Today I saw a blog post on Twitter about
10 Men with the Capacity to Change the World. I've interviewed soooo many amazing women for the
Big Vision Podcast who are changing the world
that I thought I'd post a sampler of interviews with 13 women from over the last four years. I've included links to each audio interview, as well to transcripts (when they're available). You can listen to
all of the interviews, plus 55 more conversations with Big Visionaries on
iTunes.
1. and 2. Amira Diamond and Melinda KramerCo-Directors,
Women's Earth Alliance. WEA unites women on the frontlines of environmental justice causes by coordinating training, technology, and financial support.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (April 20, 2010)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good
3. Anna LappeAuthor of
Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. Co-author of
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, and
Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet.Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (May 18, 2010)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good4. Cristi HegranesExecutive Director and Founder,
Global Press Institute.
GPI (formerly the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World)
uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women, who produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (February 6, 2008)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good5. Favianna RodriguezActivist printmaker and digital artist.
Favianna's vibrant posters deal with issues like war, immigration, globalization, and social movements.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (December 22, 2008)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good6. Halle ButvinFounder and Director,
One Mango Tree. One Mango Tree uses a fair trade model to provideincome generating opportunities for women artisans inimpoverished and conflict-ridden areas of the globe.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (September 7, 2011)
7. Jensine Larsen Founder,
World Pulse. World Pulse is a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (November 1, 2010)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good 8. Kathy LeMay Author of
The Generosity Plan: Sharing Your Time, Treasure, and Talent to Shape the World. Founder and CEO of
Raising Change. Raising Change helps organizations to raise capital to advance social change agendas, and helps individuals create Generosity Plans to change the world.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (May 31, 2011)
9. Lisa Witter Author of
The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World -- And How to Reach Them. Chief Change Officer and Partner,
Fenton. Fenton creates issue campaigns that make change.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (October 15, 2009)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good10. Marsha WallaceFounder,
Dining for Women. Dining for Women cultivates educational giving circles that inspire individuals to make a positive difference through the power of collective giving. They fund programs that foster good health, education, and economic self‐sufficiency for women and girls living in extreme poverty
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (September 30, 2010)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good11. Naomi NataleFounding Artist,
One Million Bones. One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma.
Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (July 23, 2011)
12. Seane CornFounder,
Off the Mat, Into the World.
OTM uses the power of yoga to inspire conscious, sustainable activism and ignite grassroots social change. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (April 17, 2009)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good13. Zainab SalbiFounder,
Women for Women International. Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. Author,
Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (May 3, 2009)
Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do GoodFor more inspiring stories about women changemakers, I
highly recommend the 5-part PBS series
Women, War and Peace. All of the episodes are available online.
What women do you think are changing the world?
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