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Voices of the Community

George Koster, Voices of the Community

Welcome to Voices of the Community, we strive to amplify solutions facing where we live through featuring residents like you, along with change makers, and thought leaders to support our fellow residents and people visiting or working in our area. “Our goal is to feature the unheard comments and stories from communities across our region in hopes to create dialogues to address our common problems and support the change of the status quo.” - George Koster, Creator/Host

society & culture documentary

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00:21:16

Al Spector

Voices of the Community ·

2021/02/18

“It's that vision that's really the difficult thing and it's challenging in the environment that we're in” - Al SpectorIn this episode, we feature the voice of Al Spector, an advisor to non-profit and mission-driven organizations. Given the financial struggles of both our nonprofits and small business organizations we wanted to feature Al and ask him to share both his expertise and best practices to hopefully help folks through the process of securing funding through the various funding

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00:23:00

Dancers' Group

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2021/02/11

“It sends a message that we believe as a society that we are all better when we take care of each other” - Wayne HazzardIn this episode our featured voice is the CoFounder and Executive Director of Dancers' Group Wayne Hazzard. The Dancers Group was born in the middle of the AIDS crisis has evolved over the decades as a service organization providing wrap around fiscal sponsorship programs and services to incubate and support artists, To find out more about Dancers' Group and to In Dance

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00:20:04

Community Music Center

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2021/02/11

“We're learning a lot from our Community Hubs participation and seeing how really hands-on Arts Rich Learning for students in small environments has a huge impact on their wellbeing” - Julie Rulyak SteinbergIn this episode our featured voice is the Executive Director of Community Music Center Julie Rulyak Steinberg. We wanted to feature the community Music Center because it is an anchor in our arts and culture ecosystem that has been supporting the training, cultivation and celebration of music from

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00:29:49

GLIDE

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2021/02/04

“We all know when you're hungry, you know, really nothing else matter”- George GundryIn this episode our featured voices are George Gundry, the Director of the Free Meals Program, Program and Kenneth Kim, Senior Director of Programs of GLIDE. With all of the death and economic destruction that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought down upon our community one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods is the Tenderloin.The Tenderloin neighborhood is still one of the few affordable neighborhoods left that new

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00:25:20

Music at Kohl Mansion

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2021/01/28

“ Two people came to us with actual instruments, from the holocaust that were played by their relatives.“ - Patricia Kristof MoyIn this episode our featured voice is Patricia Kristof Moy, the Executive Director of Music at Kohl Mansion.Performing arts organizations generate a big percentage of their annual revenue through earned income in the form of ticket sales of live performances. Music at the Kohl Mansion is another legacy presenter of arts and culture that has lost 80% of its funding because

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00:19:07

All Good Pizza

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2021/01/28

We still have a tremendous need and there's a lot of hungry people ”- Kristin HoukIn this episode our featured voice is Kristin Houk the Owner of All Good Pizza, TATO and Café Alma. Kristin is part of the Bayview woman food entrepreneurs who are change makers and community leaders providing jobs, healthy food options and a hand up to their fellow community members. To find out more about Kristin’s three restaurants as well as the community events and guest chef events please go to all good pizza dot

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00:21:52

Friends of the Urban Forest

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2021/01/21

We have to be hyper-aware of social justice and environmental justice”- Dan FlanaganIn this episode our featured voice is that of long time Executive Director of Friends of the Urban Forest Dan Flanagan.This past summer and fall we experienced the triple threat of a global pandemic, economic meltdown, and catastrophic wildfires that blanketed the San Francisco Bay Area in deadly smoke and toxic air. Our urban forests are one of the most important green infrastructures we can have to help us deal

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00:15:58

Gratta Market & Wines

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2021/01/21

“It's, provided a safe place for people of all backgrounds to gather and meet and actually become friends” - Barbara GrattaIn this episode our featured voice is that of winemaker and food entrepreneur Barbara Gratta of Gratta Winery and Market in the Bayview district of San Francisco.We’ve been sharing stories about economic development and small business incubation in the Bayview Hunters Point communities since 2015. For more context to our interview with Barbara Gratta please go to our Archives

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00:18:37

Hayes Valley Bakeworks

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2021/01/14

“All of us take these things for granted, that they're always there” - Mark BaileyIn this episode our first featured voices are Mark Bailey the head of operations and Martha Martinez the head of production and training at Hayes Valley Bakeworks. We wanted to share the story of Hayes Valley Bakeworks because of its unique self-supporting social enterprise model to provide a workforce training program in the culinary arts. Hayes Valley Bakeworks trains people with disabilities, formerly homeless

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00:18:35

Joe Goode Performance Group

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2021/01/14

"We're hoping that we can spread the wealth if you will, as far as possible” - Michelle Lynch ReynoldsIn this episode, our featured voices are Michelle Lynch Reynolds the Executive Director, and Joe Goode the founder and artistic director, of Joe Goode Performance Group. Over the last thirty-plus years, Joe Goode Performance Group has promoted understanding, compassion, and tolerance among people through innovative dance. We conducted this interview in December 2020 at the beginning of the City of

