Hey y'all, welcome to the According to Weeze podcast. This is a quick minisode announcing the release of the podcast and letting y'all know that there was a name change. Originally it was going to be At the Intersection but since there were so many of those, I️ decided to keep it consistent and name the pod According to Weeze. Stay connected and tune in each week! ABOUT THE ACCORDING TO WEEZE PODCAST Hosted by Louiza "Weeze" Doran, According to Weeze is a podcast founded on the belief that we exist at the intersection of our complex identities, politics and socio-cultural systems! Each week Weeze engages in complex, yet candid conversations focused on socio-political and personal matters in hopes of finding a way forward in community. The only way to dismantle oppression is to dissect it, so meet her at the intersection and learn how to create a just, equitable, and inclusive society. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy   MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

Hey y'all, welcome to the According to Weeze podcast. This is a quick minisode announcing the release of the podcast and letting y'all know that there was a name change. Originally it was going to be At the Intersection but since there were so many of those, I️ decided to keep it consistent and name the pod According to Weeze. Stay connected and tune in each week! ABOUT THE ACCORDING TO WEEZE PODCAST Hosted by Louiza "Weeze" Doran, According to Weeze is a podcast founded on the belief that we exist at the intersection of our complex identities, politics and socio-cultural systems! Each week Weeze engages in complex, yet candid conversations focused on socio-political and personal matters in hopes of finding a way forward in community. The only way to dismantle oppression is to dissect it, so meet her at the intersection and learn how to create a just, equitable, and inclusive society. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

The According to Weeze Podcast Is Here!

In this episode, Weeze is interviewed by a Never Again News Network “NANN” correspondent. They talk about the purpose of the According to Weeze podcast, NANN, and how both serve as tools to facilitate effective conversations in order to move us toward liberation. Weeze also gets personal when she’s asked a series of questions pertaining to her everyday life. ABOUT NANN  To protect our guest's anonymity, we’ve changed their voice &amp; we’ll call them "Correspondent Slip 'N Slide." Correspondent Slip 'N Slide is a correspondent for NANN, (Never Again News Network) an anonymous Black Collective tracking timely news that matters.  NANN is a weekly roundup of news you need to know in order to stay safe, defend your democracy, and make our country more equitable and just. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  How the According to Weeze podcast is here to educate and liberate, so we can dismantle systems of oppression and honor our humanity. What the NANN newsletter is and why you should subscribe so you can stay up to date on what's happening around the world AND how it's affecting melanated folk's bodies.  Our secret guest interviews Weeze and gives us some personal deets on her life. Get the scoop!!!   FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW NANN TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann IG: @udontknownann MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

In this episode, Weeze is interviewed by a Never Again News Network “NANN” correspondent. They talk about the purpose of the According to Weeze podcast, NANN, and how both serve as tools to facilitate effective conversations in order to move us toward liberation. Weeze also gets personal when she’s asked a series of questions pertaining to her everyday life. ABOUT NANN To protect our guest's anonymity, we’ve changed their voice &amp; we’ll call them "Correspondent Slip 'N Slide." Correspondent Slip 'N Slide is a correspondent for NANN, (Never Again News Network) an anonymous Black Collective tracking timely news that matters. NANN is a weekly roundup of news you need to know in order to stay safe, defend your democracy, and make our country more equitable and just. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>How the According to Weeze podcast is here to educate and liberate, so we can dismantle systems of oppression and honor our humanity.</li> <li>What the NANN newsletter is and why you should subscribe so you can stay up to date on what's happening around the world AND how it's affecting melanated folk's bodies. </li> <li>Our secret guest interviews Weeze and gives us some personal deets on her life. Get the scoop!!! </li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW NANN TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: <a href="https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/udontknownann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@udontknownann</a> MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

Meet Me at the Intersection

Lisa Betty

In this episode Lisa and Weeze have a deep discussion on the problematic behavior of Jessica Krug. They talk about the ways in which Jessica, a whyte woman, extensively and intentionally chose to study Black + African cultures of the diaspora and co-opt Black, Hispanic, and Latinx as her racial-ethnic identities. Not only did she assume these identities, she took professional academic positions, opportunities, and grants away from the people they were meant for. Then she decided to "out" herself and apologize for it. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT LISA Lisa Betty (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at Fordham University. She teaches on themes of labor, migration, and diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. Lisa's dissertation research contributes to the growing body of scholarship on the Caribbean diaspora, with a focus on Jamaican migrants, in Cuba and the United States from the 1930s through the Cuban Revolution. She has worked in the field of nonprofit advocacy serving in organizations that advocate for children, families, immigrants, and incarcerated people, and leads antiracist teaching workshops. Proud of her family's southern and Jamaican roots, Lisa contributes to the development of safe, sustainable, and healing spaces for Black and Brown people.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT   A full breakdown of Jessica Krug’s problematic behavior and how she wore Blackness for her own pleasure.   The weaponization whytness by reinforcing characterizations and stereotypes of Black identity.   How academia encouraged Jessica’s performance and elevated her.   Why reparations is so important and necessary for the Black community.   CALL TO ACTION Find an Africana Studies department in your local university and read + share one thing a Black or African Diaspora academic has written. Make sure to tag them and Weeze at @accordingtoweeze and @whichwayweeze! FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW LISA TO STAY ACTIONABLE  THE ROOT | Episode 1 | Racism As A System In The Root Episode 1: Racism as a System, Dominique Drakeford speaks with scholars and academic activists Nikki Sanchez and Lisa Betty on the importance of dismantling colonial systems and reclaiming the fullness of Native American &amp; Afro-Indigenous history as a regenerative framework for liberation and true sustainability across every industry.    "Jessica Krug’s Medium Post is Not an Apology: Centering whiteness while claiming (and un-claiming) Blackness &amp; Why I personally call for reparations" by Lisa Betty   Lisa's Instagrams @almostdrlisabetty @plantbased.is.political @FattishVeganish   Twitter @lisavbettyMUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

In this episode Lisa and Weeze have a deep discussion on the problematic behavior of Jessica Krug. They talk about the ways in which Jessica, a whyte woman, extensively and intentionally chose to study Black + African cultures of the diaspora and co-opt Black, Hispanic, and Latinx as her racial-ethnic identities. Not only did she assume these identities, she took professional academic positions, opportunities, and grants away from the people they were meant for. Then she decided to "out" herself and apologize for it. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT LISA Lisa Betty (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at Fordham University. She teaches on themes of labor, migration, and diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. Lisa's dissertation research contributes to the growing body of scholarship on the Caribbean diaspora, with a focus on Jamaican migrants, in Cuba and the United States from the 1930s through the Cuban Revolution. She has worked in the field of nonprofit advocacy serving in organizations that advocate for children, families, immigrants, and incarcerated people, and leads antiracist teaching workshops. Proud of her family's southern and Jamaican roots, Lisa contributes to the development of safe, sustainable, and healing spaces for Black and Brown people.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li> A full breakdown of Jessica Krug’s problematic behavior and how she wore Blackness for her own pleasure. </li> <li> The weaponization whytness by reinforcing characterizations and stereotypes of Black identity. </li> <li> How academia encouraged Jessica’s performance and elevated her. </li> <li> Why reparations is so important and necessary for the Black community. </li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION Find an Africana Studies department in your local university and read + share one thing a Black or African Diaspora academic has written. Make sure to tag them and Weeze at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whichwayweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@whichwayweeze</a>! FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ACTIONABLE Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW LISA TO STAY ACTIONABLE <a href="https://consciouschatter.com/podcast/2020/09/01-s04-episode-205-the-root-1-racism-as-a-system" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> THE ROOT | Episode 1 | Racism As A System</a> In The Root Episode 1: Racism as a System, Dominique Drakeford speaks with scholars and academic activists Nikki Sanchez and Lisa Betty on the importance of dismantling colonial systems and reclaiming the fullness of Native American &amp; Afro-Indigenous history as a regenerative framework for liberation and true sustainability across every industry.   <a href="https://medium.com/@lbetty1/jessica-krugs-medium-post-is-not-an-apology-729d1b25b6f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "Jessica Krug’s Medium Post is Not an Apology: Centering whiteness while claiming (and un-claiming) Blackness &amp; Why I personally call for reparations"</a> by Lisa Betty   Lisa's Instagrams <a href="https://www.instagram.com/almostdrlisabetty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@almostdrlisabetty</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/plantbased.is.political" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@plantbased.is.political</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/FattishVeganish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FattishVeganish</a>   Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/lisavbetty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lisavbetty</a>MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

Jessica Krug’s Apology Is BS w/ Lisa Betty

In this episode Mario, a retired police officer who served on the Atlanta PD force for 13yrs, offers us a look from the perspective from inside police culture. He talks about the most effective way we can create the change we want to see when it comes to policy and policing, and how we’ve been focusing on the wrong thing. Mario shares about the various ways police are trained and...where they aren’t, and poses some great questions for us all to reflect on. It’s not just about the police, it’s about the systems and policies. That’s where our focus should be. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  How police officers are trained to engage with the community in general, when there’s a threat, and when a weapon is present. A discussion on cultural competency training and how it’s optional, but should be mandatory. What we’re missing and where we need to focus our attention in order to shift policies and laws. Taking the time to research council members and getting involved in our community to create change. The focus we also need to put into raising our children so they grow up with the education and awareness of how to be effective leaders.  CALL TO ACTION Research the council members in your area and get to know who they are. Take the time to look at their political history and vet them. Use this education as your voting superpower.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW MARIO TO STAY ENGAGED IG: @elite_protection_agency MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

