We Rise brings you stories, interviews, and music to nourish our imaginations in service of collective liberation. Guided by Toni Cade Bambara’s call to make the revolution irresistible, each show explores the practice of solidarity in today’s freedom movements. Brought to you by We Rise Cultural Production. www.weriseproduction.com
With the rains just lifting the dense smoke in the SF Bay Area, some might be reminded of the nourishment of life in balance. The massive fires, in both Northern and Southern California, were devastating. Wildfires though they are, their intensity is a result of global warming brought on by uncontained, disproportionate & extractive economic … Continued
Get out the vote! Please enjoy this plunge into electoral politics with trusty guides Sharon Peterson & Mari Nakagawa. From KPFA’s Full Circle (where Cat learned everything she knows), we bring you this rebroadcast. On this episode, Mari & Sharon get into: Protecting our vote, and raising our voices (even between elections) How we can … Continued
One constellation of guiding lights for We Rise are Toni Cade Bambara’s words: “The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” Rhodessa Jones is this artist. With her latest show When Did Your Hands Become a Weapon? running thru this weekend at San Francisco’s Brava Theater, to 40 years of Cultural Odyssey … Continued
How do your ancestors understand “the thinning of the veil between the worlds” that marks this time of year? Was there a name for this time in their languages? Are your ancestors from the northern or southern hemisphere? How might that shape their relationship with autumn months? “The new always happens against the overwhelming odds … Continued
“Do you know what human beings need to feel peace? Mindfulness. And solidarity” – Akatl, age 7 “History is a very important part of who we are.” – Gryffin, age 8 “People should use collaboration instead of discrimination.” – Evelyn, age 7 Join Ms. T’s Lupine Classroom from Urban Montessori School in Oakland as they … Continued
What are your earliest memories of magic? How did your ancestors pray? Where did whiteness come from? How can people racialized as white decimate white supremacy? What do you think of when you see or hear the word “witch”? Grace Diehl, Johanna Holden, and Kelsey Gustafson join host Cat Petru to dive into these questions … Continued
Three visionary educators – James Damiani, Tiarra “Ms. T” Asia Knox, and Safahri Ra – join Cat & Nicky to talk about: – the significance of humility and honesty in the classroom – nourishing creativity and empowerment – challenges and revelations in teaching and the education system – how technology impacts learning Collaborative music breaks … Continued
In January, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) joined me on a previous show to discuss the history of colonization and occupation of Palestine by the settler state of Israel. On this episode of We Rise, as Israeli attacks persist against Palestinians marching for the right to return to their homeland, PYM’s Nadya Tannous … Continued
Cat Petru (We Rise) and Theresa Adams (graduate of KPFA’s First Voice Apprenticeship program) guest host a special edition of KPFA’s Women’s Magazine in honor of Women’s History Month. Cat speaks with doulas, Megan Chadwick and Eri Guajardo Johnson (Birth Bruja host!), about birthwork as a site of healing, transformation, and justice. Theresa and Cat … Continued
This rebroadcast of Cat’s show on KPFA’s Full Circle commemorates the One Year Anniversary of the landmark SFO protest against one of Trump’s first Executive Orders: The Muslim Ban. On this episode of WE RISE: Lara Kiswani of the Arab Resource Organizing Center gives a retrospective on the 3 Muslim Bans that went into effect … Continued
