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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

For the past five years I've had the amazing opportunity to interview 56 changemakers for the Big Vision Podcast who I think have big visions for a better world. I come away from each interview energized and inspired You can view all of the interviews, and subscribe to the show, on iTunes , or on the Big Vision Podcast's landing page.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are links to conversations with 48 big visionaries who I've interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast over the last four years. You can subscribe to the show on the Big Vision Podcast website, or via iTunes. Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks for answering my post from last week, Who Should I Interview for the Big Vision Podcast? Kimberly Wilson , Tranquil Space Foundation ( I interviewed Kimberly in November 2009 ) Lisa Rose Starner, Burdock and Rose Megan Webb, Oakland Animal Services Organizers of S. Flickr photo credit: Ray of Light.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

February 18, 2008 was the 2nd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast ! I've listed all of the interviews below with links to the podcast and the transcript. Scotlan Youth Program in West Oakland. A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good.

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MARCH 1, 2007

February 18th was the Big Vision Podcast's One Year Anniversary. Scotlan Youth Program in West Oakland. Listen Read activist activism podcast interview. Tags: podcast activism activist interview. If you haven't already, I encourage you to listen to, or read their stories, and contact them if you want to get involved.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:00-1:15 PM Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Oakland Airport 77 Hegenberger Rd. " Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:00-1:15 PM Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Oakland Airport 77 Hegenberger Rd. Oakland blog podcast San Francisco Oakland nonprofit writer marketing business women

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MAY 1, 2006

I've posted my fourth Big Vision podcast. It's an interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery , a West Oakland, community-based food justice organization. You can also check out Brahm's blog at [link] Enjoy!

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Our second tea tasting stop was the Numi Tea Garden in Oakland. Regular readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners might remember that I interviewed Numi Tea Co-Founder, Reem Rahim, for the Big Vision Podcast in January 2007. The hubs had a super yummy darjeeling tea.

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JUNE 24, 2011

Still totally inspired by Save Oakland Library. Yesterday I interviewed artist and social changemaker, Naomi Natale, for the July Big Vision Podcast about her powerful One Million Bones project. A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week.

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MARCH 9, 2009

Jones is the author of The Green Collar Economy and Founder of the Oakland-based, Green for All. You can read a copy of the interview on Have Fun * Do Good , but I really recommend you listen to it on the Big Vision Podcast. He's an inspiring speaker: green jobs economy Van Jones Obama

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I've been following Barack Obama for about as long as I've written Have Fun * Do Good: • I wrote about his podcast in September 2005: Obama's podcasts and Clinton's version of Slamdance. Saw him speak in 2007: Obama in Oakland. • Listed Dreams of My Father as one of my Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006. •

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JANUARY 23, 2009

Increase the number of people of color I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast. Volunteer in Oakland outside of my home office, and away from my computer. Flickr photo credit: Downtown Oakland 2 uploaded by ChrisDag. 2009 resolution New Year volunteer donate Oakland local business It stayed about the same.

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JUNE 21, 2006

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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MAY 4, 2007

Britt Bravo has been selected by East Bay Area free weekly in their annual "best of" issue and while the readers' choice for best blog was the Daily Kos , the Editors of the East Bay Express selected Britt Bravo's blogs and podcasts for best of the East Bay.

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MARCH 9, 2010

They were Pat Furr of Computers for Classrooms (CFC) and Bruce Buckelew of Oakland Technology Exchange West (OTX West). You can listen to a recording of Bruce and Pat's free webinar , view their PowerPoint presentation, and download the podcast. read more.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. LINK LOVE Bay Area folks, join me November 15th for Jennifer Lee's Right-Brain Business Plan Workshop in Oakland. It's been a been a busy few weeks! Early registration deadline is Nov.

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APRIL 10, 2007

If you'd like to learn more about why Fair Trade makes a difference, and the relationship between Starbucks and Fair Trade coffee, check out my interview with Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , on the Big Vision Podcast. I'll post a transcript of the interview here next week.

