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I Feel That Way TooWhat If I'm Not Above Revenge?In a world where harm feels constant and outrage comes easy, what does it mean to seek justice without punishment? What does healing look like when the tools we’ve been given—police, prisons, shame, and exile—feel both unsatisfying and deeply entrenched?In this powerful season finale, Michelle MiJung Kim confronts her own rage after her mother was mugged, and grapples with different approaches to addressing harm. Michelle invites us to wrestle with the hard questions: What actually makes us feel safe? Who gets punished, and who gets protected? And what might become possible if we practi...
2025-07-2335 min
Freedom of SpeciesAri - conflict in activist spaces part 2Our guest on today's show is Ari, who returns for a follow up conversation on conflict in activist spaces and in community group settings. Ari (they/them) is a community organiser, mediator and support worker who is passionate about exploring the transformative potential of generative conflict and accountability work. Working primarily in community organising settings, Ari believes that how we relate to each other directly impacts our political capacities, and that although large-scale political organising is vital, most change happens at the relational and community level. Their work is informed by abolitionist and transformative justice frameworks, which are ways of bein...
2025-06-2200 min
Stories for PowerAtlantaDeana Lewis chats with Cara Page and Mia Mingus about their work in Atlanta during the early to mid 2000’s. They discuss the building of the Atlanta Transformative Justice Collaborative whose critical work intersected with the beginnings of the frameworks of healing justice and disability justice and the burgeoning reproductive justice movement. Mia and Cara talk about the impact of racism, Islamophobia, ableism, anti-immigrant, homophobic and reproductive oppression and the fallout from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Their collective work contributed to what became some of the pillars of transformative justice work throughout the city of Atlanta, the South and be...
2025-05-201h 04
Disability After DarkE377 - Access Intimacy w/ Mia MingusEpisode Notes
On E377, I sit down with creator of "Access Intimacy" Mia Mingus. We talk about what access intimacy is, what it feels like; the links between abled supremacy and white supremacy, disability justice + so much more. Enjoy!
Follow Mia Mingus at www.miamingus.com
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2025-01-051h 43
CIIS Public ProgramsAlice Wong and Mia Mingus: On Disability IntimacySome podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.
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Alice Wong is an acclaimed disabled activist whose work and writing has shaped the modern conversation around disability. As the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, her work foregrounds the stories of those living with disabilities and paints a vibrant picture of disability media and culture. In her latest book, Disability Intimacy, Alice uses her distinctive voice to highlight and curate stories of intimacy. More than sex, more than romantic love, the...
2024-10-3159 min
The Popaganda PodcastThe Walking Dead with Guest Mia MingusOn this episode of The Popaganda Podcast, Tashmica and Shannon talk with guest Mia Mingus about the post-apocalyptic TV series, The Walking Dead.Viewers watched in horror as Negan brutally murdered Glen in front of his wife Maggie. None of us knew that we'd be on a Transformative Justice journey with two of the show's most compelling characters up until the final seasons. We watched the drama as characters tried to secure community safety by first recreating policing, jails, and prisons, and then turning towards reformation, and a complex process of accountability and repair. Tune...
2024-10-141h 03
Radio Dreyeckland"Wir leben in einer Zeit der Masseninhaftierung""Viele glauben, daß wir mit den übergriffigen Personen kuscheln oder so" sagt Mia Mingus aus Georgia in den USA. Sie beschreibt sich selbst als "physically disabled, queer Korean transracial and transnational adoptee" und als Überlebende von sexuellem Kindsmißbrauch. Das alles prägt ihre Arbeit als Aktivistin. Mia Mingus arbeitet seit 20 Jahren mit den Mitteln der Transformativen Gerechtigkeit - mit Interventionen, Mediation, Hebeln und Kreisprozessen.
2024-06-1300 min
Pedagogy in ProcessAccess Intimacy in Academic SpacesHost Nicolas Shannon Savard and (returning guest!) Katya Vrtis turn their practice of crip theorizing-in-process to Mia Mingus’ concept of access intimacy and the possibilities it offers as a way of thinking about and practicing accessibility in higher education. Key Questions: What is access intimacy, and what interventions might it make where higher ed’s other models of accessibility (ADA, Universal Design, DEI) fall short? How did you come to thinking about and practicing access intimacy in the academic/artistic spaces you inhabit? In other words, for you, why did access intimacy feel so nece...
2024-02-2041 min
We RiseSomos Semillas EP 4: Sacred Winds, Returning to our Power of SheddingSomos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective StorytellingThis creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.EP 4: Sacred Winds, Returning to our Power of SheddingIn this episode Erika, nicky & Cat are joined by dancer and creator of healing spaces for healthcare providers, Dr. Uzo Nwankpa, to discuss the power of winds, and how this element shows up in our bodies, our human relationships, and our ancestral relationships with land.
2023-07-041h 03
Why Does My PartnerWant Me to Just Get Over the HurtOk, so maybe we’ve convinced you that Discord Builds Trust (No Really!). You’re on board, you’re practicing sitting with your learned beliefs, and you're cultivating curiosity. Now the moment arrives. There’s disconnect, hurt, something went wrong. What do you do? How do you get out of this place and into the trust (no…really!)On today’s episode of our mini-series, the question is "Why does my partner want me to just get over the hurt?" We start off flipping the question on its head and pointing out some unspoken feelings inside of that questio...
2023-06-2722 min
Amplify RJ (Restorative Justice)Navigating Intersectionality and Building Healing Communities: A Transformative Justice Journey w/ Mia Mingus (Restorative Re-Air)Send us a textContact, Learn More, Support Mia!Website: https://www.soiltjp.org/Blog: https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/ How can we navigate the complexities of Transformative Justice (TJ) while addressing the intersectionality of our identities? Join us for a powerful conversation with our guest, Mia, a queer disabled woman of color, a Korean adoptee, and a TJ and Disability Justice practitioner. In this episode, we dive into Mia's work, her passion for composting and vermicomposting as a way to care for the planet, and how she uses humor to bridge communities.
2023-06-151h 29
Nothing Never HappensBuilding the Soil: Transformative Justice Pedagogy with Mia MingusWhat does transformative justice look like in practice? What does it mean to teach transformative justice, so that we destroy the cops in our heads and hearts, and begin to build something new? In this episode, Mia Mingus -- visionary movement builder, transformative justice organizer, and human rights + disability justice educator -- dives into these questions and more. We discuss the educational experiences that inspired Mia to her current work, Transformative Justice (TJ) frameworks for community accountability and creative intervention, pedagogies of workshopping, and Pod Mapping as a tool for organizing and movement building. More ab...
2023-06-021h 11
They Talk SexThe Disability and Sexuality EpisodeHow might one person manage their co-occurring chronic illnesses and disabilities, and have a fulfilling sex life? Meet Katherine Harlow the Park Avenue Pinup and discover how she strategizes her health, pleasure, and functioning. Learn some care tips and disability advocacy with us.2:00 endometriosis, pelvic floor disorder, narcolepsy, Autism, PTSD5:00 70% of people with pelvic floor dysfunction have TMJ7:00 tips for self care and immune system support9:00 some of us wanted to be adult entertainers 12:00 cis men have been born with endometriosis too15:00 strategy around chronic pain
2023-05-2258 min
Deux connards dans un bibliobusIl est passé où ton fun ? Jouir en horizontalitéSalut !Et voilà enfin la conclusion de ce diptyque (devenu trilogie) sur la militance ... et pour finir on va se poser la question : Il est passé où ton fun ?Dans cet épisode on a (re)parlé de pureté militante, mais aussi de parole des concernés, de la joie de l'engagement, des mandats qui engagent, de l'absence de structure mais aussi de burn out (comme c'est étonnant)... Et donc voilà la biblio et les références qu'on a égrénées au fil de l'eau :On repose ici la vidéo de Natalie Wynn / ContraPoints « Canceling » qui...
2023-04-0736 min
Conscious Anti-RacismEpisode 72: Apologies and Restoring IntegrityWhat are the components of a sincere apology? Why is it important that we do internal work to regulate ourselves before giving an apology?
What distinguishes a sincere apology from one that causes even more harm?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill discusses how to restore integrity and give a sincere and authentic apology. She discusses the need to do the...
2023-02-2820 min
University of Minnesota PressQueer Silence with J. Logan Smilges, Travis Chi Wing Lau, and Margaret PriceIn queer culture, silence has been equated with voicelessness, complicity, and even death. Queer Silence insists, however, that silence can be a generative and empowering mode of survival. Triangulating insights from queer studies, disability studies, and rhetorical studies, J. Logan Smilges explores what silence can mean for people whose bodyminds signify more powerfully than their words. Smilges is here in conversation with Travis Chi Wing Lau and Margaret Price.J. Logan Smilges (they/them) is author of Queer Silence: On Disability and Rhetorical Absence and Crip Negativity and assistant professor of English Language and Literatures at the...
2023-01-311h 01
The Emergent Strategy PodcastTending Our Soil with Mia MingusMia Mingus is a writer, educator, and trainer for transformative justice and disability justice. She founded and currently leads SOIL: A Transformative Justice Project, which builds the conditions for transformative justice to grow and thrive. This week, Mia meets with adrienne to discuss quitting capitalism, practice, and climate catastrophe.
Transcript found here.
2023-01-1256 min
Soul Salon with Ayandastood9: connected conflict Ft. Zanele MjiJoin me for a fun and energetic convo with journalist, storyteller, and podcast host Zanele Mji as we discuss connected conflict, friendship, relationships, and growth. Zanale is a South African award-winning investigative journalist based in Joburg whose work marries narrative non-fiction, hard news, and analysis. She is the host of the Golden City Podcast which you can find on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts. In this episode, we talk, learn, reflect, and vibe together. I hope you enjoy it!
2022-12-231h 19
Soul Salon with Ayandastood7: viral justice Ft. Ruha BenjaminI am so thrilled and honored to be in conversation with Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab and author of three books, Viral Justice (2022), Race After Technology (2019), and People’s Science (2013), and editor of Captivating Technology (2019). Today, we discuss her incredible latest book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want. I am completely obsessed with this book. I feel it is an urgent read for all of us who want to integrate the structural and the individual, the academic and the po...
2022-12-1555 min
The GRACE Matrix®Ep. 16. Shifting the World with Guest Abby ChowAbby Chow is a Registered Clinical Counselor occupying Turtle Island, in what is colonially known as Canada. Coming from a fine arts and then business background, she is also a Supervisor and Adjunct Professor. She runs a group practice dedicated to anti-oppressive practice, both within the team and in their work. Her current life and work both focus on one question - how do we intentionally prioritize justice-doing in our everyday lives?
Words from Abby:
“I’m a cis, (mostly) able-bodied, straight-sized, half-gen, racialized settler from Hong Kong. As a child of diaspora, systemically imposed scarc...
2022-12-1128 min
The Real WorkEP 6: Dreaming ForwardThis is it, right here, this is the final episode. And if you’re here right now, and you’ve been choosing to return to this work again and again, I want to say, thank you. Cuz If we want alternative means to responding to harm other than the systems on offer from the state, we are the ones who have to invest time, energy, labor into learning, healing, imagining, practicing, remembering, and organizing to get there. As Black feminist revolutionary writer June Jordan said, “we are the ones we have been waiting for.” Now is the time to gener...
2022-11-151h 35
We RiseThe Real Work, Ep 6: Dreaming ForwardThis is it, right here, this is the final episode. And if you’re here right now, and you’ve been choosing to return to this work again and again, I want to say, thank you. Cuz If we want alternative means to responding to harm other than the systems on offer from the state, we are the ones who have to invest time, energy, labor into learning, healing, imagining, practicing, remembering, and organizing to get there. As Black feminist revolutionary writer June Jordan said, “we are the ones we have been waiting for.” Now is the time to gener...
2022-11-151h 35We RiseThe Real Work, EP 5: Applied PracticeLast episode, we focused on the accountability part of community accountability. We explored how changing our behavior to live accountably is lifelong work, is violence prevention, takes building skills until they become muscle memory. Fortunately for us, Mia gave us many opportunities to practice. In this episode, we learn from this practice – and – we focus on the community part of community accountability. Mia emphasized that transformative justice is not about intervening in or saving someone else’s community – TJ is responding to harm, violence, and abuse in our OWN communities. So as we built up fundamental TJ skills, she guid...
2022-10-311h 45The Real WorkEP 5: Applied PracticeLast episode, we focused on the accountability part of community accountability. We explored how changing our behavior to live accountably is lifelong work, is violence prevention, takes building skills until they become muscle memory. Fortunately for us, Mia gave us many opportunities to practice. In this episode, we learn from this practice – and – we focus on the community part of community accountability. Mia emphasized that transformative justice is not about intervening in or saving someone else’s community – TJ is responding to harm, violence, and abuse in our OWN communities. So as we built up fundamental TJ skills, she guid...
2022-10-311h 45
Soul Salon with Ayandastood2: the ugliness of beauty — part 1The response to eurocentric Beauty standards has been to diversify and include more people of marginalized identities. But this vital response alone is not enough. Our society regards Beauty as something inherently aspirational, noble, and good. Is it? Full transcripts to all episodes are available here.Even as more people are included, the terms and conditions of inclusion are exclusive and rooted in the same toxic beauty standards. At the same time, Beauty still functions in harmful ways to exclude and ostracize the most marginalized. What, exactly, are we fighting to be included within? What are the ug...
2022-10-2446 min
Soul Salon with Ayandastood3: moving toward ugliness Ft. Mia MingusHello Sunshine! Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. Today, we are joined by the one and only Mia Mingus. In this episode, we explore Beauty, Desirability, Ugliness and Magnificence. Full transcripts to all episodes are available here.
Mia Mingus is a writer, educator and trainer for transformative justice and disability justice. She is a queer, physically disabled, Korean-American transnational adoptee raised in the Caribbean. She works for community, interdependence and home for all of us, not just some of us, and longs for a world where disabled children can live free of violence, with dignity a...
2022-10-241h 16
Making Polyamory WorkThe Most Important Step of RepairIf you want to make a good repair, there's one step that Libby wishes people prioritized more.
Mia Mingus - The Four Parts of Accountability & How To Give A Genuine Apology: https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/how-to-give-a-good-apology-part-1-the-four-parts-of-accountability/
Repair Episode: https://www.makingpolyamorywork.com/episodes/slow-down-to-break-up?rq=repair
Are You Checking Out or Checking In?: https://www.makingpolyamorywork.com/episodes/are-you-checking-in-or-checking-out?rq=checking
Taming Your Whoosh: https://www.makingpolyamorywork.com/episodes/taming-your-whoosh
Dan Siegel Integrated Brain: https://www.successpodcast.com/show-notes/2019/1/9/the-simple-20-minute-exercise-that-rewires-your-brain-for-happiness-with-dr-dan-siegel
2022-10-1824 minThe Real WorkEP 4: Living AccountablyAs the cohort continued, we learned that building the capacity to practice transformative justice takes immense and consistent personal work. We’re talking the basics of being human, like self reflection, and how to communicate.These personal inquiries into how we live our values, and how we respond to our inevitable mistakes, were like portals into the heart of TJ. Into what it would take to support ourselves and others in living accountably every day for everything we do, and fail to do.Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-4Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.org
2022-10-031h 35We RiseThe Real Work, EP 4: Living AccountablyAs the cohort continued, we learned that building the capacity to practice transformative justice takes immense and consistent personal work. We’re talking the basics of being human, like self reflection, and how to communicate.These personal inquiries into how we live our values, and how we respond to our inevitable mistakes, were like portals into the heart of TJ. Into what it would take to support ourselves and others in living accountably every day for everything we do, and fail to do.Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-4Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.org
2022-10-031h 35We RiseThe Real Work, EP 3: Softening the FistOur facilitator, Mia Mingus, used the metaphor of a fist to explain how, unlike our current severely punitive carceral system, TJ creates conditions that support folks to step up and take accountability when they’ve caused harm. In this episode, we explore how these systems have shaped us, and ask, how else can we respond to violence, harm, & abuse?Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-3Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgMariame Kaba - TransformHarm.org& mariamekaba.comReadings & Media compiled by the Bay Area...
2022-09-191h 18The Real WorkEP 3: Softening the FistOur facilitator, Mia Mingus, used the metaphor of a fist to explain how, unlike our current severely punitive carceral system, TJ creates conditions that support folks to step up and take accountability when they’ve caused harm. In this episode, we explore how these systems have shaped us, and ask, how else can we respond to violence, harm, & abuse?Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-3Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgMariame Kaba - TransformHarm.org & mariamekaba.comReadings & Media compiled by the Bay Area...
2022-09-191h 18The Real WorkEP 2: TJ 101On episode one, we got up to speed about the conditions that brought theater makers in the Bay Area to organize around TJ. This episode is dedicated to unpacking, at its core, what is TJ?Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-2Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgBATJC Pods & Pod Mapping Worksheet Instructions: batjc.wordpress.com/resources/pods-and-pod-mapping-worksheet/BATJC Pod Mapping Worksheet:batjc.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/batjc-pod-mapping-2016-updated.pdfEdSource, “At this Oakland high school, restorative justice goes far beyond discipline”: edsour...
2022-09-0553 minWe RiseThe Real Work, EP 2: TJ 101On episode one, we got up to speed about the conditions that brought theater makers in the Bay Area to organize around TJ. This episode is dedicated to unpacking, at its core, what is TJ?Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-2Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgBATJC Pods & Pod Mapping Worksheet Instructions: batjc.wordpress.com/resources/pods-and-pod-mapping-worksheet/BATJC Pod Mapping Worksheet:batjc.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/batjc-pod-mapping-2016-updated.pdfEdSource, “At this Oakland high school, restorative justice goes far beyond discipline”: edsour...
2022-09-0553 minThe Real WorkEP 1: A Kind of Origin StoryHow did The Real Work come to be? What were the conditions that set the stage (pun intended) for theater workers to come together to study & practice transformative justice? Let's find out...Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-EP1Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgAnti Police-Terror Project: www.AntiPoliceTerrorProject.orgThe Village in Oakland #feedthepeople @villageoakland: www.facebook.com/TheVillageInOakland Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment: www.ACCEAction.orgEast Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative: ebprec.orgWashington Po...
2022-08-2356 minWe RiseThe Real Work, EP 1: A Kind of Origin StoryHow did The Real Work come to be? What were the conditions that set the stage (pun intended) for theater workers to come together to study & practice transformative justice? Let's find out...Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-EP1Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.orgSave the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.orgAnti Police-Terror Project: www.AntiPoliceTerrorProject.orgThe Village in Oakland #feedthepeople @villageoakland: www.facebook.com/TheVillageInOakland Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment: www.ACCEAction.orgEast Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative: ebprec.orgWashington Po...
2022-08-2356 minWe RiseThe Real Work Pilot: What /is/ the Real Work of Transformative Justice?We are proud to present The Real Work: a podcast about theater culture & transformative justice! This collaboration has been in the works since 2018, and we are thrilled to share it with you now. Join us for our free online premiere of this series with a community dialogue August 22nd 7PM-9PM PST. Register at the link below. Let’s gather, witness episode 1, and dialogue about how transformative justice — a paradigm of community accountability and intervention in harm, violence, and abuse — can strengthen our art-making and activist spaces.Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Pilot-EpisodeRegister for the 8.22.22 online premie...
2022-08-1606 minThe Real WorkEP 0: Pilot - What /is/ the Real Work of Transformative Justice?We are proud to present The Real Work: a podcast about theater culture & transformative justice! This collaboration has been in the works since 2018, and we are thrilled to share it with you now. Join us for our free online premiere of this series with a community dialogue August 22nd 7PM-9PM PST. Register at the link below. Let’s gather, witness episode 1, and dialogue about how transformative justice — a paradigm of community accountability and intervention in harm, violence, and abuse — can strengthen our art-making and activist spaces.Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Pilot-EpisodeRegister for the 8.22.22 online premie...
2022-08-1606 min
Liberation Labs RadioSeason 1 Roundtable Discussion on Abolitionist Mental HealthWe have reached the end of season 1 of Liberation Labs Radio! What a journey!
We've definitely saved the best for last. Today we have our first Roundtable Conversation all about Abolitionist Mental Health Care. Our guests in include Erica Woodland, Gabes Torres & Aida Manduley! Three brilliant, loving and fierce therapists, liberation movement workers and fabulous humans. Click on each of their names to learn more about their work in the world.
Stay close because we are releasing a couple bonus episodes over the next few weeks! The season 1 zine is coming to an inbox near...
2022-07-241h 31
Root + Branch ChurchDreaming AccountabilityPreacher: Tim Kim
If you haven't heard, I (Tim) will be going on sabbatical starting in July. Which means this week will be my last service until the fall. Which means I would love to see everyone before I go! Join us as we wrap up the last couple months of conversation around the ideas of Invitation, Contemplation, and Co-creation. If you were at our All Together Meeting, we talked about them being the values that have risen to the surface over years of conversation and practice. And now that we've laid them on the table, what's n...
2022-07-2327 min![How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything](https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7650bc75-29ee-4229-aa15-8b7d25418e67/2f94082f-5494-42ee-8563-4c2a719cf0df/3000x3000/mp2-lwc.jpg?aid=rss_feed)
How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about AnythingShe Told Her Mom Dad Sexually Abused HerAs an adult, Lorilee made the decision to disclose to her Filipina mom the sexual abuse she says she endured as a child. And Mira Yusef, advocate and community organizer against gender-based violence, speaks with Juleyka about how to have hard conversations about abuse, disclosure and accountability.Lorilee is the host of Trauma Survivor Thriver’s Podcast. You can learn more about her work here. Featured Expert:Mira Yusef is Executive Director of Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian and Pac...
2022-07-0420 min
The Word Is ResistanceTWIR 7.3.22 #DisabilityJustice: Interdependence DayWhat if we celebrated, not Independence Day, but Interdependence Day this week?
Join contributor Nichola Torbett as she explores some of the fears, taboos, and blessings of having and acknowledging needs--our own and others--and working together to get them met. This episode places in dialogue Luke 10: 1-11 and 16-20 with some of the writings of disability justice organizer Mia Mingus.
2022-07-0127 minAmplify RJ (Restorative Justice)83. Pod Mapping & Transformative Justice w/ Mia MingusSend us a textMia Mingus is a writer, educator and trainer for transformative justice and disability justice. She is a queer disabled Korean transracial and transnational adoptee raised in the Caribbean. She works for community, interdependence and home for all of us, not just some of us, and longs for a world where disabled children can live free of violence, with dignity and love.You will meet Mia (0:55). Mia defines transformative justice in her work (15:10) and discusses the difficulty of TJ in our current soil (34:41). She talks about accountability and pod mapping (46:12). Finally, she...
2022-06-161h 31
Peace by PieceThe 22nd Piece: “I assumed that what I did, I was not capable of doing”: a conversation on harm and accountabilityContent warning: this episode contains references to sexual assault from the perspective of a perpetrator
We cannot end sexual violence without working with those who cause harm, the perpetrators themselves. In this episode, our host Dr AnnaLise Trudell has a raw and at times emotional conversation with a man who has perpetrated sexual violence. Using Mia Mingus’s four-part model of accountability, they discuss the ongoing process of self reflection, what apology and repair looked like it in his particular case, and how he moves forward with changed behaviour. They also work through some messiness and nuance ar...
2022-05-1752 min
Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters15. Autism and Disability Justice with Dr. Sara AcevedoLink to Dr. Sara Acevedo's Bio
Dr. Acevedo's Email Address: acevedsm@miamioh.edu
In this episode, Dr. Sara Acevedo gives us insight into the person-first and identity-first language debate, and explains how language perspectives are connected to historical context of perceptions of disability. She also dives into the difference between disability rights and disability justice. Finally, Dr. Acevedo leaves us with many resources, names of books, and individuals, disability activists, speaking and non-speaking, who have stories to tell and things to teach us.
Links and People Mentioned
Gloria Anzaldua
2022-04-2938 min
Square Peg Round WholeWe Don't Yet Know What We Don't Yet Know, Bridges Learning System with Dr Katrina Martin and Kat HarhaiLou interviews Katrina and Kat from the Bridges Learning System. On the same journey as Lou, moving away from behaviourism and towards neurodiversity affirming practices, these two clever women have created a wonderful curriculum for neurodivergent children. The "Insight Sprites" take children through an affirming process where they discover neurodiversity and through interactions with the characters, learn to accept and embrace difference. The curriculum has been developed with input and guidance from neurodivergent adults and can be accessed easily online, available to teachers, families and therapists. The discussion moves from an overview of the curriculum, unpacking behaviour and even touc...
2022-04-201h 08
The Word Is ResistanceTWIR 3.27.22 Family DynamicsThe story of the prodigal son - a beloved and complicated one. Drawing on both the work of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and the writing of Mia Mingus, M talks through the ups and downs and all arounds of this passage including both its problem areas as well as one of many of its invitations into a more life-giving way together.
Transcript available here:
surj.org/our-work/surj-faith/twir/
2022-03-2533 min
Courage Culture & Clarity15 | The more you grow.This morning I hit record on my iPhone voice memo app to process thoughts about what it feels like to grow and have more eyes on what I'm doing.
Here's the blog post I mentioned, Let That Shit Go.
In the final minute I remembered to shout out my upcoming business strategy retreat on March 31 & April 1.
I also mentioned Jacquette Timmons, my beloved business coach, Rachel Rodgers and the Shmillies, The Well Woman Show, and Mia Mingus.If you have...
2022-03-2129 min
Buffalo HealthCastAttitudes Around Disability, with Sue Mann DolceBuffalo HealthCast co-host, Dr. Jessica Kruger, speaks with Dr. Sue Mann Dolce, who currently serves as the Associate Director of Accessibility Resources at the University at Buffalo. In this conversation, we learn about the constantly evolving attitudes around disability, and what needs to change to ensure equitable treatment for all, regardless of ability. Sue’s areas of interest and research include participation, disability studies and collaborative programming, as well as universal design and programming. She enjoys working with all members of the UB community to learn about, design and implement education and participation opportunities for everyone. Sue is also a Re...
2022-03-1734 min
Allyship is a VerbYou're Not Like Those Other Black People: Confronting Othering feat. Nick DailyThis episode is sponsored by Rebecca Minor, LICSW (she/her). For more information about her resource, My Kid Just Came Out: Free Guide for Parents, please visit: https://www.genderspecialist.com/nowwhat/In this week’s episode, Nick Daily (he/they) shares about what sparked the daily reminders he posts to Instagram to inspire others. Learn about why they’re learning to say “no” and what it means with the nuance of being Black, among their other identities, and practices like not working on their birthday. We also discuss the silliness of people and companies requesting Black Hi...
2022-03-151h 01
The FULL VOICE Podcast With Nikki LoneyFVPC #158 Trauma-Informed Voice Care with Megan DurhamMegan Durham is a voice teacher, singing voice specialist, and trauma-informed voice care facilitator. In episode 158, Megan defines trauma and how trauma can show up in our bodies and studios. In addition, Megan outlines helpful resources and action steps for teachers looking for more information about trauma-informed voice care.
About Megan Durham
I am a voice teacher, singing voice specialist, and trauma-informed voice care facilitator. I am grateful to live and work in Louisville, Ky, with my husband, toddler, one-on-the-way, and doggo, Alfie.
Find and Follow Megan:
Website: www.respirevocalwellness.com
IG: @respirevocalwellness
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
My Grandmother’s...
2022-03-111h 01
BARTALKApologies & Atonement: James Rae Parnell (Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word)We are all taught that apologies are important to resolve conflicts. They have an important function in our society- in personal relationships, between governments and citizens, corporations and consumers, celebrities and fans.But so often people are criticized for making bad apologies. In this BARTALK, we wonder: what makes a good apology? What are models of seeking atonement for your actions? What does justice look like for historical wrongdoings? What does it take to accept an apology?In this episode Yun Lee talks to co-host James Parnell about interpersonal conflict, cancel culture, and why sorry...
2022-02-2148 min
Srsly WrongDisability Justice (w/ Lateef McLeod)
This week Lateef Mcleod joins the Wrong Boys to discuss the principles of Disability Justice, why accessibility is important for everyone, and how capitalism systematically reduces people to our labor power, denying our wholeness as human beings.We need your support to make this show!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrongTranscript available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qbfN7V-iPeLnPN5gmtk3uavg5B_158tJsQrnq69uEg/Closing Theme Song by Spam Risk: https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t
ep Links:
10 Principles Of Disability Justice: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b...
2021-11-231h 38
Explorations on Feminist LeadershipAccountability and correcting harmWhat does accountability look like in our personal daily lives, in the workplace or interpersonal relationships, as feminists? How and Why does the carceral system need to be corrected for generating better accountability frameworks? Join Neha, Anannya and Sudeshna as they discuss the implications of accountability and harm correction in our lives.
TW & CW: mentions of abuse, trauma, sexual assault, #metoo movement, violence, casteism, colonialism and systemic oppression.
Introductions:
Neha Jain (she/her) is a mental health professional and researcher who follows an intersectional approach informed by a social-justice lens.
Sudeshna...
2021-10-2621 min
What We're Learning About LearningFrom Accommodations to AccessibilityFeaturing faculty and staff who build awareness of best practices and advocate for students with disabilities, this episode focuses on accessibility and practices that meet the needs of all learners. While we learn that there are more students with learning disabilities or differences, or other forms of 'neurodivergence,' than many faculty assume, these ideas also provide ways to meet the new normal where we all need some flexibility! Tune in for helpful info and strategies on how to design your courses and policies to support all your students. Click here for the episode's show notes or see below. ...
2021-10-2029 min
AirGoEp 287 - One Million Experiments Part 1: The Hypothesis with Mariame KabaWelcome to One Million Experiments, a brand new podcast exploring how we define and create safety, wellness, and protection in a world without police and prisons. Through longform interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects, 1ME expands our ideas about what keeps us safe, and celebrates the work already happening to build solutions that are grounded in transformation instead of punishment. On this first episode, hosts Dame and Kiss introduce the project alongside Interrupting Criminalization's Eva Nagao. Then the guys take a deep dive into the project with 1ME co-creator Mariame Kaba, who talks...
2021-10-201h 16
One Million ExperimentsEpisode 1 - The Hypothesis with Mariame KabaWelcome to One Million Experiments, a brand new podcast exploring how we define and create safety, wellness, and protection in a world without police and prisons. Through longform interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects, 1ME expands our ideas about what keeps us safe, and celebrates the work already happening to build solutions that are grounded in transformation instead of punishment. On this first episode, hosts Dame and Kiss introduce the project alongside Interrupting Criminalization's Eva Nagao. Then the guys take a deep dive into the project with 1ME co-creator Mariame Kaba, who talks...
2021-10-151h 16
The Comrades Classroom PodcastRe-Envisioning the Revolutionary Body, a Talk from Mia Mingus (YouTube)Welcome to another episode of the Comrade's Classroom Podcast! In this episode, we turn y'all onto one of our favorite Disability Justice resources from our curriculum titled "Re-envisioning the Revolutionary Body" a talk by Mia Mingus.
This talk is about the ways in which ableism and disability impact organizing, organizations, and so much more. In the first part of the discussion, Mia will focus on building our knowledge about disability, ableism, and the medical-industrial complex. In what ways can we better show up for ourselves and our comrades?
During the second half, Mia will explore the connections between disability...
2021-09-3050 min
Embodying change: Transforming power, culture and well-being for people in aid20. Building Belonging with Brian StoutMelissa and Brian Stout of Building Belonging discuss how transformation happens – for individuals, groups, societies and the planet. This includes inviting others to co-create compelling visions, holding space in containers with maximal diversity, stepping into our power and agency, and embodying the change we want with accountability, compassion, grace and challenge. Brian Stout is the source for the emergent collaborative that has become Building Belonging. Drawn to mediation and social justice, he worked for anti-genocide civics organization Facing History and Ourselves in Boston. He pursued an MA in International Relations & Conflict Management at Johns Hopkins SAIS, before jo...
2021-09-2649 min
Immediatism634 Access Intimacy: The Missing Link, by Mia MingusThis text is available at Mia's blog, Leaving Evidence.
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2021-09-2515 min
My Ex and My Future WifeMXMFW 8: Love Your EnemySo, we’ve talked about Loving our Neighbor, but how do we take that a step further and also try to love our enemy? How do we love people who perpetuate systems of oppression? What would Jesus say about restorative justice and prison abolition? What can we learn from the Dalai Lama? Join us as we discuss all these questions—and more—on this episode of My Ex and My Future WifeCW: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse and domestic abuseEpisode Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12oiaOJuVuLwz_ytYi2l_3vNkdg...
2021-09-1356 min
Yoga Inspiration#90: Transformative Yoga Starts on the Yoga MatI have often been criticized for making yoga political, but it is impossible to be a yoga teacher today and not be socially engaged. The definition of Ashtanga yoga is changing and being an Ashtanga yogi requires more from us than daily practice. I brought Wambui back on the show to discuss more of the indigenous wisdom of our practice and how the practice of ahimsa is playing out in the world beyond the yoga mat. The last time I talked to Wambui Njuguna-Räisänenin, we were discussing the cognitive dissonance of yoga and the challenges of...
2021-09-091h 09
Words of Love PodcastS3E3 Forgiveness POLLS, Apologizing, + Accountability feat. Kayla LopezHey y'all! In this episode, I'm joined by my new friend Kayla Lopez, who is a sophomore at the University of Georgia majoring in Journalism/Mass Communication. Kayla has grown up knowing Jesus her whole life, but would say her relationship with Him became personal for about 3 years, when she made the decision to attend church on her own + get baptized. Kayla is so excited to be on the podcast today, and says "this is literally a dream come trueeee", as she aspires to be a broadcast journalist some day in the future.In this episode, we continue our discussion...
2021-09-0431 min
Drag From The LEFTDrag From The Left - Season 2: Episode 5Hey there heathens and holy rollers, this week Avery and Juanita begin to discuss what their “Show Up Queen” verse would have centered. The conversation quickly veers into how unhelpful neoliberalism and performative politics are largely unhelpful in any political or liberation movement. They make an example out of DaBaby’s recent homophobic and HIV/AIDS-ignorant antics and conclude by drawing the parallels of the multiple ways white supremacist violence is enacted by people of all kinds of identities. Later in the episode, Avery gets personal about his ongoing relationship with desirability, protection, anger, violence, and how that all fi...
2021-08-0559 min
Sippin' Tea with Dr. GBlack and Asian Solidarity (March!)What does Black and Asian solidarity look like during this time when “Black Lives Matter” and “Stop Asian Hate” are household terms? I talk with dancer, writer, and organizer Rohan Zhou-Lee about one vision of Black and Asian solidarity through community building in the Blasian March, a product of their purposeful organizing across different identity groups. We share our thoughts and experiences, and criticize various aspects of white mythology. In doing so we discuss language as an extension of colonization and tool of resistance, inspiration for creative thinking, ways to cultivate safety, and individualized solutions vs communal and structural solution...
2021-07-2652 min
Techologie#53 Introduction to Climate Justice by Yang Hong and Richard KimIn this podcast, we talk and learn about Climate Justice with Richard Kim and Yang Hong from the community Work on Climate
Some of the topics we’ll be discussing include:
- The “Work on Climate” community and its goal
- The guide “Climate Justice 101” and the reasons for creating it
- The different definitions of climate justice
- The risk that technology perpetuates climate injustice
- Intersectional environmentalism as an imperative to the fight against climate change
- What we can do to integrate climate justice into our projects
- Data justice and equity
References:
* [Climate Justice Guide 101](http://bit.ly/CJ...
2021-07-131h 03
Holding Up The LadderReni Eddo-LodgeToday’s episode is the first of a 3-part discussion on race, class and education in the UK. A 3-part conversation that really is the basis for the theme of season 3 - arts, anti racism and social change. We kick off the discussion with journalist and author of Sunday Times bestselling book Why I’m No longer to White people About Race Reni Eddo-LodgeReni’s 2017 book was birthed out of a 2014 blog post of the same name sharing her experiences of what I would call almost a kind of racial emotional fatigue - which...
2021-07-071h 29
Mad PracticeAngerOn the first episode of Mad Practice hosts JD Derbyshire & Col Cseke take a deep dive into the emotion of the day: Anger!Tangents include: Angry vs Mad - JD introduces the reclaimed term Mad; Mad Pride, Mad Practice, Madness in all its glory and complexity.The hosts lean heavily on this Medium article by Prakhar Verma - Expand Your Emotional Vocabulary With This Dictionary Of EmotionsThey chat about Co-Evolution Through Friendship introduced by adrienne marie brown in Emergent Strategy and Mia Mingus’ Accountability FrameworkYou can find us on Tw...
2021-05-2457 min
OVARYactionOVARYaction v. AccountabilityThis week on OVARYaction Kira and Alexandria discussed accountability. Following the murder of George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin, social media posts began popping up regarding justice versus accountability. Tune in this week to hear Kira and Alexandria sort out the difference, guided by Mia Mingus's Apology Lab.Source:Mia Mingus Apology Lab/ Blogpost https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/how-to-give-a-good-apology-part-1-the-four-parts-of-accountability/As always, let us know if you have any topic suggestions we can research and get opinionated on. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @OvaryActionPodcast. That's O V...
2021-05-1232 min
Resetting The TableTalking Abolition Ch. 1This episode is an introduction and exploration to abolition, Chapter 1 of what we hope will be an ongoing series. Maria, Trixie, and Céline discuss the necessity of abolition (of prisons, police, and other carceral systems) and the imaginative alternatives gifted to us by the transformative justice tradition. We ask how abolition and transformative justice can re-orient us from a paradigm of punishment and fear to one of connection and community safety.
Transcript available: https://resettingthetablepodcast.blogspot.com/2021/05/episode-9-talking-abolition-ch-1.html
Episode Notes & Annotations:
The hosts mention Angela Davis (Are Prisons Obsolete) and T...
2021-05-1149 min
Call the QuestionSpring Hawes on equity, accessibility and disability justiceWe're delighted to have Spring Hawes - entrepreneur, past municipal councillor, board director for a BC health authority, and a candidate in the BC election last October - join us on the pod. A tetraplegic, Spring talks to us about the experiences of disabled people in the pandemic, the implications of Canada's new medical assistance in dying (MAD) legislation, and about BC's highly anticipated new accessibility legislation. We also talk about disability justice, the ableism that's embedded in every part of our culture and built environment, and and the kinds of stories about disabled people she'd like to see and...
2021-04-2749 min
Creatively Relating with Vyana NovusEp. 8: Divorce Saved Our Relationship with Daren Thomas MageeIn this very personal episode, Vyana (they/them) sits down with their ex-husband & partner, Daren Magee (he/him) of Real Fun, Wow! to discuss part of their journey from emotionally abusive marriage to repair & healthy relating. Share your thoughts about this episode by calling in: 1-833-2RELATE / 1-833-273-5283 (2 minute max) or email creativelyrelating@gmail.comFollow Vyana on Instagram @vyana.novus / Follow Daren @realfunwow and @mysticalcynicalSupport the show at Patreon.com/vyananovus starting at $3 per monthMusic for this show was written and recorded by Zena Carlota...
2021-04-072h 31
Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San FranciscoLove and Accountability"Love and Accountability" (February 28, 2021) Worship Service
Accountability can sound unpleasant, even scary, but what if it didn’t have to be? Disability justice educator and writer Mia Mingus offers a dream of what accountability can be- one that might support us in living into our work as a congregation.
Meg McGuire, Ministerial Intern
Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate
Daniel Jackoway, Worship Associate
Mari Magaloni, 8th Principle Task Force
Liz Strand, 8th Principle Task Force
Mark Sumner, song leader/pianist
Eric Hamilton, guitarist
Brielle Marina Neilson, song le...
2021-03-0122 minComplete Service-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San FranciscoLove and Accountability"Love and Accountability" (February 28, 2021) Worship Service
Accountability can sound unpleasant, even scary, but what if it didn’t have to be? Disability justice educator and writer Mia Mingus offers a dream of what accountability can be- one that might support us in living into our work as a congregation.
Meg McGuire, Ministerial Intern
Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate
Daniel Jackoway, Worship Associate
Mari Magaloni, 8th Principle Task Force
Liz Strand, 8th Principle Task Force
Mark Sumner, song leader/pianist
Eric Hamilton, guitarist
Brielle Marina Neilson, song leader
Jo...
2021-03-011h 02
Arthouse Garage: A Movie Podcast046: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution"I hear about a summer camp for the handicapped run by hippies. Somebody said you probably will smoke dope with the counselors, and I'm like...sign me up!"
Click here for a full episode transcript
In today's episode we look at the 2020 documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, which tells the story of a remarkable summer camp for teens with disabilities called Camp Jened that operated in New York State in the 70s. The film contains footage of the camp, and we get to know several of the campers, and then we follow them and see what...
2021-01-2546 min
Ok StupidUNHINGED: How to Apologize (Sorry!) From coup to Kimye, this week was rife with conflict. Allow us to give you a MasterClass in how to apologize! Based on Mia Mingus' work in transformative justice and with the Apology Lab, we review the four parts of accountability and learn how to craft these components into a genuine, full-assed apology. Also, we issue a few apologies of our own and demand one or two in return. https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/how-to-give-a-good-apology-part-1-the-four-parts-of-accountability/
2021-01-1156 min
Trans and CaffeinatedEm Rabelais (they/themme, fae/femme) on white feminist violence in nursingEm Rabelais is the white, disabled, queer, trans feminine, and non-binary ethicist, nurse, scholar, white feminism dismantler, and potential kept themmebian you never knew you needed. Until now. WHOOO that was a mouthful.
As an academic, their scholarship is rooted in disrupting and dismantling white supremacy in nursing—but Em’s work doesn’t end there. They are deeply committed to pushing back against all forms of oppression, including the rampant ableism and transmisogyny they regularly endure.
Em has no desire to play nice with oppressors—they know that the nursing status quo of niceness and civi...
2020-12-191h 01
The Fearless Futures PodcastFragility and AccountabilityOn this episode, host and Fearless Futures CEO, Hanna Naima McCloskey explores fragility and the inverse, accountability. She dives right in with breaking down white fragility and offers a deeper exploration of the feelings behind fragility. To learn more or get in touch with Fearless Futures visit https://www.fearlessfutures.org/Transcript - https://medium.com/fearless-futures/fearless-futures-podcast-episode-7-fragility-and-accountability-transcript-cdf3f55e9b17Featured in the episode:Robin DiAngelo's book White Fragility - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566247/white-fragility-by-robin-diangelo/Mia Mingus (Transformative and Disability justice advocate) - https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/about-2/Lea and St...
2020-11-1129 min
Audio InterferenceAI77.1: Archiving Abolition - Survived & PunishedThis episode of Audio Interference is about Survived and Punished, a coalition of defense campaigns and grassroots groups committed to eradicating the criminalization of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and the culture of violence that contributes to it. We’re speaking with two members of the New York chapter of the group, Will Willis and Maureen Silverman.
To learn more about Survived and Punished NY, visit https://survivedandpunishedny.org
Read the latest edition of Survived and Punished’s newsletter, Free : Survivors: www.survivedandpunishedny.org/newsletter-campaign/newsletter-store
To learn more about Mia Mingus’ work and writings on transformative justice: www.leavin...
2020-09-2925 minAudio InterferenceAI77.1: Archiving Abolition - Survived & PunishedThis episode of Audio Interference is about Survived and Punished, a coalition of defense campaigns and grassroots groups committed to eradicating the criminalization of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and the culture of violence that contributes to it. We’re speaking with two members of the New York chapter of the group, Will Willis and Maureen Silverman.
To learn more about Survived and Punished NY, visit https://survivedandpunishedny.org
Read the latest edition of Survived and Punished’s newsletter, Free : Survivors: www.survivedandpunishedny.org/newsletter-campaign/newsletter-store
To learn more about Mia Mingus’ work and writings on transformative justice: www.leavin...
2020-09-2925 min
The Library Coven37. A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid KemmererGreetings to all you magical beings out there! This fortnight, we’re discussing A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. We immensely enjoyed Kemmerer’s spin on the whole Beauty and the Beast tradition, and we found Harper to be one of the most relatable and badass protagonists! There’s so much about this novel that we found relevant to our pandemic times– especially re: disability, medical debt, . Also, J & K happen to be on different ships this time! Hope you enjoy and learn things and teach us things!
Content warning: terminal illness and parental death, rap...
