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The Health System FixEpisode 20: Deepa IyerThe Health Systems Fix podcast is now releasing its 20th episode. Please like, share, and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast.Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, strategist, and lawyer. Her work is rooted in Asian American, South Asian, Muslim, and Arab communities where she spent fifteen years in policy advocacy and coalition building in the wake of the September 11th attacks and ensuing backlash. Currently, Deepa leads projects on solidarity and social movements at the Building Movement Project, a national nonprofit organization that catalyzes social change through research, strategic partnerships, and resources for...
2026-01-0742 min
Spark ChangemakersFrom Roles to Ripples: Deepa Iyer on Ecosystems, Solidarity & Building MovementsIn this soulful and practical conversation, Nikki sits down with Deepa Iyer — author of Social Change Now, host of the Solidarity Is This podcast, and Senior Director at the Building Movement Project — to explore how real change happens when we see our work as an ecosystem of interdependent roles. We unpack the 10 roles from Deepa’s framework (Visionaries, Builders, Disruptors, Caregivers, Experimenters, Weavers, Storytellers, Healers, Guides, Frontline Responders) and how teams, networks, and even funders can map their strengths and gaps to move from overwhelm to agency.Deepa shares moving classroom stories from her children’s pictur...
2025-11-0754 min
Solidarity Is ThisA Conversation About Solidarity StancesIn this special live episode, co-hosts Adaku Utah and Deepa Iyer explore how movements can use Solidarity Stances to build deeper, more aligned forms of solidarity — even under authoritarian conditions.
2025-09-1642 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Racial Justice during Black August and BeyondBMP’s Exec. Director, Janis Rosheuvel, talks with Charles Long, the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy at the Movement for Black Lives, on the importance of trusting Black leadership, the role of philanthropy, and the necessity of community and rest
2025-08-1338 min
Career Shifts PodcastWhy Most Leaders Are Disconnected | Deepa Mahesh on Energy, Embodiment & Self-MasteryAre you leading… or just performing leadership?Join Deepa Mahesh and me as we unpack burnout, energy mastery, and why presence—not productivity—is the real edge in leadership.We’ve become walking calendars.Meetings. Deadlines. Metrics.Every hour accounted for, Except the one that asks: Where am I in all this?Most leaders aren’t burnt out because they’re doing too much.They’re burnt out because they’re disconnected from themselves while doing it.This conversation is about changing that.Meet Deepa Mahesh – Leadership facilitator, expressive arts therapist, ICF PCC coach.She walked away from corporate not because she wa...
2025-08-111h 08Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity Through Sacred Work: Organizing from Hope and Healing in Divided TimesAdaku Utah talks with Alia Bilal about how the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) has spent the last 30 years building a vibrant ecosystem weaving together healthcare, housing, arts, and organizing to nurture transformation in Chicago’s inner city.
2025-07-2246 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity as Strategy: Building Power Across MovementsCo-host Adaku Utah speaks with Nikko Viquiera of Race Forward on solidarity’s role in ending oppression and building just communities—sharing insights on strategy, relationships, and sustaining a justice ecosystem rooted in love and equity.
2025-06-021h 00Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Movement Lessons from the First 100 DaysIn this episode, we share a conversation from our State of Solidarity series exploring how movements are responding to political upheaval, and highlight strategies from our new report, Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days.
2025-05-191h 15
Sum of EverythingEp 25 - Celebrating Moms 2 - Reflections of a Working Mom ft. Deepa MaheshMoms are superheroes and working moms, some would argue, even more so, what with the intense balancing act of maintaining not only your home and children, but also your career and professional life. However, being a working woman while raising kids comes with its own set of unique challenges, and most commonly - the guilt of not being there for your child.Join me in conversation with coach, facilitator and mother, Deepa Mahesh, as she reflects on the roller coaster of a journey that is motherhood.Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/Su...
2025-05-1444 min
UO TodayUO Today: Deepa Iyer and Research Notes with Neil O'BrianDeepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, strategist, and lawyer. She leads projects on solidarity and social movements at the Building Movement Project. Deepa talks about her social change ecosystem framework which includes ten roles that many people play in the service of social change values. And she talks about her children's picture book "We Are the Builders!"
Deepa Iyer: https://www.deepaiyer.com
Research Notes:
Neil O'Brian, assistant professor of Political Science at the UO, discusses his new book "The Roots of Polarization: From the Radical Realignment to the Culture Wars" which was published by the University of...
