Posts in Radical Imagination
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind /235
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind /235

Tyson calls us to unbrand our minds and deeply interrogate where we are sourcing our thoughts from, the ramifications of becoming a trauma-obsessed society, and how to identify environments for emergence.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Activism Allyship, Climate Solutions, Design+Strategy, Indigenous Sovereignty, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Theory Scholarship, Transition TransformationFor The WildTyson Yunkaporta, Tyson Yunkaporta podcast, Tyson Yunkaporta sand talk, Tyson Yunkaporta Wikipedia, Tyson Yunkaporta twitter, Tyson Yunkaporta quotes, sand talk how indigenous thinking, sand talk by Tyson Yunkaporta, indigenous thinking examples, indigenous systems thinking, Australia indigenous people, Australia genocide, identity politics, social media bad effects, social media bad for relationships, critiques of post-left, postmodernism, post-colonial criticismComment
Dr. CHANDA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN on the Night Sky and Liberation Discourse /228
Dr. CHANDA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN on the Night Sky and Liberation Discourse /228

Dr. Prescod-Weinstein challenges us to not fixate on our fear of a perishing night sky, but instead, look at how the night sky can be a part of liberation discourse. Recognizing this value, Dr. Prescod-Weinstein outlines the right to the night sky and what comprehensive accessibility to know and love the night sky means.

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Colonial Violence, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, The Cost of Capitalism, Theory ScholarshipFor The WildChanda Prescod Weinstein book, Chanda Prescod Weinstein twitter, Chanda Prescod Weinstein physics, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, dark matter and dark energy, astrophysics and astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, the disordered cosmos book, the disordered cosmos review, the disordered cosmos chanda, early universe cosmology, theoretical cosmology, colonialism in academia, system racism in education, women in stem, space colonization, space colonization pros and cons, space colonization articles, space colonization advantages, space debris 2020, space debris around earth, space debris articles, patriarchy and science, science behind imperialism, stargazing, space, physics, theoretical physics, inclusivity, space travel, storytellingComment
ELLA NOAH BANCROFT on the Intelligence of Our Intimacy /224
ELLA NOAH BANCROFT on the Intelligence of Our Intimacy /224

Ella traces the powerful connection between our ability to go against mainstream capitalist ways of being and our capacity for deep connection with ourselves and each other. We interrogate how much of identity is our truth, and how much of it is the echoing trends of dominant culture.

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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Sexual Body Liberation, Radical Imagination, Transition TransformationFor The WildElla Noah Bancroft, Ella Noah Bancroft Instagram, Ella Noah Bancroft podcast, The Returning Byron Bay, the returning gathering, Yhi Collective, It takes courage to tell the truth podcast, Bundjalung artists, decolonizing sexuality, localized economies, self care, localization, sexual wellness influencers, sexual wellness examples, sexual wellness podcasts, women's sensuality evening, sex positivity podcastComment
QUEER NATURE on Reclaiming Wild Safe Space /223 ⌠ENCORE⌡
QUEER NATURE on Reclaiming Wild Safe Space /223 ⌠ENCORE⌡

So and Pinar explore how tracking and trailing answers the call of our ancestral bodies and the land, what deep intimacy with the more than human world looks like, how place-based skills are tools of liberation, and how to heal community; we cannot solely be in reciprocal relationships, we must be in accountable ones as well.

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Decolonization, More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Wisdom Keepers, Cultural Strategy, Deep Ecology, Radical Imagination, Sexual Body Liberation, Transition TransformationFor The WildQueer, queerness, belonging, tracking, nature skills, bushcraft, primitive skills, survival skills, pachakutic, pachacuti, pachakuti, queer ecology defintion, queer nature podcast, queer nature pinar, queer nature meaning, bushcraft usa, bushcraft survival, queer studies journals, queer studies defintion, queer studies, Donna Haraway, liminal and gender, animal tracking, trailing animals, QariwarmiComment
Dr. CUTCHA RISLING BALDY on Land Return and Revitalization /219
Dr. CUTCHA RISLING BALDY on Land Return and Revitalization /219

