by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
JENNIE JOHNSON JENNIE JOHNSON of CITY YEAR discusses the gap between what schools are designed to do and what students really need. City Year is a non-profit that works to keep students in high school and find a meaningful future. Amazing Women RI · Jennie Johnson...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr. SUSAN MACKENZIE When our veterans return home, they deserve quality healthcare. Dr. SUSAN MACKENZIE is the first woman Director of the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She discusses the medical services available for RI veterans and why we must never...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
REVEREND DONNIE ANDERSON REVEREND DONNIE ANDERSON, now a pastor at a Provincetown church, shares her story of transition. After spending 70 years in a man’s body she discusses her transition, the difference between transgender and sexual orientation, and the support...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
KATHLEEN PLETCHER Artistic Director KATHLEEN PLETCHER chronicles how the only First Night festival in the country has become a year-round arts organization in Rhode Island, connecting ‘art with audiences’. Amazing Women RI · Pletcher - Firstworks Seg 1 - 2.12.19...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr. KATHY ABASS and AMELIA HAMMOND Rhode Island has a rich history on land, but there’s a lot of history buried at sea. Dr. KATHY ABASS, the founder of a non-profit RI Marine Archeology Project, and conservator AMELIA HAMMOND discuss the many storied shipwrecks off...