Think Hopeful, Act Local

This conversation is between Blue Heart and Egypt Ina Marie Derensberg-King of The Healing Place, based out of Castro Valley. The Healing Place offers a range of holistic healing services including a mobile petting zoo, stress management clinics, and various ways of coming into body awareness, and connecting with animals and to the land.

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This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

This conversation is between Blue Heart and Indy, Dee and Dr. Charlie of Cultivating Self, an educational institution providing integrative healing to support clinicians, patient advocates, community healers, and healthcare administrators.

You can connect with them and donate on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠blueheartaction.org/signup with a monthly donation⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

This conversation is between Blue Heart and ⁠Pep Talk⁠ AKA PRE-ENTRY PLATFORM (P.E.P.), which offers resources to incarcerated individuals planning re-entry.

You can connect with them and learn about upcoming events on their website. 

NOTE: the audio quality is not up to our usual standard, due to a real-time lockdown of the institution at the time of recording; there are multiple breaks where the interviewee ran out of time on the available phones and had to dial back in.

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at https://www.blueheartaction.org/signup.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

This conversation is between Blue Heart and Consuelo Tupper, Executive Director and Christina Azahar, Development Director of ⁠La Peña⁠, a non-profit organization that promotes social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts.

⁠You can follow La Peña on ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and donate to them on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

Tune into this in-depth conversation with Because Justice Matters, a non-profit organization that builds pathways to brighter futures with women, girls, and families in urban communities. Their work focuses on the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

In this episode, we speak with Executive Director Gabby Alzate.

You can follow BJM on ⁠Instagram⁠ and donate to them on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

In this episode, we discuss Cambodia's 1.5 Generation, US immigration enforcement and ways to support those affected, mutual aid and supportive programming for Southeast Asian immigrants and their families as a part of a transnational movement, and getting back to cultural roots with New Light Wellness.

Founder and Director Elijah Chhum is interviewed by Eva Orbuch and Anna Biddle. 

⁠You can follow New Light on Instagram and donate or get in touch via their website.

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

Tune into this in-depth conversation with Urban Compassion Project. 

In this episode, we speak with Co-Founder and Executive Director Vincent Williams and Co-Founder Supriya Golas. 

You can follow UCP on ⁠Instagram⁠ and donate to them on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's volunteers Lucy Bosche and Nima Dezhkam.

In this episode we interview Ashia Ajani of ⁠Youth Vs Apocalypse⁠.

She tells us about her background and how Youth Vs Apocalypse invests in youth leadership to understand and effect direct action on the environmental and climate Justice justice issues they face. 

⁠⁠⁠You can follow YVA on ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and donate to them on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart Giving Collective member Anna Biddle.

Tune into this in-depth conversation with Saba Grocers Initiative. 

In this episode, we speak with Executive Director Lina Ghanem about the incredible work that Saba Grocers Initiative does to create an economic solution to food and health disparities. 

You can follow Saba on ⁠Instagram⁠ and donate to them on their website. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

Tune into this in-depth conversation with All Things Bayview for Equitable Communities. 

In this episode, we speak with Executive Director Kamillah Ealom about the incredible work that All Things Bayview does to address the community's unique environmental justice challenges. 

You can follow ATB on ⁠Instagram⁠. 

Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠www.blueheartaction.org/member⁠.

This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch and committed volunteer Anna Biddle.