Cutcha shares how she has witnessed the impossible become possible, the long term effects of the California Gold Rush, the future-making power of Indigenous feminism, and the inherent anti-apocalyptic nature of cultural revitalization.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Conservation Restoration, Indigenous Sovereignty, Radical Imagination, Transition TransformationFor The Wildland ownership, land ownership by race, Indigenous feminism, Indigenous feminism books, Indigenous feminism articles, Indigenous feminism podcast, revitalization, andrew jackson, humboldt county, andrew jackson facts, humboldt county california, california gold rush boomtowns, california gold rush effects, We are dancing for you, cultural revitalization, women’s coming of age ceremonies, cutcha risling baldy humboldt, cutcha risling baldy walking dead, cutcha risling baldy twitter, cutcha risling baldy we are dancing for you, duluwat island, duluwat island massacre, wiyot tribe, wiyot tribe history, wiyot tribe massacreComment
OLÚFÉMI O. TÁÍWÒ on Climate Colonialism and Reparations /216
OLÚFÉMI O. TÁÍWÒ on Climate Colonialism and Reparations /216

We explore climate colonialism, reparations, carbon removal, and a real “just transition” with guest Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò. Our conversation reminds us that while climate colonialism is unfurling before us, there is a myriad of tangible ways countries and movements across the so-called global North could begin making reparations.

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Colonial Violence, Climate Solutions, Design+Strategy, Climate Change, Globalization, Radical Imagination, Global South, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Theory ScholarshipFor The Wildcolonialism, colonialism and imperialism, colonialism in Africa, colonialism and capital, reparations, reparations as a public health priority, identity politics, climate colonialism, green new deal, green new deal pros and cons, green new deal problems, green new deal cons, carbon removal, carbon removal technology, carbon removal tool, carbon removal companies, Olufemi O Taiwo, philosophy, constructivism, Unions, labor, Green Climate Fund, green climate fund contributions by country, green climate fund projects, green climate fund paris agreementComment
HARSHA WALIA on Dismantling Imagined, Militarized, and Colonial Borders /211
HARSHA WALIA on Dismantling Imagined, Militarized, and Colonial Borders /211

Harsha shares why it is imperative to rid the concept of legal/illegal personhood in movements for the climate and environment. Harsha leads us in the deeply regenerative work of political imagination as we think about what our communities and livelihoods look like without imposed borders.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Direct Action, Globalization, Political Ideology, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildUndoing Border Imperialism, Harsha Walia, Climate Migration, Climate Refugees, Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, Refugees, Racial Capitalism, Immigration, No One Is Illegal, Migrant Justice, Canadian Immigration, Red Women Rising, British Columbia’s Civil Liberties Association, Eco-FacismComment
Dr. NATASHA MYERS on Growing the Planthroposcene /204
Dr. NATASHA MYERS on Growing the Planthroposcene /204

Natasha discusses the necessity of finding non-human guides, the responsibility we have to make room for plants, anthropomorphism, restoration ecology, and reconfiguring our relationship to the future.

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More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence, Multispecies Justice, Cultural Strategy, Deep Ecology, Radical Imagination, Theory Scholarship, Media ArtFor The WildEcology, Restoration Ecology, Becoming Sensor, Anthropocene, Planthropocene, Toronto, Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle, Botany, Sustainability, Green Technology, Meditation, High Park, Urban Forestry, Eco-Philosophy, Oak Savannahs, Nature, Apocalypse, Apocalypse Imaginary, Happy Heart Salve Bright FuturesComment
ANJALI NATH UPADHYAY, M.A.² on Radical Unlearning /190
ANJALI NATH UPADHYAY, M.A.² on Radical Unlearning /190

