Best CCEJ Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 6: Preventing Hate with Racial Justice 33:30

12h ago33:30

33:30

In this episode of Thriving Together, CCEJ volunteer and Building Bridges Camp alum, Taizin Barnhardt, sits down with Alisa Orduna, a proud Camp alum from the 80’s. Together, they explore the crucial topics of preventing hate in our communities through the lenses of racial and restorative justice. This episode delves into the power of building mean…

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Episode 5: “The Justice I Hope to Do in the World:” A conversation with Dr. Anthony Ocampo 51:24

1M ago51:24

51:24

In this special episode of Thriving Together, listen in on our keynote conversation with Dr. Tiffany Brown and Dr. Anthony Ocampo at CCEJ’s annual Roots of Justice Breakfast and Convening. The morning keynote conversation with Dr. Brown and Dr. Ocampo provided powerful insights about how inclusion of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q…

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Episode 4: Restorative Youth Diversion: Transforming Futures 18:02

2M ago18:02

18:02

CCEJ staff Ali Haezart-House interviews former Restorative Youth Diversion participant, Noelia Sanchez. In this episode, their conversation explores how CCEJ’s restorative justice diversion program helps youth face the impact they’ve had on others, start taking accountability, and build systems of support so they can thrive. Noelia shares her exper…

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Episode 3: DEAI: Facing Fears & Embracing Wins 43:32

3M ago43:32

43:32

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez interviews our Executive Director, Reena Hajat Carroll and Executive Director of Groundswell, Alison Edwards. In this episode, Reena and Alison discuss the landscape of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) in the workplace. They touch on workplace culture, navigating conflict through restorative justic…

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Episode 2: Restorative Justice 101 15:04

4M ago15:04

15:04

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez talks with Sarah Howlett and Narges Zagub, members of our Institutional Transformation Team. In this episode, we learn the basics of Restorative Justice and how listeners can make changes in their own lives to help build a world where people live free of oppression and thrive. To learn more about CCEJ’s adult training f…

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Episode 1: "CCEJ Changed my Life" with Lexie Nguyen 17:13

5M ago17:13

17:13

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez talks with Lexie Nguyen, Building Bridges Camp Alumni and volunteer facilitator. We learn how Lexie originally heard about CCEJ’s Camp as a high schooler, what it felt like to attend, and how her experience continues to impact her life and her work for social change. “CCEJ profoundly impacted my life today,” Lexie share…

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How to ‘unsettle’ myself: Can Restorative Justice help us grapple with Settler Colonialism? 1:01:11

7M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Whatchu Know About RJ | What is the first thing you do in the morning when you get out of bed? Whose land do you wake up on? What is the history of how the land came to be there for you? As part of our series: Expanding the Breath, expanding Restorative Justice into family, society and workplaces we have a conversation with the Editor and Contribut…

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What do you know about your family? Part 2 38:51

7M ago38:51

38:51

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Restorative Justice work extends beyond the school.” In our training, CCEJ complicates individual views of trauma by acknowledging the historical roots of trauma in white supremacy, colonization, capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy. Having this deeper view of trauma is especially important for bringing Restorative Justice pract…

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What do you know about your family? Part 1 46:14

7M ago46:14

46:14

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Restorative Justice work extends beyond the school.” In our training, CCEJ complicates individual views of trauma by acknowledging the historical roots of trauma in white supremacy, colonization, capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy. Having this deeper view of trauma is especially important for bringing Restorative Justice pract…

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What do you know about restorative leadership? 1:08:22

7M ago1:08:22

1:08:22

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Without racial justice there is no justice at my school site.” Making Restorative Justice a reality requires dedication from school leaders through everyday choices. Joining us this episode is Suzanne Caverly, a middle school principal in the Long Beach Unified School District. Suzanne shares her experiences in navigating p…

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What do you know about ‘No one is disposable’ 55:38

7M ago55:38

55:38

Whatchu Know About RJ | “If you disagree with the prison system, then you should not agree or practice exclusionary discipline.” This episode we sit with Tobin Paap, School Culture Specialist with Green Dot Public Schools California, to discuss the role creativity and flexibility play in Restorative Justice implementation in schools. Tobin also ref…

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What do you know about humanizing yourself to students? 48:10

7M ago48:10

48:10

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Mentorship matters. I became a teacher to connect with young students, who had negative experiences in education.” In this episode with speak with High School Math Teacher, Victor J. Lee, about how he attempts to engage and meet students' needs, both before the pandemic and during distance learning. We hear direct examples …

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What do you know about a culture of trust in the classroom? 46:19

