Interviewee: Manna Jo Greene

Summary: In an interview recorded on August 18, 2021, Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Action Director of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater recollects her childhood, family life, racial and social justice efforts, and experiences as nurse, recycling coordinator for Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency. She recalls her efforts at peacemaking through finding common interests, including supporting a collaborative approach to cleaning up a large tire dump in Saugerties, and facilitating a process to save a champion butternut tree from a proposed development in Poughkeepsie.