The Constellation Coalition Podcast

***CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNING***

This episode discusses the topic of sexual assault that may not be appropriate for younger listeners or survivors who are not ready to discuss the subject.  Listener discretion is advised.

 

Hey Change Maker!  My guests this week are 3 survivors of sexaul assault.  Each of these women has a unique story to share and are in different stages of their healing journey.

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Liberation of Beth:  https://www.instagram.com/theliberationofbeth/

Beth’s Survivor Story:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9huAjKTg_/

Rainn.org:  https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence

 

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Hey Change Maker!  My guests this week are Amanda Kozlowski and Shannon Sloan of Ring True Company, a social enterprise out of Michigan.

 

ABOUT AMANDA:

Amanda is married with 3 kids.  She works full time with a non profit organization called Abide Ministries  as well as co-owns Ring True with her sister, Shannon. Her role with Abide is to help develop new non profit organizations that are just getting started.

 

ABOUT SHANNON:

Shannon is the co-owner of Ring True as well as a Constellation Coalition Sponsor!

 

ABOUT RING TRUE:

Ring True makes stackable ring sets that are meant to encourage the wearer, then uses the profits to invest in non-profit organizations that are making an impact for good in the world. 

 

CONNECT WITH RING TRUE:

Website:  https://ringtrueco.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ringtruecompany

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ringtrue_co/

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Abide Ministries:  https://abide.community/

Sanctuary Services:  https://www.sanctuaryservices.org/

House of Providence:  https://www.thehofp.org/

Our Daughters International:  https://www.ourdaughtersinternational.org/

Door of Hope:  https://abide.community/doorofhope/

Ruby and Clover:  https://www.rubyandclover.com/

Willow and Fernn:  https://www.willowandfernn.com/

Bellagio Hair Studio:  https://www.bellagiohairstudio.com/

Frank and Me Boutique:  https://www.instagram.com/frankandmeboutique/?hl=en

Sincerely Betty:  sincerelybetty.com

Fall Out Boy:  https://falloutboy.com/

 

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Hey Change Maker!  My guests this week are Calista Hargrove and Lisa Mauthe of Cincinnati Works, a private non-profit organization with the mission of eliminating poverty through personal, professional, and financial wellness growth.

 

ABOUT CALISTA & LISA:

Calista is the VP of Workforce Development, over 30 years of experience in the workforce development & poverty elimination industry. Lisa is the Director of Financial Wellness with over 10 years of experience in Financial Wellness supporting poverty elimination. Both have a passion for supporting people through their journey out of poverty & fighting for system change to eradicate poverty. 

 

ABOUT CINCINNATI WORKS:

Cincinnati Works is a private non-profit organization with the mission of eliminating poverty through personal, professional, and financial wellness growth.  Cincinnati Works partners with all willing and capable people living in poverty to assist them in advancing to economic self-sufficiency through employment.  They provide a variety of services including career coaching, financial coaching, legal coordination, behavioral health, and soft skill training.

 

CONNECT WITH CALISTA & LISA:

Website:  https://cincinnatiworks.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CincinnatiWorks

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cincinnatiworks/

THE Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CincinnatiWorks

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Infant Mortality Rates in Cincinnati

Madame CJ Walker- https://madamcjwalker.com/

 

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Hey Change Maker!  We are back with our 4th and final installment of our Racism and Poverty series and this week we are headed to Central America.  My guest this week is Joel Aguilar, the dean of postgraduate studies at CETI Continental, or in English, the community for interdisciplinary theological studies. 

 

FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, PLEASE VISIT:  https://theconstellationcoalition.org/podcast/racism-poverty-joel-aguilar/

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THIS EPISODE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS.  THIS IS PART TWO.

 

Hey Change Maker!  Welcome to Week 3 of our Racism & Poverty series.  This week my guest is Charlotte Garnes, an advocate, mentor, social change agent, and educator.

 

FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, PLEASE VISIT:  https://theconstellationcoalition.org/podcast/racism-poverty-charlotte-garnes-2/

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THIS EPISODE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS.  THIS IS PART ONE.

 

Hey Change Maker!  Welcome to Week 3 of our Racism & Poverty series.  This week my guest is Charlotte Garnes, an advocate, mentor, social change agent, and educator.

 

FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, PLEASE VISIT:  https://theconstellationcoalition.org/podcast/racism-poverty-charlotte-garnes-1/

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Hey Change Maker! Welcome to Week 2 of our Racism & Poverty series. This week we are going outside the US to see how racism keeps people in poverty in Romania. Rachel Ross, our very first returning podcast guest, is the founder and executive director of Forget Me Not Ministries, a nonprofit organization that is educating, embracing and equipping the Roma for Christ.

ABOUT RACHEL:

Rachel Ross is an adoptive mama with two beautiful children, Izabella and Izaiah. She is a graduate of Lincoln Christian University, and the founding director of Forget Me Not Ministries in Tinca, Romania. Rachel is working with the Roma gypsies to equip, educate, and empower them in order to prevent abandonment, abuse, trafficking, and child marriages. God gave Rachel a heart for the abandoned and for Romania in junior high, growing up in Las Vegas. He has taken her on an incredible journey over the past 17 years living in Romania, and after she began working with abandoned babies and children, her passion grew to help break the cycles the Roma community are often caught in, allowing families to stay together and the number of orphans in Romania to decrease. Rachel’s heart is to keep Christ at the center of all Forget Me Not projects and truly believes that personal, community, and generational transformation are possible with God.

ABOUT FORGET ME NOT MINISTRIES:

Based in Tinca, Romania, Forget Me Not Ministries is working to break the destructive cycles of poverty that the Roma are trapped in due to racial discrimination, lack of education, and an absence of jobs. Each program is designed to bring dignity and empowerment to the Roma by showing them that they are capable and worthy.

CONNECT WITH RACHEL:

Website: https://fmnministries.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fmnministriesromania

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmnministries

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fmnministries

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Hey Change Maker!  We’re back with our first in a series of 4 episodes about how racism keeps people in poverty!  My guest this week is Dr Zaria Davis - a mentor, educator, and advocate.

FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, PLEASE VISIT:  https://theconstellationcoalition.org/podcast/racism-poverty-dr-zaria-davis/

 

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Hey friend!  We’ve got a brand new podcast series starting next week.  Have a listen to hear what topic we’ll be discussing!

 

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Hey Change Maker!  My guest this week is Katie Martinez, founder of Elegantees, an ethical fashion brand fighting human trafficking in Nepal through job creation for survivors.

 

ABOUT KATIE:

Katie Martinez created Elegantees because shopping was hard.  She needed tops that were pretty, comfortable, and with proper coverage. Having spent her life both on a farm in Iowa, and in the Fashion District of New York City, she saw two extremes in the way women dress. A common approach was to avoid fashion altogether and wear the same tee and jeans/leggings daily. The other extreme was to put such an emphasis on fashion that it becomes an identity. Elegantees was created for the woman who seeks to find a balance between fashion and life.

 

ABOUT ELEGANTEES:

Elegantees’ aim is to fight human trafficking in Nepal through employment opportunities. All their products are made ethically, and most are made by those who have overcome.  They dream to expand from one sewing center to several to provide more jobs. The waiting list is between 300-500 women who desire to work for Elegantees. Each purchase gets them closer to that goal!

 

Designs are ethically made by women (and some men too) who are paid fair wages. Fabric is sustainable using organic cotton in new fabrics we dye. Elegantees also source from dead stock fabric for non-organic blends.

 

CONNECT WITH KATIE:

Website:  https://elegantees.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/elegantees

Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/376787682734864

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/elegantees/

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Our Daughters International:  https://www.ourdaughtersinternational.org/

The Root Collective:  https://therootcollective.com/

Obvious Shirts:  https://obviousshirts.com/

Making The Cut:  https://www.amazon.com/Making-The-Cut-Season-1/dp/B08BZ1BHD6

Henry Ford:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford

Lin-Manuel Miranda:  https://www.linmanuel.com/

Hamilton:  https://hamiltonmusical.com/

 

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