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THREE BLACK MEN on the World as Ritual /368
THREE BLACK MEN on the World as Ritual /368

These three visionary Black men, along with Victoria Santos and Omonblanks, invite us into a radical re/imagination of how we respond to our time. They sense into emergent possibilities, triangulating toward a synthesis of new forms, new magic, and new directions.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation, Wisdom KeepersFor The Wild368, Three Black Men, Bayo Akomolafe, Orland Bishop, Resmaa Menakem, Victoria Santos, Omon, Omon BlanksComment
ADRIENNE MAREE BROWN on Pleasure as Birthright [ENCORE] /367
ADRIENNE MAREE BROWN on Pleasure as Birthright [ENCORE] /367

This captivating conversation explores how the denial of pleasure contributes to our own oppression, how radical honesty and kindness can transform our relationships, the importance of pleasure beyond sex, and how our pain and sorrow is a measurement of our pleasure and joy.

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Activism Allyship, Media Art, Sexual Body Liberation, Radical Imagination, Transition TransformationFor The Wildadrienne maree brown, adrienne, brown, maree, pleasure, activism, pleasure activismComment
OTHERING & BELONGING with Udi Raz, Yasmeen Daher, and Cecilie Surasky
OTHERING & BELONGING with Udi Raz, Yasmeen Daher, and Cecilie Surasky

Speaking on the theme “Turning Towards Each Other, Not Against Each Other: Bridging in Times of Crisis” the panelists address what it means to build towards co-liberation in difficult times – especially in the context of the war on Gaza.

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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Special Episode, Theory Scholarship, Spirituality Theology, Transition TransformationFor The WildOBI, UC Berkeley, Cecilie Surasky, Yasmeen Daher, Udi Raz, Palestine, Gaza, OtheringComment
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Inviolable Lore /362
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Inviolable Lore /362

Tyson contemplates how we may open ourselves up to being beckoned outside of the ego, and how we may resist the individualizing neoliberal urge—decolonization is not just about poetry, or word, or aesthetics, and how we must be materially and fiscally decolonial for the real work to be done.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Political Ideology, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom KeepersFor The WildTyson Yunkaporta, Tyson, Yunkaporta, Australia, Lore, 362, tyson, yunkaportaComment
The Edges in the Middle, VII: Báyò Akómoláfé, Sa’ed Atshan, Cecilie Surasky
The Edges in the Middle, VII: Báyò Akómoláfé, Sa’ed Atshan, Cecilie Surasky

Bayo, Cecile, and Sa’ed explore how honoring each other’s grief may allow us to reclaim each other’s humanity and perhaps shed light on a path forward to belonging in Israel-Palestine, for Muslims, Jews, and Christians, and for all people around the world.

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The Edges in the Middle, VI: Báyò Akómoláfé, Madhulika Banerjee, and Minna Salami
The Edges in the Middle, VI: Báyò Akómoláfé, Madhulika Banerjee, and Minna Salami

Envisioning other ways of creating democracy,  Báyò, Madhulika, and Minna describe festival democracy, democracies of contestations and dancing, and democracies of the more-than-human.

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STEPHEN JENKINSON on a Lucid Reckoning /349
STEPHEN JENKINSON on a Lucid Reckoning /349

Ayana and Stephen contemplate vital questions about the value of tradition, the importance of strangerhood, the possibility of reckoning, and the meaning of ancestry. Stephen’s questions disrupt and unsettle the status quo, and perhaps lead us to the lessons we so deeply need.

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Cultural Strategy, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation, Wisdom KeepersFor The WildFor The Wild, 349, Stephen Jenkinson, Stephen Jenkinson Interviews, Stephen Jenkinson Reckoning, Stephen Jenkinson Kimberly Ann Johnson, Stephen Jenkinson books, Nights of Grief and Mystery, Orphan Wisdom, Die Wise, A Generation’s Worth, Come of Age, How it All Could Be, Money and the Soul’s Desire, stephen, jenkinson, Stephen, Jenkinson, Lucid, Reckoning, StrangerhoodComment
ABDOUMALIQ SIMONE on Urban Entanglements /348
ABDOUMALIQ SIMONE on Urban Entanglements /348

Ayana and AbdouMaliq meditate on how the design of our environments shapes us. Considering how to make marginalized places and groups more visible but not more vulnerable, AbdouMaliq offers a nuanced perspective of the “global majority.”

