Our mission is to educate, inspire, and engage people in solutions for a better society founded on the wellbeing of people, culture, community and planet.
Undaunted Changemakers is the result of nearly 30 years of grassroots organizing in Tampa and nationally to forge a bttom line in all aspects of community that is based on care and compassion for all people and the planet. We began with a conference to build a Community Spirit of Caring held in Tampa, FL in 1997 followed by national organizatng to put the Earth Charter’s principles for a sustainable, just and peaceful world into actions in communities around the country. .
In 2014, we began documenting systemic solutions for a equitable economy, equal justice for all, and for sustaining the planet with video interviews with undaunted changemakers on reservations and in communities around the U.S. This effort continues today. We are dedicated to raising public awareness and education about these solutions so that they spread.
It is our hope that you and others will gather in a convivial atmosphere to watch the videos in your homes, classrooms, places of worship, and in community settings and share the powerful work of our amazing changemakers.You may watch our video interviews on this website and on our YouTube Channel.
There is a resource of Past videos with Innovators with a conversational guide to serve as a catalyst for enlightening exchanges with family, friends, colleagues and fellow community members. We are working on a conversational guide for more recent videos in The New Economy.
The existing video series continues to be expanded with new interviews Jan Roberts and trusted contributors.
Janet Roberts
Jan has been a community builder locally, nationally and internationally for nearly 50 years. She previously founded Earth Charter US (ECUS), a national organization based on the Earth Charter, a global agreement for a sustainable future. Jan was invited by Mikhail Gorbachev to the international launch of the Earth Charter at the Hague where she was recognized for leading the major grassroots effort in the U.S. to put the Earth Charter principles for social, economic and environmental justice into community actions in the US. For the Video Series, she traveled around the U.S. over the past ten years in her Prius to interview changemakers transforming the arts, education, economy and communities. Her experiences and video interviews were basis for “On the Road:A helluva One Woman Show” produced by Stageworks Theatre in Tampa.
Jan served as NGO delegate to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and was adjunct professor in the College of Business at the University of Tampa (UT). At UT, she launched the Sustainable Business Awards, that recognized local businesses engaged in the triple bottom line–people, planet and profit. Previously, she was a psychotherapist in private practice and founder of organizations serving women and the community. Jan is honored to serve on the Executive Board for Earth Action International, which has 2,500 partner organizations in 165 countries. Jan is also author of “Operation Bon Appetit: How A Video Camera, A Bottle of Rum & A Car Renewed My Faith in Our Future”. and A Community Spirit of Caring Begins with You.