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iChange Justice Season 5

Restorative Community Coalition with Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball

🎙️ iChange Justice Podcast: Season 5 Real People. Real Stories. Real Voices. Welcome to the Fifth Era of iChange Justice! Broadcasting from Whatcom County, we are a converging network of Visionaries, Healers, Authors, and Leaders dedicated to restorative action. 🛶✨ Bridge the gap between Service Providers and those in need of services. We share raw, unfiltered conversations with leaders, teachers, indigenous mentors, and citizens directly impacted by mental health, poverty, addiction and

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00:53:08

#232 iChange Justice Podcast – Jails, Bonds & Bond...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/04/16

#232 iChange Justice Podcast – Jails, Bonds & Bond Markets (Encore #141)Most people have no idea that incarceration is tied to financial markets — and that prison-related bonds can ultimately be traded on the stock exchange, sometimes even owned by political leaders and investment funds.In this episode, Host Joy Gilfilen speaks with a Wall Street bond trader to explore how a case can move from a 911 call, to an arrest, to bail, and eventually into financial packages connected to the broader bond

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00:29:03

#231 -#01 iChange Justice Podcast, "What is justice...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/04/09

What is justice anyway? It depends on the eye of the beholder. Three people from the Restorative CommUnity Coalition with lived experience in the field—Joy Gilfilen, Irene Morgan, Debbie David and Chene Keltz—talk about justice in America from their perspective.This show is all about dropping the veil on the criminal justice system. Over 800 years and the system has not budged on restoring anyone, in fact, quite the opposite. Why do we have over 9 million people in prison in the US? Who is paying

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00:59:41

#230-iChange Justice Podcast – Justice, the Eclipse,...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/04/02

In this encore episode, Host Joy Gilfilen explores the connections between justice, history, science, and the rhythms of the natural world. The conversation reflects on the April 8, 2024 eclipse and why such events capture the attention of scientists, farmers, first responders, original nations scholars, healers, and thinkers across many traditions.These observers often study long patterns in nature and history to better understand how changes in tides, planetary alignments, and environmental

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00:54:29

#229-iChange Justice Podcast – Encore Presentation -...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/03/26

Host Joy Gilfilen speaks with Paul Levy, author of Wetiko sand other books on the concept of “wetiko,” a psycho-spiritual mind virus long described in Native traditions as a destructive force operating within human consciousness.In this conversation, Joy explores how Levy’s work intersects with issues of justice, incarceration, leadership, and collective behavior. Levy describes how what he calls “malignant egophrenia,” or the “mad emperor disease,” can influence individuals and institutions alike,

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00:58:01

#228-iChange Justice Podcast – Walkabout on I-5 (Encore)

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/03/19

Joy Gilfilen, host of iChange Justice podcast interviews a woman who went "on walkabout" down I-5 this past year, living homeless. She has been an advocate for social issues of poverty, mental health, public safety and homelessness and shares what she learned.How have cities adapted in the past two years to the civic crisis issues, to the injection of CARES dollars for emergency intervention in different cities? What has happened to the people living without shelter, emergency services,

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00:47:53

#227⁠ Encore – iChange Justice Podcast“CORE Mental...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/03/12

During our creative retreat to record new and innovative material, we’re sharing an encore of one of our Top Shows of 2023 — Episode #67, “CORE Mental Health Services.”Host Joy Gilfilen talks with Ben Hoppie, Mental Health Practitioner, and Trisha Johnston, Peer Counselor, about how they work alongside law enforcement, courts, and hospital emergency departments in Cowlitz County to support people facing substance use, mental health challenges, homelessness, poverty, and justice system

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00:48:29

#226-iChange Justice Podcast – Community Integrated...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/03/05

In this encore presentation, Host Joy Gilfilen speaks with John Fitzpatrick about the real impact of peer mentoring, supportive housing, and community-integrated services for people rebuilding their lives after incarceration.John shares what it means to serve as a peer mentor and why integrated services — housing, employment support, and trauma-informed care working together — significantly increase the chances of successful reentry. Programs like these help stabilize individuals facing complex

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00:56:18

#225-iChange Justice Podcast - Fit to Survive:...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/02/26

The fourth conversation featuring James Addington, Mel Hoover, William Gardiner and host Karen Ball. We examine what it truly means to be “fit to survive” in an era defined by climate instability, political division, and social fragmentation.This discussion frames climate change not simply as an environmental issue, but as the central moral challenge shaping ecological, economic, and cultural realities. When we isolate crises instead of understanding their interconnected roots, we weaken our

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00:57:07

#224 iChange Justice Podcast: "Where do we go from...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/02/19

Unpacking Inclusion, Control, and Affection: A Clinical Look at the Structures of Power and Systemic Trauma.How can communities collectively imagine self-determination and liberation from systemic domination? This episode tackles that question by examining the "moral imaginary" required to move past our current social chaos. Mel Hoover sets the stage by citing James Baldwin’s 1963 reality check: “We made the world we’re living in and we have to make it over.” The panel explores how the

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00:45:25

#223 - iChange Justice Podcast: Philosophical...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/02/12

Featuring an Encore of 2025’s Most Popular Episode #174 with Josef Tichy, Mel Hoover, Kurt Krueger, and Host Joy Gilfilen.We are bringing back this essential conversation for a special encore presentation on February 12th.Joseph shares reflections on growing up in Prague, while Mel discusses their diverse American roots. They tackle the impact of history, like the fall of communism, on personal freedom and responsibility.The panel calls for a NEW educational framework that nurtures holistic

