Features Thelma Thomas, Artistic Director of Pearls of Wisdom, a program of Elders Share the Arts, based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She is also a founding member of the African Folks Heritage Circle and an extraordinary storyteller.
Category: New York City
#1220: Ben Shuldiner of the Highschool for Public Service
Features Ben Shuldiner, an educator, social activist, and founder and Principal of The Highschool for Public Service in Wingate, Brooklyn. The school serves as a flagship model for how sustainable practices interconnect with education in public school, and boasts a 10,000 sq. ft.vegetable farm on the front lawn in partnership with Green Guerillas and BK Farmyards.
#1219: Ken Gale of Eco-Logic
Features Ken Gale, environmentalist, comic book afficionado and host of Eco-Logic on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City.
#1218: Jeff Hittner of Ethikus and Shop Your Values Week
Features Jeff Hittner, co-founder of Ethikus, an online community of ethical consumers and businesses, helping people discover ethical and sustainable shops in New York City, particularly small, local businesses.
#1214: Mallory Sustick of Plovgh
Features Community Manager Mallory Sustick of Plovgh, a Brooklyn-based farmshare organization that connects farmers and consumers, allowing consumers to pick up their choice of farm-fresh foods in their neighborhood, the same day it was picked.
#1212: Peter Rugh of OWS Environmental Solidarity Workgroup
Features Peter Rugh, facilitator of the Occupy Wall Street Environmental Solidarity WorkGroup and chair of the action committee to shut down Indian Point nuclear plant.
#1210: Adam Friedman of Pratt Center for Community Development
Features Adam Friedman, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development.
#1210: Adam Friedman of Pratt Center for Community Development
#1209: Kate Zadar or Newton Creek Alliance and Phillip Musegaas of Riverkeeper
Features Kate Zadar of Newtown Creek Alliance and Phillip Musegaas, Hudson River Program Director for Riverkeeper.
#1209: Kate Zadar or Newtown Creek Alliance and Phillip Musegaas of Riverkeeper
#1208: Vaidila Kungys of Ride the City
Features Vaidila Kungys, co-founder of Ride The City, a website that helps you find safer bike routes in cities by avoiding roads that aren’t meant for biking and maximizing bike-friendly streets.
#1207: Donna Zimmerman & Daniel Meredith of BBOX Radio
Features co-founders Donna Zimmerman & Daniel Meredith of BBOX Radio, Brooklyn’s new community radio station.
#1205: Donna Stein of NYC Friends of Clearwater
Features Donna Stein, President of NYC Friends of Clearwater, which is a chartered sloop club that teaches people to protect the Hudson River and related waterways through education, advocacy and celebration.
#1203: Jeff Hittner of Ethikus
Features Jeff Hittner, co-founder of Ethikus, a blog and online community of ethical consumers that support stores and restaurants that are doing good.