2025-04-2938 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity at the Pace of Interdependence and Care: Lessons from New Disabled SouthCo-host Adaku Utah talks with Dom Kelly of New Disabled South about building movements rooted in care, access, and interdependence. Amid rising attacks, Dom highlights how disability justice organizers resist harm and foster transformative solidarity.
2025-04-0142 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Nonprofit Sustainability Now and BeyondIn this episode, co-hosts Adaku and Deepa explore the devastating impact of recent executive orders on nonprofits and how organizations are resisting defunding, criminalization, and state repression.
2025-03-1844 min
No Guilt Mom | Overcoming Mom Guilt, Parenting Tips, & Self Care for Moms348: Raising Changemakers: How to Teach Kids About Social Change with Deepa IyerIf your child is always calling out unfairness (“That’s not fair!”), questioning rules, or leading snack-time protests, congratulations—you’re raising a future changemaker! But how do we channel that energy into something positive? Enter Deepa Iyer, a writer, podcaster, and social justice advocate who specializes in teaching kids social change and community involvement. She’s also the author of We Are the Builders, a powerful picture book that helps kids discover their unique roles in creating a better world.In this episode, Deepa shares how we can encourage our kids to be engaged, thoughtful members of their com...
2025-03-0435 min
Come Back to Care[BONUS] 10 Roles to Play with Our Children in Collective Care with Deepa IyerIn this bonus episode, Deepa Iyer shares her wisdom on staying engaged in social change when you’re a caregiver. You’ll explore the roles you can play in liberation and make your advocacy “sustainable and effective.”---------------------------Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcastFor more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram!Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational family healing, and more.I invi...
2025-02-1849 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity in Crisis: Building Power in Uncertain TimesBuilding Movement Project's Executive Director Janis Rosheuvel and Adaku discuss the urgent challenges organizations and communities face in response to political instability, and how to balance immediate action with building long-term power.
2025-02-1844 min
Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | CommunicationsEp 221: Building Organizational Capacity For Rapid Response (with Deepa Iyer)From the Atlanta spa shootings to ongoing challenges, Deepa Iyer highlights the critical need for infrastructure, relationship-building, and centering the voices of affected communities in times of crisis.
2025-02-0148 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Stories of Rebuilding and ReimaginationAs Trump's administration unleashes a wave of restrictive executive orders, hosts Adaku Utah and Deepa Iyer spotlight innovative solidarity practices emerging across movements, from rapid response networks to bold models of community defenense and care.
2025-01-3032 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Countering Attacks on Each OtherHow do we build and protect cross-racial solidarity for the long term? In this episode, co-host Adaku Utah explores this question with Alvina Wong (APEN); Anna Castro (Transgender Law Center); and Janis Rosheuvel (Building Movement Project).
2024-12-121h 05Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Beyond the ElectionsIn this special episode, co-host Adaku Utah speaks with Margaret Faliano (IllumiNative), Mary Hooks (M4BL), and Rachel Cheek (NNAF) about the necessary and ongoing work we need to cultivate a democratic society beyond the ballot box.
2024-11-261h 10Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity: 2024 Elections and Beyond: Fortifying Ourselves, Our Organizations, and Our EcosystemsJoin co-hosts Adaku Utah and Deepa Iyer as they present the "2024 Elections and Beyond" toolkit, offering tools to clarify values, engage in rapid response, and strengthen ourselves, our organizations, and ecosystems.
2024-10-2430 min
Conflict Decoded PodcastThe Social Change Ecosystem Map with Deepa IyerWith so many interlocking, overwhelming crises in the world today, it can be so hard to find our role.
But when we try to do everything all at once or avoid what needs our attention, we can show up in ways that we later regret and burn ourselves out.
As long-time activist and Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Building Movement Project, Deepa Iyer, discovered through decades of organizing in the South Asian, Muslim, Arab, and Sihk communities, when people focus on their unique roles and capacities, they have a far easier time showing up for change without succumbing to...
2024-10-2057 min
My Blog » demo9Read or Download EPub We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future BY Deepa Iyer full pagesLink To Download : https://recomendedbook.com/?book=1620970147 To Read or Download We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future Download We Too Sing […]
2024-10-0500 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Building Solidarity In an Era of SilosIn an age of increasing polarization and division, how can we build bridges. Join us in this special State of Solidarity episode to explore the challenges and opportunities of building solidarity in our current social and political climate.
