Behind The Switch

Welcome back to our podcast series, Resilient Puerto Rico, where we have been diving into topics including energy justice, solar energy accessibility, and community resilience, all within the context of Puerto Rico. In this episode, we are joined by Captain Richard Birt, a veteran of the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Department. In the name of community resilience and safety, he has taken the initiative to develop microgrids for emergency response centers in municipalities of Puerto Rico including San Juan, San Sebastián, and Humacao.

In this episode, we feature Ceida Fernandez, a Puerto Rican resident who has taken the initiative of adding solar panels to her residential home. The conversation focuses on obstacles, benefits, and recommendations.

Welcome to our brand new podcast series called Resilient Puerto Rico where we will be looking into topics including energy justice, solar energy accessibility, and community resilience, all within the context of Puerto Rico. We are opening the series with Tom Llewellyn, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Shareable, a nonprofit media outlet, action network, and consultancy with the mission to share important stories that the world should know about. Tom produced the short documentary “The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People,” which explores Puerto Rico’s growing network of mutual aid centers in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Welcome to our brand new podcast series called Resilient Puerto Rico where we will be looking into topics including energy justice, solar energy accessibility, and community resilience, all within the context of Puerto Rico. We are opening the series with Tom Llewellyn, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Shareable, a nonprofit media outlet, action network, and consultancy with the mission to share important stories that the world should know about. Tom produced the short documentary “The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People,” which explores Puerto Rico’s growing network of mutual aid centers in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Welcome to our brand new podcast series called Resilient Puerto Rico where we will be looking into topics including energy justice, solar energy accessibility, and community resilience, all within the context of Puerto Rico. We are opening the series with Tom Llewellyn, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Shareable, a nonprofit media outlet, action network, and consultancy with the mission to share important stories that the world should know about. Tom produced the short documentary “The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People,” which explores Puerto Rico’s growing network of mutual aid centers in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Join Climable in a fun and inspiring conversation with Skylar Deitch on our newest installation of the Behind The Switch series, Youth In Action. Over the next few months, we talk to some amazing people ranging from local fashion designers in the Boston Area, college campus leaders, and composting aficionados, to high schoolers in Cambridge showing folks that climate action can start small. We are bringing you a conversation with Skylar Deitch, student at Clark University and former student and student leader in Oregon's Outdoor Education Program. In this episode, we discuss the accessibility of outdoor school and the important lessons Skylar learned as a student leader.

Join Climable in a fun and inspiring conversation with Skylar Deitch on our newest installation of the Behind The Switch series, Youth In Action. Over the next few months, we talk to some amazing people ranging from local fashion designers in the Boston Area, college campus leaders, and composting aficionados, to high schoolers in Cambridge showing folks that climate action can start small. We are bringing you a conversation with Skylar Deitch, student at Clark University and former student and student leader in Oregon's Outdoor Education Program. In this episode, we discuss the accessibility of outdoor school and the important lessons Skylar learned as a student leader.

Join Climable in a fun and inspiring conversation with Skylar Deitch on our newest installation of the Behind The Switch series, Youth In Action. Over the next few months, we talk to some amazing people ranging from local fashion designers in the Boston Area, college campus leaders, and composting aficionados, to high schoolers in Cambridge showing folks that climate action can start small. We are bringing you a conversation with Skylar Deitch, student at Clark University and former student and student leader in Oregon's Outdoor Education Program. In this episode, we discuss the history of the program, how and why it exists, and its importance in fostering respect and love for nature.

Join Climable in a fun and inspiring conversation with Kayla Vestergaard on our newest installation of the Behind The Switch series, Youth In Action. Over the next few months, we talk to some amazing people ranging from local fashion designers in the Boston Area, college campus leaders, and composting aficionados, to high schoolers in Cambridge showing folks that climate action can start small. We are bringing you a conversation with Kayla Vestergaard, Voter Suppression Project Coordinator at Global Center for Climate Justice (GCCJ). GCCJ is a Boston-based non-profit launched in early 2021 that aims to popularize climate justice among the general public and pull them into activism and urban planning projects in their communities.

#ClimateJustice #VoterRights #VoterSuppression #YouthInAction

Join Climable in a fun and inspiring conversation with Kayla Vestergaard on our newest installation of the Behind The Switch series, Youth In Action. Over the next few months, we talk to some amazing people ranging from local fashion designers in the Boston Area, college campus leaders, and composting aficionados, to high schoolers in Cambridge showing folks that climate action can start small. We are bringing you a conversation with Kayla Vestergaard, Voter Suppression Project Coordinator at Global Center for Climate Justice (GCCJ). GCCJ is a Boston-based non-profit launched in early 2021 that aims to popularize climate justice among the general public and pull them into activism and urban planning projects in their communities.

#ClimateJustice #VoterRights #VoterSuppression #YouthInAction