Project Good Podcast

Episode summary: April is the month we focus on the Earth and 2021 marks the 51^st year of celebrating Earth Day. Air pollution is one of the leading causes of premature death, its responsible for 3.4 deaths each year. For April Project Good Interviewed Hana Creger, Senior Program Manager focused on Environmental Equity at Greenlining. Ms. Creager contributes to the development and implementation of policies leading to clean transportation and mobility investments in California. Her work is focused on the intersection of transportation, climate change, and economic opportunities for low-income communities of color.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

- Minorities and Toxic Environments [8:16]

-Economic and Environmental Issues [10:45]

- Programs with Solutions [25:04]

- Take Action [37:31]

Quote:

“The most impactful thing that an individual can do is get educated on the movements they can join. Then to strategize, donate to those organizations doing great work, figure out how they, as individuals, can participate in campaigns or voting in the right politicians and hold them accountable—staying engaged at every step of the way.”

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Greenlining

Clean Mobility Equity: A Playbook Lessons from California's Clean Transportation Programs - The Greenlining Institute

Goal 11 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)

Effects | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet (nasa.gov)

Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) | California Air Resources Board

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Episode summary: In the last five years, women have been making strides from business to politics and the global pandemic threatens to halt women’s progress. In March 2021, Project Good interviewed Sharmili Majmudar, Executive Vice President of Policy and Organizational Impact at Women Employed which is an advocacy organization for women in the workplace. The organization since 1973, works with individuals, employers, educators, and policymakers to address the challenges women face in their jobs every day, and to ensure all women can attain the skills they need for the jobs they want.

Topics discussed in this episode:

- Economic Downturn and Pandemic [6:30]

- Childcare and Women [7:54]

- Employers and Women [9:08]

- Childcare and Women [7:54]

Quote:

“Workplaces are designed around men who are the solo breadwinners in the household who do not have caregiving responsibilities and that isn’t the world we live in today. Huge percentages of women are either co-breadwinner or primary breadwinner in their household.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

National Women’s Law Center

Pew Research Gender and Caregiving

Pew Research Center survey

One Fair Wage

https://statusofwomendata.org/

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In the year 2020, race was at the forefront of the riots and protests in almost every major city in America. In February 2021, Project Good interviewed Tomi Akitunde, an Award-winning journalist, content creator and founder of the online media community Mater Mea about what it means to be a Black mother during these times and how motherhood should unite understanding among all races.

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