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Breaking Down PatriarchyBreaking Down PatriarchyLoving Corrections - with author adrienne maree brownAmy is joined by adrienne maree brown to discuss her latest book, Loving Corrections, and learn about improving our accountability practices, plus what it takes to live in right relationship with the friends and family with whom we most disagree.Donate to Breaking Down Patriarchyadrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of se...2025-02-111h 02Stars and Stars with IsaStars and Stars with Isaadrienne maree brown: virgo sun, scorpio moon, aries risingadrienne maree brown is always cultivating a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has authored essential works such as Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, We Will Not Cancel Us and their most recent, Loving Corrections. From the mystical to the earthly, adrienne finds the equilibrium she needs in carefully working with all of the perspective her big three provide. Isa Nakazawa and adrienne discuss the discernment of her Virgo, the underworld of her Scorpio and the risk taking of her Aries. Along the way, adrienne shares their mistakes...2025-02-1139 minFor The WildFor The WildEarthly Reads: adrienne maree brown on Loving Corrections S1:1We are excited to announce the first season of our Earthly Reads series featuring conversations with some of our favorite authors including adrienne maree brown, Marcia Bjornerud, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Prentis Hemphill Tricia Hersey, and Céline Semaan. This collection of books is meant to encourage grounded conversation that roots justice, imagination, and transformation within the soil and substance of the Earth. The series will focus on themes of resistance, embodiment, and connection to self and others in an era of alienation and isolation. Together, we will explore what it means to create compassionate community that is de...2025-01-2533 minThe Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestThe Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Celebrating David Lynch, The Legendary Pink Dots & Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown!Plus the vibrant art of Rupy C. Tut & a delectable dinner at Marini Restaurant in Sarandë!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Nicoluzo Estate Cacotrigi (Corfu, GreeceReading: Loving Corrections  by adrienne maree brownListening: So Lonely in Heaven  by The Legendary Pink DotsLooking: The Art of Rupy C. TutViewing: Celebrating David Lynch...2025-01-2235 minWHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?Until the Sun Blows Up ☀️ with adrienne maree brownI am home from my book tour (50 days!) and it feels soooo good. 😮‍💨 Towards the end of the tour, in Detroit, Michigan, I got the chance to sit down with adrienne maree brown. We’d been following each other’s work for years, and it was such a treat to gab and snack and joke in person.adrienne is a best-selling author, activist, facilitator, a songwriter, a poet, and doula. She also has a new book out, called Loving Corrections, which I have been delighting in. This is absolutely a moment to be lovingly correcting lots of things......2024-11-2253 minGettin\' GrownGettin' GrownLoving Corrections (Feat: adrienne maree brown)Join Jade and Keia in welcoming New York Times best-selling author, activist, creator, podcaster, scholar, and strategist adrienne maree brown to the kitchen table. This rich discussion features brilliant insight and key lessons from adriennne’s most recent book Loving Corrections, to help us process the political landscape and state of the world.---Loving Corrections is a collection of love based adjustments and reframes to grow our movements for liberation while navigating a society deeply fractured by greed, racism, and war. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss...2024-11-051h 25How’s Your Sex Life?How’s Your Sex Life?Yearning for love with adrienne maree brownAm I just another scary straight guy? How do I find pleasure in a world that feels devastating? I’m yearning for intimacy! adrienne maree brown is an author and activist. Their latest book Loving Corrections is about the importance of holding people and systems accountable to create honest relationships. adrienne joins Myisha to talk about why men shouldn’t solely rely on other men for dating advice and yearning for connection.   Follow Myisha: @myishabattle  Follow adrienne maree brown: @adriennemareebrown P.S. This spooky season we want to hear all about your wo...2024-10-1642 minWe Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsHow to Make Loving Corrections with adrienne maree brown354. How to Make Loving Corrections with adrienne maree brownadrienne marie brown returns to discuss how to make loving corrections with the people in your life. Discover: -The three essential human needs—and what happens when we don’t get them-How to break free from the need to be “good” and find something better-What defines a loving correction (and what doesn’t)-Why acting as a protector for others reveals deep truths about your own healing journeyOn...2024-10-151h 02Around The Way CurlsAround The Way CurlsEp 376. Loving Corrections ft. adrienne maree brownIn this week's episode, Shanti prepares for high school applications while Antoinette masters the art of roasting chicken. After listening to voice mails, we are joined by very special guest, adrienne maree brown. In this conversation, adrienne discusses her new book, 'Loving Corrections. Together we explore themes of offering and receiving loving correction within interpersonal relationships and the greater collective. The discussion touches on the balance between revolutionary and reformist approaches to social change and how we can transform hopelessness into actionable steps toward collective freedom. Join us....Learn more about adrienne maree brown...2024-10-031h 44all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful)all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful)TIMELESS // ‘How grieving and healing opens up life’s pleasures ’ with adrienne maree brown - E219Welcome to our new fortnightly offering - TIMELESS.  Drawing on her wellspring of experiences as a writer, activist, and Black feminist, adrienne maree brown shares some timeless wisdom that teaches us about rituals of grief and spiritual healing that can bring us closer to our free and pleasurable futures. She sparks ideas around the construct of linear and layered time, opening up possibilities for spiritual shifts and healing across timeless. “Grief ​is ​a ​way ​that ​we ​ritualise ​and ​honour ​what ​we ​love ​and ​stay ​in ​a ​relationship ​with ​it.” adrienne maree brown This is from our archives, part of a beautiful...2024-10-0213 minThe Activist Files PodcastThe Activist Files PodcastEpisode 59: Loving Corrections with adrienne maree brown: Transforming a Divided WorldIn this episode of the Activist Files, Communications Director Sunyata Altenor and Senior Legal Worker Leah Todd sat with New York Times bestselling author and activist adrienne maree brown. Informed by 27 years of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction and doula work, their new book Loving Corrections explores how we start to heal our divided country, world, and even our relationships based on making love-based adjustments and having honest conversations. adrienne tackles big ideas like race, patriarchy, and capitalism, and even the network of underground mycelium, and marries them with smaller intimate pieces from her heart. From how to create...2024-09-2943 minPlucking Up with Liz BohannonPlucking Up with Liz BohannonOne Tradition That Can Improve Your Relationships with Adrienne Maree BrownHey Pluckies! I couldn't have asked for a more insightful and introspective guest, as we near the end of this season. Adrienne Maree Brown is a New York Times-bestselling author and activist. Adrienne talked to me about the mindsets we need to embrace to truly connect and navigate our relationships with our loved ones and society. This is one of my favorite topics and we really get into the nitty-gritty of it all. Check out Adrienne's latest book, Loving Corrections. And tune in to this episode!2024-09-2543 minPlucking Up with Liz BohannonPlucking Up with Liz BohannonOne Tradition That Can Improve Your Relationships with Adrienne Maree BrownHey Pluckies! I couldn't have asked for a more insightful and introspective guest, as we near the end of this season. Adrienne Maree Brown is a New York Times-bestselling author and activist. Adrienne talked to me about the mindsets we need to embrace to truly connect and navigate our relationships with our loved ones and society. This is one of my favorite topics and we really get into the nitty-gritty of it all. Check out Adrienne's latest book, Loving Corrections. And tune in to this episode!2024-09-2543 minGetting Better with Jonathan Van NessGetting Better with Jonathan Van NessIs There Such A Thing As Constructive Criticism? with adrienne maree brownDo you ever feel the need to “gather” someone online? Or maybe someone in your life? It’s perfectly human! But maybe we should think twice about how we go about making that correction - and how we can make it in the most loving way possible. To help you and us do that, we’ve got adrienne maree brown back on the pod! Following her 2020 visit to Getting Curious, adrienne is here to talk all about the ideas in her new book, Loving Corrections, and help all of us give and receive feedback better! adrien...2024-08-211h 03The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection DailyThe Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily1188: In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brownToday’s poem is In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown. Through her writing, which includes short- and long-form fiction, nonfiction, spells, tarot decks and poetry; her music, which includes songwriting, singing and immersive musical rituals; and her podcasts, including How to Survive the End of the World, Octavia’s Parables and The Emergent Strategy Podcast, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice as ideas, frameworks, networks and practices for transformation. Her work is informed by 25 years of social and environmental justice facilitation primarily supporting Black libe...2024-08-2107 minThe Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection DailyThe Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily1188: In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brownToday’s poem is In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown. Through her writing, which includes short- and long-form fiction, nonfiction, spells, tarot decks and poetry; her music, which includes songwriting, singing and immersive musical rituals; and her podcasts, including How to Survive the End of the World, Octavia’s Parables and The Emergent Strategy Podcast, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice as ideas, frameworks, networks and practices for transformation. Her work is informed by 25 years of social and environmental justice facilitation primarily supporting Black liberation, her...2024-08-2109 minGratitude Blooming PodcastGratitude Blooming PodcastFrom Chaos to Cosmic Choices to Loving Corrections with adrienne maree brownSend us a textThis week, we are joined by beloved movement creatrix adrienne maree brown in a conversation about talking with trees, finding your murmuration, and holding complexity (and each other). With wisdom from Gratitude Blooming’s rose card representing choice, the celebrated author of Emergent Strategy joins co-hosts Belinda Liu and Omar Brownson for an insightful conversation on building right relationships, the power of proximity and her new book Loving Corrections. We unravel the threads of how capitalism and colonization pull us away from our local communities and the urgent need for spiritual te...2024-08-2037 minBlack History YearBlack History YearA Liberated Black Imaginary with adrienne maree brown (March 2021)Everything humanity has ever created, the good and the bad, started with imagination. But what if we could harness the power of imagination—tap into a “Black imaginary”—to build a truly just future for Black people, unique in the audacity of its reach? Is that wishful thinking? A mere fantasy?We don’t think so, nor did our guest, author-activist-afrofuturist adrienne maree brown, who sat down with Jay in March 2021 to explore visionary ways to construct our joyful, liberated future. Enjoy.To learn more about the work of adrienne maree brown, visit www.adriennemareebrown.net...2024-08-2049 minOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista Tippettadrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards LifeThe wonderful civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way forward to the world we want to inhabit. And adrienne maree brown, who has inspired worlds of social creativity with her notions of "pleasure activism" and "emergent strategy," is surely one of these. We're listening with new ears as she brings together so many of the threads that have recurred in this season of On Being: on looking the harsh complexity of this worl...2024-07-031h 20Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis HemphillBecoming the People Podcast with Prentis HemphillWhat It Takes to Heal with Prentis Hemphill + adrienne maree brownIn Becoming the People’s inaugural episode, Prentis is joined by their dear friend adrienne maree brown. adrienne interviews Prentis about their upcoming book, What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World. These two friends discuss Prentis’ journey of writing this book, the role that transformational characters play in change work, and why we should prioritize healing in this painful moment of history.You can join adrienne and Prentis in person on June 5th in Brooklyn to kick off the What It Takes To Heal book tour.Prentis' new book What It Take...2024-06-0357 minBecoming the People Podcast with Prentis HemphillBecoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill[Revisit] Visioning with adrienne maree brownWe revisit this conversation with adrienne maree brown from our first season. This episode originally aired on August 9th, 2020.______In this episode, Prentis sits down with podcast host, doula, pleasure-activist, and writer, Adrienne Maree Brown, to discuss the moment in which we find ourselves, the futures that we can make possible, and the gift of satisfaction. Take a listen as these two friends look both inward and outward at the potential for a more just reality. Find the show notes + transcript on our website: www.findingourwaypodcast.comCome practice...2024-03-2547 minUnited BodiesUnited BodiesPleasure Is For All of Us with adrienne maree brownToday we’re talking about pleasure. I can already tell that some of you are wincing. Pleasure is experienced in our bodies and keeps us full of aliveness—whether that’s the pleasure that comes from feeling sun on our backs, tasting our favorite treat, or from a steamy sexcapade. We’re talking about it all today with the person who wrote a whole book  about its importance. adrienne maree brown is the NYT Bestselling author of Pleasure Activism. She’s a writer, activist and organizer who believes deeply that the only reason we can continue to resist oppr...2024-03-1139 minFor The WildFor The WildADRIENNE MAREE BROWN on Pleasure as Birthright [ENCORE] /367This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with adrienne maree brown which originally aired in April 2019.adrienne maree brown begins this week’s episode by asking, “If we were not ashamed of our pleasure, what would become possible? If we started to understand that pleasure is something that everyone should have access to, what would become possible?”This week on For The Wild, we are exploring how to embody pleasure in its many forms with adrienne maree brown. Drawing upon Audre Lorde’s seminal publication, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic a...2024-02-281h 02Fat Joy with Sophia ApostolFat Joy with Sophia ApostolA Sovereign Journey With Our Body -- adrienne maree brownadrienne maree brown (she/her and they/them) invites us into a powerful exploration of what it is to live in a body right now. Our challenges with being satisfied, our relationship to change and adaptation, and how kitchen table mediation may be a way forward with loved ones in times of conflict.adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public through her multi-genre writing, her music and her podcasts. Informed by 25 years of movement facilitation, somatics, Octavia E Butler scholarship and her work as a doula, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and...2024-01-2350 minMomentum: A Race Forward PodcastMomentum: A Race Forward Podcast(Bonus) Leveraging Networks, adrienne maree brown x The Government Alliance on Race and EquityOn this bonus episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, adrienne maree brown, author of the critically acclaimed book Emergent Strategy spoke with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity’s Director of Innovative Practice Cecelia Olusola Tribbl as a part of the network’s 2023 membership meeting.  In this conversation, adrienne and Olusola talk about the importance of building dynamic partnerships and networks to foster “collaborative ideation,” and building adaptable institutions to address and advance racial equity. adrienne invokes the work of Octavia Butler, noted  science fiction author, recipient of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, and the fir...2023-12-2528 minWe Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard Things266. How to Love Family When You’re Divided On Beliefs with adrienne maree brown & Autumn BrownJust in time for the holidays: adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown join us for a heart-opening, mind-bending conversation about sisterhood, justice, family, and how to love ourselves and people with different values simultaneously. Why their family holidays used to end in explosions – and the strategy they used to transform family time into peaceful respites.Their intentional practice for creating a more beautiful way of spending time together - including their weekly “Sister Check-ins.” What their mother did as children to protect their dignity, and what they are doing now to pr...2023-12-141h 11It’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan DevineIt’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devineadrienne maree brown: Can We Give Ourselves Permission to Be Free?What if there’s nothing to fix? What if you could just, you know, be yourself - whatever that looks like today?  When I told people that this week’s guest was none other than adrienne maree brown - the excitement level was off the charts. adrienne maree brown is the author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism, among other works, and she’s instrumental in opening conversations about bodies, power, grief, and change (personal and collective).  This week, it’s all grief - and it’s all love. There is nothing to fix, and there is ple...2023-12-111h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastPresence w/adrienne maree brownJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, activist, & facilitator adrienne maree brown, while they talk about what's possible in our response to the world's atrocious injustices, how to make our heart soft & expanded & not let it shrink to the size of our oppressors, & in light of the fact that we're all going to die, we can live more fully, freely, & start operating together as the shared living organism we actually are. adrienne maree brown’s website: https://adriennemareebrown.net/ books: https://adriennemareebrown.net/books/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/ fa...2023-10-261h 01We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard Things239. Why Are We Never Satisfied? with adrienne maree brownAre you capable of being satisfied? Today, adrienne maree brown helps us uncover:  How to find beauty and connection in the everyday; How to stop wasting your time on things that don’t feel good; Why the greatest risk of life is also where its preciousness comes from;  How, through the discipline of pleasure, we can ALL be satisfied.  About adrienne:adrienne maree brown is a pleasure activist, writer, and radical imaginist who grows healing ideas in public through writing, music, and podcasts. adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activi...2023-09-071h 10kembang dangdutkembang dangdut[pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown [pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown Read Online We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us **Download Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot...2023-09-0100 minkembang warlapkembang warlap[pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown [pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown Read Online We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us **Download Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot...2023-09-0100 minkembang warukembang waru[pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown[pdf] [READ] We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown Read Online We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) by Adrienne Maree Brown is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Emergent Strategy Series, 3) for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us **Download Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us Book Synopsis : Cancel culture...2023-09-0110 minIt’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan DevineIt’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devineadrienne maree brown: Can We Give Ourselves Permission to Be Free?What if there’s nothing to fix? What if you could just, you know, be yourself - whatever that looks like today?    When I told people that this week’s guest was none other than adrienne maree brown - the excitement level was off the charts. adrienne maree brown is the author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism, among other works, and she’s instrumental in opening conversations about bodies, power, grief, and change (personal and collective).    This week, it’s all grief - and it’s all love. There is nothing to fix...2023-08-071h 02LeadermorphosisLeadermorphosisEp. 90 adrienne maree brown on Emergent Strategy and being in right relationship with changeI'm thrilled to have adrienne maree brown on the podcast, someone who 'grows ideas in public' through her writing, her podcasts and her music. Ideas like Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice. We talk about what it means to be in right relationship with change, how to be comfortable with the uncomfortable, sustainable relationships, Pleasure Activism, three thoughts about leadership, what adrienne would do if she was mayor of a large city, and finally some of her favourite practices at the moment. Resources: adrienne’s website where you can find li...2023-05-3152 minCocktails & CapitalismCocktails & Capitalismadrienne maree brown: from Cancel Culture to Movement as SanctuaryIn this episode, author and movement facilitator adrienne maree brown shares her desire to see our movements become welcoming sanctuaries “where we get to taste and feel this world we’re trying to co-create.” Unfortunately, this is far from the reality that many of us experience in Leftist spaces. As adrienne explains, capitalism and other oppressive systems tend to infiltrate our movements, making us competitive, critical, and eager to punish. “It’s been breaking my heart to be inside of movements and feel how these huge systems that we’re trying to take down infiltrate our practices. We become co...2023-05-3045 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeHow To Citizen with BaratundeDemocracy, Fractals, and Sci-fi (adrienne maree brown)Saving our democracy isn’t just about registering people to vote, ending gerrymandering, and so on. It’s about getting back to the basics of living together well through micro, everyday moments. To kick off season four of the show, Baratunde talks with writer, activist, and fellow Virgo adrienne maree brown about how we can learn to practice democracy in every space we’re in and how our small, civically-minded behaviors in society create a culture that isn’t easy to shake. Stay till the end to hear questions from our live audience.    SHOW ACTIONS Inte...2023-02-161h 29Women Without KidsWomen Without KidsCreation, Contribution, and Collectivism with adrienne maree brownAuthor, activist, and doula adrienne maree brown on mapping our procreative choices against the emerging needs of our species. In the episode we discuss:-The concept of “emergence” as a way to think about creation and contribution beyond procreation-Why we are both wary of describing our books as our “babies”-What the drop off in the birth rate globally shows us about how society is evolving - particularly in terms of prescribed patriarchal gender roles -The impact of increased acceptance of queerness on baby-having and baby-rearing-What it means to...2023-01-0159 minThe Mash-Up AmericansThe Mash-Up AmericansThe Future with adrienne maree brown - Grief, CollectedIn the last episode of the season, we are focused on building the future with one of the wisest people of our time, adrienne maree brown. If grief is transformative, what are we creating in its wake? This conversation is about emerging from our collective grief and about creating our future together.  It’s about our interconnectedness and what it means to live a good life in community with each other, knowing grief is woven into our lives just as joy is. We love adrienne’s vision and clarity and hopefulness and honesty. We love adrienne, our memelord, and invit...2022-12-1357 minOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] adrienne maree brown with Krista TippettThe beloved civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way forward to the world we want to inhabit. And adrienne maree brown, who has inspired worlds of social creativity with her notions of "pleasure activism" and "emergent strategy," is surely one of these. We're listening with new ears as she brings together so many of the threads that have recurred this season of On Being: on looking the harsh complexity of this world full...2022-06-231h 4410% Happier with Dan Harris10% Happier with Dan HarrisYou Don’t Have to be Miserable While Doing Important Work | adrienne maree brownOur culture has oddly conflicting views about pleasure.  In this episode, author adrienne maree brown explores the importance of pleasure and how it changes your experience of the world.  adrienne maree brown is the writer-in-residence at the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, and author of Grievers (the first novella in a trilogy on the Black Dawn imprint), Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Wo...2022-05-301h 14Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & PoetryBetween The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & PoetryCrafting with Ursula : adrienne maree brown on Social Justice & Science FictionToday’s conversation with adrienne maree brown begins with the notion that all organizing is science fiction, and thus that social justice and science fiction are intricately linked imaginative acts, acts that have real effects in the world at large. brown looks at works by Le Guin that she considers foundational texts for activists and organizers, and discusses what it means to do the work of imagination, as well as the dangers of not doing that work, of living within a world imagined by others, people who might not fully imagine you. Many of adrienne’s concepts, from ‘emergent strate...2022-05-102h 38MoonbeamingMoonbeaming58. Writing a New World: Boundaries, Creative Lineage, and the Gifts of Spiritual Attunement with adrienne maree brownGet ready listeners, this week we have a true legend on the pod. Sarah is joined by author, Virgo, tarot reader, doula, and “budding goddess” adrienne maree brown. adrienne is the writer-in-residence at the Emergent Strategies Ideation Institute and has published many fantastic books including Grievers, We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, and Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Sarah and adrienne talk about everything from boundaries to making a creative shift and end with a tarot reading you won’t want to miss. @Keturahd is this month's giveaway winner! Leave 5 star re...2022-04-281h 01all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful)all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful)adrienne maree brown on Future Visioning, Layered Time and Grief - E146How can we imagine and practice freedom in this time of limitations? In this episode entitled Microcosms of Liberation, Justice and Pleasure, Amisha speaks with adrienne maree brown, a writer, activist and Black feminist. adrienne is the author of ‘Grievers’, ‘Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Meditation,’ ‘We Will Not Cancel Us’ and ‘Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good’ and many more important books that help us create transformative strategies and movements for our time. She is the co-host of the ‘How to Survive the End of the World’ and ‘Octavia’s Parables' podcasts. Amisha...2022-04-071h 01ThresholdsThresholdsadrienne maree brownadrienne maree brown joins Jordan to talk about the moment she learned what her style of leadership looked like, about the power of saying things aloud, and about her love of Octavia Butler and finding her way to writing fiction.MENTIONED:The League of Young Voters (or The League of Pissed-Off Voters)AK PressLeft Turn Magazine's 2010 issue "Other Worlds are Possible: Visionary Fiction, Culture, and Organizing" edited by Walidah ImarishaOctavia E. Butler's archive at the Huntington Library in Pasadenaadrienne maree brown is the...2022-04-0649 minBelow the RadarBelow the RadarThe Pleasure in Liberation — with adrienne maree brownIn this episode of Below the Radar, host Am Johal is joined by adrienne maree brown, organizer and author of nonfiction activism explorations Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategy, and more. Together, they discuss brown's history as a community organizer and facilitator, the powers of solidarity and pleasure in activism, and some of her inspirations—from Audre Lorde and Octavia Butler to the beauty of nature itself. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/166-adrienne-maree-brown/ Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/166-adrienne-maree-brown.html Photo credit: Anjali Pinto Resources: - adrienne’s website – https://adriennemareebrown.net/ - adri...2022-03-2934 minFor The WildFor The Wildadrienne maree brown on Writing Our Future /278What does a just climate future look like? In this bonus episode Ayana and guest adrienne maree brown discuss Imagine 2200, Fix’s climate-fiction contest, which recognizes stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. Turning towards fueling the imagination, this episode touches on stewarding a just future and the value of presence with ourselves, each other, and the movements we dedicate ourselves to. We are in a battle for our attention and for our imaginations. The winner will determine the future of the climate and of humanity. Facing this re...2022-03-1830 minThe Final Straw RadioThe Final Straw RadioGrief, Storytelling and Ritual in Liberation Struggle with adrienne maree brownToday we’re excited to share a conversation with adrienne maree brown, the writer of such books as Holding Change, We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy. adrienne’s recent novella, Grievers, the first of a trilogy, was published by AK Press’ new Black Dawn imprint of speculative fiction. In this conversation, we dig into the book which is set in Detroit where a new illness that seems to only effect Black people (spoiler alert). We talk also about the role of speculative fiction in liberation movements, spirituality, ritual and grief in our organizing and holding space...2021-11-281h 14Bitches on ComicsBitches on ComicsEpisode 114: Creating is universal featuring adrienne maree brownWe interview adrienne maree brown, author, Octavia E. Butler scholar, podcast host, and doula, about her new novella Grievers. We also get into the connection between organizing and speculative fiction, amb's deep love of Butler and Ursula LeGuin, and the power of creativity. Don't worry, we also dish on queerness and it's transformative power in fiction and life.Learn more about amb at: adriennemareebrown.netJoin them on Twitter at: @adriennemaree and Instagram at @adriennemareebrownPick up Grievers from AK Press.adrienne maree brown is the writer-in-residence at the Emergent Strategy...2021-11-2432 minBeyond PrisonsBeyond PrisonsHolding Change feat. adrienne maree brownIn this episode, adrienne maree brown discusses her recent book: Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation. We talk about the structure of the book, Black feminist wisdom, breathwork as a facilitation practice, the importance of setting boundaries, the need to remain open to new ideas, and moving with grief. adrienne maree brown is the author of Grievers (the first in her novella series with the Black Dawn imprint), Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Meditation, We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, Pleasure Activism: The Politics...2021-11-1255 minBitch Talk PodcastBitch Talk PodcastGrievers author - adrienne maree brownSend us a textWe're not quite sure how to even describe this episode, other than to say it left us wanting to journal afterwards. Erin has been trying to get adrienne maree brown on the show for quite some time, and after listening, you'll hopefully understand why. Her new novel, Grievers, is based in Detroit, and centers around a mysterious illness, loss, gentrification, loneliness, and ultimately, the importance of community. It is a poignant reflection of her life's work, and we get into her origin story, Pleasure Activism, the toxicity of Capitalism, and how to overcome...2021-11-0338 minThe Turn OnThe Turn OnSeason 4 | Quickie 38 | The Turn On x adrienne maree brown​This week, Erica and Kenrya talk to author adrienne maree brown about "Pleasure Activism," the distinct joy of writing fiction, growing a pleasureful life, learning in public, what the Black kink community can teach us about negotiating intimacy, the joys of integrating your sexual self with your other selves, navigating disability and sex and why we're so damn grateful that Black people write books.You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/quickie-38-the-turn-on-x-adrienne-maree-brown.Connect With The Tu...2021-10-271h 00Solving the Riddle of Being HumanSolving the Riddle of Being HumanCommunity Is Always the Answer - with adrienne maree brownThis week, Sah welcomes adrienne maree brown. adrienne is the author of Grievers (the first in her novella series with the Black Dawn imprint), Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Meditation, We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podcasts. adrienne is rooted in Durham.http://adriennemareebrown.net...2021-10-241h 14Marking The PathMarking The Pathadrienne maree brown: The Path of a WriterIt is important for me to pay homage to those people who have impacted my life. The Audre Lorde’s, the Oprah’s, the Brene Brown’s. Viewing their work and seeing them be honest and free, inspired my personal journey of finding myself and my voice. So this episode is extra special because today’s guest is the one and only adrienne maree brown. She is a writer, podcast host, and organizer, and we have an amazing conversation about life, acceptance, and connection. adrienne describes how growing up in a biracial home, and splitting her time between the U.S. and...2021-10-1328 minNEKKID ConversationsNEKKID Conversationsadrienne maree brown - The Alchemy of SatisfactionWelcome to NEKKID Conversations!Find the full show notes for this podcast here.In This Episode:How to not fangirl The shaping of adrienne Detroit Love Pleasure Activism The alchemy of satisfaction Holding conflict as a skill for the movement Generative conflict Getting in right relationship with change Resources: Connect + CommunicateOne-Thing CallLiberation CoachingThe Journey Intensive CoachingPleasure Activism by adrienne maree brownUses of the Erotic by Audre Lorde Aldous Huxley Mutual Aid by Dean SpadeOctavia's Parables - Podcast How to Survive the End of the World - Podcast Where to find andri...2021-09-021h 14Active HopeActive HopeActive Hope: Epsisode 5 with special guest adrienne maree brownJoin us for Episode 5 of the Active Hope Podcast, featuring adrienne maree brown. Kamilah Forbes, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Paola Prestini of the Apollo Theater, the Kennedy Center, and National Sawdust engage in conversation surrounding social justice and pleasure activism. What is the connection between the individual and larger systemic change? How can we construct systems and modalities that take into consideration that the world is constantly changing? And how can we do all of that while being present with our bodies and finding personal fulfillment? A special thank you to our guest adrienne maree brown. Thank...2021-07-091h 04Laura Flanders and Friends:  Democracy, Labor, Economy, Culture, Investigative JournalismLaura Flanders and Friends: Democracy, Labor, Economy, Culture, Investigative JournalismUncut Interview: We Will Not Cancel Us, adrienne maree brownHow do we deal with our differences differently? From our polarizing election cycle to cancel culture strategies ousting abusive and destructive institutions, society is moving through a broken capitalist system that is fracturing our relationships. One solution is generative conflict and is the only way to grow authentic relationships, says author and activist adrienne maree brown. So what can we learn from a woman who helps political people mediate their differences and social justice groups keep on track? In her new book, We Will Not Cancel Us, adrienne maree brown describes how “cancel culture” is bad for people, organizations and...2021-04-1337 minFierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write MoreFierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write Moreadrienne maree brown - queer, Black feminist activist and author of We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategies, Holding Change, and moreadrienne maree brown is the author of We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategy, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. Her new book, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, comes out in April. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podcasts.“adrienne maree brown urges us to go deep, sink down, struggle, and swim as we find language, spirit, ourselves, and each other in this time of chaos. I cannot say how gr...2021-03-2526 minsorry to podcast thissorry to podcast thisWe Can Reclaim (Again) w/ adrienne maree brownThis week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Bianca Blanco-Jimenez share the weight of this past week and all of the heavy feelings. They reflect on what love is and question how to hold space for one another in the midst of endless violence. With love as an action, they then invite all of us to revisit "We Can Reclaim" with adrienne maree brown. In "We Can Reclaim" Netsie Tjirongo, Maryam Arshad, and Danielle Holland are joined by adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategy, and most recently, We Will Not Cancel Us. They dive into an...2021-03-241h 06Live Like the World is DyingLive Like the World is Dyingadrienne maree brown on Emergent StrategyEpisode Notes The guest adrienne maree brown can be found on twitter @adriennemaree and instagram @adriennemareebrown. The book we are discussing the most is Emergent Strategy. The host Margaret Killjoy can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. You can support her and this show on Patreon at patreon.com/margaretkilljoy. Transcript Margaret 00:14 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host, Margaret Killjoy. I use she or they pronouns—and I'm sorry that it's been a...2021-03-0448 minThe Final Straw RadioThe Final Straw Radioadrienne maree brown on Cancellation, Abolition and HealingThis week on The Final Straw, we feature a conversation between our occasional host, Scott, and adrienne maree brown. For the hour, Scott and adrienne speak about “We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice”, her latest booklet available through AK Press, as well as sci-fi, abolition, harm, accountability and healing. adrienne maree brown is the writer-in-residence at the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, and author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements and How to Get...2021-02-141h 11Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari KondaboluPolitically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondaboluadrienne maree brown + F the FilibusterWhat does cancel culture have to do with defunding the police? How do we liberate our attention? Can better orgasms improve public policy? Hari and Kamau get answers—and Valentine's Day advice—from pleasure activist and abolitionist adrienne maree brown, author of We Will Not Cancel Us. Plus: Adam Jentleson lays out the Jim Crow roots of the filibuster and gives a Senate insider's view on why even Joe Manchin might be convinced to abandon it. His new book is Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy.Find our guests:A...2021-02-111h 26where you belongwhere you belongBelonging with Adrienne Maree Brown (Season Premiere!)Welcome back, welcome back! I am so happy to welcome you to Season 2 of where you belong. Today we have a very special episode with my favorite author Adrienne Maree Brown. Adrienne is a writer, pleasure activist, a sci-fi/Octavia Butler scholar, a facilitator, a speaker/singer (AMB actually sings on the episode!), and a doula. Join us for this episode as we explore the release of Adrienne’s new book: “We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice”. This podcast started at the beginning of this global pandemic, and it continues to hold space for the pl...2021-02-0341 minGetting to the Root of it with Venus RootsGetting to the Root of it with Venus RootsEmbodying Our Abolitionist Dreams, with