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Ep. 5 Mia Mingus of the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective

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In this conversation about transformative justice and healing, Mia Mingus of the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective poses the questions, “What is accountability? What is justice?” How can our movements be survivor centered? What IS community? LINKS Mia Mingus’ website Leaving Evidence: https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/ Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: https://batjc.wordpress.com/ Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet: https://batjc.wordpress.com/pods-and-pod-mapping-worksheet/ BATJC Resource Page: https://batjc.wordpress.com/resources/ … Continued

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Ep. 4 Puerto Rico + Disaster Capitalism

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Host Laura Echegaray discusses Puerto Rico – or Borinquen, the island’s indigenous name – the current social and political situation, how we got where we are, and what’s next. We will learn some historical facts about the relationship between the U.S. government and Puerto Rico. We will go over the concept of disaster capitalism as … Continued

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Ep. 2 In Dialogue with Alice Walker & Arundhati Roy

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This is rebroadcast of Full Circle, produced by members of KPFA’s First Voice Apprenticeship program. This episode is hosted and produced by our own Catherine Petru. Arisika Razak and Hemal Lalabhai join Catherine to discuss Arundhati Roy and Alice Walker’s recent dialogue as part of KQED’s City Arts & Lectures. This show features: – Arundhati … Continued

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Ep. 1 We Rise Intro Show: A Tribute to Our Ancestors

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We Rise is collaboration, a collective of voices, a cross-pollination of communities… We are collaborators seeking to create socially conscious work that inspires collective liberation. We Rise are cultural producers who embody solidarity, theory in the flesh & aspire to heartfelt, prayerful offerings to the freedom movement of our time. In order to Rise, we … Continued

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Dr. Margo Okazawa-Rey. Feminists Drop the MIC- military industrial complex (FV ep. 3)

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Learn from Dr. Margo Okazawa-Rey about feminist resistance to the U.S. military industrial complex, why we have to see the connections between domestic policy & foreign policy, & the Combahee River Collective’s approach to intersectionality. *Apologies that the audio gets choppy from minute 13-19. The content during those minutes is great, though, so please try … Continued

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Aishah Shahidah Simmons on #LoveWithAccountability (FV Ep. 2)

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“How do you move beyond sharing about your trauma to healing it?” asks our guest Aishah. What say you? #LoveWITHAccountability – LoveWITHAccountability.com NO! The Rape Documentary – NOtheRapeDocumentary.org Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective – batjc.wordpress.com The Living Bridges Project – LivingBridgesProject.com The Heal Project – www.igrivera.com/the-heal-project.html Children of Combahee – childrenofcombahee.org/ Black Latinidad: Love in Sisterbrotherhood – www.vidaafrolatina.org/child-sexual-abuse Mirror Memoirs – mirrormemoirs.com Impact Justice … Continued

Ep. 4: Ancestral Medicine, Part 3 with Heaven Celeste Thunder

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In this episode, we speak with Heaven Celeste Thunder, a mother and medicine maker about her journey into ancestral medicine and motherhood. Heaven’s current education in traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Mexican medicine began alongside her involvement with Aztec dance and ceremony. She entered a formal Master’s program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and an informal … Continued

Ep. 3: Ancestral Medicine Series, Part 2 with Jenny Silva

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In this episode, we speak with birthworker Jenny Silva to explore more specifically what it looks like to weave ancestral medicine into our lives and birth work. How can ancestral medicine support our wellness as birthworkers? Why is it important to decolonize birth and stay connected to ancestral traditions? What could our birth offerings look … Continued