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Glocal CitizensEpisode 239: Planting for People and Purpose with Cherron Perry-Thomas Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week it’s Part 2 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all li...
2024-09-1030 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 238: Planting for People and Purpose with Cherron Perry-Thomas Part 1Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week it’s Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all li...
2024-09-0339 min
Canna I TalkCanna I Talk Show Ep 115 - "Planting Positivity: Cultivating Wellness with Cherron Thomas Perry from Plant & People"Step right up, everyone! This week on Canna I Talk, we are excited to feature the wonderful Cherron Thomas Perry from Plant & People. Cherron is passionate about promoting wellness and self-care through plants and community connections. With years of experience, Plant & People offers workshops, events, consultations, and plant-based products. This Black-owned plant shop is dedicated to making a positive impact in the community. If you're in Philadelphia, be sure to visit Plant & People for environmentally-friendly, fair trade products. Check out their website at www.plantandpeople.com and let's start planting!
2024-05-2444 min
Planting Seeds with Senator Sharif StreetAdvocating for Inclusion and Local Supply Chains in Pennsylvania CannabisThe future of cannabis is envisioned through a lens of globalization and diversity. Countries like Ghana are stepping into the cannabis market, creating a bridge with US communities. Today's guest, Cherron Perry-Thomas, underscores, "It's happening slowly," indicating that there's much work to be done in crafting an industry that doesn't mirror the exclusion suffered in the past. The transference of knowledge and land use rights are key aspects in ensuring inclusion and participation from communities on a global scale.For communities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, it remains paramount to acknowledge cannabis as a formidable vector for economic...
2024-02-2731 min
Bridging PhillyJohn Legend | PA cannabis | Murals & MovementThe new HBO documentary Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School explores the transformative power of music and how an arts education can be a source of hope and healing. Executive producer, Grammy award-winning musician John Legend - with executive producer Mike Jackson, and director Amy Schatz - worked with teenagers from Philly’s Hill-Freedman World Academy to learn how to write, compose, produce, and perform original songs.Then, why is it taking so much time for Pennsylvania to legalize adult-use marijuana? And will there be business opportunities for everyone? We talk to Cherron Perry-Thomas, co-f...
2023-11-1242 min
Philadelphia Community PodcastInsight Pt. 2: Cannabis Opportunities Conference, Read, Baby, Read,There are growing opportunities in the legal cannabis industry. I speak with State Senator Sharif Street and Cherron Perry-Thomas, Co-Founder and Director of Social Impact at The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities about the Cannabis Opportunities Conference. www.senatorsharifstreet.com/daco23Black Cannabis Week We also feature an interview conducted by Kylie Minor, one of our Summer Work Ready Students.First, it's never too soon to get our babies primed for reading. We'll talk with Kimberly Garrison, Project Coordinator, Read, Baby, Read at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Free Library of Philadelphia’s Read Ba...
2023-09-0829 min
The Cannabis Diversity Report with Tahir Johnson#065 Black Cannabis Week - Cherron Perry-ThomasBlack Cannabis Week (BCW22) is a collective web of educational and informational experiences to empower Black communities to move toward social and political change. In collective work, we aim to educate, destigmatize, and advance social justice efforts.
The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO) was established to help promote the awareness of cannabis in Black and Brown communities. Like other concerns and similarities, inequities in cannabis exist throughout the diaspora. We desire to ensure marginalized communities access and information to the opportunities in cannabis to generate positive change.
You can learn more about Black Cannabis Week at https://www.wearedaco...
2023-03-1621 min
Bridging PhillyFlashpoint: Pot stigma is down as suburban arrests go up, Philly city solicitor Marcel Pratt and Lupus LoopHost and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about cannabis. Decriminalization and growing acceptance of marijuana is giving Philadelphia area residents the false impression that the drug is legal everywhere. So it's no surprise, arrests are up in the Philadelphia suburbs and in New Jersey. Marijuana activist and writer Chris Goldstein, criminal defense attorney Gary Lamanno, Co-owner of medical marijuana dispensary Steve O and DACO director Cherron Perry-Thomas dig into the issue of how to avoid arrest and cash in on cannabis.
The Newsmaker of the week is City Solicitor, Marcel Pratt. Finally, the Changemaker of...
2018-10-1453 min