CFL 031: Community Engagement with Anita Yap

Climate Front Line Podcast

The Climate Front Line is a show that engages social movement and industry leaders as well as artists. Each conversation changes the narrative by centering the interest and needs of communities at the front line of climate change. Anita Yap Anita is a mother, daughter, sister, aunty, cousin and someone who is committed to the future of society and the planet. She has been working at the intersection of people, place and politics for over 30 years. Anita focuses working with governments, non-profits, business and racially diverse communities with environmental and climate justice, racial equity, public health, public policy and the built environment. Anita is Native Hawaiian and Chinese, first generation mainlander, Oregonian. Multicultural Collaborative https://mcc-pdx.com/ (Anita's Coaching ) What land do you live on? Find out who were the natives people of the land that you are currently at by utilizinghttps://native-land.ca/ ( this tool to identify some of the nations). While the map also includes other parts of the world outside of Turtle Island, it is important to note that this is just a tool and should not be used as ends meet to assert or justify acknowledgement of natives peoples. If you are just starting your journey, feel free to reach out and I am happy to see how I can be of assistance! We are all in this healing journey together! Story Time We all got stories to share that were lessons, or moments of inspiration, that lift us up when we most needed. Do you have a story you would like to share with the community?https://www.climatefrontline.com/voicemail/ ( Record it here) Thank you Patreons Just want to acknowledge the support of my patreons, for both this podcast as well as other content platforms that I am using to create awareness about these issues. Thank you Emily and Ted! https://www.patreon.com/alfr3dop3 (Become a Patreon for as little as $5 a month.) This will help me continue to bring these stories to you, as well as improve in different areas. Stay Engaged at the Climate Front Line https://www.facebook.com/climatefrontlinepodcast (Facebook) | https://www.instagram.com/climatefrontline ( Instagram) | https://twitter.com/cfl_podcast ( Twitter) | E-mail