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Activism Allyship, Media Art, More Than Human Kin, Racial Equity Justice For The Wild Activism Allyship, Media Art, More Than Human Kin, Racial Equity Justice For The Wild

KEIARA WADE on Generations of Black Cowboys /344

Keiara shares her journey with the Compton Cowboys and her experiences as a Black cowgirl. The respect and accountability necessary for a good relationship with a horse is also necessary for a good relationship with each other. How might animals be our guides and companions in making the world more equitable? 

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild

TOKO-PA TURNER on Dreams of Belonging /342

Toko-pa considers the ways we may rehabilitate our imaginative capacities and encourages us to take time and pay attention to dreams. What is internally guiding us towards our potential? Connection to ourselves, to nature, and to each other are intertwined.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Climate Change, Cultural Strategy, Political Ideology, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation For The Wild Climate Change, Cultural Strategy, Political Ideology, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Conservation Restoration, Cultural Strategy, More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence For The Wild Conservation Restoration, Cultural Strategy, More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence For The Wild

DIANA FRIEDRICH on the Beauty and Promise of Rewilding /339

Diana of Rewilding Argentina’s Patagonia Azul project brings expert insight as she talks listeners through the complexity of international biodiversity goals and declarations emphasizing the importance of creating truly protected local areas rather than just relying on regulations and declarations.

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Activism Allyship, Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild Activism Allyship, Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Food Sovereignty, Global South, Indigenous Sovereignty, Plant Intelligence, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Food Sovereignty, Global South, Indigenous Sovereignty, Plant Intelligence, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild

ABENA OFFEH-GYIMAH on Sacred Seed and Soil /337

Abena points out, farmers are the archivists of the land, and farmers and communities have continued to preserve local foodways—saving seeds for future generations. If we recognized the true value of local foods, what capitalistic practices might we be able to evade?

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Cultural Strategy, Sexual Body Liberation, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild Cultural Strategy, Sexual Body Liberation, Wisdom Keepers For The Wild

SAMANTHA ZIPPORAH on The Womb Continuum /336

Zipporah reminds us that our bodies and their cycles are a part of nature, not separate from it. Honoring the seasons of life, of the earth, and of our bodily cycles, Sam highlights the importance of both fallow and fertile times with particular attention to how this manifests for those with wombs.

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Activism Allyship, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation For The Wild Activism Allyship, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Colonial Violence, Climate Solutions, Climate Change, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild Colonial Violence, Climate Solutions, Climate Change, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild

AMY WESTERVELT on Uncovering Extraction /334

Amy brings specific insight to ExxonMobil’s rapid development of oil production in Guyana and details the global complications and power dynamics at play, considering the obscene level of influence huge corporations have in perpetuating global injustice. 

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Colonial Violence, Deep Ecology, Globalization, Grassroots Herbalism, More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild Colonial Violence, Deep Ecology, Globalization, Grassroots Herbalism, More Than Human Kin, Plant Intelligence, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild

ANN ARMBRECHT on Sacredness in Supply Chains /333

Ann shares her extensive knowledge on how we might come into right relationship with the plant world. Ann reminds us just how important connection and intention in sourcing are when working with herbal medicine.

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Activism Allyship, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild Activism Allyship, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, The Cost of Capitalism For The Wild

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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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, Political Ideology, Spirituality Theology, Theory Scholarship, Transition Transformation For The Wild

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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Cultural Strategy, Transition Transformation, Design+Strategy, Activism Allyship, Media Art, Multispecies Justice For The Wild Cultural Strategy, Transition Transformation, Design+Strategy, Activism Allyship, Media Art, Multispecies Justice For The Wild

JENNY ODELL on the Attention Economy [ENCORE] /330

We look at how the attention economy takes on a new meaning in the digital age and the anxiety we experience in a consumer-driven society. Jenny Odell shares the brilliance of doing “nothing”, tending to the ecological self, and growing deeper forms of attention through a commitment to bioregionalism.

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Activism Allyship, Cultural Strategy, Globalization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Theory Scholarship For The Wild Activism Allyship, Cultural Strategy, Globalization, Political Ideology, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Theory Scholarship For The Wild

JOHN A. POWELL on Institutions of Othering and Radical Belonging [ENCORE] /329

john a. powell explores the frameworks of “othering and belonging” and "targeted universalism," as well as ideologies of supremacy, global dislocation, rethinking citizenship, and lastly, how we can co-create shared visions and practices of humanity that bring us back into belonging.

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