Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Luna Angulo from Rich City Rays! The Rich City Rays are a group of organizers that hold actions on the water with kayaks. This conversation explores the importance of grounding and connecting to our environment to participate in actions that play a significant role in Richmond’s vision for a Just Transition. We hope this episode makes you feel EMPOWERED! Thank you for listening.Website: https://www.richcityrays.com/Mission: https://www.richcityrays.com/aboutInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/richcityrays/Visit:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilth/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/Learn more from our Blog! https://urbantilth.org/category/news/activate/rootsrundeep/

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We welcome this episode's guest, Rico and Carlos from Rich City Rides! They express the importance of community and how Rich City reflects that. In Richmond we face a lot of injustices and we address those issues in this episode. From community, Pollution and an E-bike lending library they play a huge role in Richmond’s vision for a Just Transition. We hope this episode makes you feel EMPOWERED! Thank you for listening.

Website:https://richcityrides.org/

Mission: https://richcityrides.org/about-us/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richcityrides/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.cityrides

Time Stamps

00:12 Intro

00:49 Guest Introduction

01:29 Rich City Rides Mission

03:39 Struggles working with youth

05:40 Rich City empowers community

08:40 E-Bike Lending Library

09:43 What is Rich City

15:32 Richmond is Beautiful

24:41 Richmond Will Keep Changing

25:35 North Richmond Bike Bus

30:00 It takes a village

32:16 Community is in our roots

42:00 We have a calling!

50:16 Save SRS Bridge

59:08 Need more solutions

1:03:12 RCR Events

1:06:14 Closing out

Welcome back to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! In this episode we are talking about the wonderful work being done in our community by the Basins of Relations Watershed Restoration Program at Urban Tilth. Our guests Paola, Nathan and Solwazi share their Knowledge on restoring creeks and our watershed! From the importance of removing invasive species and the natural relationship our native plants have with fire. We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing work being done in our communities to fight the bad and build the new. Thank you for listening!

More info:

Mission-https://urbantilth.org/learn/basinsofrelations/

Water Conservation -https://urbantilth.org/learn/basinsofrelations/water-conservation-project/

Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We are Just Transition Organizers at Urban Tilth. In this episode Your hosts are excited to wrap up the year 2024 with this episode where they reflect on many community issues that were talked about in previous episodes and the importance of a Just Transition in North Richmond. Listen to the podcast to join the conversation and also hear more about the exciting plans for 2025 on Roots Run Deep! Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions.

Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We are Just Transition Organizers at Urban Tilth. In this episode we are talking about Deep Democracy and why it’s so important in our communities in addition to the benefits of transitioning into a Deep Democracy. A Deep Democracy is core to a Just Transition. We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing conversations our community has regarding the environmental impacts and politics. Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions. Thank you for Listening! Learn more from our Blog! https://urbantilth.org/category/news/activate/rootsrundeep/

Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We are Just Transition Organizers at Urban Tilth. In this episode we are talking about Renewable Energy and why it’s so important in our communities in addition to what are the benefits of transitioning into a more renewable energy world when it comes to the climate crisis. We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing conversations our community has regarding the environmental impacts and politics. Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions. Thank you for Listening! Time Stamps 00:14 Host Intros 01:12 Topic | Renewable Energy 01:23 Definitions of Renewable Energy 02:28 What is not Renewable Energy 03:45 Why Is renewable energy important 04:33 IPCC Report increase in world Warming 06:45 Climate Crises 13:02 Types of Renewable Energy 22:07 We need to invest in renewables 29:39 Negatives of Renewable Energy 33:33 Greenwashing in our community 51:17 Thank you! Links of resources IPCC report synthesis: https://www.wri.org/insights/2023-ipcc-ar6-synthesis-report-climate-change-findings#:~:text=The%20IPCC%20finds%20that%20there,sooner%20—%20between%202018%20and%202037. Department of Energy: https://www.energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy Wind Energy Basics https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-energy-basics California's unexpected energy challenge: too much solar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmYo_ZbH2Ms For a just transition to green energy, tribes need more than money https://grist.org/equity/tribes-need-more-than-money-to-go-green-they-need-just-transition/ Havasupai Uranium Mine Protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcPsy8734Vg Contact us: Rafael@urbantilth.org Visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UrbanTilth Learn more: https://urbantilth.org/

In this episode, we talk about California Wildfires and how it makes us feel in addition to how our COMMUNITY struggles with respiratory health issues. We also touch on indigenous practices that have been put on the back burner when it comes to protecting our environment. We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing conversations our community has regarding the environmental impacts and politics. Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions. Thank you for Listening! Contact us: Rafael@urbantilth.org Visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UrbanTilth Learn more: https://urbantilth.org/

In this episode, we are talking about Intersectionality and how it makes us feel in addition to how we see it in our COMMUNITY. We as a community know what our community needs! We hope that this episode reflects the ongoing conversations our community has regarding the environmental impacts and politics. Please feel free to leave a comment on anything you believe we might have missed or if you have any questions. Thank you for Listening! Contact us: Rafael@urbantilth.org Visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbantilth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbantilth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UrbanTilth Learn more: https://urbantilth.org/