Resolution has been approved every year with bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

Information from the National Women's History Month Project.
www.nwhp.org
and
http://womenshistorymonth.gov

About This Year's Theme Our History is Our Strength

“Our shared history unites families, communities, and nations. Although women’s history is intertwined with the history shared with men, several factors - social, religious, economic, and biological - have worked to create a unique sphere of women's history.”

Source: National Women's History Project

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Women In The Green Economy: Crystal Johnson & Sustainability

Women, Acupuncture and Holistic Health with Dr. Beth Sommers

Where It All Began: The National Women's History Project

Taking Care Of Self First: Black Women's Health Issues

Passion Food and One Woman's Family Business To Ease The Pain

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