2024-06-181h 05
Antiracist Parenting PodcastE15: Talking to Your Children about 9/11 with Deepa IyerSooJin and Hannah bring in 9/11 expert Deepa Iyer to process the horrific terrorist attacks that took place twenty years ago. Deepa describes 9/11 as a watershed moment in history that significantly changed the way South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh communities were perceived in the U.S. Since then, racial anxiety, Islamophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment have only gotten stronger - making the work of community building and advocacy more complex and challenging. Deepa is a dedicated learner and activist who helps us to better understand solidarity as a practice. Some of the fundamental features of solidarity include 1) finding commonalities, 2...
2024-06-0452 min
The Insighter's Club PodcastEmpathy, Humility, Action: Driving Change with Deepa Iyer, Sr. Director of Market Research and Data Science at Fossil GroupTo work with insights is to drive change. And while driving change is always easier said than done, it’s far from impossible.In this episode, Deepa Iyer, Sr. Director of Market Research and Data Science at Fossil Group, shares how her rich career working both agency-side and brand-side has taught her how to drive insightful action through empathy, humility, and technical expertise. Join us as we also discuss: How brand-side insights leaders can adopt a consultant mindsetBest practices + what to watch out for when working with insights from a strategic perspective The potential impacts of gener...
2024-04-1132 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Reckoning with SustainabilityIn this episode, co-host Adaku Utah and guest M Adams reflect on BMP's latest report: Reckoning with Sustainability, which explores how more than 50 Black movement leaders and their organizations understood the brief moment of “racial reckoning” in 2020..
2024-03-1944 min
United Women in Faith: Faith TalksFaith Talks Celebrates 5 Years: Dialogues with Deepa Iyer and Yvette MooreIn continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, we will interview author Deepa Iyer. We are excited to speak with Iyer about her books “We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future,” and “Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection.” We also want to preview her forthcoming children’s book, “We are the Builders,” which will be released in the fall of 2024.This episode will be extra special as it is the 5th year anniversary of the Faith Talks podcast. To help us celebrate, Yvette Moore, who served United Women in...
2024-03-1853 min
The Unburdened LeaderEP 98: Ecosystems for Change: Embracing Generative Conflict in a World on Fire with Deepa IyerWhat is your relationship with conflict and disagreement?Do you see conflict as bad or dangerous or simply a natural part of relationships and being in a group or on a team?What helps you move through conflict and differences of opinion when things are heavy and charged? Do you avoid it at all costs? Or do you try to be a peacemaker and help everyone feel heard? Or do you dive right into the arena and take a stand for what you believe? ...
2024-02-161h 07Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Healing across generations at the intersections of memory, care, and justiceIn this episode, Cara Page of Changing Frequencies discusses with host Adaku Utah how we reclaim ancestral wisdom for collective liberation and shape futures that center collective care and safety and build power.
2024-01-2343 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity Narratives in Crises: A Practice GuideDeepa Iyer and Shanelle Matthews discuss how organizations can shape solidarity narratives in a time of crisis.
2023-11-2923 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Mothers of Gynecology transform our history and futureIn this episode, Michelle Browder from the More Up Campus speaks with host Adaku Utah about how reclaiming the history of gynecology can transform our conditions and teach us how to center empathy and dignity.
2023-10-2334 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Truth Telling From The Banks of the Ohio RiverIn this episode, Hannah Drake and Josh Miller from the (Un)Known Project speak with host Deepa Iyer about how sharing the names of stories of enslaved Black men, women and children in Kentucky transforms our understanding of history.
2023-09-2721 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Reclaiming Our Collective MemoryIn this episode, host Adaku Utah is in conversation with Mariame Kaba about transformative spaces and practices to reclaim our interdependence and collective memory.
2023-08-2138 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: How Sites of Conscience Can Transform UsThe new season of Solidarity Is This begins with an introduction to the power of sites of conscience. Host Deepa Iyer speaks with Braden Paynter and Ereshnee Naidu at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.
2023-06-2624 min
We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits436. Building Sustainable Movements for Systems Change - Deepa IyerMeet Deepa. She's played many roles in supporting social movements, weaver, frontline responder, storyteller + guide. Her political and community homes include Asian American, South Asian, Muslim, and Arab ecosystems where she spent fifteen years in policy advocacy and coalition building in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the ensuing backlash. She now leads projects on solidarity and social movements at the Building Movement Project, a national nonprofit organization catalyzing social change through research, relationships, and resources. Don’t miss this conversation that’ll provide the building blocks for building sustainable movements💪Today's GuestDeepa Iy...
