Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services oversees an extensive portfolio that includes many services and operations that effect the most vulnerable in our society - the poor. 1/3rd of those in shelters are working at full-time.

Letitia James, NYC Public Advocate, says that while embracing being the first African American elected to citywide office, this fact is nothing more than an "historical footnote if you don't do something with it," talking of work on behalf of the public.

SayAh! is a service designed to make health care safer, more effective and easier to manage for patients and caregivers. With health professionals and the community, Anna Allen and Helene Eisman Fisher work to improve health literacy in a complex system.

Richard Brodsky, former New York State Assemblyman, sponsor of the Public Authorities Reform Act signed into law in 2009, talks about the current NYS legislature, corruption due to campaign financing law, interference in voter rights, and more.

NY's Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation brings gymnastics training to over 15,000 inner-city children for free-or at a very low cost. An advocate for her sport, national and international medalist, Hilliard supports opportunities for women in sports.

Jerry Goldfeder, top election lawyer, discusses the impact of redistricting and state's efforts to place restrictions on voting. To encourage voter participation, he suggested same-day registration, early voting, easier voting by mail.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice, co-founder and executive director, Peggy Shepard describes the work of the organization and the local community to correct threats to health and the environment from the North River Sewage Treatment Plant.

Tom Robbins, investigative reporter, Investigative Journalist in Residence at the CUNY School of Journalism, describes conversations with officials and inmates at Attica Prison, culminating in The New York Times article, "A Brutal Beating Wakes Attic

Martin F. Horn, Distinguished Lecturer at John Jay College/CUNY and former Commissioner of Corrections discusses Rikers Island, its issues going back 50 years and steps to be taken to correct conditions in the prison.

Dennis Goodman, M.D., cardiology professor/director of Integrative Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center describes the holistic approach as treating the whole-person- not just the disease. He is the author of "Magnificent Magnesium" and "K2."