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MAY 21, 2006

Last Thursday I went to hear Majora Carter from Sustainable South Bronx , Paul Hawken , author of Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce , Van Jones from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , Geralina Fortier from People's Grocery , and Bruce Cox of the Alliance for West Oakland Development speak at the first Solutions Salon.

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JULY 3, 2006

I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Welcome to the Big Vision Podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change. SOUL is located here in the Bay area, in Oakland.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Green for All and Van Jones are both based in Oakland, CA (where I live) so I've been following their work for awhile. I'm here to tell ya that Jones will go down in history as one of the visionary voices of our time. He was recently named as a TIME Magazine 2008 Hero of the Environment.

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APRIL 29, 2021

In addition to her role, she hosts “The Reconstruction,” a podcast about moving capital towards justice . Foundation’s ability to provide 16 million meals to children and families in the Oakland area in 2020 . Managing Director. The Investment Integration Project, Impact Alpha. Has 15 years of experience in investment banking.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

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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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

February 18, 2009 was the 3rd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast ! If you're not a listener, you can listen to the show on the Big Vision Podcast site, or subscribe via iTunes or another podcatcher. Scotland Youth Program in West Oakland. podcast visionary nonprofit activist social change

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AUGUST 29, 2010

She is also co-host of the radio show, The Queens of Green on Green 960 , which you can also be downloaded as a podcast. I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. City Slickers Farm is taking over a park, with the support of the city of Oakland.

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JUNE 22, 2006

One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes. Welcome to the Big Vision podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change.

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MAY 27, 2007

Over the past month, many of you have posted comments or sent me emails about my interview with Van Jones, the President and Co-founder of Oakland's Ella Baker Center , that I posted here, and on the Big Vision Podcast. I just finished listening to your podcast interview of Van Jones. This guy is a genius.

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JULY 31, 2007

When I interviewed Elizabeth last week for the Big Vision Podcast , she described the publishing process as being like a labyrinth. Attendees will have the chance to network, learn from and share their ideas with authors, agents, editors and publishing professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York." For more info.

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JANUARY 24, 2007

Reem Rahim is the Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of the Oakland-based green business Numi Tea. Obviously, I'm a big fan (: Below is a transcript from my interview with Reem from the Big Vision Podcast. Britt: Oakland needs more businesses like Numi. Why did you decide to have your business in Oakland?

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DECEMBER 12, 2006

Ingrid Severson is the lead project organizer of the Rooftop Resources project, a project of the Oakland non-profit Bay Localize. You can listen to my interview with Ingrid on the Big Vision Podcast , or read a transcript here. We're choosing a one half-square mile region of Oakland. It's basically a neighborhood assessment.

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DECEMBER 14, 2006

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). My friend, Ilyse Hogue , introduced me to Anna this summer, and I had the privilege of interviewing her for my podcast. Both books are crazily well-written. End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs. I'll admit it.

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MAY 10, 2006

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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MARCH 26, 2010

You can imagine how excited I was to find out about Fat Bottom Bakery , a vegan bakery in Oakland, CA (where I live) that makes all kind of desserts, including cupcakes! I've posted an edited transcript of my interview with Ashley and Carolynn for the Big Vision Podcast.

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APRIL 25, 2008

The following is an edited transcript of an interview I did with her on March 25th, 2008 for the Big Vision Podcast. We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland.

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JULY 13, 2008

Below is an edited transcript of our interview for the Big Vision Podcast. It's interesting, a man from Oakland is doing a documentary on street recyclers, the people who go around and pick up recycling from all of our bins, and that's how they make their living. about saving all of his trash for one year. And, "Why did you do it?"

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MARCH 9, 2007

The three Bay Area municipalities, along with Oakland and San Francisco (who haven't placed their orders yet) have all signed-on to be part of Plug-In Bay Area, an initiative to put more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road. Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Jennifer is a certified coach, artist and yogini based in Oakland, California. Below is the edited transcript from my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jennifer Lee from January 22, 2009. She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

You can listen to my interview with Jensine on the Big Vision Podcast website, or on iTunes. Just here in the Bay Area we have local things like, Oakland Local , Oakland Seen , and Spot.us. Tags: Big Vision Podcast interview. They broadcast and unite women's voices from around the world into a powerful force for change.

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