Alyssa is a wife, mother of three, business owner, and aspiring homesteader who was drawn to learning more about making a change in herself, our society, and the government over the last 18 months. She worked hard on the Sanders campaign, and became a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. She has since become an unaffiliated voter, and continues to search for ways to save herself and the world. Her most recent adventure was a trip to Sacred Stone Camp outside of Cannonball, North Dakota, where many have gathered to protect our most valuable and precious resource by standing up to the corporate conspiracy that continues to seek money and power while disregarding all of humanity.
Erin moved to Asheville almost 20 years ago to study at UNCA. She received her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a photojournalism focus. She worked as a volunteer with the Asheville Global Report, an independent newspaper, radio show and cable tv show, from 1998 until 2008. Erin has been involved with activist work, locally, regionally and nationally. Most recently, her interest lies in the controversial construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. She has recently returned from the Standing Rock Reservation, where she traveled with a group to deliver supplies for the Water Protectors camped there. Her group has returned to Asheville and joined forces with All Natives Indigenous Center, a non-profit based in Duluth Minnesota, to raise funds to help prepare the tribes gathered at Standing Rock for the North Dakota winter.
Enjoy this one hour podcast with Alyssa and Erin as we discuss the Native American’s effort to protect their land, water, and our planet.
Living Well with Alyssa DeRonne and Erin Hardy on AshevilleFM, October 3, 2016