2023-06-1440 min
How We Get FreeEp 3: We Need Experimenters And Healers ft. Deepa IyerIn episode three, Tiffany is joined by author, Deepa Iyer .Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, lawyer, strategist, facilitator, and activist. She is also the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and the host of “The Solidarity is this podcast”. Tiffany and Deepa talk about Deepa’s book “Social Change Now” and the roles that we play in the change ecosystem. The duo goes into detail about the social change ecosystem and how we can use this book to pick our roles, organize, and make change. 00:01:43- Listener Review 00:03:20-Snippet from Deepa’s Book 00:10...
2023-04-2751 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Introducing The Next SeasonDeepa Iyer, Adaku Utah, and UyenThi Tran Myhre of the Building Movement Project/Solidarity Is team introduce the themes addressed in the next season of Solidarity Is This
2023-04-2722 min
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes Show#00081 Guilt and Shame of Whiteness / Salt March Pilgrimage / Philosophical Merit Badges and Jiu-Jitsu Stripes (Ank and Jeff unpack Deepa Iyer's episode)What did this episode awaken in you? Don't be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow Using the last 10 minutes of Deepa Iyer's episode as a springboard, Jeff and I investigate what an integral and inclusive reaction to the culture wars around race would look like. I take the opportunity to tell a story from the Salt March pilgrimage I did, and to share a little bit about my own personal healing journey with old-school traditional culture. We go deep and get real. Come with us. Show...
2023-03-2238 min
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes Show#00075 You don't need to feel so alone: The Social Change Map with Deepa IyerWhat did this episode awaken in you? Don't be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow Deepa Iyer is a veteran of social change movements, dating back at least 20 years to post 9/11 hate crimes. In this interview we take it way back and trace the throughline of justice and belonging from Deepa's childhood to today. We then present Deepa's Social Change Map, offer some approaches to quenching burnout, and discuss guilt and shame as windows into deeper personal inquiry. Deepa is the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Building Mo...
2023-03-111h 02
Student Affairs NOWThe Social Change Ecosystem Framework: A Conversation with Deepa IyerWe are in a time when we are all bearing witness to the intersecting social issues impacting our societies today. Responding to Grace Lee Boggs' question, 'What time is it on the clock of the world?" activist and scholar Deepa Iyer reminds us that our time is NOW. She reminds us that when we are part of a bigger strategy, we can create change. This episode puts a spotlight on Iyer's social change ecosystem framework, with an invitation to deepen our commitment, strengthen our focus, and elevate our interconnectedness as we collectively co-create a just and equitable world.
2023-01-0457 min
Rising Tides: Voices of Asian AmericaDeepa IyerDeepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, strategist, lawyer, and racial justice advocate. She is currently a Strategic Advisor at the Building Movement Project and Director of Solidarity Is, a project that provides training, narratives, and resources on building multiracial solidarity. Her areas of expertise include the post 9/11 America experiences of South Asian, Muslim, Arab and Sikh immigrants, immigration and civil rights policies, and racial equity and solidarity practices.
2022-11-2935 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Funding Movements DifferentlyDeepa is in conversation with Cúagilákv (Jess Housty) and Kim Hardy to uplift lessons from the Right Relations Collaborative, a philanthropic effort that centers the Indigenous Aunties Council.
2022-11-1125 min
The Radical TherapistThe Radical Therapist #107 – The Social Change Map w/ Deepa IyerIn episode #107 Chris meets with weaver, frontline responder, storyteller, and guide Deepa Iyer and they discuss the social change ecosystem framework, a tool to clarify values, identify roles, and support organizations, campaigns, and networks that are committed to solidarity, justice, and equity.
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2022-11-0726 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Equity and Culture in MalmöAt a time of book bans and inadequate public institutions in the US, what can we learn from the city of Malmö in Sweden? Deepa Iyer is in conversation with Jude Dibia and Rena Baledi who work in Malmö.
2022-09-1925 min
Future TrippingDeepa Iyer: The Ecosystem of Social Justice Work – Finding Our Place on the MapThis week Laura talks with award-winning author, lawyer, and strategist Deepa Iyer. Deepa and the organization she works with, Building Movement Project, create building blocks for activist organizations to translate their desires to create change into concrete practices they can implement. These two activists connect on their belief that how we do the work is just as important as what the work is, and that we can't delegate social change work to people in the nonprofit sector or to activists. We all have important roles to play, no matter what our jobs and identities are. They talk about Deepa’s...
2022-09-1555 minSolidarity Is ThisAn Introduction to Solidarity EconomiesIn this conversation host Deepa Iyer and Julia Ho (Solidarity Economy St. Louis) and Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard (author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice), we explore the solidarity economies.
2022-07-2025 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity With All RefugeesHomayra Yusufi (Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans) speaks with host Deepa Iyer about the urgent needs affecting refugees, and offers steps to practice true solidarity.
2022-04-2924 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Equity Matters for Rural AmericaHeidi Khokhar (Rural Development Initiative) joins host Deepa Iyer to discuss pressing issues affecting rural America from the standpoint of equity and solidarity.
2022-03-0917 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Finding Inspiration By Working with Gen ZIn this episode of Solidarity Is This, guest host Anna Castro talks about youth organizing and working with Gen Z with Juniperangelica Gia Loving, Associate Director of Gender Justice Leadership Programs at GSA Network.
2022-01-2827 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Is Generative Conflict Possible?In this episode, Yuko Uchikawa, a restorative justice practitioner and mediator, shares practices and approaches to address conflict among individuals, within organizations, and in movements.
2021-11-1722 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Following the Lead of Black LGBTQ MigrantsIn this LGBTQ History Month episode of Solidarity Is This, guest host Anna Castro talks with Rose Berry, co-director of Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project, about abolitionism and centering Black queer and trans migrants.
2021-10-2327 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: 20 Years Later, We Look Back and Chart A Path ForwardOn the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Deepa Iyer and guests Kalia Abiade, Anirvan Chatterjee and Sahar Pirzada share reflections and provide insights for where we go from here.
2021-09-1231 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Philanthropy’s Role in Social ChangeRickke Mananzala (Exec. Director, New York Foundation) joined guest host Sean Thomas-Breitfeld (Co-Director, BMP) to talk about how philanthropy can act in solidarity to support movements, build the power of communities of color, and advance social change
2021-08-0928 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Beyond Pride MonthIn this Pride month episode of Solidarity Is This, guest host Anna Castro talks about the End Trans Detention campaign with Jorge Gutierrez, executive director of Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement.
2021-06-2824 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Centering and Uplifting Asian American CommunitiesBo Thao-Urabe (Coalition of Asian American Leaders) joins Deepa Iyer to discuss how Asian American communities are experiencing racism and building their solidarity muscle in Minnesota, one year after the murder of George Floyd.
2021-05-2121 min
sorry to podcast thisMapping Social Change w/ (Deepa Iyer)This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad get into post colonial theory, global vaccine rollout, and hair in the high desert.Then, South Asian American lawyer, writer, activist and facilitator, Deepa Iyer (she/her) joins the show. Deepa and hosts dive into her social change ecosystem mapping, transformative solidarity, and social justice as a lifestyle commitment.This week is asking us to imagine what is possible when we come together. The new moon brings us new growth as critical connections are coming to life. Plant some seeds with this weeks’ offering.Dee...
2021-05-121h 09Solidarity Is ThisSolidarity: One Year LaterAfter more than a year of living in a global pandemic, how do we make meaning out of what we have endured? In this episode of Solidarity Is This, host Deepa Iyer explores this question and more with Fatima Goss Graves (National Women’s Law Center) and Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong (Elemental Partners).
2021-04-2128 min
A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World#85 Finding our Role in a Social Change Ecosystem with Deepa IyerDeepa Iyer is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Building Movement Project where she builds projects, resources, and narratives that support nonprofits and individuals engaged in transformative movements for progressive social change. Her work includes creating the social change ecosystem map, which is a brilliant and creative way to help people identify their unique and authentic role within broad and diverse social justice movements. Deepa outlines each of the 10 roles, and discusses how self-awareness is imperative to creating change in the world. We also talk about the role anger plays social justice movements for better or worse, how shame is...
