Beverly, a lawyer by profession, is a certified USAT Level 1 Triathlon Coach and USMS Levels 1 and 2 Swim Coach. As the founder and owner of SBR4Life a swim and triathlon training program she leads a team of coaches dedicated to supporting new swimmers and athletes training for short- and mid-distance events. Beverly is especially passionate about expanding access to aquatics. Through coaching, instruction, and advocacy, she uses triathlons as a pathway to teach swimming and promote diversity in the sport among communities of color. https://www.s-br4-life.com/

Organizing Director , Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) [email protected]

Marqus originates the role of Organizing Director with Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL). In this capacity, he leads GIPL's advocacy initiatives including federal work with the Climate Action Campaign, intervention at the Public Service Commission, and water policy work with the Georgia Water Coalition. He also directs organizers outside Metro Atlanta in outreach.

Marqus is a Grist 50 Fixer and a Public Voices Fellow with the Op-Ed Project in Partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. An attorney by training, his thought leadership sits at the intersection of racial, environmental & biblical justice with a passion for helping organize people and communities toward reconciliation and restoration.

Marqus finds himself living and working in a hinge community, at a hinge moment, for historic climate action. Marqus uses his unique voice to share stories and teach others to share their stories, that bridge the gap between key stakeholder communities and the policies they need. He engages communities from his experience and context as a Black, millennial, professional, and person of faith working in the civic arena in the Bible Belt.

Marqus holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from DePaul College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Georgia State University in Political Science.

Dr. Chuck speaks with candor as he blends soul, struggle and spirit evoking blues and pastoral strength shared with grit and grace. https://chuckbeattie.com/

LaRyssa D. Herrington, M.Div., is a PhD candidate in Systematic Theology and a Dean's Fellow with Initiative on Race and Resilience, affiliated with the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. In this episode, LaRyssa shares her creative writing, which she calls her "drinkable water." Our conversation was awe-inspiring as we discussed the embodiment of black women, faith and ecology. The author speaks passionately about her contribution to the recently released book, "Green Saints for a Green Generation," edited by Libby Osgood, CND, with a foreword by Elizabeth A. Johnson (Orbis Books Maryknoll, New York 10545). LaRyssa's chapter titled "I Am Black and Beautiful" Toni Morrison's Ecological Imagination as a Return to Black Embodiment, is poetic and warmly thought-provoking. https://ndt.academia.edu/LaRyssaHerrington

A Joyful return of author Dottie Quaye Chapman Reed regarding her outstanding work on the Outstanding Black Women of Yalobusha County. In addition, the introduction of Videographer/Social Worker Sierra Dexter Hollis on their collaborative project that is forthcoming.

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Camille Cochran, Director of the Atlanta branch of Safe Families for Children speaks on the impact of this organization and its importance. To learn more and get involved click the link: https://safe-families.org

I sat down with author/innovator Bobby Jackson to discuss his recently released book: "Name of the Game: Chess in Real Life." Bobby Jackson shares his drinkable water in the value of the game through the "five pillars" used to navigate life successfully. Listen and learn from this forward-thinking Gen Xer changing lives via his passion.

Click link to purchase a copy of this great resource: https://a.co/d/dw1f7Nb

Additional Resources:

https://www.nostones.org/meet-bobby

https://www.nostones.org/tskprep

https://russellcenter.org/about-us/

The women of the Just Us Book Club (Atlanta, GA) celebrate sisterhood after 17 years of membership. They came together to reflect on the origins and power of their drinkable water in the form of books offering the sustenance of wisdom and longevity in sisterhood. Take a moment to listen, laugh, and learn with the women of the Just Us Book Club.