Co-hosts Holly Garrett III and Carina Gallo sit down with Zimbabwe Davies, co-founder of Thug Therapy and founder of Building Bridges Basketball, to talk healing, hope, and turning pain into purpose. Zimbabwe shares how community changed his life, and how he is creating spaces where people can grow through vulnerability and connection.

This episode features Criminal Justice Studies alum '25, Gabriel Singer, whose community engagement and advocacy have been recognized with the California State University Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement. Gabriel shares how his work with Initiate Justice, an organization committed to empowering people impacted by incarceration to drive policy change, influenced his path and why applying learning to the community matters now more than ever. His story is a reminder that when students invest in their communities, it is not only meaningful, it is valued at the highest level.

Guest: Gabriel Singer, Criminal Justice Studies alum '25, and SFSU graduate student

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett), Communications alum '25 and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, SFSU.

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, Hollie Garrett and Carina Gallo discusscommunity-based learning, its impact, and the challenges it faces. They are joined by Edel Vaovosa from the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE). The ICCE enhances the academic mission of San Francisco State University (SFSU) by supporting teaching and learning that focuses on civic and community engagement, aiming to develop individuals into productive, ethical, and active participants in their communities.

Guest: Edel Vaovosa, Senior Coordinator of Faculty Engagement, Data Analysis, and Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, SFSU.

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett), communications major at SFSU and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, SFSU.

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com