Niki Franco's guest appearances

Niki Franco

Upstream

Kidnapped for Dinner

bergundy podcast with Daniel Bergamini

Zuzu Haus

Cory Doctorow

Johann Hari

Raj Patel

Ron Purser

Joanna Macy

Sarah Corbett

Maria Scordialos

Satish Kumar

Mark Lakeman

Matt Christman

Gail Bradbrook

Jason Hickel

Richard Wolff

Nathalie Nahai

James Galbraith

OwlTail

In this conversation, we spoke with Niki Franco, AKA, Venus Roots. Niki is a Caribbean abolitionist community organizer, multidisciplinary cultural worker, writer, podcaster, and facilitator of spaces for collective study. Currently based in Miami, Niki serves as the political education director for (F)empower MIA and civic engagement organizer for Power U Center for Social Change. We spoke with them about abolition, the phenomenon of Black capitalism, the insidious nature of neoliberal feminism, capitalism’s tendency towards co-opting its own opposition, disaster capitalism amidst COVID, why Instagram is probably bad for us, and much more. Upstream theme music is composed by Robert Raymond Intermission music is "Cut From the Cloth" by The Evens Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs

In this conversation, we spoke with Niki Franco, AKA, Venus Roots. Niki is a Caribbean abolitionist community organizer, multidisciplinary cultural worker, writer, podcaster, and facilitator of spaces for collective study. Currently based in Miami, Niki serves as the political education director for (F)empower MIA and civic engagement organizer for Power U Center for Social Change. We spoke with them about abolition, the phenomenon of Black capitalism, the insidious nature of neoliberal feminism, capitalism’s tendency towards co-opting its own opposition, disaster capitalism amidst COVID, why Instagram is probably bad for us, and much more. Upstream theme music is composed by Robert Raymond Intermission music is "Cut From the Cloth" by The Evens Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you! <a href="http://www.upstreampodcast.org/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.upstreampodcast.org/support</a> For more from Upstream, visit <a href="http://www.upstreampodcast.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.upstreampodcast.org</a> and follow us on social media: <a href="http://Facebook.com/upstreampodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/upstreampodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast</a> <a href="http://Instagram.com/upstreampodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.com/upstreampodcast</a> You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: <a href="http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upst…am/id1082594532</a> Spotify: <a href="http://spoti.fi/2AryXHs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spoti.fi/2AryXHs</a>

Niki Franco AKA Venus Roots (In Conversation)

Join Zuzu Haus host and creator Jenné Afiya along with special guest Niki Franco a Miami-based caribbean abolitionist, community organizer, multi-disciplinary cultural worker, writer, podcaster, and facilitator of spaces for collective study. Niki seeks to disrupt the bureaucratic frameworks of academy and transactional ways in which relationships exist under capitalism, Niki's work experiments with truth-telling, radical history and thought, and revolutionary imagination. Usually each episode has a "theme" but this conversation took on more of a freeform flow - both of us digging into our own personal histories around land, ancestry, and legacy.  // You can learn more about Niki's work at www.venusroots.com You can also follow Niki on Instagram @venusroots  Click here to listen to Niki's podcast "Getting To The Root of It" //  Podcast Produced + Edited by Queen Dejean  Original Score Written + Composed by Brandon Woody and Troy Long - Produced by Neon June exclusively for Zuzu Haus  //  More content and good energy over on Instagram @zuzu_haus!

Join Zuzu Haus host and creator Jenné Afiya along with special guest Niki Franco a Miami-based caribbean abolitionist, community organizer, multi-disciplinary cultural worker, writer, podcaster, and facilitator of spaces for collective study. Niki seeks to disrupt the bureaucratic frameworks of academy and transactional ways in which relationships exist under capitalism, Niki's work experiments with truth-telling, radical history and thought, and revolutionary imagination. Usually each episode has a "theme" but this conversation took on more of a freeform flow - both of us digging into our own personal histories around land, ancestry, and legacy.  // You can learn more about Niki's work at <a href="//www.venusroots.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.venusroots.com</a> You can also follow Niki on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/venusroots/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@venusroots</a> Click here to listen to Niki's podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6qXh3yHWkY0GeBBwzbPwYZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Getting To The Root of It"</a> //  Podcast Produced + Edited by Queen Dejean  Original Score Written + Composed by Brandon Woody and Troy Long - Produced by Neon June exclusively for Zuzu Haus  //  More content and good energy over on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zuzu_haus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@zuzu_haus</a>!

A CONVERSATION // with NIKI FRANCO

Kidnapped for Dinner recently partnered with Baiser Beauty to host Woman &amp; Woman, a craft fair celebrating Miami’s up-and-coming women creatives through an intimate, indoor market and special programming, including a live recording of the show with community organizer and artist Niki Franco.Our conversation focused on women’s insecurity, sense of lack vs love, shame and other themes factoring into self-worth and how we show up for ourselves and others.While placing these themes within a larger social and political context, we covered specifics such as non-commercial practices of self-love and care, intention as a kind of freedom, the power of community in healing and reimagining our environment and showing up in all relationships in more loving, honest ways.Niki is a Miami Native of Puerto Rican and Panamanian heritage. As a community organizer, her work addresses issues surrounding systems of power and oppressive narratives and upholds reproductive justice, holistic health and building community.She is the Political Education Director of (F)empower and Civic Engagement Organizer at Power U Center for Social Change.

Kidnapped for Dinner recently partnered with <a href="http://baiserbeauty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baiser Beauty</a> to host Woman &amp; Woman, a craft fair celebrating Miami’s up-and-coming women creatives through an intimate, indoor market and special programming, including a live recording of the show with community organizer and artist Niki Franco.Our conversation focused on women’s insecurity, sense of lack vs love, shame and other themes factoring into self-worth and how we show up for ourselves and others.While placing these themes within a larger social and political context, we covered specifics such as non-commercial practices of self-love and care, intention as a kind of freedom, the power of community in healing and reimagining our environment and showing up in all relationships in more loving, honest ways.Niki is a Miami Native of Puerto Rican and Panamanian heritage. As a community organizer, her work addresses issues surrounding systems of power and oppressive narratives and upholds reproductive justice, holistic health and building community.She is the Political Education Director of <a href="http://fempowermia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(F)empower</a> and Civic Engagement Organizer at <a href="https://poweru.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power U Center for Social Change</a>.

Unlearning to Relearn — Niki Franco

Niki Franco (@venusroots) is a community organizer, educator, activist, poet. Topics include hope for the future, FEMPOWER, opening oneself and other social/societal topics.

Niki Franco (@venusroots) is a community organizer, educator, activist, poet. Topics include hope for the future, FEMPOWER, opening oneself and other social/societal topics.