In this episode Mario, a retired police officer who served on the Atlanta PD force for 13yrs, offers us a look from the perspective from inside police culture. He talks about the most effective way we can create the change we want to see when it comes to policy and policing, and how we’ve been focusing on the wrong thing. Mario shares about the various ways police are trained and...where they aren’t, and poses some great questions for us all to reflect on. It’s not just about the police, it’s about the systems and policies. That’s where our focus should be. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>How police officers are trained to engage with the community in general, when there’s a threat, and when a weapon is present.</li> <li>A discussion on cultural competency training and how it’s optional, but should be mandatory.</li> <li>What we’re missing and where we need to focus our attention in order to shift policies and laws.</li> <li>Taking the time to research council members and getting involved in our community to create change.</li> <li>The focus we also need to put into raising our children so they grow up with the education and awareness of how to be effective leaders.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION Research the council members in your area and get to know who they are. Take the time to look at their political history and vet them. Use this education as your voting superpower.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW MARIO TO STAY ENGAGED IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elite_protection_agency" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@elite_protection_agency</a> MUSIC CRED. “Dreams &amp; Nightmares Instrumental” prod. by The Beat Bully “The Other Side of America Instrumental” prod. by MerOne Music

An Inside Look at Police Culture w/ Mario Shaft

Lettie Shumate

In this episode Weeze and Lettie talk about the evolution of the police system, how it’s rooted in the slave patrol from the 1700s, and the importance of restructuring and reimagining public safety.    ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.     ABOUT LETTIE SHUMATE Lettie Shumate is a Black woman, historian, antiracism educator, and facilitator in Southeastern North Carolina. She received her MA in History in 2015 and her MA in Conflict Management &amp; Resolution in 2020. She is the host of her podcast, “Sincerely, Lettie”, where she educates about history and bridges the past to the present, she discusses racial and social issues, and she doesn’t hold back the truth with hard topics and tough conversations. Lettie is involved with projects and serves on boards in her local community as well.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  The history of slave patrols in southern colonies and the development of policing. The three primary functions of the slave patrol and the type of people who were running them. How the language describing criminals became associated with Black people. Conversations people neglect to engage in when discussing slavery and policing.    CALLS TO ACTION  Watch 13th on Netflix. Find out who in your area is doing work on reimagining public safety. Follow “Bring the Heat” with Pastor Ben McBride @benjmcbride. Make sure you’re educated on who’s running for this election, from the school board to the president, and looking at your ballot measures. If you can’t understand what the law is saying, find someone in the area who’s breaking it down.    FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy   FOLLOW LETTIE TO STAY ENGAGED Website: www.patreon.com/lettieshumate https://www.sincerelylettie.com IG: @sincerely.lettie Podcast:  Sincerely, Lettie

In this episode Weeze and Lettie talk about the evolution of the police system, how it’s rooted in the slave patrol from the 1700s, and the importance of restructuring and reimagining public safety.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT LETTIE SHUMATE Lettie Shumate is a Black woman, historian, antiracism educator, and facilitator in Southeastern North Carolina. She received her MA in History in 2015 and her MA in Conflict Management &amp; Resolution in 2020. She is the host of her podcast, “Sincerely, Lettie”, where she educates about history and bridges the past to the present, she discusses racial and social issues, and she doesn’t hold back the truth with hard topics and tough conversations. Lettie is involved with projects and serves on boards in her local community as well. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>The history of slave patrols in southern colonies and the development of policing.</li> <li>The three primary functions of the slave patrol and the type of people who were running them.</li> <li>How the language describing criminals became associated with Black people.</li> <li>Conversations people neglect to engage in when discussing slavery and policing.</li> </ul> CALLS TO ACTION <ul> <li>Watch 13th on Netflix.</li> <li>Find out who in your area is doing work on reimagining public safety.</li> <li>Follow “Bring the Heat” with Pastor Ben McBride <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benjmcbride/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benjmcbride</a>.</li> <li>Make sure you’re educated on who’s running for this election, from the school board to the president, and looking at your ballot measures. If you can’t understand what the law is saying, find someone in the area who’s breaking it down.</li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW LETTIE TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/lettieshumate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/lettieshumate</a> <a href="https://www.sincerelylettie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sincerelylettie.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sincerely.lettie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sincerely.lettie</a> Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sincerely-lettie/id1472953701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sincerely, Lettie</a>

From Slave Patrol to Policing w/ Lettie Shumate

In this episode Myisha and Weeze break down the ways Kamala Harris’ language, tonality, and even body language were such a topic of conversation yet also the real lived experiences of BIPOC, especially Black women, in settings with whyte men. They talk about how the Black identity is often co-opted for profit, specifically pointing out how Breonna Taylor’s name and image was used to sell merchandise but she didnt receive justice. They talk about their experiences as educators and how whytness impacts their businesses because certain people aren’t truly invested in anti-racism, they just want the look or they want it for free. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT MYISHA HILL Myisha T is a mental health activist, speaker, and entrepreneur passionate about the mental wellness and empowerment for women. In 2018, Myisha became curious about white women and privilege after ending a relationship with a co-worker that negatively impacted her mental health. This led her to identify her own internalized oppression and racism. Not interested in throw-away culture, she decided to seek out safe ways that white folks are showing up for BIWoC. During Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Myisha began her Check Your Privilege interview series inquiring into the work some white women are doing to show up safely for BIPoC and move beyond passive ally-ship to action driven co-conspirators. Myisha works with organizations and community groups taking white people on a self-reflective journey exploring their relationship with power, privilege, and racism. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Kamala Harris’ language and facial expressions during the Vice Presidential debate. The way language weaponizes and reinforces whyteness. How Black identity is absorbed for the purpose of monetization, trends, and positionality and dismisses their humanity. The experience of BIPOC educators expected to teach for free or at a discount.  CALL TO ACTION  Amplify the voices of Black educators, businesses, creatives, and those who have taught you and/or helped you on your anti-racism journey. Get on that same level you were on back in June 2020.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW MYISHA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: https://checkyourprivilege.co IG: https://www.instagram.com/ckyourprivilege Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/co-conspired-conversations/id1447632885

In this episode Myisha and Weeze break down the ways Kamala Harris’ language, tonality, and even body language were such a topic of conversation yet also the real lived experiences of BIPOC, especially Black women, in settings with whyte men. They talk about how the Black identity is often co-opted for profit, specifically pointing out how Breonna Taylor’s name and image was used to sell merchandise but she didnt receive justice. They talk about their experiences as educators and how whytness impacts their businesses because certain people aren’t truly invested in anti-racism, they just want the look or they want it for free. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT MYISHA HILL Myisha T is a mental health activist, speaker, and entrepreneur passionate about the mental wellness and empowerment for women. In 2018, Myisha became curious about white women and privilege after ending a relationship with a co-worker that negatively impacted her mental health. This led her to identify her own internalized oppression and racism. Not interested in throw-away culture, she decided to seek out safe ways that white folks are showing up for BIWoC. During Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Myisha began her Check Your Privilege interview series inquiring into the work some white women are doing to show up safely for BIPoC and move beyond passive ally-ship to action driven co-conspirators. Myisha works with organizations and community groups taking white people on a self-reflective journey exploring their relationship with power, privilege, and racism. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Kamala Harris’ language and facial expressions during the Vice Presidential debate.</li> <li>The way language weaponizes and reinforces whyteness.</li> <li>How Black identity is absorbed for the purpose of monetization, trends, and positionality and dismisses their humanity.</li> <li>The experience of BIPOC educators expected to teach for free or at a discount.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Amplify the voices of Black educators, businesses, creatives, and those who have taught you and/or helped you on your anti-racism journey. Get on that same level you were on back in June 2020.</li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW MYISHA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="https://checkyourprivilege.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://checkyourprivilege.co</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ckyourprivilege" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ckyourprivilege</a> Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/co-conspired-conversations/id1447632885" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/co-conspired-conversations/id1447632885</a>

Excuse Me, I’m Still Speaking w/ Myisha Hill

Terra Anderson

In this episode Terra and Weeze break down what’s required of each of us to ensure we’re moving toward collective liberation. A part of that is understanding how to work with our privileged and marginalized identities. Just because someone holds a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve them of perpetuating systems of oppression, so it’s important for each of us to learn how to listen and follow, as well as understand when it’s time to lead depending on the situation and what we’re currently standing up for. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT TERRA ANDERSON Terra Lyn Anderson MA, R-DMT, LPC Registered Intern, has devoted their life to being a conduit for the healing connection between body and mind for both individuals and the collective. While pursuing their graduate degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology at Naropa University, Terra began to envision what the healing potential of embodiment would look like on a large societal scale, with people aware and empowered by both thought and feeling, attuned to one another, in love with and trusting of their own bodies, and able to consciously and intentionally regulate their nervous systems.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Why having a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve someone from reproducing systems of oppression and being held accountable.  The art of decentering and learning how to operate within our privileged and marginalized identities. How privilege affects the body and what it does to us when it’s unhealed and unacknowledged. The emotional labor and toll it takes on those with marginalized identities to hold space and educate.  CALL TO ACTION  Do your work to separate biological sex from gender identitiy. Separating anatomy and body parts from the gender identity that a person holds, so we can transform the conversation around gender.  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW TERRA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: www.embodyemerge.com IG: @embodyemerge Professional FB: https://www.facebook.com/terraanderson.embodyemerge Business FB: https://www.facebook.com/embodyemerge

In this episode Terra and Weeze break down what’s required of each of us to ensure we’re moving toward collective liberation. A part of that is understanding how to work with our privileged and marginalized identities. Just because someone holds a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve them of perpetuating systems of oppression, so it’s important for each of us to learn how to listen and follow, as well as understand when it’s time to lead depending on the situation and what we’re currently standing up for. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT TERRA ANDERSON Terra Lyn Anderson MA, R-DMT, LPC Registered Intern, has devoted their life to being a conduit for the healing connection between body and mind for both individuals and the collective. While pursuing their graduate degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology at Naropa University, Terra began to envision what the healing potential of embodiment would look like on a large societal scale, with people aware and empowered by both thought and feeling, attuned to one another, in love with and trusting of their own bodies, and able to consciously and intentionally regulate their nervous systems.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Why having a marginalized identity doesn’t absolve someone from reproducing systems of oppression and being held accountable. </li> <li>The art of decentering and learning how to operate within our privileged and marginalized identities.</li> <li>How privilege affects the body and what it does to us when it’s unhealed and unacknowledged.</li> <li>The emotional labor and toll it takes on those with marginalized identities to hold space and educate.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Do your work to separate biological sex from gender identitiy. Separating anatomy and body parts from the gender identity that a person holds, so we can transform the conversation around gender.</li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW TERRA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="http://www.embodyemerge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.embodyemerge.com</a> IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/embodyemerge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@embodyemerge</a> Professional FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/terraanderson.embodyemerge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/terraanderson.embodyemerge</a> Business FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/embodyemerge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/embodyemerge</a>

