Kultivating Kapwa: Decolonizing Parenthood Episode 3.23
"If You Trust the Children, They Will Be Trustworthy"
In this episode, we are joined by Chris Sabile Gunn. We discuss different ways of communicating to allow freedom, building trust and the complexities involved, modeling intergenerational boundaries, and more.
Chris Sabile Gunn is currently sheltering on the peninsula between the Nich'i M-Wána and Wallamt Rivers that is the land of the Kalipuya, Clackmas, Multnomah, and Chinook and many other peoples now known as Portland, Oregon. She was tubong (born in) Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines. Chris was moved from the ancestral lands and waters of the Tagalog, Ilokano, and Kapampangan peoples to the lands of the Kiikaapoi, Jumanos, Tawakoni, and Wichita peoples at the age of nine. As a 1.5 generation settler on Turtle Island, Chris seeks to be at the service of people who have been impacted by imperial colonization either through settlement of lands or forced economic migration policies that seek to separate people from their embodied ancestral knowledge and sovereignty.
Chris, along with their partner Alan, are the proud parents of Mori Sabile Gunn. Mori is a recording artist under the moniker Baby Soling - an homage to their maternal Lola, Soledad, whose nickname is Soling. Mori's debut album, Evergreen is available here: Evergreen, by Baby Soling
Chris is currently serving as the Special Advisor for Grid Innovation and Justice at the U.S. Department of Energy with the goal of promoting energy justice and addressing systemic impacts on frontline communities during the clean energy transition.
*Episode Notes: This episode contains brief instances of profanity.*
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Hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig//
Produced by Olivia Sawi//
Co-Produced by Annie Aarons-Sawi//
Music by AstraLogik
