Roots Run Deep

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! I'm your host Rafa and I am excited to be back in this space. There has been a lot of great work happening in North Richmond and today we are covering the Not For Us, Without Us! campaign. North Richmond residents had the opportunity to learn and vote on Just Transition oriented projects. We will go over the community engagement process and where we are at with the campaign. We hope this episode makes you feel EMPOWERED! Full Campaign Report: https://urbantilth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NFUWU-Full-Eng.-Report.pdfWebsite:https://urbantilth.org/activate/north-richmond-at-the-table/IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/FB: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilthThank you for listening.Time Stamps00:37 Announcement 01:23 We are Back01:57 Not For Us, Without us!03:20 Where Did We Meet?04:21 Workshops #105:11 Workshop #206:40 Community Vote and Celebration08:11 Results  10:10 Community Feedback12:41 Thank You North Richmond13:40 Closing out

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Luna Angulo from Rich City Rays! The Rich City Rays are a group of organizers that hold actions on the water with kayaks. This conversation explores the importance of grounding and connecting to our environment to participate in actions that play a significant role in Richmond’s vision for a Just Transition. We hope this episode makes you feel EMPOWERED! Thank you for listening.Website: https://www.richcityrays.com/Mission: https://www.richcityrays.com/aboutInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/richcityrays/Visit:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilth/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/Learn more from our Blog! https://urbantilth.org/category/news/activate/rootsrundeep/

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We welcome this episode's guest, Rico and Carlos from Rich City Rides! They express the importance of community and how Rich City reflects that. In Richmond we face a lot of injustices and we address those issues in this episode. From community, Pollution and an E-bike lending library they play a huge role in Richmond’s vision for a Just Transition. We hope this episode makes you feel EMPOWERED! Thank you for listening.Website:https://richcityrides.org/Mission: https://richcityrides.org/about-us/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richcityrides/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.cityridesTime Stamps00:12 Intro00:49 Guest Introduction01:29 Rich City Rides Mission03:39 Struggles working with youth  05:40 Rich City empowers community08:40 E-Bike Lending Library 09:43 What is Rich City15:32 Richmond is Beautiful  24:41 Richmond Will Keep Changing  25:35 North Richmond Bike Bus30:00 It takes a village  32:16 Community is in our roots42:00 We have a calling!50:16 Save SRS Bridge 59:08 Need more solutions1:03:12 RCR Events 1:06:14 Closing out

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! In this episode we are talking about the wonderful work being done in our community by the Basins of Relations Watershed Restoration Program at Urban Tilth. Our guests Paola, Nathan and Solwazi share their Knowledge on restoring creeks and our watershed! From the importance of removing invasive species and the natural relationship our native plants have with fire. We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing work being done in our communities to fight the bad and build the new. Thank you for listening!More info:Mission-https://urbantilth.org/learn/basinsofrelations/Water Conservation -https://urbantilth.org/learn/basinsofrelations/water-conservation-project/

Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We are Just Transition Organizers at Urban Tilth. In this episode Your hosts are excited to wrap up the year 2024 with this episode where they reflect on many community issues that were talked about in previous episodes and the importance of a Just Transition in North Richmond. Listen to the podcast to join the conversation and also hear more about the exciting plans for 2025 on Roots Run Deep! Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions.