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Power, People and PlanetImagination Is a Weapon: Favianna Rodriguez on Creative LiberationIs Culture our most powerful tool for making a just world? Artist Favianna Rodriguez joins Kumi Naidoo to explore how art isn’t just a mirror to society—it’s a hammer to shape it. As a cultural strategist Favianna reframes activism as a creative, emotional, and embodied act. From growing up amid the drug war and police brutality in East Oakland to leading national protests and organizing artists globally, Favianna’s life is a testament to culture as a catalyst. Together, they discuss: How culture shapes imagination and why imagination is essential for justice Why...
2025-08-2943 min
PathBreakersFavianna Rodriguez is Giving Artists a Way to Lead ChangeFavianna Rodriguez is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, and entrepreneur based in Oakland, California. She is the co-founder of The Center for Cultural Power.In this conversation, Favianna shares her journey as an artist and activist, discussing the influence of her immigrant parents, the challenges she faced in pursuing art, and the importance of cultural narratives in shaping political policies. Favianna reflects on her journey with the Center for Cultural Power and her transition into new artistic endeavors, focusing on storytelling in film and television. The discussion also highlights the role of philanthropy in supporting c...
2025-06-1336 min
My Artist Friend#24 - Snart Theme for May with BeckyIt’s time to Snart it up with Printmaking! I’m so excited to print and stamp my way through May! Keep reading for inspirational artists and books, plus lots of activities and project ideas to keep you busy all month long.Also, apologies for saying “little owl workshop” so many times! It’s Yellow Owl!! My brain short-circuited, but all the links are correct below.My Artist Friend with Becky Helms is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Artis...
2025-04-2928 min
Latina to LatinaRemix: Social Impact Strategist Elsa Collins Wants You to Understand the Power of Your InfluenceThe serial co-founder (This is About Humanity, Poderistas, I Am a Voter) knows how to harness the power of celebrities for everything from political campaigns to direct service for migrant families, but she still believes that you are the most influential person in your own circle. Elsa shares how this ethos applies to everything from civic engagement to raising multiracial kids.Follow Elsa on Instagram @elsamariecollins. If you loved this episode, listen to Daisy Auger-Dominguez Knows What it Takes to Build an Inclusive Workplace and Artist and Organizer Favianna Rodriguez Knows that Pleasure is Political. Show your...
2025-03-2419 min
The Seed: Conversations for Radical HopeTrickery, Culture, and Power: Keil Troisi and Favianna Rodriguez on Creative ActivismDwight Dunston speaks with filmmaker and activist Keil Troisi about the transformative power of art and culture in world-building and social change. Keil shares his experiences with The Yes Men, an art-activism group that creatively disrupts corporate power to inspire long-term hope. They explore how humor, trickery, and creativity can drive real-world impact, especially in environmental and social justice movements.Favianna Rodriguez, an artist and cultural strategist, reads from her essay Harnessing Cultural Power to Heal the Planet and Ourselves, which appears in the anthology All We Can Save: Truth, Courage...
2024-12-1353 min
Climate ChangedThe Power of Ritual and Story with Brian McLaren and Favianna RodriguezIn the Season Three premiere of the Climate Changed Podcast, hosts Ben Yosua-Davis and Nicole Diroff engage in a powerful conversation with Brian McLaren, an influential author, activist, and public theologian. They explore the vital role faith communities can play in addressing climate change, drawing on insights from McLaren’s latest book, Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart. The discussion focuses on navigating and redefining hope, resilience, and meaningful action in the face of our current environmental crises.
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2024-09-171h 06
Chrysalis with John Fiege14. Layel Camargo — Queer Ecology, Indigenous Stewardship, and the Power of LaughterWhat is our relationship to the land, to its other-than-human inhabitants, and to the rest of humanity? These are fundamental questions for thinking through how we can transform ourselves in ways that allow a multiplicity of ecologies and human communities to thrive alongside one another. And these questions are not just fundamental to us as individuals—they are essential to how we view our cultures, traditions, institutions, and ways of knowing.Layel Camargo lives at the vibrant intersection of ecological justice, queer liberation, and indigenous culture—a cultural space that offers a distinctive vantage point on how our...
2024-09-161h 27
Climate ChangedNicole Diroff Gives a Sneak Peek of Season ThreeNicole Diroff shares some of the details for the upcoming third season of Climate Changed podcast. This season we will explore the concept of courage in the face of climate change as we emphasize the need to prioritize collective salvation over individual salvation. We will highlight the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of caring for the planet as a whole. You will hear various perspectives on the role of faith and spirituality in addressing climate change, and in every episode, we will provide meaningful, tangible Next Steps you can take.
Guests Include Joelle Novey, fr...
2024-08-0805 min
Storied: San FranciscoTosha Stimage and Favianna Rodriguez of Superblooms and Ancestral FuturismIn 2022, the Presidio Trust asked Favianna Rodriguez to be an activator, as the trust was preparing to open its Tunnel Tops park. Favianna recommended that the folks building the park employ color and visual art to transform the space. They were supportive of her ideas. And with that, Ancestral Futurism was born. Favianna grew up in Oakland next to the 880 freeway, where she still lives today. The area around that major thoroughfare is one of the most polluted corridors in the state. Because she comes from an area subject to what she refers to as "environmental racism," she sought to mak...
2024-07-1227 min
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastSilicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts TodaySilicon Valley Reads celebrates its 21st year with Lily Brooks-Dalton, Favianna Rodriguez, Alexandria Villaseñor, and Heather White.Our featured authors and book contributors will focus on environmental sustainability and explore the challenges and opportunities of creating a more sustainable future, not only in Santa Clara County but worldwide.They will share more about their work and efforts to create awareness and meaningful change for the future.Hosted by Santa Clara County Library District, Santa Clara County Office of Education, San José Public Library, and DeAnza College. Learn more ab...
2024-02-081h 20
Bitch Talk PodcastTown Business: An Evening of Cultural PowerSend us a textWelcome to Town Business: An Evening of Cultural Power. We love live events, especially when they're in our own backyard among our friends! This was the kickoff event to celebrate Oakland's Mayor Sheng Thao's bold initiative to center film and television production as a cornerstone of economic development. And all we can say is, it's about damn time! The space was energized, the drinks and tacos were flowing, and we were lucky enough to chat with some of Oakland's finest. You'll hear from artist/organizer/co-founder and president of the Center f...
2023-11-1734 min
Worldwide Underground with Gabriel TeodrosWhat solidarity means for artists todayEpisode 1: Solidarity. With special guests Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, Tef Poe, Ijeoma Oluo, Jackie Venson, Kimmortal, Alsarah, Meklit, Nikkita Oliver, Calina Lawrence, Quetzal, Maya Jupiter, Favianna Rodriguez, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Khingz. Get full access to Gabriel Teodros: Worldwide Underground at gabrielteodros.substack.com/subscribe
2023-10-2456 minLatina to LatinaHow Reyna Noriega’s Year of Responsibility Ushered In a Year of RebirthThe Miami-born and based Cuban-Bahamian artist, designer and author shares her insights on the intricacies of brand partnerships, the power of introspection, and how she learned to manage the business of design without sacrificing her love of the craft.Follow Reyna on Instagram @reynanoriega_. If you liked this episode, listen to How Illustrator Andrea Campos Is Using Art to Spread Positivity and Artist and Organizer Favianna Rodriguez Knows that Pleasure is Political. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2023-09-2517 min
THE INTERSECTIONUpdate: BURNING MAN confronts GLOBAL ISSUESAs the media portrays 2023's Burning Man as a hellscape, THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man revists the work of a group of Burners at the 2019 event. They felt that the overwhelmingly white community wasn't living up to its self-proclaimed principle of Radical Inclusion. Find out what has changed and what hasn't. And, as you are bombarded with online click bait about 70,000 people being stranded in the desert, I encourage you to listen to the nine-episode season of THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man. You'll hear the stories of an insanely creative, giving, conscious, and unconventional community. ...
2023-09-051h 00Latina to LatinaHow Estefanía Rebellón's Own Experience Seeking Asylum Informed Her Mission to Help Migrant ChildrenForced to flee her native Colombia as a child, Estefanía Rebellón knows the pain of being displaced. Now, she's helping migrant children at the US-Mexico border by providing a mobile school program that offers full-time bilingual education. Estefanía dives into the complexity of her personal experience and how the challenges of building a non-profit shaped her "Yes We Can" ethos.Follow Estefanía on Instagram @estefaniarebellon.If you loved this episode, listen to Social Impact Strategist Elsa Collins Wants You to Understand the Power of Your Influence and Artist and Organizer Favianna Rodr...
2022-10-1019 minLatina to LatinaHow Monica Ramirez Embraced Solidarity to Build a MovementShe spent her early career advocating on behalf of farmworker women. Then in 2017, as Hollywood reeled from revelations of sexual abuse and harassment, she wrote a statement of support that reshaped the #MeToo movement, and set the groundwork for the Times Up Initiative. Monica talks us through that choice, how she persevered through intense resistance, and gets candid about the personal cost of being a public face of a social movement. Follow Monica on Instagram @activistmonicaramirez and The Latinx House @thelatinxhouse .If you loved this episode, listen to Artist and Organizer Favianna Rodriguez Knows that P...
2022-09-1219 min
40,000,000,000,000 DPISilas Munro on Strikethrough! Typographic Messages of ProtestY'all! We are so excited and honored to have the opportunity to talk with Silas Munro (of Polymode) about the amazing exhibition, "Strikethrough", he co-curated at the Letterform Archive. Strikethrough features over 100 objects (including broadsides, buttons, signs, t-shirts, posters, and ephemera) by ACT UP, Amos Kennedy, Jr., Sister Corita Kent, Emory Douglas, Favianna Rodriguez, Guerrilla Girls, Jenny Holzer, W. E. B. Du Bois, and many many more.
Make sure to check out the show, get in on the rad special events they're doing, check out the custom site by Chris Hamamoto, Jon Sueda, and Minkyoung Kim—and pi...
2022-08-2649 min
Connections with Eva LongoriaActivism Through Art with Favianna RodriguezHow can we leverage the emotional impact of art to change the world? This week, Eva is joined by artist, social justice activist, and co-founder of The Center for Cultural Power, Favianna Rodriguez, to discuss the powerful connection between art, culture, and activism –and how art continues to influence positive change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-08-1129 min
Oceans of HopeEpisode 1: Sustainability is a Lifestyle!Episode 1: Sustainability is a lifestyle! Welcome to the Oceans of Hope Family!!! I am so excited to be here with you all and work on living our best sustainable lives. Today’s episode is a little bit of me introducing myself and sharing with you my inspiration for this podcast. So why Oceans of Hope? I want to talk about all of the little things and big things that we can do in our regular lives to be more sustainable and live the best lives that we can for ourselves and for t...
2022-06-0627 minLatina to LatinaSocial Impact Strategist Elsa Collins Wants You to Understand the Power of Your InfluenceThe serial co-founder (This is About Humanity, Poderistas, I Am a Voter) knows how to harness the power of celebrities for everything from political campaigns to direct service for migrant families, but she still believes that you are the most influential person in your own circle. Elsa shares how this ethos applies to everything from civic engagement to raising multiracial kids.Follow Elsa on Instagram @elsamariecollins. If you loved this episode, listen to Daisy Auger-Dominguez Knows What it Takes to Build an Inclusive Workplace and Artist and Organizer Favianna Rodriguez Knows that Pleasure is Political. Show your...
2022-05-0919 min
The Muck PodcastLi'l Muck Episode 42: Favianna RodriguezHillary and Tina interview artist, organizer, and social justice activist Favianna Rodriguez of the Center for Cultural Power.
Favianna Rodriguez embodies the perspective of a first-generation American Latinx artist with Afro-Peruvian roots. Her art and praxis address migration, economic inequality, gender justice, and climate change, boldly reshaping the myths, ideas, and cultural practices of the present, while confronting the wounds of the past. Favianna is regarded as one of the leading thinkers and personalities uniting art, culture, and social impact, collaborating deeply with social movements around the world. Favianna also helps lead cultural strategy design and investment...
2022-03-0422 minLatina to LatinaArtist and Organizer Favianna Rodriguez Knows that Pleasure is PoliticalShe started organizing at 15, dropped out of college to become an entrepreneur, and has been blazing her own path ever since. Favianna shares how she got clear about the things she was fighting for, and how she built a life that allows her to embrace pleasure and joy.Follow Favianna Rodriguez on Instagram @favianna1. If you loved this episode, listen to Why Tech Visionary Irma Olguin Jr. Went Back to Her Farming Roots and How Artist Scherezade Garcia Came to Work and Exist on Her Own Terms. Show your love and become a Latina to Latina Patreon s...
2022-02-2820 min
Into the MixArtist Favianna Rodriguez on Transcending Pain Through ArtIn this episode of Into the Mix, host Ashley C. Ford talks with artist Favianna Rodriguez — maker of bold, energetic murals, prints, and sculptures — about how her work both names, and helps transcend, the pain of systemic racism. She’ll share how her work explores the themes of racial and economic injustice through a “yes” framework that embodies how we want to live in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-2318 min
Seeing ColorEpisode 84: Community As A Lived Experience (w/ Maria Gaspar)Hey everyone. Welcome to a new year and I am excited to share with you the first episode of 2022! I have with me today Maria Gaspar, an interdisciplinary artist whose work addresses issues of spatial justice to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. Maria got her BFA from Pratt Institute, an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is currently an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I became aware of Maria’s striking photographic pieces before realizing her large breadth of work that existed also in...
2022-01-111h 11
Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of NatureArt as a Vehicle for Social Change: Edge-Walking with Favianna RodriguezIn times of strife, how can art serve as a healthy catalyst for positive transformation? Join San Francisco City Art Commissioner Dorka Keehn in a conversation about the frontlines of cultural revolution. With: Favianna Rodriguez, a renowned transnational interdisciplinary artist and cultural organizer focused on social change.Recorded at the 2015 National Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California.
2022-01-011h 02
The Latinx Identity ProjectLatinas Who Change the World Through Cultural Power Featuring Favianna RodriguezHola, bienvenidos, and welcome to season 3, episode 1 of The Latinx Identity Project.This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.We have an incredible and special guest to kick off this season, her name is Favianna Rodriguez. In today’s episode we will dive deep into Favianna’s roots and inspiration for her work and leadership as the co-founder of The Center for Culture Power in Los Angeles.Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to The Latinx Identity Project wherever you list...
2021-11-0134 min
Forever35Episode 187: The Seed of Change with Favianna RodriguezKate can see clearly now that Doree has lifted the fog of egomaniac Peter Pans and Doree ventures into the world of personal styling. Then, they’re joined by Favianna Rodriguez, cultural activist and artist, as she discusses womb trauma, how growing her own bouquet is self-care, and what cultural justice means to her.To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach them at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show.Follow the po...
2021-09-1549 min
Bring A FriendMy Friend The Community GardenerAs a Latina girl growing up in Oakland, California, the barriers Favianna Rodriguez faced were seemingly insurmountable. But she came into her power in high school when she realized that she could make changes in broken systems by becoming a fearless activist. Years have passed and she has not stopped speaking up and making things happen. Join us as we chat with this feisty fighter who is using her art to lift communities and her voice to inspire others to do the same.
2021-08-0444 min
Learn EnglishCultural Inequality ESL video lesson planThe audio is from a YouTube video #InequalityIs: Favianna Rodriguez on cultural inequalityThe full lesson with vocabulary, exercises and discussion questions Key vocabulary: Cultural inequality You don’t see yourself reflected In a future that we have not yet fulfilledMore ESL video lessons and plans on Facebook
2021-08-0101 min
Learn EnglishCultural Inequality ESL video lesson planThe audio is from a YouTube video #InequalityIs: Favianna Rodriguez on cultural inequality
The full lesson with vocabulary, exercises and discussion questions
Key vocabulary:
Cultural inequality
You don’t see yourself reflected
In a future that we have not yet fulfilled
More ESL video lessons and plans on Facebook
2021-08-0101 min
Learn EnglishCultural Inequality ESL video lesson planThe audio is from a YouTube video #InequalityIs: Favianna Rodriguez on cultural inequality
The full lesson with vocabulary, exercises and discussion questions
Key vocabulary:
Cultural inequality
You don’t see yourself reflected
In a future that we have not yet fulfilled
More ESL video lessons and plans on Facebook
2021-08-0101 min
ART IS CHANGE: Strategies & Skills for Activist Artists & Cultural Organizers26: Why Traditional Education Fails Students—and How Activist Artists and Educators are Turning the TideThreshold Questions and Delicious QuotesHow do you describe your work in the world?I often refer to myself as a midwife of creativity... I think of it in my dual roles as an educator and artist, as holding space for the birth of someone else's creative thinking and inquiry. And so I liked that idea that, if something goes wrong here I am to hold the space.What is happening when young people catch fire in a performance?..students, who have been marginalized or failing their other subject matters-- suddenly if they're center...
2021-06-1736 min
IdealisticallyAn Introduction to IdealisticallyWhether it's dismantling the fossil fuel industry, creating a solar-powered utopia or simply desiring to hear more birds in the sky than planes, this is Idealistically. The podcast where activists, artists, influencers, scientists and more are asked what they would idealistically want, in an ideal world, to inspire more people to start creating radical visions of the future. Hosted by 21-year-old artist and climate justice activist, Tolmeia Gregory (also known as, Tolly).In this episode, I explain why I started the podcast, what I hope it will inspire people to do more of and what you...
2021-06-0709 min
KiskadeeFavianna RodriguezFAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ is the co-founder and president of The Center for Cultural Power, a national organization investing in artists as agents of positive social change. She is an award winning artist, cultural strategist, and social movement leader who partners with progressive advocacy groups to design effective cultural campaigns. A strategy advisor to artists of all genres, Favianna is regarded as one of the leading thinkers uniting art, culture, and social impact. Her projects include creating art for Ben & Jerry's, partnering with Joey Solloway to create 5050by2020.com, and facilitating artist delegations to the US-Mexico border. She is a recipient o...
2021-05-2538 min
From What If to What Next23: What if Street Art could Transform the World?Today we are looking at street art. Street art has stood alongside the fight for climate justice, the Black Lives Matter revolution, and pretty much every mass uprising for change through history. But is it just decoration? Or does it have the power to deeply shift a culture? To fire the collective imagination? And what if it was everywhere? I am joined today by two incredible, insightful, passionate masters of this particular artform. Ghanaian-born artist Tijay Mohammed combines his work as an artist, with numerous accolades and residencies, as well as working with the diverse c...
2021-05-0940 min
Gibrán's PodcastGibran's Podcast: Episode 20 - Art for Our Time with Favianna RodriguezHow do you make art for our time?
How do you engage your creative life force to meet this moment? A time in which systems are collapsing and a new world wants to be born.
The life of Favianna Rodriguez is an answer to these questions. She is a renowned interdisciplinary artist, a cultural organizer and a social justice activist. But most importantly, she is one of my dearest friends.
It is hard to wrap your head around the breadth and depth of her work. She leads the Center for Cultural Power. And she describes her art as a visual...
2021-04-291h 14
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureArmed with Art: Taking Down the Wall of Whiteness“It's time to disrupt this wall of whiteness,” says interdisciplinary artist Favianna Rodriguez this week on the LF Show. From BLM and MeToo to colonial violence at the border and on indigenous lands, activist artists are at the heart of our social justice movements. Laura talks with Hip Hop artist and former Earth Guardians youth director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, interdisciplinary artist and social justice activist Favianna Rodriguez, and activist poet Aja Monet of VDay, about how to build a just and sustainable world. This episode also features excerpts from Laura’s interview with renowned author and Pleasure activist adrienne maree brown...
2021-04-0929 min
Rob HopkinsEpisode Twenty-Three: What if street art could transform the world?Welcome to Episode 23 of our journey together into the imagination and into the powers of What If. Today we are looking at street art. Street art has stood alongside the fight for climate justice, the Black Lives Matter revolution, and pretty much every mass uprising for change through history. But is it just decoration? Or does it have the power to deeply shift a culture? To fire the collective imagination? And what if it was everywhere?
I am joined today by two incredible, insightful, passionate masters of this particular artform. Ghanaian-born artist Tijay Mohammed combines his work as an artist...
2021-03-2940 minRob HopkinsEpisode Twenty-Three: What if street art could transform the world?Welcome to Episode 23 of our journey together into the imagination and into the powers of What If. Today we are looking at street art. Street art has stood alongside the fight for climate justice, the Black Lives Matter revolution, and pretty much every mass uprising for change through history. But is it just decoration? Or does it have the power to deeply shift a culture? To fire the collective imagination? And what if it was everywhere?
I am joined today by two incredible, insightful, passionate masters of this particular artform. Ghanaian-born artist Tijay Mohammed combines his work as an artist...
2021-03-2940 min
Not Real ArtFavianna Rodriguez, Anne Martin + The Power of Print with Erin YoshiFor women, the time is now. Today Erin Yoshi begins her month-long takeover of the Not Real Art Podcast with a focus on uplifting women in the arts. We kick things off by finding out a little more about Erin, who is a creative strategist that paints stirring murals. As a curator, producer, former nonprofit executive, and now podcast host, Erin interviews two raw and powerful women for today’s episode: Favianna Rodriguez and Anne Martin. To start, listeners will learn about Favianna’s journey through art and how it has served as a way for her to express her expe...
2021-03-021h 00
KALW News San Francisco, 91.7Ep 09 - BLACK LIVES MATTER meets BLACK ROCK CITY at Burning ManOne of the principles guiding Burning Man is "Radical Inclusion." Basically, all are welcome. But, the temporary city that Burners build in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert has never been racially diverse. Just 1% of attendees self-identify as Black.
In this episode of THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man, we explore why there's been a disconnect between racial and radical inclusion, and what some Burners, like Oakland artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez, are doing to change that.
2020-09-0856 min
THE INTERSECTIONBLACK LIVES MATTER meets BLACK ROCK CITYOne of the principles guiding Burning Man is "Radical Inclusion." Basically, all are welcome. But, the temporary city that Burners build in Nevada's Black Rock Desert has never been racially diverse. Just 1% of Black Rock City self-identifies as Black. In this episode of THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man, we explore why there's been a disconnect between racial and radical inclusion, and what some Burners, like Oakland Activist and Artist Favianna Rodriguez, are doing to change that. This episode was edited by Lisa Morehouse. And engineered for your listening pleasure by Gabe Grabin with music from Erik P...
2020-09-0456 min
PPEWhy does Filipinx Studies need to be "critical"?In this episode, Valerie Francisco-Menchavez talks with Dr. Mike Viola and Dr. Joy Sales about the need for Filipinx Studies to be critical.
Michael Joseph Viola is Associate Professor at Saint Marys College of California in the Justice, Community & Leadership (JCL) program and affiliate faculty in the Ethnic Studies program. He earned a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in urban schooling from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is currently working on a book project that examines Filipino/a American activism and solidarities from 1965 to present.
Joy Sales is an Assistant P...
2020-07-3016 min
Showing UP with Lynsey DyerFinding your activist voice with Favianna RodriguezFavianna Rodriguez is an artist and activist who’s work focuses on immigrants’ rights and gender equality.
2020-01-1441 min
Life is a Festival#32 - Fumbling Towards Inclusivity | JR Nexus Russ (Catharsis on the Mall)Is Burning Man a “white people thing?”
Radical inclusivity is one of Burning Man’s 10 Principles, but is it enough simply to say “all are welcome?” or should the burner community take proactive steps to make people of color feel welcome?
JR Nexus Russ (he, him, his) is a black and Filipino-American, queer cisgender man, and in several ethically non-monogamous relationships. Nexus went to Burning Man in 2013, he started a DC Burners storytelling show at Capital Fringe, and was recently named one of the two new Regional Contacts for the DC Burning Man Community.
Nexus and I are both musical theater ki...
2019-09-261h 43
Circulating SpacesEpisode 11: Designing Global ActivismFavianna Rodriguez discusses what it means to be an artist and activist in our global age.
2019-05-0100 min
Bay Area Book Festival PodcastGloria Steinem - Favianna Rodriguez Interviewed by Lauren Schiller Castro Theatre 2-21-19
2019-03-021h 28
Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. LaveryDear Prudence: The "Don't Like Doodads" EditionPrudence is joined this week by Favianna Rodriguez, an interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and political activist based in Oakland, California. Her art addresses migration, economic inequality, gender justice, and ecology. She is also the Executive Director of CultureStrike, a national arts organization that engages artists, writers and performers in migrant rights.Together they tackle letters about what to do when your dad can’t get your transgender cousin’s pronouns right, how to handle gift giving in-laws who are cluttering your home with homemade knick-knacks, what actions to take if you feel your friends are taking advantage of y...
2019-02-1244 minBig Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. LaveryDear Prudence: The "Don't Like Doodads" EditionPrudence is joined this week by Favianna Rodriguez, an interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and political activist based in Oakland, California. Her art addresses migration, economic inequality, gender justice, and ecology. She is also the Executive Director of CultureStrike, a national arts organization that engages artists, writers and performers in migrant rights.Together they tackle letters about what to do when your dad can’t get your transgender cousin’s pronouns right, how to handle gift giving in-laws who are cluttering your home with homemade knick-knacks, what actions to take if you feel your friends are taking advantage of y...
2019-02-1246 min
City Arts & LecturesJill Soloway and FriendsThis program presents a gathering of feminist thought leaders to celebrate the publication of Jill Soloway’s book “She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy.” Soloway is the creator and showrunner of “Transparent” and “I Love Dick”. On October twenty-fifth, 2018, City Arts & Lectures hosted Hannah Gadsby, best-known for her comedy performance “Nanette”, Lili Loofbourow, Susan Stryker, and Faith Soloway, for an evening of comedy, music, debate and conversation, hosted by Jill Soloway, Favianna Rodriguez, and Cara Rose deFabio.
2018-11-2658 min
Latinx TherapyBONUS- Details of the new website!The website is LIVE. You can find it on www.latinxtherapy.com! This website is fully bilingual and you'll be able to find the newest directory of Latinx Therapists and Psychologists. We are still undergoing sign ups so please be patient with us. In this directory there are very culture specific realities that you can choose from such as English Speaking Anxiety, Farmworkers, Immigration, Acculturation, among many others. You can find professionals who are conducting immigration evaluations, too! In the website you'll find bilingual recommended books, mental health YouTube channels, downloadable pdfs, mental health apps, a mental...
2018-11-1410 min
For The WildFAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ on Art & Migration Know No Borders/85Favianna invites us to explore the wisdom of nature and Earth relations as a lens through which to envision an alternative to the current immigration crisis. As climate change advances, the consequence of human migration will only become more pressing, Favianna invites us to explore the freedom in recognizing this beyond the extractive economical box.Support the show
2018-07-1958 min
????21 Spiritual Resistance: Bridging Organizing & Healing — Francisca Porchas CoronadoThis week we’re talking with Francisca Porchas Coronado. We talk about healing traditions in immigrant Latinx communities, the resilience of undocumented folks in the face of loss and grief, tending to pain politically and personally, community ritual, and her spiritual path in IFA. She’s got some specific challenging asks for organizers and healers, too, so listen in!
You can download the corresponding practices (Daily Gratitude Prayer in English / Rezo Diario de Gratitud in Spanish) to experience a simple and powerful prayer with Francisca.
RESOURCES:
Resistencia Ancestral / Ancestral Spiritual Resistance Zine you can download for free from Mijente: https://mijen...
2018-03-271h 00
CreativeMornings Podcast#10 Favianna Rodriguez“Before you change politics, you have to change culture."
Favianna Rodriguez is a transnational interdisciplinary artist and cultural organizer, whose art and collaborative projects deal with migration, global politics, economic injustice, patriarchy, and interdependence. She is also the director of CultureStrike, a national arts organization that engages artists, writers and performers in migrant rights and the co-founder of Presente.org, a national online organizing network dedicated to the political empowerment of Latino communities. In this talk from CreativeMornings/Oakland from May 2014 on Freedom, Favianna talks about how politics have affected art & culture throughout history — and how the artist is indispensable in c...
2015-12-0447 min
TalkingHeels Podcast022 Migration is BeautifulAround the world and through history with migration….
Show Topics:
- Voice of Art:Favianna Rodriguez and the Immigration Discussion,
- Healthcare Small Talk,
- Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" Speech
2013-04-0800 min
The Slo Get Up by Wyatt ClossSlo Get Up 15 - The Butterfly CollectionCould say I've carefully collected this one for a while as the majority of tracks are all connected with Butterflies specifically. Many genres -- jazz, neo soul, dance -- but were all part of my library, gently landing in it over the years. Bookended by two classics -- Jimi Hendrix with "Little Wings" and Herbie Hancock's jazz opus "Butterfly", what's in between is Michael Jackson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Swing Out Sister, Jamiroquai, Digable Planets, Towa Tei, Big Brooklyn Red, Abbey Lincoln and more. And the beautiful positive house track "Butterfly(You Send Me) by the always soulful and percussive Masters...
2013-03-301h 00
Big Vision PodcastFavianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and PrintmakerFavianna Rodriguez is a political digital artist and printmaker based in Oakland, California. She is the co-founder of the EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) and Visual Element, programs dedicated to training emerging artists. She is also the co-founder and president of Tumis, a bilingual design studio serving social justice organizations. Utne Reader named Favianna one of their 2008, “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World,” and she recently received a Sisters of Fire Award from the Women of Color Resource Center. For more information about Favianna and her work, go to favianna.com.You can read a transcript of this interview on my bl...
2008-12-2325 min