The Flowing Sunflower Podcast

Guest Host: Joanna Furgal, Executive Director of AirDance New Mexico Topics: Aerial Arts, Classes & Performing, the Arts & Community Collaborations Instagram: @AirDanceNewMexico Website: https://www.airdancenm.org/ Donate: https://www.airdancenm.org/support-us

Guest Host: Kris Petterson, Program Manager for the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program Topics: Historic Markers, NM Women in History, K-12 Curriculum, and more. Website: https://www.nmhistoricwomen.org/ IG: @nmhistoricwomen

This episode uncovers the story of Rebecca "Becky" Root Moss from Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Guest Host: Patricia A. Caristo, Executive Director for NIA/Bridges for Victims of Violent Death FB: https://www.facebook.com/RCVVD/ Topics: The Justice System, Legal Vocabulary and Processes, and Resources for Families.

Guest Host: Cece Schepp, Director of Communications for Habitat for Humanity - Lee and Hendry Counties, Florida. IG: @habitatforhumanity / @h4hleehendry Website: habitat4humanity.org Topics: Affordable Housing, Inflation, Homeowner Generational Impacts, and more.

Guest Host: Nicole Michelena (Diné), currently the Training & Education Director at The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. IG, FB, X: @CSVANW Website: https://csvanw.org/ Topics: Sexual Assault, Grooming, Teen Dating Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, and more. TW: Serious themes related to sexual and physical violence. Resources: https://csv...

Guest Host: Elise Gill, ArtStreet Program Coordinator for ABQ Health Care for the Homeless IG, FB, X: @ABQHCH Website: https://www.abqhch.org/ Topics: ABQ HCH medical programs, ArtStreet, Art Therapy, the Resource Center, and systematic factors contributing to lack of access to housing. -Check out photos from the Harwood Art event on IG @theflowingsunflowerpodcast -Support independent media by don...

Guest Host: Lyme Activist Ashley Baker (Ash the Artist) from Project Lyme. Website: https://projectlyme.org/ IG: @ProjectLyme Topics: Lyme Disease, Early vs. Late Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Impacts of Climate Change on Tick Season, How to Prevent Bites, and Informational Resources for the Public and Lyme Community. TW: Topics related to physical health such as chronic illness, and topics related to...

Guest Hosts: Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, Sayain Circle of Grandmothers Coordinator for Tewa Women United, and Kayleigh Warren, Environmental Justice Program Coordinator for Tewa Women United. IG: @tewawomenunited Website: https://tewawomenunited.org/ Topics: Environmental Justice, Nuclear Weapons Development, Food Sovereignty, The TWU Seed Library, Reproductive Justice and The Doula Program, The Circl...

Co-Host: Nathan Johnson, Director of Programs for the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum IG: @Holocaustnm Website: https://nmholocaustmuseum.org/ Topics: Various moments of genocide and discrimination across global history, the pyramid of hate, hidden children (such as Andy) and the speaker series, Dorothy and Lawrence from the Nuremberg trials, and overall resistance and up-stander beh...

This is a summary of my final project for a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Administration! The nonprofit program I created is called "The Center for Flow Arts", which combines Trauma-Informed Care with Prop-Focused Dance Movement Therapy. Topics: Trauma and Trauma-Related Mental Health Conditions, Dance Movement Therapy, Prop Dance, Trauma-Informed Care, and Resource Referrals. TW: Tr...

Guest Host: Jolene Holgate, Training and Education Director for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women Website: https://www.csvanw.org/ IG: @CSVANW Topics: Missing and murdered indigenous people, sex trafficking, domestic violence, native youth initiatives, policy, and more. TW: Topics related to sexual, physical, historical, and other types of violence and abuse.

Guest Host: Ryan Call, Campaigns Coordinator for Eco-Cycle Inc. Website: https://ecocycle.org/ IG: @ecocycle_zerowaste Topics: Zero waste, Eco-living, Environmental Policy, and more.

Guest Host: Sahar Rajput, Fiscal Sponsorships and Grants Officer for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) IG: MAPS__Org Website: maps.org Topics: Psychedelic advocacy, intersectional experience, Denver First Responder Project, and more. TW: Depression, Suicidal Ideation

Guest Host: Daniel Graxton, Internal Coordinator for Social Media for Extinction Rebellion Global Website: https://rebellion.global/ IG: @Exctintionrebellion Topics: Climate change, nonviolent civil disobedience, activism, and community.

Guest Host: Kristol Maks IG: xsurreal_bliss Topics: Aerial Arts, Aerial Yoga & Dance, Mental and Physical Benefits.

Guest host: Sonya, Director of Communications and Events with Roadrunner Food Bank Topics: Food Security/Insecurity, Food Equity, Food Deserts, SNAP, food and health care, and food policy (Farm Bill). RoadRunner Food Bank Website: www.rrfb.org

Op Eds, LTEs, Testimonies, and Voting (HeadCount)

The Citizens United decision and MoveToAmend.

Hello everyone and welcome to The Flowing Sunflower Podcast! I am your host; Blakes. On this show, I’ll have guest hosts join me to cover topics such as activism, wellness, and the Arts. My goal is to create space for community empowerment and connection.  A little about me: I have a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and am working towards a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Administratio...