Why We Do The Work

Host Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault returns after a break to discuss Eugene's Public Health Standards! Joined by Crag Law Center Deputy Director & Environmental Justice Staff Attorney Rebeka Dawit, we dig into the details of the proposed amendments to Eugene's land use codes. In this episode, we discuss: What are Public Health Standards and what are they based on, What opposition is saying about t...

Join us for a deep dive into what it means to build a Just Transition! Special Guest: Joel Iboa. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Trigger Warning: Cancer & Illness, Politics.

In this segment we take a close look at a couple's cancer battle. They get candid about the impacts of cancer on their lives and how they overcame the hardest days together. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Guests: Lisa and Eric. Full trigger warning: Cancer and illness.

Join us in a conversation with local educator, Cara Bryton, about living, working, breathing and growing a family in west Eugene! Hosted by Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault

Welcome back to Why We Do The Work, with Arjorie! Here's a special update and what you can expect in 2025!

Join us for a conversation about high school, environmental justice, art, pollution and activism! Hosted by Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault.

In this episode, we explore the reality of communities grappling with the impacts of industrial pollution and examine the rising concerns surrounding hydrogen fracking in the United States. Join us to learn more about the challenges communities are facing and ways to foster change and build climate resilience! Special Guest: Kaleb Lay. Hosted by: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault.

Part 2. Let's continue our discussion from the last episode about air pollution around gas stations! Special Guest: Mason Leavitt. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Trigger Warnings: illness, cancer.

Part 1. Let's discuss air pollution around gas stations! Special Guest: Mason Leavitt. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Trigger Warnings: illness, cancer.

We're wrapping up 2023 and gearing up for an exciting 2024! Stay tuned for new monthly episodes in the new year. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Guest: Emily Matlock

We're back for a brand new season! Beyond Toxics' Founder, Mary O'Brien, joins Arjorie for a conversation about our history, progress and future! Dive in and explore the world of environmental justice activism with us! Trigger warning: cancer. Hosted by Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Special Guest: Mary O'Brein.

We are wrapping up season 2 with an anniversary celebration and some very special guest cameos! Join us for some fun and bantering while we look back on a year of victories and towards a clean and just future! See you next season! Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault

This month we discuss the impacts of "natural" gas stoves on indoor air quality and some of the projects we are working on to help local communities transition away from fossil fuel dependance! Guest speakers: Mason Leavitt and Alyssa Rueda. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Trigger Warning: Cancer, Sickness.

This month we revisit the conversation about battling childhood cancer and its aftermath. Two best friends support each other while helping their kids battle childhood cancer and what comes after. Trigger warning: cancer, illness. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault

This month the Beyond Toxics Air Quality Team (aka Air Busters) discusses what drives us to fight for climate justice and environmental justice at a state level and what the work looks like in real life. Trigger warning: cancer and illness. Guest speakers: Paige Hopkins and Meet Panchal. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault.

An intimate conversation with Beyond Toxics Executive Director, Lisa Arkin. We discuss what environmental justice means to us and what inspires us to keep fighting against social injustices and environmental degradation. Trigger warning: cancer and illness Hosted by Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault

It's time to look at the big picture of pollution. GIS and Spatial Data Analyst, Mason Leavitt, joins the conversation to help us visualize how communities are burdened by pollution and how we can use maps to better understand and address environmental justice issues. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault. Guest: Mason Leavitt. Trigger warning: cancer

Arjorie explores the growing cancer cluster around Kashmere Gardens and reflects on how the impacted communities have risen up to demand accountability from big polluters. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault Trigger warning: cancer

This episode features a conversation with Oregon's very first Environmental Justice lawyers. Join us as we discuss our lives, our work, and most importantly...why we do the work in the first place! Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault Guest Speakers: Teryn Yazdani & Rebeka Dawit

In this episode, we discuss some common issues that arise during cancer diagnoses and treatment. Our guest, Leann, shares some of her experiences becoming a medical practitioner and learning how to be an stronger health care advocate for family and friends. Trigger: Cancer, Death Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault

This episode addresses what it was like to raise siblings while supporting our children during their cancer treatment. We explore what the siblings had to go through and some of the ways we were challenged as parents along the way. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault Trigger warning: childhood cancer, chemotherapy, sickness & illness, trauma.

This episode addresses what it was like to learn about our children's cancer diagnosis and some of the realities our families faced while moving through it. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault Trigger warning: childhood cancer, chemotherapy, sickness & illness, trauma.

Conversations between two life-long best friends. We reflect on our friendship, families, and when we learned that our kids had cancer. Host: Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault Trigger warning: childhood cancer, sickness & illness, trauma, grieving.