What's America's Purpose? – Details, episodes & analysis

Listen to Anna Laymon, Vice President of Programs and Planning at America 250 who until recently ran America's Women's Suffrage Commission commemorating women's equality.  Anna gives us her take on America's purpose and how each of us can participate in the five year national effort to recognize America's commitment to our founding ideals of equality, diversity, integrity, freedom, and justice. Learn more about what you can do at America250.org   

Learn more about Anna Laymon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annalaymon/

Description: 

Listen to snippets from 22 wonderful guests on a whirlwind discussion about America's purpose in the 21st century.  In one show, you'll hear from famous leaders, experts, and average citizens alike all discussing American ideals, what they are and ought to be, how they inform America's path forward, and how each American can play a role in advancing the progress.

Our work in Season 1 has led to a new collaboration with America250 for Season 2 to begin later this year. 

Stay tuned for that and enjoy!

Learn more about What's America's Purpose: https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/

Learn more about America250: https://america250.org/

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Learn more about American progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdg.data.gov/

Connect with Matt on Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-bogoshian-55776b26/

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Listen to a long-time affordable housing leader and CEO and President of CHISPA, Alfred-Diaz-Infante, give us his take on What's America's Purpose and steps necessary to make housing available and affordable for every American. 

From his family's immigrant story of hard work leading to citizenship, home ownership and community engagement, Alfred describes what it takes to  overcome the housing crisis by building more affordable and sustainable homes in inclusive neighborhoods so that every American has a place to live.  Enjoy! 

Listen to Liz Covart, historian of early America, and the award-winning host of her own podcast, Ben Franklin's World. 

Liz gives her take on What's America's Purpose, why early American history matters to our future, and how the best historians in the country can help each of us think about what ought to be America's purpose in the 21st century.

Enjoy!

Learn about the Ben Franklin's World Podcast

Listen to a long time NYC community builder Mathy Stanislaus who focuses on equality and environmental justice for ALL Americans give his take on What's America's Purpose.  From the story of his family escaping Sri Lanka when he was a boy, to his finding the American Dream with help from so many Americans, to his meteoric rise to speak to international audiences about racial justice as a teenager, until his service in the Obama Administration cleaning up polluted lands in ways that help low and moderate-income communities revitalize their neighborhoods, Mathy Stanislaus' decades of work is both an inspiring and motivating story for every American.  Hear about his formula for an American renaissance and how we can lead a worldwide clean energy revolution by tapping into the talents of all Americans with better tools for participatory democracy.  Enjoy!   

Read about the imperative of Environmental Justice and Cleaning Up Pollution

Read about the Global Battery Alliance

Listen to John Cruden, a decorated Marine who went on to serve at the highest levels of the United States Department of Justice, give us his take on What's America's Purpose. From his stories of protecting the health of Americans from illegal pollution to his leadership in the development of American laws for sustainable development that serve as an example for the world, John Cruden's decades of work serves as a benchmark for excellence. Not only that, but John also gives us fascinating stories about his various adventures along the way, adventures like meetings with notables like the actor Jimmy Stewart and Presidents Reagan and Obama. 

Enjoy! 

Read about the Environmental Law Institute

Read about the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division 

Read about the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case

Listen to long time environmental leader Kathleen Rogers give her take on What's America's Purpose and hear how leaps of progress in tackling the climate crisis may not be that far away. Kathleen's years of global leadership in the environmental movement informs her provocative take as to why the movement has not yet met the scope of the challenge. Hear about opportunities to make a difference by joining the Earth Challenge and supporting local efforts to make climate literacy a bigger part of American education.  Enjoy!      

More info: https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/

Read about the Earth Day Network here https://www.earthday.org/ 

Join the Earth Challenge here  https://earthchallenge2020.earthday.org/

Take Action in support of Climate and Environmental Literacy https://www.earthday.org/take-action-for-education/

Listen to Prepared Neighborhoods Author, Activist and Entrepreneur Scott James and hear his take on America's Purpose and how each of us can prepare ourselves, our families and our neighborhoods for predictable crises like storms, floods, earthquakes and pandemics.  From helping to build sustainable soccer balls to helping neighbors become more resilient to avoid the worst AND increase human connectivity no matter the political affiliation, Scott's attitude and actions show us how bottom-up efforts make a difference in the real world! 

More info: https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/

Research:

Read Scott's book here https://preparedneighborhoods.com/scottjames

Read about Scott's Neighborhood in Washington State: https://bainbridgeprepares.org/

Read about the Green Sports  Alliance here https://greensportsalliance.org/

Read about Forest Stewardship Council here https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification

Read about Permaculture here https://www.permaculturenews.org/what-is-permaculture/

Read about Marshall Ganz' Leading Change Network here:  https://leadingchangenetwork.org/

How Can We Manufacture a Sustainable Society?

Governor's Advanced Manufacturing Lead, Sarah Lee

Listen to Sarah Lee, Washington Governor Inslee's Director of Advanced Manufacturing, tell her story of learning to help average citizens with bottom-up efforts and partnerships that give people better health and jobs. From helping disadvantaged kids gain access to better dental care to transforming the Northwest into the world leader in sustainable "blue" maritime commerce, Sarah's leadership and partnership abilities have been key to creating a national network of regional leaders, all trying to build a better process for an American renaissance in the 21st Century. 

More episodes:

https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/episodes/

Connect with Matt on Linkedin.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-bogoshian-55776b26/

Enjoy!

How Do We Make Climate Positive Career Choices?

Climate Activist Wei-Tai Kwok

As important as it is to understand the history and strategy behind America's Purpose, inspiring accelerated progress comes from hearing relatable stories about what every day American citizens can do to make America a more perfect union.  In this episode, we talk with citizen patriot Wei-Tai Kwok, a Chinese American, who lived the American dream only to realize he needed to transform his life into one of activism in both his day job and in his volunteerism.  Listen to Wei-Tai's inspiring story and how it has led him to become one of the foremost citizen activists leading a chapter of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project accelerating smarter and quicker reactions to the climate crisis. 

https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/

Connect with Matt on Linkedin.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-bogoshian-55776b26/

(This interview took place right before the COVID 19 and the protests over systemic racism)