Liberation Doesn’t Exist Without Intersectionality w/ Terra Anderson

In this episode Weeze and Katara talk about wellness and healing (and the lack thereof) for Black, Brown, &amp; Indegenous women and femmes of color. They challenge us to think and imagine what could be possible if we were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported. Katara spoke about her experience in feeling the collective grief of COVID-19, watching the news portray health disparities about BBIPOC without sharing the full story, and witnessing the racist killings from earlier this year. She had a moment that broke her down into tears and nudged her into action to support her community, that was the birth of her BIWOC emotional wellness app, EXHALE. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT KATARA From out of the realities of abandonment by her biological mother, being bi-racial and growing up in a Black home, Katara McCarty realized early in life that the color of her skin mattered. After becoming a single mother at 19 and finding the courage to leave an abusive relationship, Katara became an entrepreneur holding leadership positions in both non- and for-profit organizations. Today, Katara is a sought-after coach, author, and podcast host dedicated to cultivating brave spaces where all Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC) belong. As a Black woman, she is committed to amplifying the richness of BIWOC and their stories, while also advocating for and providing emotional well-being resources for BIWOC, through her app EXHALE. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Visioning what Black,Brown, and Indigenous women &amp; femmes could accomplish if they were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported. Why folks should stop calling BIWOC ‘resilient' as a token of honor. We're not here for that. How Katara’s app, EXHALE, was created to support the emotional wellness of BIWOC. Why our emotional and mental well-being should be our greatest priority.  CALL TO ACTION  Download EXHALE and include it in your cycle of sustainable revolution. Then come tell us what part of the app supported you most!   FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW KATARA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: https://www.kataramccarty.com/ IG: @kataramccarty Exhale App: https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app  Red Lips &amp; Eye Rolls Podcast

In this episode Weeze and Katara talk about wellness and healing (and the lack thereof) for Black, Brown, &amp; Indegenous women and femmes of color. They challenge us to think and imagine what could be possible if we were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported. Katara spoke about her experience in feeling the collective grief of COVID-19, watching the news portray health disparities about BBIPOC without sharing the full story, and witnessing the racist killings from earlier this year. She had a moment that broke her down into tears and nudged her into action to support her community, that was the birth of her BIWOC emotional wellness app, EXHALE. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT KATARA From out of the realities of abandonment by her biological mother, being bi-racial and growing up in a Black home, <a href="https://www.kataramccarty.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katara McCarty</a> realized early in life that the color of her skin mattered. After becoming a single mother at 19 and finding the courage to leave an abusive relationship, Katara became an entrepreneur holding leadership positions in both non- and for-profit organizations. Today, Katara is a sought-after coach, author, and podcast host dedicated to cultivating brave spaces where all Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC) belong. As a Black woman, she is committed to amplifying the richness of BIWOC and their stories, while also advocating for and providing emotional well-being resources for BIWOC, through her app <a href="https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EXHALE</a>. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Visioning what Black,Brown, and Indigenous women &amp; femmes could accomplish if they were nurtured, cared for, healed, and supported.</li> <li>Why folks should stop calling BIWOC ‘resilient' as a token of honor. We're not here for that.</li> <li>How Katara’s app, EXHALE, was created to support the emotional wellness of BIWOC.</li> <li>Why our emotional and mental well-being should be our greatest priority.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Download <a href="https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EXHALE</a> and include it in your cycle of sustainable revolution. Then come tell us what part of the app supported you most! </li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW KATARA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="https://www.kataramccarty.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kataramccarty.com/</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kataramccarty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kataramccarty</a> Exhale App: <a href="https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kataramccarty.com/katara-exhale-app</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-lips-eye-rolls-podcast/id1450835263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Red Lips &amp; Eye Rolls Podcast</a>

Connecting to Our Breath & Our Power w/ Katara Mccarty

In this episode Weeze and Lyvonne dive into pleasure, joy, healing, identity privilege, how to become a true co-conspirator, coming into community with our ancestors, and taking care of our bodies &amp; spirits.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs (aka “Pastor Bae”) is a body and sex-positive preacher, writer, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of beautiful scars, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; and the curator of  The Proverbial Experience: An Instagram Church. Briggs has been featured in  ESSENCE,  Cosmopolitan, and  The Washington Post magazines and Sojourners named her one of “11 Women Shaping the Church.” Briggs, a NYC native, is currently based in New Orleans, LA. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Decolonizing our healing process and working with our shadowside. Becoming a co-conspirator and what it means to truly show up for the liberation of Black people. How Lyvonne was inspired to shift her language from ‘trauma informed’ to ‘healing centered’. Why tapping into our joy and our pleasure is a vital necessity. Learning what feels good and nourishing to our bodies &amp; our spirits. Dreaming as a spiritual practice, while resting, and loving ourselves. Connecting with our ancestors and developing a strong relationship with them.   CALL TO ACTION  Everyone - Listen to Lyonne’s “Say Less” Sermon on IGTV. Black women + femmes - Sign up for Lyvonne's course ‘I’m a Surthrivor’. Black people - Spend some time creating space and supporting healing. Black men - Go to therapy and heal your mother wounds. Everyone - Facilitate or sponsor a Black woman’s pleasure &amp; healing.   FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com IG: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS TO STAY ENGAGED Beautiful Scars Website: weresurthrivors.com IG/Twitter: @weresurthrivors Twitter: https://twitter.com/lyvonnep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnep/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyvonnep/ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwvKxVhBBFO-hx7J9OeC9g/channels

In this episode Weeze and Lyvonne dive into pleasure, joy, healing, identity privilege, how to become a true co-conspirator, coming into community with our ancestors, and taking care of our bodies &amp; spirits.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS Pastor <a href="https://lyvonnep.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs</a> (aka “Pastor Bae”) is a body and sex-positive preacher, writer, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of <a href="https://www.weresurthrivors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beautiful scars</a>, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; and the curator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnep/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Proverbial Experience</a>: An Instagram Church. Briggs has been featured in <a href="https://www.essence.com/magazine/healing-trauma-sexual-assault/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ESSENCE</a>, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a26026217/sexual-abstinence-joshua-harris-purity-movement-scam/?fbclid=IwAR0JGJwKYY-wWlhMoXr4IZlnVMt8fVO__oNypmlMJZJIWA0lgnKSAj52Jkc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cosmopolitan</a>, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/06/03/feature/the-crusading-bloggers-exposing-sexual-assault-in-protestant-churches/?utm_term=.968355ded1f4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Washington Post</a> magazines and <a href="https://sojo.net/articles/11-women-shaping-church" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sojourners</a> named her one of “11 Women Shaping the Church.” Briggs, a NYC native, is currently based in New Orleans, LA. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Decolonizing our healing process and working with our shadowside.</li> <li>Becoming a co-conspirator and what it means to truly show up for the liberation of Black people.</li> <li>How Lyvonne was inspired to shift her language from ‘trauma informed’ to ‘healing centered’.</li> <li>Why tapping into our joy and our pleasure is a vital necessity.</li> <li>Learning what feels good and nourishing to our bodies &amp; our spirits.</li> <li>Dreaming as a spiritual practice, while resting, and loving ourselves.</li> <li>Connecting with our ancestors and developing a strong relationship with them. </li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Everyone - Listen to Lyonne’s “Say Less” Sermon on IGTV.</li> <li>Black women + femmes - Sign up for Lyvonne's course ‘I’m a Surthrivor’.</li> <li>Black people - Spend some time creating space and supporting healing.</li> <li>Black men - Go to therapy and heal your mother wounds.</li> <li>Everyone - Facilitate or sponsor a Black woman’s pleasure &amp; healing. </li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW PASTOR LYVONNE PROVERBS BRIGGS TO STAY ENGAGED Beautiful Scars Website: <a href="http://weresurthrivors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weresurthrivors.com</a> IG/Twitter: @weresurthrivors Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lyvonnep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/lyvonnep</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnep/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnep/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lyvonnep/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lyvonnep/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwvKxVhBBFO-hx7J9OeC9g/channels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwvKxVhBBFO-hx7J9OeC9g/channels</a>

Existing Unapologetically w/ Pastor Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs

Josh Odam

In this episode Weeze and Josh break down what it looks like to be on a healing journey, while Black. They talk about the history of violence toward Black and Brown folks in the psychological and psychiatric community, how this increases with identity intersections such as Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary, what it means to provide trauma informed care, why we hear that Black people don’t go to therapy, and how we can reclaim our healing journeys in ways that feel safe to us.    ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.     ABOUT JOSH ODAM Josh Odam is a Trauma Informed Life Coach and the Founder and Curator of Healing While Black, an online platform devoted to normalizing conversations around mental health for Black and Indigenous queer, trans*, and gender non-conforming people. He understands his mental health is inextricably linked to anti-blackness and queerantagonism. His goal is to provide comprehensive and care for marginalized communities.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  What it means to provide trauma informed care in the healing space. The history of violence toward Black and Brown people in the psychological and psychiatric community. Josh’s story with depression, a suicide attempt, and how Healing While Black, LLC was created. Addressing the intersection of anti-Blackness and Queer, Trans, and Non-binary identities in the mental health field and how that impacts people. The unlearning around mauraderism, exceptionalism, and making self-care a priority - because that’s what actually keeps you going. Being honest about when you need help, when you need to cry, and  Practicing Radical Softness as a way to reclaim our humanity.  How liberation work is being confused with the idea that it’s our turn to oppress. Healing is not a linear journey and it’s never finished. Everyone’s journey is different.    CALL TO ACTION  Follow all of Josh’s resources and get familiar with grassroots organizations.    EPISODE TRANSCRIPT  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DDP133OTyJ0P0rvFMr5sh7Bo6AplD35t/view   RESOURCES MENTIONED Sunday Survivor Series - https://www.instagram.com/jewel_thegem The Free Roots Project - https://thefreerootsproject.com Decolonizing Therapy by Dr. Jennifer Mullan - https://www.drjennifermullan.com The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Dr. Reeda Walker - https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/book The Psychology of Blacks by Dr. Jospeh White -  https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Blacks-Centering-Perspectives-Consciousness/dp/0131827731 Baldwin’s Second Generation - https://www.facebook.com/baldwins2ndgen/ The Sylvia Rivera Law Project - https://srlp.org Radical Softness by Lora Mathis - http://www.loramathis.com   FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: @accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW JOSH ODAM TO STAY ENGAGED Cashapp/Venmo: @healingwhileblack  Patreon: Healingwhileblack Website: Healingwhileblack.me Twitter:@healingwhileblk Instagram:@healingwhileblack Clubhouse: Josh Odam

