https://www.cultivatingself.org/

Kate Hoepke founded the Village Movement California organization and led the San Francisco Village (one of the largest in the country) for over a decade. She is the epitome of community building, founding more than 40 Mothers Clubs in the SF Bay Area and being deeply involved in the field of aging since 2001.

https://villagemovementcalifornia.org/

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https://www.smcgov.org/district-5/loneliness

https://www.cultivatingself.org/

Alexander "Brave Journey" Sterling is a pioneering financial leader and the CEO/co-founder of Turtle Island Community Capital (TICC), a Native-led Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) dedicated to promoting economic sovereignty, climate justice, and cultural revitalization across Indigenous communities. With two decades of experience in clean energy and impact investing, and ancestral roots in the Ramapo Lenape Nation, Sterling works to build a regenerative capital ecosystem that honors traditional governance. He is a prominent voice challenging the status quo of impact finance, championing the view that "catalytic capital" must genuinely be the "first mover," taking on risk to unlock much-needed funding for historically excluded fund managers and entrepreneurs, thereby shifting power and resources where they are needed most.

https://turtleislandcommunitycapital.org/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-sterling/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAFtezgugMA

Doughnut Disaster Festival

Today, we're joined by a distinguished leader in the fields of conservation and community advocacy, José G. González. Since his appointment in late 2023, Mr. González has been serving as the Equity Officer for the East Bay Regional Park District, where he has been instrumental in leading the district's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We'll be discussing his ongoing work to enhance park accessibility and diversify the workforce. We'll also explore how his foundational work as a conservationist and artist, driven by the philosophy of empowering communities to "carry your culture everywhere you go, including the outdoors," continues to shape his vision and leadership within the park district.

https://www.josegagonzalez.com/

https://www.ebparks.org/about-us/whats-new/news/east-bay-regional-park-district-announces-new-equity-officer

https://linktr.ee/josebilingue