7M ago46:19

46:19

Whatchu Know About RJ | “If they’re not trying, that means they don’t trust me” The COVID-19 Pandemic has transformed our world. Schools have been at the center of responses to the evolving pandemic as they are at the heart of many communities. The question of how schools are responding to this unprecedented historical moment is one we’ll explore i…

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What do you know about restorative culture at school? 1:15:36

7M ago1:15:36

1:15:36

Whatchu Know About RJ | “The definition of restorative culture is building relationships” Guest: Kim Plaza, Assistant Principal, Camino Nuevo Burlington This season we will be hearing from some of our school partners who CCEJ has supported with training and coaching as they bring Restorative Justice practices to life. Kicking off our first episode …

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Spirit in Respiration: Breathe Your Story 54:45

7M ago54:45

54:45

Whatchu Know About RJ | In the first episode of our series: Healing in the Community, we meet Educator, Poet and Yogi, Melvin Boyce II, about his journey with yoga and how his young students from Kindergarten to incarcerated or systems impacted youth inspired his journey as a teacher. Melvin talks about how young people continue to show up as teach…

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Four 1:09:06

7M ago1:09:06

1:09:06

In Part Four we pick up our conversation about recycling e-waste, including the genesis of EPR -- Extended Producer Responsibility -- and the limits of a “bottle bill” approach to recycling e-waste. We discuss the Coalition’s collaboration with the Basel Action Network, and the current state of e-waste recycling, including certification guidelines …

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Three 1:11:04

8M ago1:11:04

1:11:04

In part three of our interview, we begin speaking about the train derailment and release of vinyl chloride in East Palestine Ohio that occurred in February. We discuss the difficulty of retaining institutional memory of toxic accidents and other incidents, and what that could mean for communities where new micro chip plants may be built under the C…

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Two 1:04:22

1y ago1:04:22

1:04:22

In this episode, we have Part Two of my interview with Ted Smith, Founder and Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. We begin part two talking about the birth of Silicon Valley, the perception of tech as a “clean” industry, and the reality of workplace health risks. We then talk about the beginnings of the Coalition, spurred by …

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part One 1:16:38

1y ago1:16:38

1:16:38

In this episode, we have Part One of my interview with Ted Smith, Founder and Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. For more than forty years, Ted has worked to clean up the extensive pollution caused by manufacturers of semi-conductors in Silicon Valley, which contains the most Superfund sites in the country. In the wake of di…

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Interview with Pamela Miller, Founder of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT), (Part 2) 54:14

1+ y ago54:14

54:14

In this episode, we have Part Two of my interview with Pamela Miller, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics, also known as ACAT. We pick up our conversation as Pam describes the work that initially brought her to the west coast, from Florida, including her work for Washington state’s Department of Ecology to establish …

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Interview with Pamela Miller, Founder of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) (Part 1) 1:04:25

1+ y ago1:04:25

1:04:25

This is Part One of my interview with Pamela Miller, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics, also known as ACAT. Since starting ACAT in 1997, Pamela has worked in support of indigenous communities in Alaska seeking cleanup of polluted, military, industrial, and resource extraction sites. At the same time, Pam has long b…

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Interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) (Part 2) 33:26

1+ y ago33:26

33:26

We're back! For this episode, we have Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Hartford Environmental Justice Network, later renamed the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice, (CCEJ). In Part 2 we discuss Dr. Mitchell’s unhappy tenure as the Health Director for the city of Hartford Connecticut, and the systemic and…

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Interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) 1:06:50

2y ago1:06:50

1:06:50

This is Part One of my interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ). A medical doctor, with a Masters in Public Health, he is a long-time toxics and public health advocate. Dr. Mitchell is currently working at George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication, serving as the…

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Interview with Dr. Anna Reade, NRDC PFAS scientist (Part 2 of 2) 47:10

2+ y ago47:10

47:10

For this episode, we have Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Anna Reade, scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). We continue our discussion of her work focused on the large and highly persistent class of chemicals known as PFAS. We talk about their widespread use in many products, and their potential impacts on vulnerable popul…

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Interview with Dr. Anna Reade, NRDC PFAS scientist (Part 1 of 2) 1:11:43

2+ y ago1:11:43

1:11:43

In this episode, I interview Dr. Anna Reade, PFAS scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In Part 1 of this two-part interview, we discuss her participation on a panel with several chemical industry representatives and the flawed and misleading arguments they made to oppose regulating PFAS chemicals as a class. Dr. Reade discusse…

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Interview with Jacqueline Warren, long-time toxics attorney with EDF and NRDC 1:05:10

2+ y ago1:05:10

1:05:10

For this episode, I spoke with Jacqueline Warren, who worked as an attorney with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) from 1973 to 1991. She was one of the leading toxics advocates in Washington DC when most of the major federal toxics laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund and the T…