2020-09-2246 min
Myelin & MelaninEpisode 95 | This Part: Intimacy & MS (Realm 1) -- feat. Keyonna ReneaIntimacy. We're taking you on a journey. Join us for Realm 1 -- today we're joined by Keyonna Renea. We chat about access intimacy, vulnerability, agency, and more. We first discovered the term "access intimacy" on a 2011 post on Mia Mingus' (check her out on Instagram @mia.mingus) blog "Leaving Evidence" -- https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/access-intimacy-the-missing-link/ We dig right in and chat about what that concept means to us. Keyonna is a portrait and boudoir photographer, coach, and wellness advocate "empowering women to live their one delicious life and thrive." She's also a...
2020-09-0540 min
Self-Healing Badass Podcast13 :: What I've been up to, Consensual Culture and how you can supportIt's been a month since my last episode- here's what I've been healing and learning. Support Consensual CultureBecome a Patron!One time donation through PayPalFolks mentioned:Mia MingusGabes TorresShengxiao YuKwonyinRachael Maddoxadrienne maree brownSubscribe to my newsletter or get tickets for Radical Rising on 9/16* 5pm PST on my website.*I mentioned 9/17 on the recording which is incorrect. Support the show (https://paypal.me/denisedimensional) This is a public e...
2020-09-0334 min
FortificationAbolition in Covid-Times: Weaving Strategies for Healing Justice & Transformative JusticeThis conversation features co-hosts Cara Page and Caitlin Breedlove in conversation with organizers Shira Hassan, Mia Mingus and Sonali Sadequee. The conversation came out of the urgency of Black Lives Matter uprisings in Minneapolis, and across the US, to respond to the police murder of George Floyd and this moment of movement building to interrupt white supremacy, policing & state violence, and anti-Blackness. Many of us had reached out to each other, reflecting on the questions; what can abolition, survival and transformation look like in these Covid-Times? This podcast episode is the result; a reflection on the intersection between healing...
2020-08-251h 24
Whatever, I'll Watch ItQueer Eye (Seasons 1-4)Tiana Vargas guests to talk disability justice, unlearning racism, affirming masculinity, and self and collective care in seasons 1-4 of Queer Eye. Full transcript available here.References from the episode:Steven Wakabayashi, "My Culture Is Not Your Toy: A Gay Japanese Man's Perspective on Queer Eye Japan," November 15, 2019, Medium. Imani Barbarin, "On Being Black and 'Disabled but Not Really,'" July 26, 2019, Rewire. Mia Mingus, "Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet," June 2016, Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective.
2020-08-061h 35
Faculty of HorrorEpisode 85: Summer of Plague Pt 2. Shut In: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Time to hunker in your bunker! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the issues surrounding Nice Guys, privilege, and the conservative ideology around preservation during times of upheaval.
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10 Cloverfield Lane. Dir Dan Trachtenberg, 2016.
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r/niceguys. These “nice guys” aren’t nice.
Awards for Good Boys. Add some “nice guy” satire to your Instagram feed with art by Mia Mingus.
The BATCAVE. Andrea’s YouTube episode on 10 Cloverfield Lane.
Cloverfield Clues: A whole YouTube channel devoted to Cloverfield marketin...
2020-06-301h 11
Yellow GlitterActivism, direct action, and expressing solidarity with Kalaya'an MendozaIn this powerful episode, I'm joined by Kalaya'an Mendoza, a nonviolent direct action trainer and disaster preparedness expert, to talk about the current climate and advice for those who headed out to protest in the streets. We chat about how we can show solidarity with Black folx and addressing racism within our Asian community. Kalaya'an Mendoza (he/him) is a nonviolent direct action trainer, Disaster Preparedness expert recognized by TIME Magazine and has spent the last twenty years of his life fighting for social justice on Turtle Island and around the world alongside Human Rights Defenders in...
2020-06-0644 min
In This Labyrinth: Liberation From the Heart of The Phantom Of The OperaDo I Become His Prey: POTO, Violence And The Spirit of Transformative JusticeContent warning. This episode weighs in on on-going discussions of whether or not Phantom condones, glorifies or romanticizes violence, especially gendered violence. I argue that it doesn’t! And I discuss how, instead, Phantom addresses certain realities of trauma and makes a powerful case for transformative rather than punitive justice.Support In This Labyrinth: Justice From the Heart of The Phantom Of The OperaLinks:Overview of Transformative Justice by Mia Mingus — This was written for a transformative justice (TJ) intervention I led and I’m sharing it here for others to use in t...
2020-06-0257 min
Tejana Feminist TalksTFT - Transformative Justice!In this episode of Tejana Feminist Talks, COLLEGE GRADUATE (haha) and host Leslie Lopez talks about transformative justice. She first discusses the differences between punitive, restorative, and transformative justice. Leslie then uses "Beyond Survival," a 2020 anthology edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, to describe the TJ movement and ways to practice TJ in our lives. Below are some of the websites, organizations, and collectives she mentioned:
What Does Justice Look Like for Survivors? By Barnard Center for Research on Women
What Is Transformative Justice? By Barnard Center for Research on Women
AORTA’s Punitive, Restorative, and Tr...
2020-05-2545 min
Healing Out Lao'd#COVID19 Series, E2: Gonji Lee on cultivating community resources thru disability justice lens + response to ant-Asian racism + holistic self-care practices#COVID19 SERIES, E2: GONJI LEEFor our second episode of #COVID19 series, HOL invites Gonji Lee to speak about their experiences as a mental health practitioner based Los Angeles, CA. Gonji identifies as a trauma and resiliency-informed, cognitive behavioral therapist, educator, and community organizer. They’re also a bookworm and music junkie who enjoys being an introvert at home with a bag of xxxtra hot cheetos and a pineapple pizza!Gonji shares a wealth of their experiences of: What it means to cultivate community resources through a disability justice lensWhat it means for...
2020-05-2543 min
Trafohaus//LehreTrafohaus//Lehre, Folge 7: Inklusive Lehre im digitalen RaumEin Gespräch mit Gesine Wegner: Eine generelle Einstellung zur Lehre und zu den Studierenden
In Folge 7 spricht Claudia Bade mit Gesine Wegner (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik der TU Dresden) über die Chancen der Digitalisierung für die Gestaltung inklusiver Lehre.
Was bedeutet Inklusive Lehre und wie kann sie umgesetzt werden? Welche Rolle spielt die asynchrone Lehre? Diskutiert werden verschiedene Möglichkeiten, eine Lehre zu gestalten, die alle Studierenden willkommen heißt und individuelle Bedürfnisse berücksichtigt. Darüber hinaus gibt es praktische Hinweise zur Lernplattform OPAL und dem Testwerkzeug Onyx.
P...
2020-05-0527 min