Anjali shares how in order to truly support liberatory work and movements, we must unlearn, otherwise, we will continue to create harm. In recognizing our illusions and perceptions, we are able to ensure that our impact and intentions are in alignment.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, Theory ScholarshipFor The WildAnjali Nath Upadhyay, Liberation Spring, Feral Visions, Political Theory & Indigenous Politics, Cultural Studies, academic-industrial complex, non-profit industrial complex, liberation, community learning, homeschool, community-based education, land-based pedagogy, adult educationComment
DeeplyRooted: Honoring our Ancestors and the Earth with LEAH PENNIMAN /188
DeeplyRooted: Honoring our Ancestors and the Earth with LEAH PENNIMAN /188

Penniman guides us through an adaptation of a Haitian prayer from her maternal lineage that honors the forces of nature and our ancestors. Leah’s gracious offering invites us to open ourselves to the elements of the Earth that shape our lives.

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Deeply Rooted, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, Spirituality Theology, Media ArtFor The WildWellness, prayer, Haitian prayer, Vodun, Manye, meditation, guided meditation, summer solstice, grounding practices, music, music performances, COVID-19, coronavirus, breathwork, deep breathing, self love, farming, Mother Earth, Ancestors, Haiti, Ghana, nourishment, food sovereignty, food justice, gratitudeComment
MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment [ENCORE] /187
MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment [ENCORE] /187

Mariame joins us for an expansive conversation on Transformative Justice, community accountability, criminalization of survivors, and freedom on the horizon.

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The Cost of Capitalism, Cultural Strategy, Colonial Violence, Design+Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Activism AllyshipFor The WildMariame Kaba, Survived & Punished, Transform Harm, youth incarceration, criminalized survivors, PIC, prison industrial complex, Project NIA, Transformative Justice, Restorative Justice, abolition, mass incarceration, jail, prison, safety, policing, race, abuse, domestic abuse, criminalization of survivors, criminal punishment system, reform, climate change and prisons, incarcerated women, climate disasterComment
TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance /185
TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance /185

With a historical analysis of slavery and plantation labor, Tricia’s work prompts us to consider what is stolen from those among us who cannot rest under capitalism, laying the groundwork for deep inquiry into the emergent possibilities of “DreamSpace.”

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The Cost of Capitalism, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Spirituality TheologyFor The WildTricia Hersey, The Nap Ministry, rest, rest as resistance, rest is resistance, reparations, capitalism, white supremacy, womanism, afrofuturism, napping, plantation labor, grind culture, productivity, slavery, Jim Crow, ancestral wisdom, intuition, radical imagination, bell hooks, community care, self care, soul care, Audre Lorde, movement culture, embodiment, dreaming, slowing down, healing, Allyship Guide 1, Essential ListeningComment
Homebound: Embodying the Revolution with brontë velez /184
Homebound: Embodying the Revolution with brontë velez /184

Many of us are feeling pulled in this time, towards grief, towards urgency...towards feelings of helplessness. This week we invite you to shatter these repetitions and take a moment of intentional slowness to ask: How can I decompose violence in this life? Are urgency and intentionality compatible? What are the vessels that will carry us through these troubled times?

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Homebound, Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity JusticeFor The Wildpoet, visionary, critical ecology, rebellion, Black wellness, decolonization of literacy, multi-media artist, black-latinx, critical geography, black liberation ecologies, creative placemaking, envioronmental racism, Lead to Life, police brutality, bronteComment
Homebound: Transforming Toxic Movement Culture with THE WILDFIRE PROJECT /180
Homebound: Transforming Toxic Movement Culture with THE WILDFIRE PROJECT /180

As we listen to what Joshua Kahn, BJ Star, and Michael Storm share with us, we wonder: How can anger serve us in times of transformation? What is the value in challenging ourselves to be a part of what is not perfect? How can exercising our power be a just necessity?

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Homebound, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Transition TransformationFor The Wildstructures of power, generative conflict, self-limitations, collective liberation, ecological justice, racial justice, economic justice, group transformation, deep facilitation, democratic methods, experiential methods, political education, grassroots activism, leadership training, frontline movementsComment
Homebound: Confronting Crisis with Divine Dignity with ANDREW HARVEY /178
Homebound: Confronting Crisis with Divine Dignity with ANDREW HARVEY /178

Harvey gives us a map of mystical teachings to help us navigate the dark night of the soul and to emerge empowered.

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Homebound, Radical Imagination, Cultural Strategy, Transition Transformation, Spirituality TheologyErica Ekremearth defenders, societal collapse, sacred activism, mystical teachings, global crisis, systemic change, peace, spiritualism, environemntal ethics, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, SufismComment
DeeplyRooted: Remembering Back into Ourselves with KAILEA FREDERICK /173
DeeplyRooted: Remembering Back into Ourselves with KAILEA FREDERICK /173

Kailea offers a poetry reading woven with simple movements to reawaken our inseparable connection to all of Creation. This offering honors the hard-working mothers and caregivers who provide care so generously, and who are so deserving of moments to cultivate wellness.

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Deeply Rooted, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, Spirituality Theology, Media ArtFor The WildWellness, poetry, poem, Joy Harjo, meditation, guided meditation, grounding practices, music, music performances, COVID-19, coronavirus, breathwork, deep breathing, self love, self care, motherhood, mothers, caregivers, single mother, single parentComment
Deeply Rooted: Declaring Interdependence with MILLA PRINCE /170
Deeply Rooted: Declaring Interdependence with MILLA PRINCE /170

Milla invites us to root ourselves through the very soil, minerals, water and air of our own bodies. Listen in as we shed what is old and give ourselves to the stream of life pulsing through the body of nature.

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Deeply Rooted, Radical Imagination, More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence, Deep Ecology, Spirituality TheologyFor The WildDeeply Rooted, manifesto, declare interdependence, poetry, grounding practices, deep ecology, animism, rewilding, plant intelligence, body of nature, nature’s body, seasons, earth, natural cycles.Comment
Dr. BAYO AKOMOLAFE on Slowing Down in Urgent Times /155
Dr. BAYO AKOMOLAFE on Slowing Down in Urgent Times /155

Plunging into deep pools of philosophy and imagination, Ayana and Bayo’s conversation winds through dimensions of the new and the ancient: Yoruba mythology, children as guides to bewilderment, the strategy of separation, grieving as ceremony, trickster spirits, and the teachings of failure and brokenness.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, Theory ScholarshipFor The Wildslowing down, Anthropocene, fugitivity, fugitive spaces, the sacred, entanglement, decolonization, Yoruba mythology, relationality, intergenerational movements, queer negativity, queer failure, embodiment, nonlinearity, deterritorialize, imagination, bewilderment, grieving, mourning, ceremony, trickster spirit, poetry, dying well, allyship, Fred Moten, Karen Barad, Helena Norburg, Jack Halberstam, Stephen Jeninkson, fatherhood, unschooling, modernity, shapeshifting, compost, Donna Haraway Inspired Comments
MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment /151
MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment /151

Mariame addresses punishment as an issue of directionality while reminding us why it is vital to have the prison abolition movement in conversation with the movement for climate & environmental justice.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Design+Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Activism AllyshipFor The WildMariame Kaba, Survived & Punished, Transform Harm, youth incarceration, criminalized survivors, PIC, prison industrial complex, Project NIA, Transformative Justice, Restorative Justice, abolition, mass incarceration, jail, prison, safety, policing, race, abuse, domestic abuse, criminalization of survivors, criminal punishment system, reform, climate change and prisons, incarcerated women, climate disaster, Allyship Guide 1, An End to Patriarchy & PunishmentComment
LYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147
LYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147

Lyla and Ayana unravel the great potential held within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and well as some of its false assumptions, and propose Indigenous-led frameworks for sovereignty.

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Indigenous Sovereignty, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Media ArtFor The WildUNDRIP, poetry, Indigenous poetry, Indigenous languaes, nation to nation relationships, Indigenous rights, Indigenous food sovereignty, ancestral wisdom, reconciliation, Elders, European settlers, Indigenous land management, traditional ecological knowledge, Right RelationshipComment