The Vegan Lifestyle – The Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute

The Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute addresses the root causes of these lifestyle-based diseases and doesn’t just treat the symptoms. We are dedicated to educating individuals about the power of a whole food plant-based diet and its proven ability to heal the body from within. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine defines Lifestyle Medicine as the use of …

Neighbors Together – Oakland

Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) is dedicated to building unity and preparedness in Oakland neighborhoods.  We work to create an Oakland where there are no “good neighborhoods” and “bad neighborhoods” but a beautiful city throughout.  Our tenets are: community safety, localized agricultural systems, accessible housing and thriving local businesses. NTO is a post-partisan solutionary movement.  We …

Purpose Focus and Practice

Once joyfully known as “the smiling barracuda,” Joyce Cohen was a force in Oregon politics for over twenty years—formidably forging ground-breaking legislation: the Oregon Health Care Plan, criminal justice reform, and the use of Lottery funds for education and the environment.  Her biography shares lessons of growing up on an isolated South Dakota farm, work …