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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Global South, Political Ideology, Sacrifice Zones, Transition Transformation, Theory Scholarship, The Cost of CapitalismFor The WildFor The Wild, 348, AbdouMaliq Simone, AbdouMaliq Simone the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, Beyond Inhabitation Lab, Polytechnic University of Turin, The Surrounds, AbdouMaliq Simone Geography, AbdouMaliq Simone Global Majority, Geography, Critical Geography, Urbanism, abdoumaliq, Abdoumaliq, Simone, simoneComment
KATRINA SPADE on New Life from Death /346
KATRINA SPADE on New Life from Death /346

Death is a process of decomposition, how can we come to embrace this reality? Katrina joins Ayana to discuss the possibilities of burial practices, ways to connect with death, and the value in thoughtful death plans. The way we design death rituals matters in how connected we feel to the process of death. 

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AMY GLENN on a Life in Thresholds /341
AMY GLENN on a Life in Thresholds /341

Amy points out the thresholds of everyday life and the value in sitting with uncertainty calling to mind the importance of making space for contemplation. In this life, we need many therapeutic moments. How can we make space for self-care and self-regulation as we cope with the journeys of life and death? 

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The Edges in the Middle, V: Báyò Akómoláfé, Naomi Klein, and Yuria Celidwen
The Edges in the Middle, V: Báyò Akómoláfé, Naomi Klein, and Yuria Celidwen

Speaking about climate grief and hope, Báyò, Naomi, and Yuria build together to consider the value in tapping into the depth of emotion as we feel it, not as we are told we should feel it.

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CHUCK COLLINS on Wealth Hoarding and Capitalist Capture /340
CHUCK COLLINS on Wealth Hoarding and Capitalist Capture /340

Collins dives deeply into the world of wealth hoarding and staggering inequality. Recognizing the complexity of these issues, Ayana and Chuck engage deeply with questions of philanthrocapitalism, tax spending, the wealth defense industry, and power inequities across society.

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Dr. BÁYÒ AKÓMOLÁFÉ on Ontological Mutiny /338
Dr. BÁYÒ AKÓMOLÁFÉ on Ontological Mutiny /338

Ayana and Báyò dance together through questions of crisis, identity, and rupture. As we attempt to break from the monoculture that cements us as citizen subjects of empire, Báyò suggests that we need an ontological mutiny. 

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The Edges in the Middle, IV: Báyò Akómoláfé and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Edges in the Middle, IV: Báyò Akómoláfé and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

What if justice gets in the way? Báyò and Keeanga consider how our quest for justice shapes us and is simultaneously shaped by systems of power and control. They ask: how can we move justice out of the existing political paradigm and move beyond a normative sense of justice and reform? 

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ISMAIL LOURIDO ALI on Building Informed Drug Culture /335
ISMAIL LOURIDO ALI on Building Informed Drug Culture /335

Ismail’s approach to drug policy centers around finding spaciousness as an advocate, and making room for the growing body of knowledge around the uses, harms, and benefits of drugs. He invites listeners to dream of a conscious, compassionate, and safe world.

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Activism Allyship, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition TransformationFor The WildIsmail Lourido Ali, J.D., Ismail Ali, MAPS, Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, Psychedelics, Cannabis, Drug Research, Traditional Medicine, Psilocybin, Peyote, Ayahuasca, Mass Incarceration, Drug reform, pharmaceuticals, ismail, Ismail, Ali, ali, 335, For The Wild, Ismail Ali Interview, Ismail Ali MAPSComment
The Edges in the Middle, III: Báyò Akómoláfé and Indy Johar
The Edges in the Middle, III: Báyò Akómoláfé and Indy Johar

Indy and Báyò consider our modern crisis as one of the self – a particular version of the objective and singular self that creates space for violence and waste. If we perceive the world through dead and objective things, as Indy supposes, then that is what we become.

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RACHEL CARGLE on a Renaissance of Our Own /332
RACHEL CARGLE on a Renaissance of Our Own /332

Rachel envisions a collective renaissance that centers on intergenerational conversation. Renaissance is not just for the future, it is for all of us together in this moment and beyond. Rooted in trust, how might we reimagine this world together?

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The Edges in the Middle, II: Báyò Akómoláfé and V
The Edges in the Middle, II: Báyò Akómoláfé and V

Báyò and V dance and reveal portals of possibility that edge us towards deep change. Discussing the Congo as both place and portal, Báyò and V focus on V’s work with City of Joy, a transformational leadership community for women survivors of violence.

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