Nico Herzetty is building Phoria, a webapp that helps plus-size women, nonbinary, and trans people find clothes that fit their bodies, styles, and what they value.

They have spent the last 12 years of their career working in UX on digital products, and is now using their tech skillset to solve a common problem they face as a fat, queer, nonbinary person in the world.

Phoria is a benefit corporation with the goals of reducing people’s dependence on mass-produced items made in unsustainable ways and using human-centered business models to boldly challenge economic systems of inequity.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Phoria #Fashion #Queer

Madeline Di Nonno is the President and CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the only global research driven advocacy organization working within the entertainment and media industry to create gender balance, foster inclusion and impede bias and stereotyping in family entertainment media. She leads the Institute's strategic direction, fundraising, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, research, financial and operational activities. She is also a U.S. State Department Speaker Specialist and a public speaker and moderator at global conferences, corporations, governmental organizations such as AdWeek, Cannes Lion, Chatham House, CES, Kidscreen, London Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, The White House, UNESCO, and the United Nations.

Di Nonno has been featured in global media outlets such as Adweek, Ad Age, Cosmo, Fast Company, Forbes, Glamour, Good Morning America, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Spectrum TV, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair and Variety.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#GeenaDavis #SeeJane #Interview #Equality

Today I interviewed Sister Loose Clarita and Sister Electra Complex of the Los Angeles Sisterhood.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a worldwide order of forward-thinking nuns, they are not religious, but moral and ethical by nature. They exist to promulgate universal joy, abolish systematic guilt and hate, through public manifestation and habitual perpetration. They are a 501C3 and raise funds in a grass root manner for the underprivileged.  

They all volunteer without discrimination against creed, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation nor labels which divide us. They congregate and serve the communities they live in, where there is one nun all of us are.

https://www.ladragnuns.org/

Sister Loose Clarita, La mexicanita y la más bonita! (Shhhhh, don’t tell the other queens!) I was born in modern Tenochtitlan (Mexico city) and am the daughter of Cuatlicue (Serpent Skirt), female aspect of primordial creation life, death and rebirth and am also the sister of Xochipilli (flower prince), patron of homosexuality, male prostitution, art, dance, flowers, song and health. As a gender non-binary identifying being, my vows center on the representation and inclusivity of Latin-American culture. 

Sister Electra-Complex is an anomaly. On one hand, her loudmouth often gets her in trouble, centering her phallic Freudian need for center-stage attention, they seek this in the very way they live their queer life—as an unabashed critique of their socialized self. On the other hand, she is the essence of amor—existing within stereotypes of femininity, a goddess of strength through love and empowerment.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#TheSistersofPerpetualIndulgence #lgbtq #pride #love #gay #nonbinary #nonprofit #interview #equity #equality #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #impact #environmentalsocialjustice

John Langford - Ely is the CEO of BRIDJ Technology, a leading Shared Transport technology provider. He is a highly experienced transport professional who is passionate about planning, urban design and how we live and move around our cities. He believes that better economic, environmental and community outcomes can be achieved through harnessing technology in the public and private shared transport domains.

Bridj aims to help organizations deliver better shared transport using advanced technology and data intelligence through its two core products, a Mission Control platform for operations and a Data Intelligence system that provides performance, compliance and service enhancement insights.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Bridj #Interview #Transportation #Equity #SaaS #Mobility #UrbanDesign  #Sustainbility #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Jennifer Gray Thompson is the CEO of After the Fire, and organization that helps communities with wildfire mitigation, recovery and disaster resiliency.

Today, we discuss HR 176, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

 #Interview #AftertheFire #HowToDisaster #Resilience #Recovery #Disaster #DisasterRelief #Wildfire #Sustainbility #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Taxes #HR176 #Congress #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Drew Shula is the Founder and CEO of Verdical Group and the NetZero Conference.

NetZero is entering its 10th year as the world’s largest climate conference that houses agriculture, biophilia, buildings, energy, fashion, food & beverage, health & wellness, materials, personal care, technology, transit, waste, and water all under one roof.

There will be exceptional Keynote Speakers, An Expo Hall, and a Happy Hour!

DO NOT MISS the Trailblazer Gala, which celebrates the leaders in sustainability and their accomplishments, something I like to call, “The Oscars of Sustainability”

The conference will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 13+14, 2023.

Grab your tickets now at https://netzeroconference.com/

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#NetZeroConference #carbon #climate #equity #ESG #netzero #resilience #VerdicalGroup #Pollution #Emissions #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #PublicPolicy #Architecture #Equity #Water @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Robbin Turner, Founder of Violet Botanical Skincare, returns to ESJ to discuss new developments with her plant-based skincare line that embraces connections to ancestral African healing herbs.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Skincare #Beauty #Health #Africa #Botanicals #Natural #AllNatural #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Rita Kampalath is the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer for the County of Los Angeles.

In her role, she supports the development and implementation of the County’s first sustainability plan as well as providing policy support for other County sustainability-related initiatives. Prior to joining the County, she was the Science and Policy Director for Heal the Bay and an engineer for Geosyntec Consultants, the Los Angeles Air Force Base and CDM.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#LosAngelesCounty #SustainabilityPlan #Decarbonization #DEI #Equity #Heat #Plastic #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Michelle Romero is the Chief Strategy Officer of Dream.Org. As a Latinx C-Suite leader, Michelle oversees programs which focus on ending mass incarceration, building an inclusive green economy, diversifying tech, and uniting unlikely allies to create a more equitable future.

She’s raised tens of millions of dollars for social causes, billions of dollars in climate funding, advised local governments on effective practices for engaging communities of color in decision-making, and advises corporations on equity in sustainability.

Founded by Van Jones, Dream.Org is on a mission to create a world beyond poverty, pollution, prisons, and polarization.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔

@Dream.org #VC #GreenEconomy #Tech

Igho Ekakitie is a Political & Human Rights Activist, DEI Expert and Founder of I Go with Igho, an educational consulting company, with the goal of improving international students experience, increasing affordability, and maximizing their study abroad opportunities.

Born in a small town called Sapele in Delta State, Nigeria and has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions to making a difference in society.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#IGoWithIgho #Students #Education #StudyAbroad #Diversity #DEI #Equality #Equity #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice