“ I hope we never stop supporting people who might have to make a decision between paying their rent and eating ramen noodles.” - Susan Mernit

In this episode, we are focused on our Making Community and our featured voices are Susan Mernit the Executive Director of The Crucible along with Janey Hayes a Glass Artists who is one of the Teaching Artists and Instructors at The Crucible.  The Crucible is a unique platform that enables the Maker Movement which is made up of tens of thousands of Bay Area students, hobbyists, artists, and enthusiasts to discover and pursue their passion for the Industrial Arts. During the Covid-19 pandemic the need for Making and the community it helps foster are even more important to our sense of belonging and supporting the post-pandemic recovery

To find out more about the Crucible and to sign up for a class, along with participating in their virtual holiday gift fair Gifty and Giving Back at Gifty which goes until December 20th go to the crucible dot org

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