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Way Past Okay #7: Time to Go

dieter — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:17:32 +0000

Guys, I can’t tell you how much I’ve gotten out of this class. Thank you for your interest and participation. As always, the audio is here and here, and can be played below:

It’s been an honor. I’m looking forward to next time!

WPO: the song

dieter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:48:42 +0000

Class, as you know, your fellow students Terri and Teena wrote a song based on the things we’ve been talking about. I’m absolutely thrilled that the work we’ve been doing has inspired them in this way, and I’m honored to put their song up on the site. You can download it here or play it using the built-in player:

Nice going, guys!

Way Past Okay #6: Be the Ball

dieter — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:42:52 +0000

Another great one, guys. Nice going.

REALLY looking forward to next week.

Way Past Okay #5: Go with the Flow

dieter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:24:43 +0000

Good stuff, gang — the files are here and here.

I’m sorry that we didn’t record the song that Teena and Teri wrote for the class, though; if I can get the audio from that, I’ll be sure to post it here.

Way Past Okay #4: Just Say Yes

dieter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:06 +0000

Another great class, guys. The audio is here and here, and I’m really pleased with our discussion.

That said, after we turned off the recorder, there was about 15 minutes of excellent discussion that I wish we’d captured. If anyone took notes from that part of the evening, I’d love it if they would share them with me.

Way Past Okay #3: Pull the Ripcord

dieter — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:04:40 +0000

Here (and here) is the audio from last night’s class. There was a lot of really good dialogue from the students, and I hope it’s audible.

Great stuff, gang.

Way Past Okay #2: Ask for What You Want

dieter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:54:19 +0000

Here’s the audio from last night’s class — you can download the two parts here and here or listen to them right here on the page:

Thanks!

Way Past Okay #1: Know the Rules

dieter — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:09:20 +0000

Here’s the audio from the first Way Past Okay class; the quality is strictly not ready for prime time, but it’s still listenable. It’s in two parts — you can play them from here (below) or download them: part one and part two.

Special thanks to everyone who was there for the first night. I really think we’re going to have a great time.

Christy Croft

dieter — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:26 +0000

Christy Croft is a professional labor doula and independent childbirth educator, and is an advocate for women’s informed choices in childbirth. She currently lives in the Chapel Hill area with her husband and five children, who she credits with turning her into a passionate supporter of mothers’ rights.

More than that, Christy is a personal inspiration to me — her fearless determination to follow her heart, and to help others to do so, is absolutely heroic. It was a real pleasure to talk with her.

You can find out more about what Christy’s up to by going to http://www.carolinabirthandbaby.com/.

Nadine Smith

dieter — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:59:58 +0000

(from her site)

Nadine Smith has been executive director of Equality Florida since its inception in 1997, and was executive director of its predecessor, the Human Rights Task Force of Florida prior to that. She joined the organization in 1993 after serving as one of four national co-chairs on the 1993 March on Washington and taking part in the historic, first-ever meeting between LGBT leaders and a sitting U.S. president (Clinton) in the White House.

During her tenure as head of Equality Florida, she has also served four terms as co-chair of the Equality Federation and served as a member of the Democratic National Committee. She has led advocacy efforts in Florida at the state level at a time of unprecedented attacks on the LGBT community, serving as Equality Florida’s lead lobbyist in Tallahassee and heading efforts to stop discriminatory legislation and ballot measures and to overturn Florida’s ban on adoption by gay and lesbian parents.

Her deep experience in community organizing, social change and politics includes her service as campaign manager for Citizens for a Fair Tampa, a successful effort to prevent repeal of that city’s human rights ordinance in 1995, and her own campaign in 1991 for Tampa City Council. In the latter, her first bid for public office, she emerged from a field of seven as the leading vote getter in the primary, losing narrowly in the runoff.

Nadine has been recognized for her national and state leadership by organizations around the nation, including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Black Lesbian and Gay leadership Forum and others. A former award-winning journalist, Nadine has written syndicated columns for various LGBT and general audience publications.

On a personal level, I’m absolutely thrilled that Nadine could be the first guest of the first episode of the ubermondo.com podcast. It’s a pleasure and an honor.