In this episode Weeze and Josh break down what it looks like to be on a healing journey, while Black. They talk about the history of violence toward Black and Brown folks in the psychological and psychiatric community, how this increases with identity intersections such as Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary, what it means to provide trauma informed care, why we hear that Black people don’t go to therapy, and how we can reclaim our healing journeys in ways that feel safe to us.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT JOSH ODAM Josh Odam is a Trauma Informed Life Coach and the Founder and Curator of Healing While Black, an online platform devoted to normalizing conversations around mental health for Black and Indigenous queer, trans*, and gender non-conforming people. He understands his mental health is inextricably linked to anti-blackness and queerantagonism. His goal is to provide comprehensive and care for marginalized communities. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>What it means to provide trauma informed care in the healing space.</li> <li>The history of violence toward Black and Brown people in the psychological and psychiatric community.</li> <li>Josh’s story with depression, a suicide attempt, and how Healing While Black, LLC was created.</li> <li>Addressing the intersection of anti-Blackness and Queer, Trans, and Non-binary identities in the mental health field and how that impacts people.</li> <li>The unlearning around mauraderism, exceptionalism, and making self-care a priority - because that’s what actually keeps you going.</li> <li>Being honest about when you need help, when you need to cry, and </li> <li>Practicing Radical Softness as a way to reclaim our humanity. </li> <li>How liberation work is being confused with the idea that it’s our turn to oppress.</li> <li>Healing is not a linear journey and it’s never finished. Everyone’s journey is different.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Follow all of Josh’s resources and get familiar with grassroots organizations.</li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DDP133OTyJ0P0rvFMr5sh7Bo6AplD35t/view" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DDP133OTyJ0P0rvFMr5sh7Bo6AplD35t/view</a> RESOURCES MENTIONED Sunday Survivor Series - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jewel_thegem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jewel_thegem</a> The Free Roots Project - <a href="https://thefreerootsproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thefreerootsproject.com</a> Decolonizing Therapy by Dr. Jennifer Mullan - <a href="https://www.drjennifermullan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.drjennifermullan.com</a> The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Dr. Reeda Walker - <a href="https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/book</a> The Psychology of Blacks by Dr. Jospeh White - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Blacks-Centering-Perspectives-Consciousness/dp/0131827731" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Blacks-Centering-Perspectives-Consciousness/dp/0131827731</a> Baldwin’s Second Generation - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/baldwins2ndgen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/baldwins2ndgen/</a> The Sylvia Rivera Law Project - <a href="https://srlp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://srlp.org</a> Radical Softness by Lora Mathis - <a href="http://www.loramathis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loramathis.com</a> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW JOSH ODAM TO STAY ENGAGED Cashapp/Venmo: @healingwhileblack  Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/healingwhileblack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healingwhileblack</a> Website: <a href="http://healingwhileblack.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healingwhileblack.me</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/healingwhileblk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@healingwhileblk</a> Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/healingwhileblack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@healingwhileblack</a> Clubhouse: Josh Odam

Healing While Black w/ Josh Odam

Hosted by Louiza "Weeze" Doran, According to Weeze is a podcast founded on the belief that we exist at the intersection of our complex identities, politics, and socio-cultural systems! Each week Weeze engages in complex, yet candid conversations focused on socio-political and personal matters in hopes of finding a way forward in community. The only way to dismantle oppression is to dissect it, so meet her at the intersection and learn how to create a just, equitable, and inclusive society.

Shane Foster

In this episode, Weeze and Tyrel &amp; Shane of X Books have a very real conversation about how the prison industrial complex blocks access to books for incarcerated folks and how X Books is a part of that solution. Through book donations, drives, and funding, X Books is stepping in to fill the much needed gap of giving reading materials to folks who are in prison, so they have an opportunity to receive enrichment, education, and support.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT SHANE FOSTER AND TYREL DALE Shane Foster (he/him) is part of the group that organized and founded X Books, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Atlanta, GA, in the fall of 2020. He has his bachelor's degree in social work from Florida State University and a master's degree in communications from Georgia State University. He currently works in HR for a software company, has lived in Atlanta for 8 years now, and is proud to call this community home. Shane is beyond excited for what X Books can become and is thankful for the groups across the country doing similar work and honored to work alongside them in our mission to provide books to people that are currently incarcerated. Tyrel Dale (he/him) is a founding board member of X Books, Inc. He attended the University of Georgia and majored in Political Science and African American Studies. During his time at UGA. He is currently a Policy Analyst at the Georgia General Assembly. His focus is on education, criminal justice, and workforce-related issues. After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and Ahmaud Arbary, he was inspired to find ways to help the incarcerated community outside of the slow moving electoral system. He sees X Books becoming a non-profit that will be able to educate and inspire all Georgians of their power to disassemble the prison industrial system.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Breaking barriers to book distribution, especially within the criminal justice system. The prison system and how it intentionally withholds and blocks incarcerated people from accessing books. The system cannot afford to give those that it has intentionally disenfranchised and oppressed, the guidebook to their own liberation. How prisons are switching to E-Books and upcharging incarcerated folks for internet access to be able to use E-Readers, and they’re also heavily locked in with Amazon. Dismantling the systems that are blocking book access, teaming up with local bookstores &amp; organizations, and providing funding to create opportunities.   CALL TO ACTION Find an organization closest to you in your state that is doing similar work, and then follow, engage ,and donate to X Books.  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OR-PfhqsJ4BM1Z2Tl9NX8JKskrt3EALX/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW SHANE FOSTER AND TYREL DALE TO STAY ENGAGED Website: https://xbooks.org/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/x__books/

In this episode, Weeze and Tyrel &amp; Shane of X Books have a very real conversation about how the prison industrial complex blocks access to books for incarcerated folks and how X Books is a part of that solution. Through book donations, drives, and funding, X Books is stepping in to fill the much needed gap of giving reading materials to folks who are in prison, so they have an opportunity to receive enrichment, education, and support.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT SHANE FOSTER AND TYREL DALE Shane Foster (he/him) is part of the group that organized and founded X Books, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Atlanta, GA, in the fall of 2020. He has his bachelor's degree in social work from Florida State University and a master's degree in communications from Georgia State University. He currently works in HR for a software company, has lived in Atlanta for 8 years now, and is proud to call this community home. Shane is beyond excited for what X Books can become and is thankful for the groups across the country doing similar work and honored to work alongside them in our mission to provide books to people that are currently incarcerated. Tyrel Dale (he/him) is a founding board member of X Books, Inc. He attended the University of Georgia and majored in Political Science and African American Studies. During his time at UGA. He is currently a Policy Analyst at the Georgia General Assembly. His focus is on education, criminal justice, and workforce-related issues. After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and Ahmaud Arbary, he was inspired to find ways to help the incarcerated community outside of the slow moving electoral system. He sees X Books becoming a non-profit that will be able to educate and inspire all Georgians of their power to disassemble the prison industrial system.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Breaking barriers to book distribution, especially within the criminal justice system.</li> <li>The prison system and how it intentionally withholds and blocks incarcerated people from accessing books.</li> <li>The system cannot afford to give those that it has intentionally disenfranchised and oppressed, the guidebook to their own liberation.</li> <li>How prisons are switching to E-Books and upcharging incarcerated folks for internet access to be able to use E-Readers, and they’re also heavily locked in with Amazon.</li> <li>Dismantling the systems that are blocking book access, teaming up with local bookstores &amp; organizations, and providing funding to create opportunities. </li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION Find an organization closest to you in your state that is doing similar work, and then follow, engage ,and donate to X Books.  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OR-PfhqsJ4BM1Z2Tl9NX8JKskrt3EALX/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OR-PfhqsJ4BM1Z2Tl9NX8JKskrt3EALX/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW SHANE FOSTER AND TYREL DALE TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="https://xbooks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://xbooks.org/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/x__books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/x__books/</a>

Breaking Barriers to Book Distribution w/ Shane Foster and Tyrel Dale

In this episode Bex talks about leaving Hay House, the largest mind body, spirit publisher in the world, due their choice to engage in racist and dangerous practices. She shares about the support (and lack thereof) she received after leaving, gives us a breakdown of how the publishing industry works and what authors experience, and she talks about her new equitable and transparent publishing company, Wheat Penny Press.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT BEX Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BexLife® and the Blissed In® wellness movement, is a mother of five, a mentor for creative healers, and an author and publisher of books for big and little readers. As a mentor to creative healers, Rebekah guides her clients to create books and brand presences from the ground up and the heart outward. Her clients have gone on to receive publishing contracts with major houses like Simon &amp; Schuster and Hay House. Rebekah is published by Hay House, the Quarto Publishing Group, and her own imprint, Wheat Penny Press. And most recently, Rebekah founded the WPP Little Readers Big Change Initiative, a 501(c)(3) registered public charity that provides free books, mental wellness tools, author visits, and writing workshops for students in grades PreK-8, public libraries, and community organizations. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Bex’s journey in leaving Hay House Publishing due to their racist and dangerous practices and their support of white supremacists &amp; conspiracy theorists. How the publishing industry preys on authors and keeps them from accessing what they deserve for their work. How Bex’s belief in what publishing can and should look like birthed her publishing company, Wheat Penny Press. Leaning in to what doesn’t exist yet and creating it.  Honoring your journey and being honest about the fact that we all participate in the system in various ways, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. But we’re always learning and changing. What’s possible when we practice expanding our horizons and how we can facilitate change.  CALL TO ACTION    Rebekah is seeking support for her organization, the Little Readers Big Change Initiative, and her campaigns that support Black and brown authors and bookshops here: https://www.wheatpennypress.com/shop/support    EPISODE TRANSCRIPT     RESOURCES MENTIONED    Own Voices Movement    FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW BEX TO STAY ENGAGED Website:BexLife.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bexlife Website: WheatPennyPress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheatpennypress

In this episode Bex talks about leaving Hay House, the largest mind body, spirit publisher in the world, due their choice to engage in racist and dangerous practices. She shares about the support (and lack thereof) she received after leaving, gives us a breakdown of how the publishing industry works and what authors experience, and she talks about her new equitable and transparent publishing company, Wheat Penny Press.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT BEX Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BexLife® and the Blissed In® wellness movement, is a mother of five, a mentor for creative healers, and an author and publisher of books for big and little readers. As a mentor to creative healers, Rebekah guides her clients to create books and brand presences from the ground up and the heart outward. Her clients have gone on to receive publishing contracts with major houses like Simon &amp; Schuster and Hay House. Rebekah is published by Hay House, the Quarto Publishing Group, and her own imprint, Wheat Penny Press. And most recently, Rebekah founded the WPP Little Readers Big Change Initiative, a 501(c)(3) registered public charity that provides free books, mental wellness tools, author visits, and writing workshops for students in grades PreK-8, public libraries, and community organizations. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Bex’s journey in leaving Hay House Publishing due to their racist and dangerous practices and their support of white supremacists &amp; conspiracy theorists.</li> <li>How the publishing industry preys on authors and keeps them from accessing what they deserve for their work.</li> <li>How Bex’s belief in what publishing can and should look like birthed her publishing company, Wheat Penny Press.</li> <li>Leaning in to what doesn’t exist yet and creating it. </li> <li>Honoring your journey and being honest about the fact that we all participate in the system in various ways, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. But we’re always learning and changing.</li> <li>What’s possible when we practice expanding our horizons and how we can facilitate change.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Rebekah is seeking support for her organization, the Little Readers Big Change Initiative, and her campaigns that support Black and brown authors and bookshops here: <a href="https://www.wheatpennypress.com/shop/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wheatpennypress.com/shop/support</a></li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li> </li> </ul> RESOURCES MENTIONED <ul> <li>Own Voices Movement</li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW BEX TO STAY ENGAGED Website:<a href="http://bexlife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BexLife.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bexlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bexlife</a> Website: <a href="http://wheatpennypress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WheatPennyPress.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wheatpennypress" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wheatpennypress</a>

Transparency & Equity in the Publishing Industry W/ Rebekah “Bex” Borucki

This episode is part one of two amazing episodes we’ve got with The Sidewalk School. In this episode, Weeze has a conversation with Director Felicia, about how The Sidewalk School was founded in response to the need for education and support for those facing displacement in the Matamoros Tent City, a refugee camp. They discuss the realities of asylum seekers and how they’ve been mistreated due to Trump’s immigration policy changes, Biden’s backwards approach to “fixing” them, and what we can do to support these folks who legally did exactly what they were supposed to, but have been displaced for years...years! ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT FELICIA Felicia Rangel-Samponaro holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Houston. Prior to moving to Brownsville, TX, she was a certified teacher in the Houston area. Felicia is married and is a proud mother to her 9-year-old son. Despite being a non-Spanish speaker amongst a fully Spanish-speaking staff, she has been a volunteer in the Matamoros Tent City with the Asylum Seekers since late 2018. Through her work with the Sidewalk School, she believes that anything is possible, especially creating and running schools in Mexico. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  The education and resources Sidewalk School provides to asylum seekers in the Matamoras encampment. How the Matamoras encampment grew to a population of 5000 displaced people! How Trump silently legalized the separation and kidnapping of children in internment camps. How children were sent to kid jails from a matter of weeks to years, deported back to their native countries, and placed in foster care. The backwards way Pres. Robinette has decided to “fix” the Migrant Protection Program.   CALL TO ACTION    Donate to Sidewalk School: https://www.sidewalkschool.org     Purchase Mel’s artwork: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/10p5HbMf0Uq92Vh-e6WRpp-6c7w_GbY7Z/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW FELICIA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: https://www.sidewalkschool.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool

This episode is part one of two amazing episodes we’ve got with The Sidewalk School. In this episode, Weeze has a conversation with Director Felicia, about how The Sidewalk School was founded in response to the need for education and support for those facing displacement in the Matamoros Tent City, a refugee camp. They discuss the realities of asylum seekers and how they’ve been mistreated due to Trump’s immigration policy changes, Biden’s backwards approach to “fixing” them, and what we can do to support these folks who legally did exactly what they were supposed to, but have been displaced for years...years! ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT FELICIA Felicia Rangel-Samponaro holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Houston. Prior to moving to Brownsville, TX, she was a certified teacher in the Houston area. Felicia is married and is a proud mother to her 9-year-old son. Despite being a non-Spanish speaker amongst a fully Spanish-speaking staff, she has been a volunteer in the Matamoros Tent City with the Asylum Seekers since late 2018. Through her work with the Sidewalk School, she believes that anything is possible, especially creating and running schools in Mexico. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>The education and resources Sidewalk School provides to asylum seekers in the Matamoras encampment.</li> <li>How the Matamoras encampment grew to a population of 5000 displaced people!</li> <li>How Trump silently legalized the separation and kidnapping of children in internment camps.</li> <li>How children were sent to kid jails from a matter of weeks to years, deported back to their native countries, and placed in foster care.</li> <li>The backwards way Pres. Robinette has decided to “fix” the Migrant Protection Program.</li> </ul>  CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Donate to Sidewalk School: <a href="https://www.sidewalkschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sidewalkschool.org</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Purchase Mel’s artwork: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool</a></li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10p5HbMf0Uq92Vh-e6WRpp-6c7w_GbY7Z/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/10p5HbMf0Uq92Vh-e6WRpp-6c7w_GbY7Z/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW FELICIA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="https://www.sidewalkschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sidewalkschool.org/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool </a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/</a> Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool</a> Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool</a>

Part 1: Educating & Supporting Displaced Asylum Seekers w/ Felicia Rangel-Samponaro

In this second part of the episode, Weeze has a conversation with Sidewalk School’s Academic Director and Teacher, Rainier Rodriguez. Sidewalk School is an organization that educates and supports those facing displacement in the Matamoros Tent City, a refugee camp. Having been granted asylum in January 2020, Ray takes us through the experience of what it was like to go through the process, detailing what people are forced to endure.    ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT RAY Rainer “Ray” Rodriguez is a Cuban English professor/ Interpreter who worked as a professor at the technical university in Havana. After suffering from political persecution and discrimination with no other option, he left to Panama and crossed 2500 miles through Central America to reach the Southern border of the USA. In Matamoros, he worked with many organizations helping asylum seekers and worked at the Sidewalk School since the beginning teaching and being the Academic Director of the school. He was granted asylum in January of 2020 when he moved to Washington DC and continues working with the school. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Ray’s journey as an asylum seeker from Cuba and what the process looked like. Living in Mexico, taking daily trips to the border to eat and wait to be called, court dates, being in unsafe environments, the lack of infrastructure around being able to work and earn money, and more. How going to the border as an asylum seeker to get food led him to meeting Felicia. How Ray was able to be a translator between the American organizations and Central American asylum seekers, so folks could get what they needed. Dismantling the narrative of asylum seekers being uneducated, criminals, and liars who only want to come to America to steal jobs. How the process is designed to create hurdles for people to actually win any asylum case. The tone of aggression, disbelief, trauma, and lack of resources people have when going to court.  CALL TO ACTION  Educate yourself about what is happening with asylum seekers before you just donate. Investigate, see who’s behind the organizations, and then support. If you have the education that can help others, maybe you can speak another language, volunteer your time. Donate to Sidewalk School: https://www.sidewalkschool.org Purchase Mel’s artwork: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-fFpzorlE3lCC4DwKN7Gz8XRy4l6inl3/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW RAY TO STAY ENGAGED Website: https://www.sidewalkschool.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r4ystackhouse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool

In this second part of the episode, Weeze has a conversation with Sidewalk School’s Academic Director and Teacher, Rainier Rodriguez. Sidewalk School is an organization that educates and supports those facing displacement in the Matamoros Tent City, a refugee camp. Having been granted asylum in January 2020, Ray takes us through the experience of what it was like to go through the process, detailing what people are forced to endure.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT RAY Rainer “Ray” Rodriguez is a Cuban English professor/ Interpreter who worked as a professor at the technical university in Havana. After suffering from political persecution and discrimination with no other option, he left to Panama and crossed 2500 miles through Central America to reach the Southern border of the USA. In Matamoros, he worked with many organizations helping asylum seekers and worked at the Sidewalk School since the beginning teaching and being the Academic Director of the school. He was granted asylum in January of 2020 when he moved to Washington DC and continues working with the school. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Ray’s journey as an asylum seeker from Cuba and what the process looked like.</li> <li>Living in Mexico, taking daily trips to the border to eat and wait to be called, court dates, being in unsafe environments, the lack of infrastructure around being able to work and earn money, and more.</li> <li>How going to the border as an asylum seeker to get food led him to meeting Felicia.</li> <li>How Ray was able to be a translator between the American organizations and Central American asylum seekers, so folks could get what they needed.</li> <li>Dismantling the narrative of asylum seekers being uneducated, criminals, and liars who only want to come to America to steal jobs.</li> <li>How the process is designed to create hurdles for people to actually win any asylum case.</li> <li>The tone of aggression, disbelief, trauma, and lack of resources people have when going to court.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Educate yourself about what is happening with asylum seekers before you just donate. Investigate, see who’s behind the organizations, and then support.</li> <li>If you have the education that can help others, maybe you can speak another language, volunteer your time.</li> <li>Donate to Sidewalk School: <a href="https://www.sidewalkschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sidewalkschool.org</a></li> <li>Purchase Mel’s artwork: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool</a></li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-fFpzorlE3lCC4DwKN7Gz8XRy4l6inl3/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-fFpzorlE3lCC4DwKN7Gz8XRy4l6inl3/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW RAY TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="https://www.sidewalkschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sidewalkschool.org/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/r4ystackhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/r4ystackhouse</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thesidewalkschool/</a> Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/SidewalkSchool</a> Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/sidewalkschool</a>