2021-04-211h 10
Happier with Gretchen RubinEp. 313: Help People Not Disappoint You, a Hack for Reading More, a Talk with Deepa Iyer about Different Roles to Play in Social ChangeWe talk about how and why it’s a good idea to help people not disappoint us, share a reader suggestion about how to read more, and Deepa Iyer explains her map for social change.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.comGet in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftGet the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletterGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/313Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM...
2021-02-1730 min
Inclusive Life with Nicole LeeWhat is Your Role? Understanding the Ecosystem of Social Change and Where You Fit In with Deepa IyerWe’ve all heard the phrase “stay in your lane,” an admonition that can actually cause paralysis for people just stepping into social change work. When thinking about activism, I wanted to share a framework that holds the concept of “lanes” more loosely and graciously. Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future and creator of the podcast Solidarity Is This, created a tool, “Mapping our Roles in Social Change Ecosystems” in 2017. Deepa describes the framework as a tool that “can help individuals, networks, and organizations align and get in...
2021-01-0641 min
In Good Tilth PerspectivesDeepa Iyer on LeadershipMeet Deepa Iyer, founder and food justice leader of Ayeko Farm in Enumclaw, Washington. She’s building a space for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to reconnect to the land and culture through food and farming.Listen in as Deepa shares her perspective on taking up space as a leader.
2020-12-0305 min
In Good Tilth PerspectivesDeepa Iyer on Food JusticeMeet Deepa Iyer, founder and food justice leader of Ayeko Farm in Enumclaw, Washington. She’s building a space for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to reconnect to the land and culture through food and farming.Listen in as Deepa shares her perspective on on providing land access and shifting power to BIPOC communities.
2020-12-0306 min
In Good Tilth PerspectivesDeepa Iyer on the Future of FoodMeet Deepa Iyer, founder and food justice leader of Ayeko Farm in Enumclaw, Washington. She’s building a space for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to reconnect to the land and culture through food and farming.Listen in as Deepa shares her perspective on building a future that’s inclusive for all.
2020-12-0305 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: One World and COVID-19In this episode of Solidarity Is This, learn about the ways in which activists in South Africa and Northern Ireland are addressing the inequities laid bare by the pandemic. Deepa is in conversation with Phumeza Lungwana and Nicola Browne.
2020-06-2447 min
Rising Tides: Voices of Asian AmericaEp. 1 - Deepa IyerDeepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, strategist, lawyer, and racial justice advocate. She is currently a Strategic Advisor at the Building Movement Project and Director of Solidarity Is, a project that provides training, narratives, and resources on building deep and lasting multiracial solidarity. Her areas of expertise include the post 9/11 America experiences of South Asian, Muslim, Arab and Sikh immigrants, immigration and civil rights policies, and racial equity and solidarity practices. An immigrant who moved to Kentucky from Kerala when she was twelve, Ms. Iyer graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School and Vanderbilt University.
2020-06-1138 min
Ready EnoughSocial Change Roles and the Imposter Complex with Deepa IyerAmidst the complex emotions that of course I’m experiencing and certainly bearing witness to while navigating the realities of the current uncertainty precipitated by COVID 19, one of the most common threads I can discern is a well-intended but despair-filled sense of, “but what can I DO?” “I’m not DOING enough.” And this DOING, and this enoughness, that need for identity has been one that has caused a lot of struggle and confusion and inefficiency. Comparison too. So when my friend and former Ready Enough Podcast guest, Staci Jordan, shared a Medium post on Facebook call...
2020-04-2148 min
Hand Her The MicDeepa Iyer - Solidarity IsWhile organizations preach solidarity, few achieve it and even fewer know what it takes. We're excited to introduce you to Deepa Iyer, Director of Solidarity Is and host of the "Solidarity Is This" podcast, to discuss her work and how we move forward.
2020-04-1550 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: In the Time of an EpidemicDeepa Iyer is in conversation with community healer, Kevin Fong, about what we can learn from the pandemic and how we respond with compassion and solidarity.
2020-03-2732 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Not In Our Name, Resisting Hindu FascismLearn how to be in solidarity with resistance efforts in Kashmir and India today. Deepa Iyer is in conversation with Yashica Dutt (Dalit journalist and writer) and Nouf Bazaz (Kashmiri activist and professor).
2020-01-2631 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Lessons from DetroitDeepa Iyer is in conversation with Linda Campbell (Detroit People’s Platform) who shares experiences and lessons from her decades-long work in Detroit.
2019-11-0424 min
Nonprofit Vision With Gregory NielsenEpisode 23: Deepa Iyer: Your Role in a Social Change EcosystemWithin each nonprofit organization or movement, individuals play a variety of critical roles in pursuit of equity, inclusion, and justice. Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American activist, writer, and lawyer. Her areas of expertise include the post 9/11 America experiences of South Asian, Muslim, Arab and Sikh immigrants, national security and immigration policies, and racial equity and solidarity practices. Currently, Deepa is a Senior Fellow at the new Race Forward. Deepa joins Greg to discuss her recent article outlining a framework for understanding the roles you play within your social change ecosystem.
2019-06-2631 min
WiseUp TXInterview With Deepa IyerWe dedicate this segment to the 51 lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the two Mosques in Christchurch, NZ.
In the two previous podcast segments, we interviewed inspirational women for Women's History Month. We continue this in our latest interview with Deepa Iyer and the conversation couldn't be more timely.
We discuss the current Islamophobia rhetoric permeating American politics and media, which are detrimentally impacting the South Asian, Muslim, and Arab communities. We also talk about accountability for our politicians and media on Islamophobic rhetoric, and how we move forward in solidarity.
2019-03-1828 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Racial Equity, Chicago StyleDeepa Iyer speaks with Niketa Brar, Chicago United for Equity, to hear about how community members organized to develop a racial equity ballot for the recent Chicago election.
2019-03-0520 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: The Art of ProtestIn the first Solidarity Is This podcast of 2019, learn about protest literacy from movement historian, L.A. Kauffman, and about local community defense networks from North Carolina activist, Manju Rajendran.
2019-01-1543 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: 2018’s Solidarity Mo(ve)mentsJamia Wilson (Feminist Press) and Jonathan Jayes-Green (UndocuBlack Network) join Deepa to discuss what shaped 2018’s solidarity moments and movements, and look forward to 2019.
2018-12-1740 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: The Role of White PeopleDeepa Iyer is in conversation with Heather Cronk (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and Olivia Lowery (Stay Together Appalachian Youth Project) to discuss how white communities are dismantling the culture and policies of white supremacy.
2018-10-2642 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: 17 Years LaterAber Kawas (Campaign to Take on Hate/National Network of Arab American Communities) and Arjun Sethi (American Hate: Survivors Speak Out) join Deepa to discuss the 17th anniversary of 9/11, and its ongoing effects.
2018-09-1140 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Mother EarthIn the Mother Earth episode of Solidarity Is This, Deepa is in conversation with Colette Pichon-Battle (Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy) from the about the 13th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and why we must be in the fight for climate justice.
2018-08-2135 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Never Again Is NowDeepa is in conversation with Satsuki Ina, a trauma therapist born in a prison camp, and Brandon Shimoda, a poet writing about the afterlife of Japanese American incarceration.
2018-07-2543 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Faith MattersDeepa Iyer speaks with Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche and Bayadir Mohamed-Osman to explore how faith and movement building can lead to solidarity.
2018-06-2134 min
Seats at the TableSeason 2, Episode 1: The One About South Asian Solidarity w/ Deepa IyerIn season 2’s kickoff episode, Christina chats with Deepa Iyer, a Senior Fellow at Race Forward, writer, activist, and lawyer. They talk about solidarity in Asian communities, her book We Too Sing America, and mentorship for womxn of color.
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Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, activist, and lawyer. Deepa began her work in national and local Asian American organizations in Washington, DC. In the wa...
2018-05-3000 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity Is This: Disability SolidarityDuring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Deepa talks with Alice Wong, founder of the Disability Visibility Project, about acknowledging & dismantling ableism in social justice movements.
2018-05-2128 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity Is This: Campus SolidarityHow do campuses get beyond the rhetoric of diversity + inclusion? The April 2018 Solidarity features Shige Nic Sakurai and Eesha Ramanujam.
2018-04-1736 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: A New Vision of SafetyDeepa speaks with Dante Barry, the director of Million Hoodies United, about gun violence, school safety and solidarity practices.
2018-03-3027 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Network WeaversHow can networks cultivate multiracial solidarity? Deepa Iyer is in conversation with Jayne Park (Impact Silver Spring) and Angel Padilla (Indivisible) in the February episode of Solidarity Is This.
2018-02-2137 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Movement EcologyDeepa Iyer explores food justice with Leah Penniman (Soul Fire Farm), and the #MeToo Movement with Shivana Jorawar (Jahajee Sisters).
