On-the-Ground Changemakers

Darryl Smith,  former Deputy Mayor of the City of Seattle, talks about breaking down the barriers that keep people from taking part in their communities. Listen to it now: https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-Darryl_Smith-.mp3

Christy McGill, Executive Director of the northern-Nevada-based Healthy Communities Coalition, talks about acceptance and love as tools for sweeping social change. Listen to it now below: https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-Christy_McGill.mp3

Daniel Wehrenfennig, founder of the Olive Tree Initiative at University of California, Irvine, talks about constructive conversation in areas of global conflict. Listen to it now : https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Daniel-Wehrenfennig.mp3

Alanna Shaikh, Senior Public Health Specialist at USAID, talks about the critical importance of sharing stories and information to strengthen networks for change. Listen to it now : https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTEREVIEW-Alanna_Shaikh.mp3

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and CraigConnects, talks about building community systems upon the expectation that people will help each other out and give each other a break. Listen to it now: https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-Craig_Newmark.mp3

Bob Oldfather, CEO of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, shares what it looks like from the inside when businesses and organizations trust their communities. Listen to it now : https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-Bob_Oldfather.mp3

John Stansfield, former Director Advocacy and Campaigns for OxFam New Zealand and co-founder of the Graduate Diploma in Not-For-Profit Management at Unitec Institute of Technology, talks about sparking passion around shared values. Listen to it now: https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-John_Stansfield.mp3

Carol Rasco, President/CEO at Reading Is Fundamental and former Domestic Policy Advisor to President Bill Clinton, talks about the factors that create common ground in seemingly divisive environments. Listen to it now : https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/INTERVIEW-CarolRasco.mp3

Nancy Hunt, co-founder and president of We Are Family Foundation, talks about what works in building communities around the world that are rooted in our common humanity. Listen to it now: https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MAKING_CHANGE-Nancy_Hunt.mp3

Margaret Martin, founder of the Los Angeles-based Harmony Project, talks about fostering a culture of creativity and citizenship (vs. consumerism), and what it takes for individuals to have power over their own lives. Listen to it now : https://makingchange.creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Margaret-Martin.mp3