In the Arena with NOW
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About This Podcast
In the Arena with NOW lifts up the voices of community leaders who are “in the arena” -- in classrooms, playgrounds, Congressional halls, hospitals, and neighborhood streets -- working to make sure that all children and families can live healthy, thriving lives. Each episode will delve into the experiences of local coalitions, residents, and experts who are working to create equitable systems of care and education. We’ll learn about what they are doing and why, challenges and successes faced, and advice for others seeking to build, grow, and sustain momentum for the long haul. Learn more at: https://www.networksofopportunity.org
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Recent Episodes
S3E9 Held to Hold: How Reflective Supervision Builds Resilience
In this special crossover episode with Center for Care Innovations’s Health Pilots podcast, members of the BLOOM Clinic team at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland share how reflective…
S3E8 Dignity-Centered Care: Deepening Equity in Community Health
In this special crossover episode with Center for Care Innovations’s Health Pilots podcast, we explore how the Petaluma Health Center team in Point Reyes and Bolinas is reshaping healthcare with a…
S3E7 The Power of Convivencia: Finding Connections through Community Care
In episode seven, we visit the community of Travis County, Texas and speak with Dr. Michelle Gallas, a pediatrician who has worked for the last decade caring for children and families facing complex…
S3E6 We Have the Answers: Centering Interconnected Healing and Community-Led Solutions
In our sixth episode, we continue our conversation with Julie Garreau, Chief Executive Officer, Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP), and a 2022 Community Food Systems Fellow. We learn more about…
S3E5 Young People are Community Power: Nurturing Culturally-Rooted Safe Spaces
As we reflect on last year and look ahead to a new year, we draw inspiration from our powerful conversation with Julie Garreau, Chief Executive Officer, Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP), and a…
S3E4 Radical Community Connection: Mia Birdsong on Interconnected Freedom and Leadership for the Future
In our fourth episode, we tune in from Vital Village Networks’ 2024 annual National Community Leadership Summit in Boston, joined by hundreds of grassroots community leaders from across the country…
S3E3 Inviting Others Into the Circle: The Ripple Effects of Community Power
In our third episode, we join in a healing conversation with “woman of the community,” birth specialist, and Boston Breastfeeding Coalition (BBC) leader, Dominique Bellegarde. A true servant leader…
S3E2 How Can We Build Together? Parent Partnerships towards Collective Community Care
In episode two, we continue our conversation with Josette Williams, long-time Vital Village Networks leader and Director of Boston Public Schools’ Countdown to Kindergarten. We delve deeper into what…
S3E1 Reimagining Parent and Family Leadership: Moving towards Shared Power and Agency
Welcome back! We are excited to kick off our third season of In the Arena with NOW, where we explore two timely questions with community leaders across the country: What does it look like to harness,…
S2E9 Liberating Our Joy with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts
We’re excited to share with you a special bonus episode as we reflect on the year and look ahead to 2024. We return again to Vital Village Networks’ annual National Community Leadership Summit, and…
S2E8 Know Your Power: Camille Bennett on Coalition Building, Advocacy and Partnership
In our final episode of the season, we return to Vital Village Networks’ 10th annual National Community Leadership Summit and tune into the dynamic closing keynote conversation with Camille Bennett,…
S2E7 Writing Our Story: Kiese Laymon on Joy, Justice, and Healing
In this special episode, we tune in from Vital Village Networks’ 10th annual National Community Leadership Summit, where hundreds of grassroots community leaders gathered in Boston in October. Hear…
S2E6 Local Leaders Have the Solutions: Shared Power and Lifelong Learning
We continue our conversation with Inés Palmarin, a long-time Boston community builder, coalition co-founder, and Vital Village National Advisory Board member dedicated to holding and creating space…
S2E5 Finding Hope in Each Other: Centering Trust and “Heart Work” through Collaborative Action
How can we practice collaborative relationships differently? For Inés Palmarin, long-time Boston community builder, coalition leader and Vital Village National Advisory Board member, this starts with…
S2E4 Community Ownership of Change: Supporting Co-Design in Research
Tune into the next part of our conversation with Reann Gibson, a community-based researcher, community changemaker, and social justice advocate in Boston and beyond. Reann delves further into her…
S2E3 Inclusive Leadership and Healing through Collaborative Action
How can collaborative action support joy and community healing? And what does this mean for how we define and understand leadership? In our next episode, we speak with Reann Gibson, a community-based…
S2E2 Powerful Pathways Part 2: Collective Imagination to Build a Just Future
In our second episode of the season, we continue the conversation with Allentza Michel, of Powerful Pathways, who reflects on the evolution of creative placemaking and community-led design work and…
S2E1 Powerful Pathways through Creative Placemaking and Community-Led Design
Welcome to Season 2 of In the Arena with NOW! As organizers, advocates, and communities continue to work towards systems transformation, what does it look like to make cities more equitable and…
S1E15 The LIFE Project: Building on The Strengths Of Immigrant Families To Promote Quality Early Care And Education Access
Based in New York City, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), in partnership with Fifth Avenue Committee, LSA Family Health Service, BACDYS (Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth…
S1E14 Austin Neighborhood Network: The Value of Collaboration & Community Driven Vision
What does it look like to engage with community stakeholders to co-design a community plan for revitalization that authentically centers the needs of the local neighborhood? In our 14th episode we…
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In the Arena with NOW has published 33 episodes since March 2019, covering topics in Arts, Education.
In the Arena with NOW is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 26m.
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