https://www.spreaker.com/show/washington-game-changersenEducationCopyright League of Education Votershttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9c2df9c38ea4e09290fd9face24602b8.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/washington-game-changersTue, 14 May 2024 19:50:31 +0000League of Education VotersLeague of Education Votersinfo@educationvoters.orgWashington Game Changers with Lauri Hennessey features leaders who give back to our community, drive innovative solutions, and inspire others in making our state more equitable and just. This podcast is a one-on-one conversation with these powerful...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-tonya-drake-chancellor-and-regional-vice-president-of-western-governors-university--53089398Dr. Tonya Drake, Chancellor and Regional Vice President of Western Governors University. Dr. Drake talks about higher education, equity, and the importance of lifelong learning.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53089398Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:05:35 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey interviews Dr. Tonya Drake, Chancellor and Regional Vice President of https://www.wgu.edu/. Dr. Drake talks about higher education, equity, and the importance of lifelong learning.Dr. Tonya Drake, Chancellor and Regional Vice President of Western Governors University. Dr. Drake talks about higher education, equity, and the importance of lifelong learning.]]>1677college,education,equity,highereducation,learning,universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/author-karen-pruett-on-media-and-amanda-knox--51857194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51857194Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:08:46 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey interviews Karen Pruett, who just co-wrote a book about Amanda Knox, a Puget Sound woman you may have heard of when she was accused of murder in Italy more than a decade ago. Pruett’s new...2774amandaknox,gossip,italy,media,news,parenting,socialmedia,studyabroad,travel,traveltipsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cindy-black-of-fix-democracy-first--51284367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51284367Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:47:57 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey interviews Cindy Black, Executive Director of Fix Democracy First, an organization that is involved in everything from election reform to voter education for young people, from recruiting...1666candidates,darkmoney,democracy,education,elections,politics,voting,youthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/olgy-diaz-of-the-national-women-s-political-caucus-of-washington--50207208https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50207208Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:30:48 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey interviews Olgy Diaz, a longtime lobbyist and advocate who is President of the National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington. Olgy talks about getting women of color trained and...1887activism,candidates,elections,hope,lobbying,pandemic,politics,racialequity,racialjustice,voting,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-hunter-jr-and-tony-allison-founders-of-rare-roosevelt-alumni-for-racial-equity--49791166
https://rhs4racialequity.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49791166Fri, 13 May 2022 21:06:32 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Joe Hunter Jr. and Tony Allison. They were classmates at Roosevelt High School fifty years ago. But looking back all of these years later, they and many of their peers realized...
https://rhs4racialequity.org/]]>1985community,education,equity,highschool,justice,race,racial,racialjustice,racism,schools,seattlefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nicky-wilks-and-alex-craighead-founders-of-journeymen--49372967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49372967Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:41:50 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Nicky Wilks and Alex Craighead, founders of Journeymen. Journeymen cultivates transformational experiences for boys and men through nature-based rites of passage, mentorship,...2080adventure,boys,community,journeymen,men,mentors,mentorship,nature,outdoors,passage,rites,trainingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/regina-malveaux-director-of-the-washington-state-women-s-commission--48863814https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48863814Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:10:12 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Regina Malveaux, Director of the Washington State Women’s Commission. Lauri and Regina discuss the Women’s Commission, childhood poverty, early learning for kids, and...1685childcare,childhood,earlylearning,families,poverty,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frank-abe-longtime-advocate-for-japanese-americans-on-the-day-of-remembrance--48489517
More info on the We Hearby Refuse graphic novel: https://resisters.com/we-hereby-refuse/

Vashon Island Day of Remembrance
Saturday, February 19, 2022, 4:00 pm PT
Register: https://tinyurl.com/2p8acs96]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48489517Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:19:12 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Frank Abe, author of the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse and longtime advocate for Japanese-Americans. He shares about the upcoming Day of Remembrance and a presentation he will...
More info on the We Hearby Refuse graphic novel: https://resisters.com/we-hereby-refuse/

Vashon Island Day of Remembrance
Saturday, February 19, 2022, 4:00 pm PT
Register: https://tinyurl.com/2p8acs96]]>1793equity,history,internment,japanese,nisei,redress,remembrance,reparations,worldwarii,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/angela-griffin-executive-director-of-launch-on-the-critical-role-of-early-learning--47924258https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47924258Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:23:52 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Angela Griffin, Executive Director of Launch. Angela talks about the critical role early learning plays in a child’s life, her own passion for racial equity, and how...1696childcare,earlylearning,preschool,racialequity,racialjusticefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nick-merriam-ceo-and-co-founder-of-sea-citi-on-youth-access-to-technology-during-covid--47438566https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47438566Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:54:27 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Nick Merriam, the CEO and Co-Founder of sea-citi, where tech and the community collaborate for results. Nick's background is in social impact. At sea.citi, he works with tech...2028access,civics,digitaldivide,disproportionality,education,homelessness,pandemic,seattle,technology,telecommutingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/washington-state-representative-tana-senn--46994984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46994984Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:30:53 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Washington state Representative Tana Senn from Mercer Island (D-41). They discuss the Fair Start for Kids Act - the comprehensive early learning measure passed by the...1871childcare,children,civics,earlylearning,education,families,gunviolence,payequity,preschool,washingtonstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sage-walund-and-lauren-seaton-from-nami-wa-the-national-alliance-on-mental-illness--46555869
Watch the League of Education Voters 2021 Virtual Event on COVID's Disproportionate Impact on Youth Now and Tomorrow: https://bit.ly/LEV2021Event]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46555869Thu, 16 Sep 2021 23:09:09 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Sage Walund and Lauren Seaton from the Washington state chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sage and Lauren cover everything from the stigma around mental...
Watch the League of Education Voters 2021 Virtual Event on COVID's Disproportionate Impact on Youth Now and Tomorrow: https://bit.ly/LEV2021Event]]>1963covid,covid19,disproportionality,mentalhealth,mentalillness,youthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leah-griffin-advocate-for-victims-of-sexual-assault--46074239https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46074239Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:20:51 +0000League of Education VotersHere at League of Education Voters, we talk a lot about advocacy. In this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Leah Griffin, who tells an inspiring story of advocacy. Leah took her own experience with sexual assault six...1415advocacy,assault,policy,testimonyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/critical-race-theory-scholar-edwin-lindo--45671301
Book recommendations from Estelita's Library:

* Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic - Critical Race Theory: An Introduction
* Paulo Freire - Pedagogy of the Oppressed
* Howard Zinn - The People's History of the United States]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45671301Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:39:12 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey talks with Edwin Lindo, a Critical Race Theory scholar at the University of Washington. Professor Lindo addresses the controversy around Critical Race Theory, clarifying what it is and...
Book recommendations from Estelita's Library:

* Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic - Critical Race Theory: An Introduction
* Paulo Freire - Pedagogy of the Oppressed
* Howard Zinn - The People's History of the United States]]>2186antiracism,anti-racism,criticalracetheory,diversity,equity,history,inclusion,intersectionality,oppression,race,racismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seattle-leader-tim-burgess-on-racial-equity-early-learning-and-public-service--44818987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44818987Fri, 14 May 2021 18:57:12 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Lauri Hennessey interviews Tim Burgess, who has been a policy officer, a nonprofit manager, an advertising executive, a Seattle City Councilmember, and the Mayor of Seattle. Lauri and Tim talk about his...1919citycouncil,earlylearning,education,equity,leadership,localpolitics,mayor,police,policy,preschool,publicpolicy,publicservice,racialequity,seattlefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/estela-ortega-of-el-centro-de-la-raza-on-students-of-color-and-covid--44363566
El Centro de la Raza is located in the old Beacon Hill School in Seattle, creating a gathering place for Beloved Community. Read more about El Centro's historic journey: www.elcentrodelaraza.org/history-evolution]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44363566Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:52:32 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, Lauri talks to Estela Ortega, the longtime Executive Director of El Centro de la Raza, a backbone of the community in Seattle. Estela talks about how she has stayed centered during the pandemic, how her organization has fared during...
El Centro de la Raza is located in the old Beacon Hill School in Seattle, creating a gathering place for Beloved Community. Read more about El Centro's historic journey: www.elcentrodelaraza.org/history-evolution]]>1583community,covid,covid-19,disproportionate,impacts,nonprofits,seattle,studentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sean-goode-of-choose-180-on-restorative-justice-and-the-school-to-prison-pipeline--43863293www.choose180.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43863293Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:20:29 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, Lauri speaks with Sean Goode of Choose 180 about how they truly make a difference in the lives of kids and give an alternative to what many call the "school-to-prison pipeline," particularly for kids of color. Sean’s organization...www.choose180.org.]]>1831choose180,discipline,disproportionality,education,equity,justice,juvenile,pipeline,racial,restorative,school,schools,school-to-prison,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marty-hartman-of-mary-s-place-on-supporting-families-experiencing-homelessness--43816266
Marty Hartman talks about homelessness in Seattle, the impact of COVID-19 on families living in homelessness, and what you may not know about families who experience homelessness. Marty also shares inspirational stories about families doing their best with their kids during this tough time of socially-distanced learning and living through the pandemic.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43816266Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:31:04 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, Lauri Hennessey talks to Marty Hartman, Executive Director of Mary’s Place, an organization founded on the principle that no one’s child should sleep outside. Mary’s Place provides safe, inclusive shelter and services that support...
Marty Hartman talks about homelessness in Seattle, the impact of COVID-19 on families living in homelessness, and what you may not know about families who experience homelessness. Marty also shares inspirational stories about families doing their best with their kids during this tough time of socially-distanced learning and living through the pandemic.]]>1488coronavirus,covid,covid-19,families,homeless,homelessness,nonprofit,pandemic,services,shelterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-ben-danielson-on-advancing-racial-equity--43757198https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43757198Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:38:54 +0000League of Education VotersIn this episode, Dr. Ben Danielson, formerly the Director of the Odessa Brown Clinic at Seattle Children’s and now with UW Medicine, talks about his personal and career journey, and his work to advance racial equity.2583antiracism,career,discrimination,diversity,equity,health,healthcare,inclusion,race,racial,racismfalsefull