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Interview about companies and the environment and how companies should take waste more seriously.

Friends and colleagues, Alastair Boone (26) and Derrick Hayes (59), talk about the newspaper “Street Spirit,” the way Derrick’s sense of self and community has shifted, and how COVID-19 has impacted his life plans.

This was an assignment in my English Class. I interviewed one of my classmates, Deepa Gupta.

Laura Donaldson (52) talks to fellow disability rights organizer, Cathleen O'Brien (31) about her experiences with housing instability in Chicago, her difficulty finding both affordable and accessible housing as a woman of color with a disability, Laura has Cerebral Palsy,...

Mother of two talks about how neighborly her community is where she, her teen son and daughter moved.

Tassia Tkatschenko (39) and her mother, Nancy Dunne Byington (66), share a conversation about their family, the communities they have lived in, and their careers in naturopathic medicine and psychiatric nursing. They also discuss how capitalism is impacting the environment...

John Ford, a long-time client of EZRA's, sits down with a member of EZRA's Social Action team to discuss his experiences growing up as a Black man in Chicago, working with EZRA, and gentrification in Uptown, Chicago.

Current environment crisis can create a lot of pressure and stress to people. We need learn how to cope with that situation.

Our discussion covered the effects of climate change and how Adam personally deals with the stress. We also discuss in general, how people can cope with climate change.

Friends and colleagues, Art Stoltzfus (63) and Nadia Dames (36), discuss the importance of interfaith relationships and the role trust plays in building interfaith community.

This interview reflects on a person who used to be poor but now helps the poor. He is an accomplished environmental lawyer. He worked very hard for the job and still works hard. He fights for rights in the environment....

Interview of what I learned in class. This is our final assignment.

Patricia talks about her move to Rockwall, TX from her home in Oak Cliff in Dallas which she found to have too much crime. She loves her neighborhood's quiet peacefulness and her four children's new schools where the staff has...

Friends and colleagues Bryson White (40) and Taylor Dalton (37) discuss how their racial identity has influenced their understanding of their Christian faith throughout their lives.

This interview was about changes in the Grove Park community. David, a long term member of Groge Park’s church, was kind enough to share his opinions on the matter and how the place has evolved over the years.

Friends Augustine "Chris" Baca (74) and Alberto Gutierrez (54) talk about family history and what it means to be Chicano.

President of Joppa Freedman's Town Association talks about their winning fight for neighborhood equity and environmental justice when faced with a zoning request that would have brought more batch plants to her community.

Colleagues Bill Henry (70) and Lisa Custalow (54) share a conversation about the human history of Shenandoah National Park, the people displaced by the government to create the park, and the work that they are both doing to honor the...

This interview focused on the importance of service in the local community.

Mother of young children talks about her son's adjustment in his new elementary school after a move from West Dallas to an eastern suburb.

Mother talks about the new recreation opportunities for her young children since her move.

Vanessa Evans (63) and her brother Robert Mason (68) remember their childhoods, living in the time of segregation, and the now destroyed black community of Hayti. They also talk about what they hope for most and give messages to future...

The environment we grow up in shape us to be the individuals we become. Through hardships we realize and grow increasingly appreciative toward what we have in life. By engaging with our lineage, we are able to discover and expand...

Mental Health & Environmental Injustices

Friends Ben Brown [no age given] and Chris Orsolini (65) sit down to share stories of the food co-op where they both worked and how local and fresh food has continued to be important in both of their lives.