Part 2: What It’s Like to Seek Asylum w/ Ranier “Ray” Rodriguez

In this episode Weeze and Nazshonnii talk about how we can take accountability and give land back to Indigenous folks. It’s more than just googling a tribe and sharing the Federally recognized name of a trie. This process involves us doing our own research on our lineage to understand how communities were colonized and tribes were lost, looking deeper into the land we occupy to see who those tribes are and what they need present day, it calls for us to speak up against problematic behavior, and more.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT NAZSHONNII Nazshonnii is a STEM educator and mechanical engineer working on both land and office projects. She leads food distribution, engineering design, and community outreach. She is passionate about STEAM education and advocates for exposure and opportunities for underrepresented groups, especially Black and Native young women. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Stepping in and interrupting problematic behavior, including the way Indigenous land has been taken and colonized. Researching our own privilege, our lineage, and how we got where we are. Ways we can participate in giving land back to Indigenous folks. The relationship Indigenous people have with the land, and how it creates homes, security, jobs, community, food, medicine, and more.  CALL TO ACTION  Perform research on the land you occupy. Look into the tribes and get to know who the people are and what they need, beyond federal recognition.  RESOURCES  Shuumi Land Tax and  How to Come Correct document. Sunday Farm Stand at Gill Tract Community Farm, 2-5pm  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mBtApOEVq4IcnTZZK1J1NCzVUXDRKLmZqsI2MyDs-wc/edit?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW NAZSHONNII TO STAY ENGAGED Website: sogoreate-landtrust.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sogoreatelandtrust Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villages_of_lisjan

In this episode Weeze and Nazshonnii talk about how we can take accountability and give land back to Indigenous folks. It’s more than just googling a tribe and sharing the Federally recognized name of a trie. This process involves us doing our own research on our lineage to understand how communities were colonized and tribes were lost, looking deeper into the land we occupy to see who those tribes are and what they need present day, it calls for us to speak up against problematic behavior, and more.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT NAZSHONNII Nazshonnii is a STEM educator and mechanical engineer working on both land and office projects. She leads food distribution, engineering design, and community outreach. She is passionate about STEAM education and advocates for exposure and opportunities for underrepresented groups, especially Black and Native young women. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Stepping in and interrupting problematic behavior, including the way Indigenous land has been taken and colonized.</li> <li>Researching our own privilege, our lineage, and how we got where we are.</li> <li>Ways we can participate in giving land back to Indigenous folks.</li> <li>The relationship Indigenous people have with the land, and how it creates homes, security, jobs, community, food, medicine, and more.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Perform research on the land you occupy. Look into the tribes and get to know who the people are and what they need, beyond federal recognition.</li> </ul> RESOURCES <ul> <li><a href="https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/shuumi-land-tax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shuumi Land Tax</a> and <a href="https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/how-to-approach-sogorea-te/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Come Correc</a>t document. Sunday Farm Stand at Gill Tract Community Farm, 2-5pm</li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2C_jGJlIH8v_1XNawHlxj7QoMQXs-S8/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mBtApOEVq4IcnTZZK1J1NCzVUXDRKLmZqsI2MyDs-wc/edit?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW NAZSHONNII TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="http://sogoreate-landtrust.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sogoreate-landtrust.org</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sogoreatelandtrust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sogoreatelandtrust</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/villages_of_lisjan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/villages_of_lisjan</a>

Giving Land Back to Indigenous People w/ Nazshonnii Brown

In this episode, Vava gives us the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a Kenyan producer in the coffee industry. She shares how local producers, farmers, and prospective entrepreneurs are kept from accessing fair pay and opportunities to participate in the coffee trade, because all of the major farmlands are owned by whyte companies. Her mission is to change this through creating sustainable equity, education, opportunity, and personalizing the experience of coffee, as most consumers have no idea where their coffee comes from.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT VAVA In 2009, Vava Angwenyi started VAVA COFFEE – a Benefit Corporation (B-corp) with a Social enterprise model that exports, roasts and consults on coffee value chains, the organization aims to contribute to better future prospects for coffee communities and the industry as a whole. The company ensures sustainable livelihoods for the people and communities in which it works. Vava Angwenyi is also the co-founder and director business development &amp; fundraising at GENTE DEL FUTURO (People of the Future). Gente Del Futuro formed in 2017 is an organization born out of a partnership between African Plantations Kilimanjaro, Vava Coffee Kenya and Oro Molido three private sector players within the coffee sector to tackle two of the main problems we face as an industry - Producer profitability and Next generation involvement. Gente Del Futuro’s focus is to amplify the voices of youth by creating economic empowerment, choices and sustainability for the coffee industry. The organization offers young people a unique and one-of-a-kind learning opportunity by fusing coffee cultures and knowledge from three different growing origins : Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia. Ms. Angwenyi is also a founding member of Pamoja - Direct Trade Coffee Collective, this is a UK registered community interest company that has been established as the international marketing and distribution division for its members, coffee farmers. It is focused on building direct, cost-effective and fair relationships between its farmers and ethically aware international roasters. Vava holds a Masters degree-Msc in International Finance and Management from University of Groningen as well as Certificate in Global Asset Management from Warrington College of Business, University of Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics &amp; Actuarial Science from University of Western Ontario- CANADA. Vava’s vision is to challenge the status quo and promote positive social disruption within the Coffee industry. This vision comes from an inborn Kenyan passion for coffee and a drive to promote the sustainable production of coffee within Kenya’s and the wider East African region by tracing the production of high quality coffee beans to the independent smallholder coffee farmer, who works day in and day out, against major obstacles and with meager resources to produce some of the world’s best tasting coffees, often without an understanding or appreciation of the final fruits of their labor. Vava is a CQI trained and certified Q grader ​Ms. Vava Angwenyi ​was part of the ​2015 International Visitors Leadership Program a prestigious State Department sponsored program coordinated in conjunction with ​African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA)​and African women enterprise program ​International Visitors Leadership Program​. Vava a Cordes fellow 2017 and Global Social Benefit Institute alumni 2016, also serves as an Advisory Committee member for the Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) sustainability council and is also part of the SCA’s Event’s site criteria Ad-hoc committee. ​In 2019 she was elected to serve on the SCA Board of Directors ​serving on the Finance and Sustainability Committees. In 2019 Vava Coffee was recognized as a ​Best for the world community Honoree ​- B Corp. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  While coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil, the industry was set up to keep the producers enslaved.  The Kenyan coffee trade still operates from the rules set in 1958 by colonial masters. The people that own the largest plantations where coffee is produced, are whyte companies. The problems Kenyan coffee producers face due to whytness running the markets, dictating the pricing, and dictating the terms and conditions. They purposely create barriers and make it hard for local entrepreneurs to get into the coffee business. Why Kenyans only consume 6% (used to be 3%) of coffee produced in Kenya and have to rely on the western world to drink the beans. How Vava got into the coffee industry after having been exposed to $20 bags of Kenyan coffee at places like Starbucks and Tim Hortons, while witnessing her grandma complain about how she's getting nothing for her coffee. How producer images are used purely for exploitation purposes. Consumers doing their due diligence in researching what really happens in producing countries in terms of labor, the processes, the farm inputs, that producers have to put, what picking season looks like.  How we can begin to be agents of change and pay more attention to what's happening in the world.  Connecting to our purpose and being willing to work and grow within it!  CALL TO ACTION  Be more attentive about what's happening in the world Purchase Vava’s book &amp; coffee  RESOURCES  Coffee Milk Blood is a project and book inspired by Vava’s own experience as an African woman in the industry. The theme of the book touches on appropriate storytelling/depiction of producers - how they want to be seen beyond the coffee and as Women, the African woman, the culture of the place as well as underpinnings of Colonialism that are the structures we still operate within in our industry. The main and limited edition versions of the book will be a tool the industry needs, especially challenging the visual context often seen of coffee origins, producing countries, and the faces behind the coffee.   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT     FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy   FOLLOW VAVA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: swww.vavacoffeeinc.com Website: www.coffeemilkblood.com Website: https://www.gente-delfuturo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vavacoffeekenya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentefuturo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeemilkblood

In this episode, Vava gives us the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a Kenyan producer in the coffee industry. She shares how local producers, farmers, and prospective entrepreneurs are kept from accessing fair pay and opportunities to participate in the coffee trade, because all of the major farmlands are owned by whyte companies. Her mission is to change this through creating sustainable equity, education, opportunity, and personalizing the experience of coffee, as most consumers have no idea where their coffee comes from.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT VAVA In 2009, Vava Angwenyi started VAVA COFFEE – a Benefit Corporation (B-corp) with a Social enterprise model that exports, roasts and consults on coffee value chains, the organization aims to contribute to better future prospects for coffee communities and the industry as a whole. The company ensures sustainable livelihoods for the people and communities in which it works. Vava Angwenyi is also the co-founder and director business development &amp; fundraising at GENTE DEL FUTURO (People of the Future). Gente Del Futuro formed in 2017 is an organization born out of a partnership between African Plantations Kilimanjaro, Vava Coffee Kenya and Oro Molido three private sector players within the coffee sector to tackle two of the main problems we face as an industry - Producer profitability and Next generation involvement. Gente Del Futuro’s focus is to amplify the voices of youth by creating economic empowerment, choices and sustainability for the coffee industry. The organization offers young people a unique and one-of-a-kind learning opportunity by fusing coffee cultures and knowledge from three different growing origins : Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia. Ms. Angwenyi is also a founding member of Pamoja - Direct Trade Coffee Collective, this is a UK registered community interest company that has been established as the international marketing and distribution division for its members, coffee farmers. It is focused on building direct, cost-effective and fair relationships between its farmers and ethically aware international roasters. Vava holds a Masters degree-Msc in International Finance and Management from University of Groningen as well as Certificate in Global Asset Management from Warrington College of Business, University of Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics &amp; Actuarial Science from University of Western Ontario- CANADA. Vava’s vision is to challenge the status quo and promote positive social disruption within the Coffee industry. This vision comes from an inborn Kenyan passion for coffee and a drive to promote the sustainable production of coffee within Kenya’s and the wider East African region by tracing the production of high quality coffee beans to the independent smallholder coffee farmer, who works day in and day out, against major obstacles and with meager resources to produce some of the world’s best tasting coffees, often without an understanding or appreciation of the final fruits of their labor. Vava is a CQI trained and certified Q grader ​Ms. Vava Angwenyi ​was part of the ​2015 International Visitors Leadership Program a prestigious State Department sponsored program coordinated in conjunction with ​African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA)​and African women enterprise program ​International Visitors Leadership Program​. Vava a Cordes fellow 2017 and Global Social Benefit Institute alumni 2016, also serves as an Advisory Committee member for the Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) sustainability council and is also part of the SCA’s Event’s site criteria Ad-hoc committee. ​In 2019 she was elected to serve on the SCA Board of Directors ​serving on the Finance and Sustainability Committees. In 2019 Vava Coffee was recognized as a ​Best for the world community Honoree ​- B Corp. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>While coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil, the industry was set up to keep the producers enslaved. </li> <li>The Kenyan coffee trade still operates from the rules set in 1958 by colonial masters.</li> <li>The people that own the largest plantations where coffee is produced, are whyte companies.</li> <li>The problems Kenyan coffee producers face due to whytness running the markets, dictating the pricing, and dictating the terms and conditions.</li> <li>They purposely create barriers and make it hard for local entrepreneurs to get into the coffee business.</li> <li>Why Kenyans only consume 6% (used to be 3%) of coffee produced in Kenya and have to rely on the western world to drink the beans.</li> <li>How Vava got into the coffee industry after having been exposed to $20 bags of Kenyan coffee at places like Starbucks and Tim Hortons, while witnessing her grandma complain about how she's getting nothing for her coffee.</li> <li>How producer images are used purely for exploitation purposes.</li> <li>Consumers doing their due diligence in researching what really happens in producing countries in terms of labor, the processes, the farm inputs, that producers have to put, what picking season looks like. </li> <li>How we can begin to be agents of change and pay more attention to what's happening in the world. </li> <li>Connecting to our purpose and being willing to work and grow within it!</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Be more attentive about what's happening in the world</li> <li>Purchase Vava’s book &amp; coffee</li> </ul> RESOURCES <ul> <li>Coffee Milk Blood is a project and book inspired by Vava’s own experience as an African woman in the industry. The theme of the book touches on appropriate storytelling/depiction of producers - how they want to be seen beyond the coffee and as Women, the African woman, the culture of the place as well as underpinnings of Colonialism that are the structures we still operate within in our industry. The main and limited edition versions of the book will be a tool the industry needs, especially challenging the visual context often seen of coffee origins, producing countries, and the faces behind the coffee. </li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li> </li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW VAVA TO STAY ENGAGED Website: <a href="http://sogoreate-landtrust.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">s</a><a href="http://www.vavacoffeeinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vavacoffeeinc.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.coffeemilkblood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coffeemilkblood.com</a> Website: <a href="https://www.gente-delfuturo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gente-delfuturo.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vavacoffeekenya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/vavacoffeekenya</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gentefuturo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/gentefuturo</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coffeemilkblood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/coffeemilkblood</a>

Creating Economic Empowerment Through Coffee w/ Vava Angwenyi

Tonika Johnson

In this episode Tonika talks about the change she is making to desegregate Chicago through community education, policy reform, and engagement with her non-profit, the Folded Map Project. The Folded Map Project explores the present day impact of Chicago's historic segregation, showing how you can have two different kinds of lived experiences that are often on the same street, but just miles apart. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT TONIKA Tonika Johnson is a photographer/social justice artist and life-long resident of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood of Englewood. She is also co-founder of two community-based organizations, Englewood Arts Collective and Resident Association of Greater Englewood, that mobilize people and resources for positive change. She turned the Folded Map project into a non-profit organization where she serves as Executive Director. She was named one of Field Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago and most recently, she was appointed as a member of the Cultural Advisory Council of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events by the Chicago City Council.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  How Tonika’s multimedia art project and non-profit, Folded Map, explores the present-day impact of Chicago's historic segregation by using her very unique grid map to compare different kinds of lived experiences that are often on the same street, but just miles apart. The insidious part of segregation and racism that minimizes the intellectual ability and genius of Black and Brown youth. Chicago as a legacy segregated city, meaning the segregation that people witness there is literally the same kind of segregation from 50-60 years ago.  How segregation influences social networks, relationships, access to jobs, and quality schools. If the very thing that divides us is race and geography, what would it be like if we actually talked to our distant neighbors about the very things that are wrong with our cities? How the New York Times stole the concept of the Folded Map project.  CALL TO ACTION  Make a donation to Folded Map project  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ak9t5PPHXcBnSVCffG1Lqsuf8FYhYlFu/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW TONIKA TO STAY ENGAGED  Creator of Folded Map Project - article by Chicago Tribune  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-folded-map-project-chicago-20180521-story.html www.foldedmapproject.com www.tonikaj.com www.BelongingChicago.com www.englewoodartscollective.com 

In this episode Tonika talks about the change she is making to desegregate Chicago through community education, policy reform, and engagement with her non-profit, the Folded Map Project. The Folded Map Project explores the present day impact of Chicago's historic segregation, showing how you can have two different kinds of lived experiences that are often on the same street, but just miles apart. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT TONIKA Tonika Johnson is a photographer/social justice artist and life-long resident of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood of Englewood. She is also co-founder of two community-based organizations, Englewood Arts Collective and Resident Association of Greater Englewood, that mobilize people and resources for positive change. She turned the Folded Map project into a non-profit organization where she serves as Executive Director. She was named one of Field Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago and most recently, she was appointed as a member of the Cultural Advisory Council of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events by the Chicago City Council.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>How Tonika’s multimedia art project and non-profit, Folded Map, explores the present-day impact of Chicago's historic segregation by using her very unique grid map to compare different kinds of lived experiences that are often on the same street, but just miles apart.</li> <li>The insidious part of segregation and racism that minimizes the intellectual ability and genius of Black and Brown youth.</li> <li>Chicago as a legacy segregated city, meaning the segregation that people witness there is literally the same kind of segregation from 50-60 years ago. </li> <li>How segregation influences social networks, relationships, access to jobs, and quality schools.</li> <li>If the very thing that divides us is race and geography, what would it be like if we actually talked to our distant neighbors about the very things that are wrong with our cities?</li> <li>How the New York Times stole the concept of the Folded Map project.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Make a donation to Folded Map project</li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ak9t5PPHXcBnSVCffG1Lqsuf8FYhYlFu/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ak9t5PPHXcBnSVCffG1Lqsuf8FYhYlFu/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW TONIKA TO STAY ENGAGED <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-folded-map-project-chicago-20180521-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Creator of Folded Map Project</a> - article by Chicago Tribune <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-folded-map-project-chicago-20180521-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-folded-map-project-chicago-20180521-story.html</a> <a href="http://www.foldedmapproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.foldedmapproject.com</a> <a href="http://www.tonikaj.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tonikaj.com</a> <a href="http://www.belongingchicago.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BelongingChicago.com</a> <a href="http://www.englewoodartscollective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.englewoodartscollective.com </a>

Disrupting Segregation in Chicago w/ Tonika Johnson

In this episode Jamal and Weeze talk about what it takes to truly be an accomplice in the movement. Sharing their experiences of dealing with people who claim to be allies, Weeze and Jamal drop knowledge on how to protect our peace, express love as a form of accountability, and spot the folks who just want to capitalize off of the movement. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT JAMAL Jamal Taylor is an activist and advocate based in Louisiana. Jamal is also working to end racism as an educator in the space. He has worked tirelessly to ensure that police brutality ends across the State of Louisiana. He is an accomplished speaker that has been interviewed by the NY Times, People Magazine, People TV, Dr. Oz, and many other national outlets. Jamal believes in the power of collective organizing and has facilitated several protests across the state. Most notably he is the advocate for the family of Quawan Charles, a 15-year old boy found dead in a sugar cane ditch in Louisiana. He frequently says that when we stand we give subconscious permission for others to stand with us.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  Influencers who claim that they are allies of the movement, but utilize it to springboard themselves to make money. How to protect your peace around having to constantly deal with allies. Love and how it requires accountability. It’s not just a fluffy feel good word. Folks being accomplices at home and calling out their communities for racist behavior. Why people need to stop trying to capitalize off the time, energy, effort and love of people when they wouldn't do it at their job for free.  CALL TO ACTION  Check out the Giving Way on The Sidewalk a Book and Podcast when it’s ready!! Elevate the issues that are important to people of color. Make sure your work towards becoming an accomplice is deliberate and intentional.  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ak9t5PPHXcBnSVCffG1Lqsuf8FYhYlFu/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW JAMAL TO STAY ENGAGED https://www.instagram.com/lemmeeducateyou https://twitter.com/lemmeeducateyou https://www.tiktok.com/@lemmeeducateyou

