Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations
Phil and Mitch Margo of The Tokens — Brooklyn Boys — who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the hit song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Both Phil and Mitch are experienced writers, performers, producers and activists who deeply care about the planet.
#1226: Activists and Musicians Phil and Mitch Margo of the Tokens
Hear how Vokashi is changing the way people compost, by using ancient fermenting methods.
Features Amanda Gentile, Director of Development and Communication of GROW NYC, a hands-on non-profit working to build sustainable communities through farming, education and community action.
Features Patrick Shane, Activist and member of the Occupy Wall Street press team.
Features David Braun, President and Co-Founder of United For Actionand the National Grassroots Coalition
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.
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.
Features Ken Gale, environmentalist, comic book afficionado and host of Eco-Logic on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City.
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.
Features Marilyn Elie, co-founder of the Westchester Citizens Awareness Network and an original member of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition.
Sharon Abreu who is a vocalist, activist, educator and executive director of Irthlingz, an organization that uses music and multi-media entertainment as tools to educate people about the environment.
Features Rand Weeks of Alternative Energy Design Associates, an eco-engineer who creates eco-power systems and helps to restore ecological systems especially as they apply to reef renewal. Oysters included.
