6 episodes
Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble Experiential Learning University of Puget Sound
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Sound Action shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how University of Puget Sound Loggers and other community members can be a part of their efforts. Conversations are designed to inspire, learn, and engage in leadership to solve local and global issues.
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Way Out Kids: Engaging Students Through Multimedia Learning
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with JD Davis, CEO and President of Way Out Kids, to discuss how his organization uses multimedia to engage youth in academic and social learning and help them achieve long term educational success.Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how Loggers and other community members can be a part of their efforts. Join us for conversations to inspire, learn, and e...
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Food and Business Equity at the Tacoma Farmers Market
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with Anika Moran, Executive Director of Tacoma Farmers Market, to discuss how TFM works to decrease barriers to business ownership and increase access to healthy, local food. Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how Loggers and other community members can be a part of their efforts. Join us for conversations to inspire, learn, and engage in leadership to s...
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United Way: Connecting People to Resources
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with Dona Ponepinto, President and CEO of United Way of Pierce County, to discuss how United Way works to address the multifaceted root causes of poverty. She discusses the importance of community work and how volunteering can help ground us in the needs of our community.Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how Loggers and other community members can be a part ...
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Education, Advocacy, and Pride: Tacoma's Rainbow Center
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with Troy Christensen, Executive Director of the Rainbow Center, to discuss the Center's educational programs and its response to recent legislative changes that affect the LGBTQ community. Mr. Christensen discusses the importance of Pride and the unique challenges facing the LGBTQ community right now.Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how Loggers and othe...
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Community Support and Racial Justice: Tacoma Urban League’s Current Mission
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with T’wina Nobles, CEO and President of the Tacoma Urban League (TUL), to discuss TUL’s programs, mission, and response to both pandemics affecting our communities: COVID-19 and racism. She discusses how service has shaped her life, and how the Urban League cultivates equity, access, and empowerment for the Black community and other underserved groups in Tacoma. Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring servi...
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Food Justice: Equitable Distribution in a Pandemic
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with Michelle Douglas, CEO of Emergency Food Network (EFN), to discuss the organization’s strategies and struggles in meeting Pierce County’s needs during COVID-19. They discuss systemic inequities in food access and how communities respond to a crisis. Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how Loggers and other community members can be a part of their e...