SideBar: Optimism In Action - Conversations with Lawyers & Leaders Inspiring Positive Change

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Season three of SideBar features lawyers, nonprofit leaders, activists, and community members who represent extraordinary work that is improving the humanitarian, public policy, and charitable needs of our local, national, and global communities. We release new episodes on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

  1. Here for Good - The Impact of Philanthropy with Dan Baldwin

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    Here for Good - The Impact of Philanthropy with Dan Baldwin

    The Community Foundation for Monterey County works with individuals, families, and businesses to make a positive and lasting impact on our community. The Foundation's mission is to create healthy, safe, vibrant communities throughout Monterey County and beyond. It serves as a design studio for philanthropy, creating a bridge for generous people from all backgrounds and financial levels to join together to address critical community needs.

    24 мин.
  2. Overcoming Incarceration, Homelessness, Hunger, and Poverty by Creating Skilled Youth Workers with Chris Devers

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    Overcoming Incarceration, Homelessness, Hunger, and Poverty by Creating Skilled Youth Workers with Chris Devers

    At Rancho Cielo, students learn in a safe, supportive environment that affirms them as individuals and builds self-esteem and belonging. CEO Chris Devers discusses the mission of Rancho Cielo to enrich the lives of young people and empower them to become accountable, competent, productive, and responsible citizens who will earn a sustainable living wage, become financially independent, and help end the cycle of poverty.

    22 мин.
  3. Leading the Fight Against Hunger with Monica White

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    Leading the Fight Against Hunger with Monica White

    Food Share of Ventura County is a leading example of how a community can successfully join together to address food insecurity and hunger. President/CEO Monica White joins SideBar to explain how Food Share of Ventura County distributes nearly 20 million pounds of food, providing over 16 million meals annually through its hunger programs and 175 pantry and program partners to more than 250,000 hungry friends and neighbors with compassion and respect.

    30 мин.
  4. Independent, Credible, Research, and Information is More Important Now than Ever with Tani Cantil-Sakauye

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    Independent, Credible, Research, and Information is More Important Now than Ever with Tani Cantil-Sakauye

    We desperately need access to trustworthy, fact-based information about key issues impacting our communities. "SideBar: Optimism in Action" welcomes Tani Cantil-Sakauye, president and CEO of the independent, nonpartisan, Public Policy Institute of California. PPIC has long been recognized as an independent, credible source of information on the most pressing issues facing California. From 2011 to 2022, she served as the 28th Chief Justice of California and led the judiciary as the chair of the Judicial Council—the constitutional policy and rule-making body of the judicial branch—the first person of color and the second woman to do so.

    37 мин.
  5. Exploring Voting Behavior and Civic Engagement with Mindy Romero

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    Exploring Voting Behavior and Civic Engagement with Mindy Romero

    Mindy Romero is the founder and director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy that is part of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy based in Sacramento, California. Romero is a political sociologist whose research focuses on political behavior and race/ethnicity. The research and reports of the Center seek to explain patterns of voting and political underrepresentation, particularly among youth and communities of color in California and the U.S.

    26 мин.
  6. Protecting Whistleblowers with Louis Clark

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    Protecting Whistleblowers with Louis Clark

    For over 40 years, Louis Clark has led the Government Accountability Project (GAP), an organization dedicated to protecting whistleblowers and ensuring government accountability. During the Trump administration, GAP is overwhelmed with the number of government employees seeking support in disclosing illegal, unethical, and fraudulent conduct. It is also addressing a new form of retaliation against whistleblowers, physical harm, and death threats. Learn more about the organization and its work at https://whistleblower.org.

    29 мин.
  7. Women of Color: The MVPs of the Social Justice Movement with Vanessa Daniel

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    Women of Color: The MVPs of the Social Justice Movement with Vanessa Daniel

    Vanessa Priya Daniel’s first book, Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning, centers the work of women of color in social justice movements. Daniel discusses her personal journey from community organizer to the founder and Executive Director of Groundswell, a philanthropy organization committed to intersectional organizing. She shares the three superpowers of successful WOC leaders that we can all adopt: a 360 vision, boldness, and generosity.

    36 мин.
  8. Making It Easy to Give Back with Anna Chu

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    Making It Easy to Give Back with Anna Chu

    We The Action has a simple premise – lawyers have the power to do good. The organization started in 2017 to help connect lawyer with pro bono causes, from immigration and domestic violence representation to non-profit governance and tax issues, from voting rights to copyright.  Anna Chu, the Executive Director, describes how nimble organization started the Federal Workers Defense Network to provide pro bono support for the thousands of federal workers who were fired from their positions in violation of law and without legal process. You can find pro bono opportunities at https://wetheaction.org/lawyers

    32 мин.
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Season three of SideBar features lawyers, nonprofit leaders, activists, and community members who represent extraordinary work that is improving the humanitarian, public policy, and charitable needs of our local, national, and global communities. We release new episodes on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

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