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01:12:56

#222 - iChange Justice Podcast -Understanding the...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/02/03

Joy Gilfilen, co-host Karen Ball and our panel continue a deep historical reflection following their clinical analysis of the historical structures of law in episode #221, this session shifts the focus to the immediate present. The panel examines the social turmoil and confusion in our streets and headlines today, arguing that these are not isolated incidents of unrest. Instead, they represent the predictable breaking point of a globalized logic of dominance, and the pathologies of historical

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00:47:41

#221 iChange Justice Podcast - Practical History:...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/01/29

Host Joy Gilfilen brings you an extraordinary, “local-to-global” high-stakes conversation with a dynamic trio of leaders: Mel Hoover, James Addington, and William Gardiner. These three men offer a rare "Bird’s Eye View" from the epicenters of social change, possessing direct, real-world lived experience with intentional change over time. Past cross-generational issues of habits of slavery, structural imprisonment, religious caste, and economic class are 2026 issues for tomorrow’s

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00:58:31

#220 - iChange Justice: Mel Hoover’s Bird’s Eye View...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/01/19

Special Premier for MLK Day...Offering Lived Experience of the Civil Rights Movement and Wisdom needed for 2026. Hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball are joined by Civil Rights Activist Mel Hoover, a pillar of wisdom whose life experience bridges the worlds where Martin Luther King Jr. and his family walked and lived. We are profoundly enriched by this elder sharing his lived experience of the civil rights movement and his personal knowledge of his namesake, Dr. Melvin Watson, who was a close friend

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01:02:57

#219 - iChange Justice: Rehumanizing Community - The...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/01/15

Welcome to the Season 5 Premiere of iChange Justice! In this landmark episode, hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball celebrate an incredible milestone with our dear friend and international collaborator, James White. James is a member of Community Living British Columbia, serves on the Board of the Restorative Community Coalition, and founded the ESATTA Cooperative (Empowering Self Advocates To Take Action) over 40 years ago. Trailblazing anew, it’s achieved a distinctive level of civic

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00:59:18

#218 iChange Justice Podcast - The Systems Revolution...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/01/08

In this Season 5 Premiere, Whatcom's own Joy Gilfilen and community justice educator and activist Karen Ball (currently located in Texas). engage in a high-level dialogue with Kathryn Alexander, MA, founder of Bridge to Partnership. An early student of the Fifth Discipline and systems thinking, Kathryn brings decades of research into how "tacit values" shape our leadership and our culture.The conversation explores the imbalance of Western culture and Kathryn’s shift to nature as the

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01:03:02

#217 iChange Justice Podcast - The Seeds of...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2026/01/01

#217 iChange Justice Podcast - The Seeds of Sovereignty: A Lifetime of Indigenous Advocacy with Beth BrownfieldIn this special Happy New Year broadcast, host Joy Gilfilen welcomes her longtime mentor and community icon, Beth Brownfield. As we step into 2026 and our fifth season, this episode serves as a masterclass in how one person’s "seeds of justice" can ripple across a nation to change laws, denominations, and heart-centered community policies.The Seed of a 12-Year-Old: Beth shares the

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01:14:33

# 216 –iChange Justice Podcast Special Show and...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2025/12/25

Ready for a soul-stirring Christmas? Discover iChange Justice! Whatcom County's own Joy Gilfilen and visionary artist Shawn Gallaway present a musical gift of restoration for the Salish Sea and beyond. Find iChange Justice right here every Thursday at noon.This Christmas Day, the iChange Justice podcast is unwrapping something truly special. Host Joy Gilfilen is joined by visionary artist Shawn Gallaway to present a curated selection of his most recent music—songs born from a lifetime of

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00:41:29

#215 - iChange Justice Podcast - Beyond Your...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2025/12/18

iChange Justice co-hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball present the powerful conclusion to their two-part series with Elder Eveimai Lotori, focusing on "Beyond Your Impossible Awakening Your Wisdom Healing." This episode features deep reflection and dialogue with guest Mel Hoover, frequent contributor and and supporter of the work with Eveimai.The discussion centers on Eveimai’s five-step self-learning and healing process, which is a rich integration of ancient teachings from Toltec, Mexica, Cherokee,

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01:03:38

#214 - iChange Justice podcast presents a profoundly...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2025/12/11

This first installment introduces Eveimai's groundbreaking plan for The Beyond Your Impossible Legacy Foundation. Co-hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball guide listeners through the vision for this new entity—a 508 C1A Private Membership Association—designed for global community service, advocacy, and spiritual inclusivity.At the heart of the foundation are the proposed Nurturing Development Centers. Eveimai describes these centers as tailored, two-year immersive journeys for individuals and

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00:50:22

#213 iChange Justice Podcast - The Survival/Thrival...

iChange Justice Season 5 ·

2025/12/04

Host Joy Gilfilen and co-host Karen Ball launch a new conversational series with Elder and civil rights leader Mel Hoover (Mel-Rose Ministries). This episode begins the podcast's move into its Fifth Era as a converging network.Mel, born in 1944 into an "apartheid nation," contrasts his inherited unconditional love with the Constitution's "lie in terms of the actions" and reveals his Native American heritage. The hosts compare their three distinct generational stories

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