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Category: Community Engagement (Page 3 of 4)
David Robinson works with his clients to reveal the stories they are telling themselves. He says “our reality is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves on a regular basis.” Dave helps you take control of your internal narrative to take control of your life.
In this wide-ranging conversation Dave talks about his journey and everything from physical implications of storywork, epigenetics, resilience, meditation journaling, ice baths and more. And he’s offering free sessions to the first 3 people to respond by clicking the link below.
Free storywork session (click)
Dave’s website: Workyourstories.com
Brass Ring Project co-founders Tom Leahy and Candice Suarez are lifelong education professionals and advocates. In this episode we talk about paths toward higher education and further training aside from higher education, ideal candidates, helping students and parents understand their options and much more.
The Brass Ring Project’s self-described mission is to help “students pave a path forward following high school that will enable them to thrive in work that fits their unique abilities, personality and interests. We believe that all students should have access to professionals who can guide them through the process of determining their future path and assist in navigating the daunting higher education landscape. The Brass Ring Project wants to help level the playing field.”
The Brass Ring Project (non-profit)
www.thebrassringproject.org
Optimum Ed (college consulting, counseling and assistance services)
www.optimumedcenter.com
Beyond Boundaries is a non-profit based in Richmond, Virginia specializing in guiding participants with disabilities, veterans, underserved youth, and recovery programs on outdoor adventures. In this episode I speak with Executive Director Shep Roeper about how it got started, their mission, who the programs are designed for and how you can help.
WRIR’s website – playlist post
Fuzzy Prophet (Greg Garner and Steve Dingus) – Mass EvoluIon (and hidden track)
Released 9-1-23 NEW
Landon Elliott – Strangers
Live at Poe’s Pub
Released 9-1-23 NEW
Neatly Drawn Blinds (Nathan Burns) – Compass
The Things Before and After Me NEW
Dorthia Cottrell – Black Canyon
Death Folk Country
Dorthia Cottrell – Vessel
Self-Itled
Ohbliv – My Freaky Thing
Freaky
Released 9-1-23 NEW
Jeremy D Simmons – The Influence (Get Off You Phone)
The Song Machine Demos – NEW
Book of Wyrms – Blacklight Warpriest
Remythologizer
Released Aug 23 NEW
Spirit of the Beehive – Tapeworm
I’m So Lucky
Released 9-1-23 NEW
Butcher Brown – I Can Say To You
Solar Music
Due out Oct 6
Smalltown Superstar – September 2
Lanes 23 and 24
1999
Dirtball – Whiskey Go Away
The Well
1999
BEEX – What I Am
GWAR – Maggots
Scumdogs of the Universe
Chris Ratteree – Computers
Established 1971
Hotspit – Epitaph
Tennishu – Fun Music
I Am The Liquor – Confide In Me
Murdersome – Smoke and Mirrors
Thunderchief – Night Songs
The Mitras – 19999
Ripe
Toward Space – Pity Party
Weekend Plans – Slide
Ringfinger – Typewriter Tourist
Seasick Gladiator – The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man
DC
Sylvia Clute is a self-described “legal system innovator” and “social justice change agent”. Her bona fides and honors are extensive. She is the author of several books. Her new book “Unitive Justice – “Bending the Arc of Justice Towards Love” – is due out soon. She has made it her life’s mission to push for a shift from a punitive justice system to a unitive one. She is leading the first Unitive Justice International Conference October, 2 – 4, 2023 in Richmond, Va.
Sara Daves is a manifest and purpose coach and author who was determined to find her path and purpose after the loss of her son. She witnessed a broken justice system first hand when her son Trey was forced to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit only to pass away just six weeks after his release. Sara committed herself to “helping others learn to create strong, loving relationships with themselves and reclaim their lives from trauma and the broken social systems that perpetuate painful cycles.”
Our conversation ranges from defining unitive justice, how and why it works, a for-profit prison system that perpetuates itself, and Sara’s work in Uganda where she helped build the first unitive justice school named after her son, Trey.
Links:
Sylvia Clute
Sara Daves
Unitive Justice International Conference
Alliance For Unitive Justice
Good Eye Podcast
A brief description of unitive justice vs. punitive justice:
Unitive justice and punitive justice are two distinct approaches to the concept of justice, each with its own principles and goals.
Unitive justice, also known as restorative justice focuses on repairing the harm caused by a wrongdoing and restoring relationships between individuals or communities. The primary emphasis is on healing, reconciliation, and addressing the underlying causes of the conflict or harm. Unitive justice seeks to involve all stakeholders, including the victim, offender, and community, in a collaborative process to find solutions that address the harm and prevent future incidents.
Punitive justice, also known as retributive justice, is the traditional approach to justice that focuses on punishing offenders for their wrongdoing as a means of retribution and deterrence. The primary goal of punitive justice is to impose penalties that are proportionate to the offense committed, with the intention of providing a sense of justice to victims and deterring potential offenders.
Unitive justice prioritizes healing, reconciliation, and the restoration of relationships, whereas punitive justice emphasizes punishment as a means of retribution and deterrence.
FULL PLAYLIST POST ON WRIR’s WEBSITE
Toward Space – All Night Long NEW
Bucket – World Tuned Upside Down
Midlife Pilot – Telepathic
Mr Earthbound – Animal
Strawberry Moon – Grew This Way
Sammi Lanzetta – The Villain
Doll Baby – Perfect Posture
Deathbirds Surf Club – Summer
Rough Age – Every Minute, Every Mile
Toxic Moxie – Creation Limitation
Toxic Moxie – Bratcore (VCR cover)
Ant The Symbol (feat Black Liq) – Names
Armagideon Time – Foxed In The Head (edit)
Large Margin – Smothered and Covered
Angelica Garcia – Macorina
Heath Haynes – Whole Entire World
Erik Larson – Cry In The Wind
Caro – Alright, You Win From My Room
DUST – Je Ne Sais Quoi
Elabor – The Tree That Bleeds NEW
Mighty Joshua – Clean Hands
Moossa – Ballast
Helgamite – Aestrosion
Horsehead – Grains of Sand
Sports Bar – Cut The Cord
Lean Year – The Trouble With Being Warm
Book of Wyrms – Sodapop Glacier
Ric Juarez started Dear Future as a small side project to help people in his birth country of Peru. After serving in the Navy, Ric felt the need to keep serving, and in just a few years the mission of Dear Future has grown and reached communities in the US, South America and Africa.
RJ Zimmerman has been sober from alcohol, drugs, gambling and other addictive substances and activities for 8 years. He started the “Untapped Keg” podcast to address and create a community of people who are trying to life a fuller life without the barriers that certain substances and activities can create. But also included in that community are people who want others to live according to what is best for them and choose to indulge in certain substances and activities within reason and responsibly. He talks about a culture that all but requires people to partake lest they suffer exclusion and how it makes living a sober life by choice that much more difficult. He talks about the importance of connection with one’s self as well as family and friends.
Nonprofits can sometimes be at a loss to paint a detailed picture of the impact they’re making. “Just HOW and HOW MUCH are we helping our constituents and our community?” Maryfrances Porter of Partnerships for Strategic Impact can help answer that question and many more. Nonprofits often don’t know what they know and think that the mission is enough. By using detailed data they can learn so much that it can lead to evolution and adaptation of that mission and sometimes even changing the nature of the mission itself.
https://impactstorycoaching.com/
https://www.facebook.com/impactstorycoaching
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