2018-01-2639 minSolidarity Is ThisAmerican Land: Displacement and RemovalIn this podcast, Deepa Iyer talks with Janeen Comenote (National Urban Indian Family Coalition) and Pedro Rios (American Friends Service Committee) about borders.
2017-12-2031 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: Our Community is Our CampaignDeepa Iyer is in conversation with M. Adams and Kabzuag Vaj, the co-directors of Freedom, Inc to discuss co-liberation practices among Black and Southeast Asian communities in Madison (WI).
2017-11-0634 minSolidarity Is ThisSolidarity: The Impact of Trauma and Crisis Response WorkDeepa Iyer and guest, Miriam Zoila Pérez of the Oxalis Collective, discuss the impact of trauma in social justice spaces, and how activists can sustain themselves for the long haul.
2017-10-0331 minSolidarity Is ThisOn the Side of Justice: Immigration & CharlottesvilleDeepa Iyer discusses two immigration programs that might be on the chopping block with Greisa Martinez and Patrice Lawrence, and Charlottesville with UVA student, Vilas Annavarapu.
2017-08-2437 minSolidarity Is ThisThe Muslim and Refugee BansDeepa Iyer explores why the Muslim and refugee bans are discriminatory and inhumane, and how you can engage in solidarity practices. Elica Vafaie (Asian Law Caucus) and Ramla Sahid (Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans) join the conversation.
2017-07-2530 minSolidarity Is ThisBystander, Upstander: Solidarity In PortlandDeepa Iyer explores how bystanders become upstanders in the context of the train tragedy in Portland and white nationalism. Joseph Santos-Lyons with the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon and Debjani Roy with Hollaback join the conversation.
2017-06-2722 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWriters LIVE: Deepa Iyer, We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial FutureDuring the Presidential campaign, Donald Trump called for a complete ban on Muslims entering the U.S., surveillance of mosques, and a database for all Muslims living in the country. In We Too Sing America, nationally renowned activist Deepa Iyer shows that this is the latest in a series of recent racial flash points, from the 2012 massacre at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to the violent opposition to the Islamic Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and to the Park 51 Community Center in Lower Manhattan. Iyer asks whether hate crimes should be considered domestic terrorism and explores t...
2017-04-191h 06
Emil Amok's Takeout from Emil Guillermo MediaEp.4:TravelBan2.0 Still a Muslim Ban with a kick; Deepa Iyer: "People are already living in fear."In Emil Amok's Takeout, host Emil Guillermo, writer on the Asian American Legal Defense and Educaton Fund blog (www.aaldef.org/blog) talks about the new travel ban. Even sanitized, the ban is an attack on Muslims and Muslim Americans. Beyond the travelers it specifically bans, it authorizes a provision to create a data base of foreign nationals in America and the crimes they commit. A score card! What better way to criminalize an innocent community. It's another wrongheaded attempt by Trump 45 which will only alienate and anger Islamic people, not just from th...
2017-03-0836 min
American Desis PodcastDeepa Iyer- Pledge to DisruptDeepa Iyer is many things: lawyer, professor, and writer. But above all, she is an activist. Arjun and I were fortunate enough to speak with this enlightened YOUNG woman on this week's episode. We begin the discussion with a talk about her book: "We too Sing America". We discuss the inspiration for the book, some of the people she wrote about (including a future guest of the show), and what she learned from the process of writing. We also discuss the passion of the younger generation she see encounters at the University of Maryland, and how she has helped...
2016-05-2548 min
The Matthew Filipowicz ShowThe Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 479 with Deepa IyerThe show is off this week, as such, we are running The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show with some of our favorite interviews and sketches.
Coming up on today's best-of show, we have Deepa Iyer here to discuss her new book, We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim And Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future.
We'll also discuss how the GOP primary is like a horror movie.
Plus, we have Donald Trump singing, Trump Around.
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2016-03-1831 minRadio – Sarika D. MehtaDeepa Iyer: We Too Sing AmericaWell it has been an awful year with regard to mass shootings around the US – and we’re not even finished yet. So it is timely that Deepa Iyer’s book, We Too Sing America, was the focus of my latest episode of Intersections Radio, the last episode for 2015.
Deepa Iyer is a racial justice and immigrant rights activist, currently serving as the Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion. Previously, she was the Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) for ten years. In fact, that’s when we first met. She also contributed...
2015-12-0700 min