“Feel the fear and do it anyway” (w/ Rachel Dawn Davis of Waterspirit)
08/31/22 • 28 min
If you can see how big, seemingly-intractable national and international issues impact your local community, what do you do?
For Rachel Dawn Davis, community activist and public policy and justice organizer with Waterspirit, the answer has been to search for intersections and connections between myriad local and national causes and do...whatever needs to be done. Between her work with veterans, her environmental activism, and her work in her community and New Jersey more broadly, she’s built advocacy and connecting communities into a lifelong habit and career. Find out how she approaches her work, where she finds opportunities, and how you can do the same!
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- Waterspirit: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
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- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
If you can see how big, seemingly-intractable national and international issues impact your local community, what do you do?
For Rachel Dawn Davis, community activist and public policy and justice organizer with Waterspirit, the answer has been to search for intersections and connections between myriad local and national causes and do...whatever needs to be done. Between her work with veterans, her environmental activism, and her work in her community and New Jersey more broadly, she’s built advocacy and connecting communities into a lifelong habit and career. Find out how she approaches her work, where she finds opportunities, and how you can do the same!
Episode Links:
- Waterspirit: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
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Episode Links:
- Emerge America: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
- A’Shanti Gholar: Bio | Twitter | Instagram
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
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Episode Links:
- Shannon Downey / Badass Cross Stitch: Website | Twitter | Instagram
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
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