In this episode Jamal and Weeze talk about what it takes to truly be an accomplice in the movement. Sharing their experiences of dealing with people who claim to be allies, Weeze and Jamal drop knowledge on how to protect our peace, express love as a form of accountability, and spot the folks who just want to capitalize off of the movement. ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT JAMAL Jamal Taylor is an activist and advocate based in Louisiana. Jamal is also working to end racism as an educator in the space. He has worked tirelessly to ensure that police brutality ends across the State of Louisiana. He is an accomplished speaker that has been interviewed by the NY Times, People Magazine, People TV, Dr. Oz, and many other national outlets. Jamal believes in the power of collective organizing and has facilitated several protests across the state. Most notably he is the advocate for the family of Quawan Charles, a 15-year old boy found dead in a sugar cane ditch in Louisiana. He frequently says that when we stand we give subconscious permission for others to stand with us.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>Influencers who claim that they are allies of the movement, but utilize it to springboard themselves to make money.</li> <li>How to protect your peace around having to constantly deal with allies.</li> <li>Love and how it requires accountability. It’s not just a fluffy feel good word.</li> <li>Folks being accomplices at home and calling out their communities for racist behavior.</li> <li>Why people need to stop trying to capitalize off the time, energy, effort and love of people when they wouldn't do it at their job for free.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Check out the Giving Way on The Sidewalk a Book and Podcast when it’s ready!!</li> <li>Elevate the issues that are important to people of color.</li> <li>Make sure your work towards becoming an accomplice is deliberate and intentional.</li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15fnr1POIITtEeNDVCQSnfsyNfukt-4Nu/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ak9t5PPHXcBnSVCffG1Lqsuf8FYhYlFu/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW JAMAL TO STAY ENGAGED <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lemmeeducateyou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/lemmeeducateyou</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lemmeeducateyou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/lemmeeducateyou</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lemmeeducateyou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@lemmeeducateyou</a>

From Allyship to Accomplice w/ Jamal Taylor

Chris Mueller

I️n this episode Weeze and Chris talk about what it means to defund, abolish, reconstruct, and reimagine the policing system. We all know the institution of police is not answering the needs of the people. It’s a system that’s heavily funded, backed by legislation, and damn near impossible to hold police accountable. What would it look like to reallocate funds so we’re investing in social services like crisis response teams? What if marginalized communities had agency, power, and control over how this new institution was reimagined? What if we poured the obnoxious budget the police system gets into education, health care, affordable housing, workforce development, job opportunities with livable wages, etc.? What if we looked at how we police each other on a daily basis and restructured that too? Listen in!!! ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT CHRIS Chris Mueller is a communicator by nature, strategist by training, and organizer at heart directing the firm's creative design and storytelling studio. Born and raised in the East Bay, he studied at UC Berkeley and has over a decade of storytelling experience for progressive organizations in human rights, and social and economic justice. He will happily discuss everything from Frederick Douglass and Joseph Campbell to DMX and the World Champion Golden State Warriors. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  The reality of police union lobbying power how much money they spend at the municipal level to pass police friendly legislation. How the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act is trying to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars to police training and reform that we know doesn't work! We have to get more surgical about the way police union contracts are written because there are amendments and line items that make it difficult to hold police accountable. How affluent whyte communities experience police vs. marginalized communities. What it means to defund, abolish, and reconstruct the police system. Abolition as a way for us to rid ourselves of how we police each other. The connection between police reform and gun control, and what we need to address.  ICE now offering classes to teach everyday citizens how to arrest immigrants! Orienting ourselves toward accomplishing equity and justice on a systemic level.  CALL TO ACTION  Chris’ firm is hiring for two new fellow positions. Candidates are encouraged to apply here: https://www.thinkrubix.com/careers Research The Breathe Act at https://breatheact.org Find an organization and make an assessment about what kind of contribution you can make. Sign up for the Never Again News Network (NANN) at https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann  RESOURCES    Why Police Reform Fails Podcast Episode -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-police-reform-fails/id886009669?i=1000520754910    EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAp3xvZCK8gQT4RqUVl63ikHTKD8C52G/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW CHRIS TO STAY ENGAGED https://www.thinkrubix.com  https://www.instagram.com/wethinkrubix/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkrubix   https://medium.com/thinkrubix

I️n this episode Weeze and Chris talk about what it means to defund, abolish, reconstruct, and reimagine the policing system. We all know the institution of police is not answering the needs of the people. It’s a system that’s heavily funded, backed by legislation, and damn near impossible to hold police accountable. What would it look like to reallocate funds so we’re investing in social services like crisis response teams? What if marginalized communities had agency, power, and control over how this new institution was reimagined? What if we poured the obnoxious budget the police system gets into education, health care, affordable housing, workforce development, job opportunities with livable wages, etc.? What if we looked at how we police each other on a daily basis and restructured that too? Listen in!!! ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT CHRIS Chris Mueller is a communicator by nature, strategist by training, and organizer at heart directing the firm's creative design and storytelling studio. Born and raised in the East Bay, he studied at UC Berkeley and has over a decade of storytelling experience for progressive organizations in human rights, and social and economic justice. He will happily discuss everything from Frederick Douglass and Joseph Campbell to DMX and the World Champion Golden State Warriors. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>The reality of police union lobbying power how much money they spend at the municipal level to pass police friendly legislation.</li> <li>How the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act is trying to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars to police training and reform that we know doesn't work!</li> <li>We have to get more surgical about the way police union contracts are written because there are amendments and line items that make it difficult to hold police accountable.</li> <li>How affluent whyte communities experience police vs. marginalized communities.</li> <li>What it means to defund, abolish, and reconstruct the police system.</li> <li>Abolition as a way for us to rid ourselves of how we police each other.</li> <li>The connection between police reform and gun control, and what we need to address.</li> <li> ICE now offering classes to teach everyday citizens how to arrest immigrants!</li> <li>Orienting ourselves toward accomplishing equity and justice on a systemic level.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Chris’ firm is hiring for two new fellow positions. Candidates are encouraged to apply here: <a href="https://www.thinkrubix.com/careers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thinkrubix.com/careers</a></li> <li>Research The Breathe Act at <a href="https://breatheact.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://breatheact.org</a></li> <li>Find an organization and make an assessment about what kind of contribution you can make.</li> <li>Sign up for the Never Again News Network (NANN) at <a href="https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nowyouknow.podia.com/nann</a></li> </ul> RESOURCES <ul> <li>Why Police Reform Fails Podcast Episode - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-police-reform-fails/id886009669?i=1000520754910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-police-reform-fails/id886009669?i=1000520754910</a></li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAp3xvZCK8gQT4RqUVl63ikHTKD8C52G/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAp3xvZCK8gQT4RqUVl63ikHTKD8C52G/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW CHRIS TO STAY ENGAGED <a href="https://www.thinkrubix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thinkrubix.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wethinkrubix/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/wethinkrubix/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkrubix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkrubix</a> <a href="https://medium.com/thinkrubix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://medium.com/thinkrubix</a>

Defunding, Abolishing, and Reconstructing the Police System w/ Chris Mueller

Anna Paquin

In this episode Weeze and Anna talk about what it takes to step into activism and use our voices for humanity. Folks are often so worried about getting this process of transformation wrong they cut off the part of themselves that can learn and do better. This method of thinking is one of the ways the work becomes stagnant. No one starts this journey as an expert, but those who are committed to change are the ones who are open and interested in learning. Y’all, we all need each other to use our lived experience and privilege to create possibilities for the more marginalized identities around us. That’s what this is all about in the grand scheme.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT ANNA Anna Paquin is a New Zealand-Canadian actress, mother, producer, wife, and activist.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT  The most important place to begin and return to as an activist. Being honest and comfortable in the process of learning how to show up for humanity. It’s OK not to be an expert, just be open to learning and shifting. Getting out of our circles and listening to other lived experiences. Depersonalizing how we feel when people point out things we’ve done that are problematic. Could this be a place to learn something new? Anna’s experience in learning about and choosing her voice, regardless of her platform and other people’s perceptions. Using whatever identity privilege that we have to create pathways for other folks' humanity to be honored. Anna’s show FLACK and how it addresses the multitude of oppressive issues we encounter on a daily basis.  CALL TO ACTION  Catch season 2 of FLACK dropping on Amazon Prime June 11th!  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAp3xvZCK8gQT4RqUVl63ikHTKD8C52G/view?usp=sharing  FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: https://www.accordingtoweeze.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze The Academy (it’s like Patreon): https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy FOLLOW ANNA TO STAY ENGAGED https://www.instagram.com/_annapaquin  https://www.twitter.com/annapaquin

In this episode Weeze and Anna talk about what it takes to step into activism and use our voices for humanity. Folks are often so worried about getting this process of transformation wrong they cut off the part of themselves that can learn and do better. This method of thinking is one of the ways the work becomes stagnant. No one starts this journey as an expert, but those who are committed to change are the ones who are open and interested in learning. Y’all, we all need each other to use our lived experience and privilege to create possibilities for the more marginalized identities around us. That’s what this is all about in the grand scheme.  ABOUT WEEZE Louiza Doran, known and referred to as Weeze, is a cis-het Amazigh* female-identifying human who uses she/her/they/them pronouns. She’s known as a coach, podcast host, advocate, agent of change, strategist, and educator (to name a few) but is ultimately a compassionate provocateur that is out to help folks uncover their path of possibility.   ABOUT ANNA Anna Paquin is a New Zealand-Canadian actress, mother, producer, wife, and activist.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT <ul> <li>The most important place to begin and return to as an activist.</li> <li>Being honest and comfortable in the process of learning how to show up for humanity.</li> <li>It’s OK not to be an expert, just be open to learning and shifting.</li> <li>Getting out of our circles and listening to other lived experiences.</li> <li>Depersonalizing how we feel when people point out things we’ve done that are problematic. Could this be a place to learn something new?</li> <li>Anna’s experience in learning about and choosing her voice, regardless of her platform and other people’s perceptions.</li> <li>Using whatever identity privilege that we have to create pathways for other folks' humanity to be honored.</li> <li>Anna’s show FLACK and how it addresses the multitude of oppressive issues we encounter on a daily basis.</li> </ul> CALL TO ACTION <ul> <li>Catch season 2 of FLACK dropping on Amazon Prime June 11th!</li> </ul> EPISODE TRANSCRIPT <ul> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/179iH0HFbdN3iCGnS__M8CbI0cSVcFTr4/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAp3xvZCK8gQT4RqUVl63ikHTKD8C52G/view?usp=sharing</a></li> </ul> FOLLOW WEEZE TO STAY ENGAGED  Website: <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/accordingtoweeze</a> The Academy (it’s like Patreon): <a href="https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.accordingtoweeze.com/the-academy</a> FOLLOW ANNA TO STAY ENGAGED <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wethinkrubix/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/_annapaquin</a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/annapaquin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/annapaquin</a>

Be Willing to Get It Wrong w/ Anna Paquin

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