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PCC, Sustain Me! is a higher education and environmental justice podcast brought to you from Portland Community College's Sustainability Department. The host is Joe Culhane and the program's goal is to explore the sustainability movement and it's relationship with social/environmental justice at both PCC and in higher education in general. The objective is to provide a narrative and storyline for the college and also to ideally illuminate best practices, redundancies, and ways to improve sustainability and social justice efforts at all levels of education across the nation. We see that there is a major need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of sustainability and we hope to explore these issues and be a part of the solution moving forward with these extremely important topics.
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So much goodness in here. Jacob Lebel, one of the 21 youth plaintiffs on the Juliana V U.S “Climate Trial of the Century” came and gave over 100 student leaders a great keynote presentation during our 3rd annual #EcoSocialJustice Event. We talked about a great many things and about the injunction case that is right … Continue reading Episode #24 ~ PCC Eco Social Justice Event, Youth V Gov, Climate Trial of the Century w/ Jacob Lebel →
This was such a great conversation I had after a highly impactful two full days of training with Jamie Washington Ph.D., of Washington Consulting Group and Kathy Obear, Ed.D., from The Center for Transformation & Change. The training was called Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments and I certainly was able to learn a lot … Continue reading Episode #23 ~ Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments w/ Jamie Washington, Ph.D. & Kathy Obear, Ed. D →
This was a fantastic conversation I had the good fortune to have with Kevin Wilhelm, CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, author, public speaker, and so much more. We sat down near the conclusion of the Washington Oregon Higher Education Conference that was held this year at the University of Washington in Seattle. The conversation went … Continue reading Episode #22 ~ Kevin Wilhelm at WOHESC 2019 →
What a fantastic conversation this was with Kiran Oommen. Not only that but this episode also happens to have a podcast debut of a fresh track from one of the bands Kiran is in called Geophagia. The track is called Werewolf. It’s sprinkled in the episode and if you stick around to the very end … Continue reading Episode #21 ~ Kiran Oommen, Our Children’s Trust & The Climate Trial of the Century →
Check it out! The 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium is right around the corner, March 8th 2019. Hear more about the event and a bit of the story line of how GPSEN came to be. Oh, and while you’re at it, you’ll get a bit more of an intimate idea of how awesome the UN’s Sustainable … Continue reading Episode #20 ~ 2019 GPSEN Sustainability Symposium w/ Kim Smith Ph.D →
I had such a great conversation with Venus Barnes, a member of the PCC community as the Learning Garden Coordinator at the Sylvania Campus and she is also a former student here as well. Venus started a Food Justice Cohort that I was really excited to share about and she also did an excellent job … Continue reading Episode #19 ~ Food, Justice & Finding the Intersections w/ Venus Barnes →
On Tuesday, January 15th in Salem Oregon a rally and public hearing were held to stop the Jordan Cove LNG terminal and pipeline project. Hundreds of folks were in attendance and one of them happened to be me. I recorded much of the speakers that were at the rally and wanted to share some of … Continue reading Episode #18 ~ No Fracking Way Should We Build the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal! →
Two weeks have some how flown by already here in 2019. It took a bit to dust off the winter break hibernation like mentality I fell into but alas, here is the first episode of the new year! This episode is a combination of a reflection on this past year, a look ahead, and a … Continue reading Episode #17 ~ Hello there, 2019… →
The 11th Global RCE Conference held at the University of the Philippines, Cebu was held from December 7th-9th folks from many places around the world gathered to focus on pathways towards education for sustainable development. I was honored to be one of those folks gathered there and I can tell you right now it was a … Continue reading Episode #16 ~ Charles Hopkins & the 11th Global RCE Conference →
I had the honor of interviewing one of the 21 plaintiffs of the Juliana v US climate trial and it just so happened to be Kelsey Juliana whose name is attached to the case. She did make it clear though that all 21 of the youth who are a part of this case when it … Continue reading Episode #15 ~ Kelsey Juliana, #YouthvGov, & the Climate Trial of The Century →
There’s a lot going on out there in the world these days. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting stuff…
Well now, this past weekend was the 10th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering, held in Southwest Portland at the National University of Natural Medicine. I was excited to attend this conference as it has been on my radar for the past ten years and I was finally able to attend! I was also quite pleased … Continue reading Episode #13 ~ On Being an Accomplice and Not Just an Ally w/ La Loba Loca & 10th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering →
It’s here! Today! The 2018 mid-term elections are happening and this is going to be a BIG day for this country called the United States of America. This may or may not be one of the more important election cycles in current times… Either way you slice or dice it, there are going to be some … Continue reading Episode #12 ~ It’s Election Day! Get Your Vote On! And Learn About the Portland Clean Energy Initiative from Jenny Lee! →
I first experienced Dr. Heather Hackman and her incredibly accessible presentation style at AASHE 2017 in San Antonio. Her ability to help people see how intrinsically connected social justice and environmental sustainability work is and how important it is to approach sustainability using an equity lens was amazing. She talked about privilege, dominant culture, and … Continue reading Episode #11 ~ featuring Dr. Heather Hackman from Hackman Consulting Group →
Well hello! There’s a couple reason’s I’m pretty stoked right now. One is that this is the 10th episode of the podcast and the other is that I had the pleasure of talking with the president of our college Mark Mitsui to help mark this milestone in the program. There were a number of … Continue reading Episode #10 ~ A Conversation with PCC President Mark Mitsui →
This episode is in response to a few current issues that are circulating in our local and global public spheres. The most recent one being the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and their report which says we basically have 12 years to right this spaceship before we bring ourselves to the brink of … Continue reading Episode #9 ~ Power, Privilege, & The IPCC Report →
So, the AASHE 2018 Conferene & Expo just wrapped up, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education had this years annual conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and I must say, that is a beautiful part of this planet. The conference was themed around the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDG’s for short … Continue reading Episode #8 ~ AASHE 2018 ~ Kate Rayner Fried & The Ethics of Care →
Thank you for tuning in, folks. I am pleased to report that on the morning of Friday, September 28th, on what was a rather warm early autumn day, with clear blue skies and the moon still showing in the sky off to the west, a very special occasion took place between The City of Portland … Continue reading Episode #7 ~ Renea Perry & Portland’s 1st Annual Tribal Nations Summit →
Well now, this episode veers a wee bit away from the more formal format of the first handful of episodes. Teri Fane, the Student Body President of PCC Cascade Campus and I had ourselves a wonderfully candid, honest, and unabashed conversation about sustainability and social/environmental justice both at PCC and in general. We looked at … Continue reading Episode #6 ~ Teri Fane n’ Joe Culhane getting ready to go to AASHE 2018! →
Can you feel it? The Autumn Equinox is just around the bend. The sun is setting earlier each day, encouraging us to rest up and get a good nights sleep. There’s that brisk and invigorating chill in the air, requiring that extra layer of clothes that’s been tucked away all summer. All those colorful leaves … Continue reading Episode #5 ~ 2018 Eco Challenge & GPSEN Website Launch w/ David Macek →
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