EOCIL - Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living

About EOCIL - Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living

A podcast centered on disability justice, accessibility, and independent living hosted by the Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living.

Publisher

EOCIL

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 May 2022

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Making Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2SIA+ Youth with Shauntay Toombs

   Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Voices in Action Podcast, co-host Andrew Gurza, sits down with the Assistant Director LGBTQ2SIA+ Services Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living, Shauntay Toombs. We talk about how she got started in this work, her award-winning advocacy, using her privilege to uplift others. If you are an LGBTQ2SIA+ youth and want support in Oregon, e-mail Shauntay at Shauntay@eocil.org. To be on the show, e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com

2. 

   1 Jun 2026

   What is Harm Reduction? w/ Crescencia Witherspoon

   Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary In this episode of Voices in Action, Andrew is joined by Crescencia Witherspoon, the Director of the Harm Reduction Program at the Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living (EOCIL). Crescencia shares her inspiring personal journey from moving from the bustling metropolis of New York City to rural Eastern Oregon, and how she unexpectedly found her life's true passion in harm reduction. Together, Andrew and Crescencia break down what harm reduction actually m...

3. 

   10 Apr 2026

   We're BAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCK Andrew Gurza is Our New Voices In Action Co-Host

   Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to be bringing back EOCIL's Voices In Action Podcast! We've been really busy at EOCIL, and to help with all that transition, we asked Andrew to be our new co-host. Today, we talk to Andrew all about his work and what he wants to do with Voices in Action. All that to say, we're back baby! Stay tuned for new episodes every few weeks. Follow EOCIL's socials: www.eocil.org Follow Andrew Gurza: www.andrewgurza.ca

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

252

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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