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00:33:45

Intersection for the Arts

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2021/01/07

"the people who are working in the cultural sector and everything, it's exposed even further our vulnerabilities, the fact that we're always working in the margins" - Randy RollisonIn this episode our featured voices are Randy Rollison the Executive Director and Allison Snopek the Deputy Director of Intersection for the Arts. This week’s show with Randy and Allison is part of our end of year theme to highlight the importance of nonprofits in our community. Our conversation focuses on the arts and

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00:30:37

Candid

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2020/12/31

“Simply put non-profits matter in communities and people depend on their services” - Anna KoobIn this episode our featured voices are Jacob Harold the Executive Vice President and Anna Koob the Director of Data Standards of Candid. Back in April 2020 when we decided to create this series on Covid-19’s impact first on nonprofits and then on small businesses in the San Francisco Bay we like you had no idea how long the pandemic would go on and what the health and economic impact would be on our

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00:18:59

Firefly Restaurant

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2020/12/24

“We're in an existential threat of losing everything that makes this place great”- Jay BeamanIn this episode, our featured voices are Brad Levy the owner, Haley Sausner the Chef, and Jay Beaman the Manager of Firefly restaurant. Firefly restaurant is another one of our local neighborhood gems known to serve up its beloved fried chicken along with some of the best vegetarian fare in San Francisco. Firefly like all of our restaurants and bars is being devastated by the combination of the ongoing

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00:17:50

Peninsula Ballet Theatre

Voices of the Community ·

2020/12/24

People have danced since, you know, the caveman days they gathered together and beat on their drums and they danced” - Christine LeslieIn this episode, our featured voice is Christine Leslie the CEO and Executive Director of the Peninsula Ballet Theatre Our next featured voice is Christine Leslie the CEO and Executive Director of the Peninsula Ballet Theatre. Over its fifty years of operation, the Peninsula Ballet Theatre has become the artistic and cultural hub of San Mateo County through its

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00:33:15

The Crucible

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2020/12/17

“ I hope we never stop supporting people who might have to make a decision between paying their rent and eating ramen noodles.” - Susan MernitIn this episode, we are focused on our Making Community and our featured voices are Susan Mernit the Executive Director of The Crucible along with Janey Hayes a Glass Artists who is one of the Teaching Artists and Instructors at The Crucible. The Crucible is a unique platform that enables the Maker Movement which is made up of tens of thousands of Bay Area

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00:21:52

At The Crossroads

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2020/12/10

“ If you want to end homelessness, you give people homes.” - Demaree MillerIn this episode, our featured voices are Charles Lerner the Executive Director and Demaree Miller the Program Manager of At the Crossroads. During the Covid-19 pandemic At the Crossroads staff continues to meet youth where they are - living on the streets of san francisco. At the Crossroads humanistic one on one approach is all about building long-term relationships with youth to help them move off the street and secure the

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00:18:10

The San Francisco Girls Chorus

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2020/12/10

“ To teach them how to be wonderful musicians” - Andriana MarcialIn this episode, our featured voice is Andriana Marcial the Interim Executive Director of the San Francisco Girls Chorus. One of the main goals of The San Francisco Girls Chorus is to teach young women to become wonderful musicians through their extensive music education program. Singing and live performances will be one of the last services and experiences to come back from the Covi-19 pandemic. Let’s hear Andriana tell us how they’re

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00:19:43

Presidio Dance Theatre, San Francisco

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2020/12/03

"Dance , is just an amazing way of bringing people together” - Sherene MelaniaIn this episode, our featured voice is Sherene Melania the Executive Director and Artistic Director of Presidio Dance Theatre of San Francisco. The Presidio Dance Theatre has a history of cultural and community engagement with a mission to use dance and the arts to educate, inspire, and forge connections between cultures. For dance companies, December provides the opportunity to present the traditional holiday favorite

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00:22:03

AXIS Dance Company

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2020/12/03

"Through difference, there is beauty” - Marc Brew, AXIS Dance CompanyIn this episode, our featured voices are Marc Brew the Artistic Director and Choreographer along with Danae Rees the Managing Director of AXIS Dance Company. AXIS Dance Company’s mission is to bring together both disable and non-disabled artists to create a radically inclusive dance sector and world by removing barriers and showcasing the beauty of difference. To find out more about AXIS Dance Company and their fundraising event on

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00:22:48

Tech Exchange

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2020/11/26

"So, it's, a very, quiet but large issue in our community, especially when you know, Bay area should be the tech capital of the world" - Seth HubbertIn this episode, our featured voice is Seth Hubbert the Executive Director of Tech Exchange and we are discussing how the digital divide is impacting low-income students and their families in Oakland the greater San Francisco bay area.In a 2018 US Census Bureau, American Community Survey and San Francisco Digital Divide Survey between 32 to 41% of

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