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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design . In addition to her role, she hosts “The Reconstruction,” a podcast about moving capital towards justice . Kelly Tweeddale. Foundation.

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Brahm Ahmadi, People's Grocery, Podcast Transcript

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You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes. Britt Bravo: Hi, welcome to the Big Vision Podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change. The primary need, obviously, in our community, West Oakland, is a lack of access to healthy and affordable foods.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

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He was recently named 2009 Young Professional of the Year by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Below is an edited transcript of my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jose in late August. I'm going to be great here in Oakland. If you look at somewhere like Oakland, it's everywhere but the hills.

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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006

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If you need a little of drop of hope each week, his podcast is always inspiring (and you don't need an iPod to listen to it). I know that his ideas are not the only solution to ending poverty, but when you learn about what a difference a $10 bednet can make, it sure sounds reasonable. Both books are crazily well-written.

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

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Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL?

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Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us

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for the Big Vision Podcast. That sounds like a horrible way to die. That sounds really nerdy, but it can actually be really fun. On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us Below is an edited transcript of the interview which you also can listen to online , or subscribe to via iTunes. I originally wanted to launch Spot.us

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

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Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. Now, three hundred bucks a year doesn't sound like a lot of money, right?