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Interview with Sharon Lerner, Investigative Reporter for The Intercept 1:10:00

2+ y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

For this episode, I spoke with Sharon Lerner, investigative reporter for The Intercept, whose groundbreaking work has included in-depth writing on a host of chemical-related issues including PFAS, pesticides, plastic waste, and environmental justice. We began our conversation discussing her recent stories on systemic problems within the Environment…

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Interview with Jose Bravo, Executive Director of the Just Transition Alliance 1:32:08

2+ y ago1:32:08

1:32:08

For the past three decades, Jose Bravo has spent his life working to improve the health and lives of communities across the country and around the world, using every available tool of advocacy including door-to-door education, building diverse coalitions, corporate-focused consumer campaigns, negotiation, litigation and direct action. He currently …

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Interview with Ken Geiser, founder of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute 1:25:54

2+ y ago1:25:54

1:25:54

Throughout his career of teaching, writing and organizing, Ken Geiser has been one of the most important theoreticians of the Toxics movement, as well as a Johnny Appleseed, having a hand in the creation, development and sustenance of more than two dozen organizations, while mentoring many other Toxic Avengers. Among many accomplishments, Ken was o…

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Interview with Dr. Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program 1:51:40

2+ y ago1:51:40

1:51:40

Dr. Linda Birnbaum is a "rock star" in the world of environmental health, a groundbreaking scientist who has devoted her career to studying the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals. We learn about Dr. Birnbaum's interest in science and notable accomplishments beginning at an early age, and trace her path of education and early career. Dr. Bi…

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Interview with Lois Gibbs, Toxic Avenger at Love Canal and Founder of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice 1:55:50

2+ y ago1:55:50

1:55:50

In the first episode of the Toxic Avengers podcast, we interview Lois Gibbs, who led the successful fight for community relocation from the poisoned neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York. For the past 40 years, she has been the Director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, helping communities facing similar threats to th…

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Welcome to the Toxic Avengers podcast, meet the people working to keep us safe from toxic chemicals 5:22

2+ y ago5:22

5:22

Welcome to Episode 0 of the Toxic Avengers podcast. For this introductory episode I discuss the problem of our continuous exposure to toxic chemicals, in our air, our water, our food, in all kinds of consumer products, at home and in the workplace. I describe the purpose and format of the podcast, interviewing people who work to attain health prote…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

CCEJ Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Thriving Together: Stories from CCEJ

CCEJ

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The Toxic Avengers

Daniel Rosenberg

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Episode 6: Preventing Hate with Racial Justice 33:30

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Episode 5: “The Justice I Hope to Do in the World:” A conversation with Dr. Anthony Ocampo 51:24

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Episode 4: Restorative Youth Diversion: Transforming Futures 18:02

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Episode 3: DEAI: Facing Fears & Embracing Wins 43:32

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Episode 2: Restorative Justice 101 15:04

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Episode 1: "CCEJ Changed my Life" with Lexie Nguyen 17:13

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How to ‘unsettle’ myself: Can Restorative Justice help us grapple with Settler Colonialism? 1:01:11

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What do you know about your family? Part 2 38:51

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What do you know about your family? Part 1 46:14

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What do you know about restorative leadership? 1:08:22

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What do you know about ‘No one is disposable’ 55:38

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What do you know about humanizing yourself to students? 48:10

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What do you know about a culture of trust in the classroom? 46:19

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What do you know about restorative culture at school? 1:15:36

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Spirit in Respiration: Breathe Your Story 54:45

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Four 1:09:06

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Three 1:11:04

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part Two 1:04:22

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Interview with Ted Smith, Founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Part One 1:16:38

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Interview with Pamela Miller, Founder of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT), (Part 2) 54:14

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Interview with Pamela Miller, Founder of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) (Part 1) 1:04:25

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Interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) (Part 2) 33:26

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Interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) 1:06:50

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Interview with Dr. Anna Reade, NRDC PFAS scientist (Part 2 of 2) 47:10

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Interview with Dr. Anna Reade, NRDC PFAS scientist (Part 1 of 2) 1:11:43

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Interview with Jacqueline Warren, long-time toxics attorney with EDF and NRDC 1:05:10

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Interview with Sharon Lerner, Investigative Reporter for The Intercept 1:10:00

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Interview with Jose Bravo, Executive Director of the Just Transition Alliance 1:32:08

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Interview with Ken Geiser, founder of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute 1:25:54

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Interview with Dr. Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program 1:51:40

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Interview with Lois Gibbs, Toxic Avenger at Love Canal and Founder of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice 1:55:50

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Welcome to the Toxic Avengers podcast, meet the people working to keep us safe from toxic chemicals 5:22

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