adrienne maree brownIn this episode, Niki interviews adrienne maree brown, the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good and Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. In this conversation, the two discuss what it means to embody abolitionist values, strategies for discerning differences in movement work, boundaries on and offline, moving towards generative conflict more effectively, adrienne's new book, We Will Not Cancel Us, and dreamy longings for 2021.adrienne maree brown is a longtime movement facilitator, supporting the work of organizations and collectives. Her new book, We Will Not Cancel Us is an invitation for...2020-12-2856 minTeen-yTeen-yWe Will Not Cancel Us with adrienne maree brown"We hide the things that need the most light and project and put out the things that are the least true."When picking a quote from this episode it very difficult because every word our guest, adrienee maree brown, spoke I hung onto because of the grace and intention of each word.  adrienne maree brown, is a Doula, healer, writer, pleasure activist, facilitator, and Octavia Bulter scholar. She uses all of her many talents to bring healing and speak truth into organizing spaces, and for Black liberation. Today we sat down to talk about her m...2020-12-1554 minGetting Better with Jonathan Van NessGetting Better with Jonathan Van NessAre We Imagining A Better Future Into Existence? with adrienne maree brownElection Day is behind us, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more work ahead. Consider this week’s Getting Curious a chance to reflect and recharge, as Jonathan speaks with the writer, editor, activist, and social justice facilitator adrienne maree brown. The two discuss adrienne’s work around emergent strategy and pleasure activism, consider what authentic community engagement looks like, and explore how science fiction can be an invaluable resource for shaping a more equitable future.   adrienne maree brown is the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good and Emergent Strategy: Shaping C...2020-11-111h 19The Deep DiveThe Deep DiveEpisode 41: Emergent Strategy And Gathering Viable Future(s): A Conversation with adrienne maree brownIn this conversation, Philip spends time with adrienne maree brown discussing her books Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism. They dive into the radical nature of love and pleasure and the power of speculative futures. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Octavia Butler, notes she wrote to herself Ursula K. Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards adrienne’s Drop: African Immortal Series by Tananarive Due Erotic: Erotic as Power by Audre...2020-10-2956 minShaping the Shift PodcastShaping the Shift PodcastMaking Small & Tender Changes w/ adrienne maree brownShiftshapers, we are overcome with joy as we release the newest episode of Shaping the Shift! Please join us for Episode 21: Making Small & Tender Changes with the one and only adrienne maree brown. After this conversation, our hearts are overflowing! Of course, you know @adriennemareebrown as the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podc...2020-10-2350 minThe Full SetThe Full SetThe Full Set w/ Adrienne Maree Brownadrienne maree brown is the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podcasts. adrienne is rooted in Detroit.   To connect with amb become a member to her site- http://adriennemareebrown.net/membersh.../membership-levels/   Payment Links: cash app: $adriennemareedough venmo: adrienne-brown-25 paypal.me/adriennemaree   Follow Adrienne on social media at: https...2020-09-201h 03Between the Worlds PodcastBetween the Worlds PodcastBTW 27: 10 of Wands – Unburden Yourself with adrienne maree brownJoin us for our season finale with superstar special guest, writer and activist adrienne maree brown! We talk about her favorite decks, the pleasures of tarot, the power of witchcraft, and the truth about the 10 of Wands. Usually the 10 of Wands appears when you're feeling burdened, overwhelmed, and when you can't see a way out of the trouble. In the Thoth deck, the 10 of Wands is known as "Oppression" but in this episode we spin that meaning on its head using the wisdom of Octavia Butler. Oppression always implies resistance, and what if your tactic for resistance is... pleasure...2020-09-171h 13Beyond VotingBeyond VotingEmergent Strategies and Pleasure Activism with Adrienne Maree BrownWith American current socio-political climate, The Radical Zone podcast team had a conversation with Adrienne Maree Brown to discuss emergent strategies and pleasure activism. In this episode, Adrienne breaks down their life's work in activism with various communitiesAdrienne Maree Brown is the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good,Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: | Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is the co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World and Octavia’s Parables podcasts. Adrienne is rooted in Detroit. 2020-08-2953 minPlenty with Kate NorthrupPlenty with Kate NorthrupEmergent Strategy: Adrienne Maree BrownWhen I checked in with myself and listened to our community and the pulse of the world right now, what felt right this week was not to publish a new podcast episode, but to point your attention to one of our favorites from the past that features a black woman whose work is devoted to black liberation. In the summer of 2018 I savored every word of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown. (She’s since published Pleasure Activism, which became a NY Times bestseller and is also incredibly powerful.) Ad...2020-06-0957 minPlenty with Kate NorthrupPlenty with Kate NorthrupEmergent Strategy: Adrienne Maree BrownWhen I checked in with myself and listened to our community and the pulse of the world right now, what felt right this week was not to publish a new podcast episode, but to point your attention to one of our favorites from the past that features a black woman whose work is devoted to black liberation. In the summer of 2018 I savored every word of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown. (She’s since published Pleasure Activism, which became a NY Times bestseller and is also incredibly powerful.) Ad...2020-06-0957 minNew Books in Politics and PolemicsNew Books in Politics and Polemicsadrienne maree brown, "Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good" (AK Press, 2019)In the introduction to Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (AK Press, 2019), adrienne maree brown defines pleasure activism as “the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy”. brown challenges the idea of activism from the traditional ideas of protest or advocacy to consider how happiness and pleasure for marginalized individuals resists various structures of power and oppression. Yet brown argues in her work that pleasure activism is not just about resistance, but also about generating justice and liberation.This book features much...2020-02-1720 minSanity & Well-Being | Hurry SlowlySanity & Well-Being | Hurry SlowlyAdrienne Maree Brown: Are You Satisfiable?Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.” The post Adrienne Maree Brown: Are You Satisfiable? appeared first on Hurry Slowly.2019-12-3100 minThe BIG WeThe BIG WeRaising Superheroes with adrienne maree brown and Autumn BrownWhat do our superpowers teach us about our longings?  How do we create spaces for young people to fully step into their voices and power? In this special episode, we’re THRILLED to be joined by our favorite sci fi & Afrofuturism visionaries, Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown! Join our juicy conversation about love, parenthood, imagination, youth, magic, and longing as we explore the new scifi show “Raising Dion. Tell us what you think @thebigwepodcast and hello@thebigwepodcast.com and visit http://thebigwepodcast.com for full show notes.  adrienne maree brown is author of Plea...2019-10-3146 minDeeper Than Your AverageDeeper Than Your AveragePleasure Activism Will Save The World with adrienne maree brown Pt.2NY Times Bestselling author and activist adrienne maree brown joins the show to help answer the question “how do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience.” In part 2 of our conversation, we discuss the emotional work both young women and men need to do to move us forward, the politics of drugs, and the hard things about gray areas in "doing what's right". This episode is part 2 of 2 of our conversation. Subscribe to the Well Damn newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dFBlKj Morgan Lynzi  Morgan's Instagram  Morgan's Twitter Well D...2019-10-1923 minDeeper Than Your AverageDeeper Than Your AveragePleasure Activism Will Save The World with adrienne maree brown Pt.1NY Times Bestselling author and activist adrienne maree brown joins the show to help answer the question “how do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience.” We cover pleasure as activism, trauma, loving your body as a political project and a more. This episode is part 1 of 2 of our conversation. Subscribe to the Well Damn newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dFBlKj Morgan Lynzi  Morgan's Instagram  Morgan's Twitter Well Damn  Well Damn's Instagram adrienne maree brown Instagram Listen to her on Podcast  2019-10-1928 minParenting for LiberationParenting for LiberationEpisode 31: Pleasure & Parenting: Live Conversation with Dani McClain & adrienne maree brownThis special episode features a live conversation hosted by Parenting for Liberation with Dani McClain (author of We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood) and adrienne maree brown (author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good). In this conversation, Dani and adrienne highlight the joys and pleasures of parenting and caregiving as Black mothers, aunties, and doulas.2019-09-231h 39Hope & Hard PillsHope & Hard PillsDiscovering Pleasure Activism with adrienne maree brownadrienne maree brown is author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, pleasure activist, healer and doula living in Detroit. brown has been facilitating professionally for over fifteen years, and has worked with hundreds of organizations at all levels of scale including informal collectives, foundations, national networks and more. She is the cohost of the How to Survive the End of the World podcast.You can discover more about ad...2019-09-1437 minStrong FeelingsStrong FeelingsThe Politics of Feeling Good with adrienne maree brownAre rest and joy part of your daily regimen? Maybe they should be. Author and activist adrienne maree brown joins us to talk about her new book, Pleasure Activism. adrienne is a black feminist writer and social justice advocate based in Detroit, and Pleasure Activism will change the way you think about yourself, your body, and your relationship to feeling good. She’s also the author of Emergent Strategy, the cohost of How to Survive the End of the World, a doula, a facilitator, and so much more. This is an episode we’re gonna be sitting with...2019-08-2254 minDeliciousness - Plant YourselfDeliciousness - Plant YourselfPleasure Activism with adrienne maree brown: PYP 333adrienne maree brown is author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, pleasure activist, healer and doula living in Detroit. brown has been facilitating professionally for over fifteen years, and has worked with hundreds of organizations at all levels of scale including informal collectives, foundations, national networks and more. She is the cohost of the How to Survive the End of the World podcast. The post Pleasure Activism with adrienne maree...2019-08-0100 minRelationship Alive!Relationship Alive!Pleasure Activism: Change that Nourishes You - with adrienne maree brownWhen looking to change things in your world, how do you let pleasure be the force that guides you? How do you fulfill desire while you fight for change? How do you take care of yourself while you transform? And how do you allow organic, sustainable change to emerge in your life - without feeling like you have to force things? Today we’re speaking with author, activist, and healer adrienne maree brown. Her most recent book, the New York Times bestseller “Pleasure Activism”, leans into black feminist traditions to challenge you to rethink the groundrules of how to facili...2019-07-241h 02Possibilities PodcastPossibilities PodcastPleasure Activism with adrienne maree brownThis episode features a rich, laughter filled conversation with social justice facilitator and New York Times best-selling author of Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown!  We talk about the trust, transformation, being satisfiable, radical honesty and rejection, creative practice, god and the healing power of sitting on Octavia Butler's face. Music by LAL and Pantayo. Follow us on instagram @possibilitiespodcast p.s.- book mentioned by adrienne is Fumbling Towards Repair by Mariame Kaba and Shira Hassan.  2019-06-111h 07Laborwave RadioLaborwave RadioPleasure Activism w/ adrienne maree brown @ Opening Space for the Radical Imagination IIadrienne maree brown was one of the keynote speakers at Opening Space for the Radical Imagination II, a two-day conference on April 19-20 2019 in the occupied lands of the Kalapuya people. Her keynote address covered her recent title, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour...2019-05-031h 05Weapon of Choice PodcastWeapon of Choice Podcastadrienne maree brown - Power of the P (Pleasure Activism)Welcome to Season 3! We had the honor and immense pleasure of talking with adrienne maree brown, author of the brand new New York Times bestselling book, Pleasure Activism. adrienne also wrote Emergent Strategy and co-edited Octavia's Brood. Included in her many powerful and revolutionary pursuits are social justice facilitations with an emphasis on black liberation, growing her brilliant Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, doula work, and ridiculously dope auntie-ing. Enjoy adrienne's words in this episode where she takes us on a ride of imagination, pleasure, beautiful revelation, and more! Follow Adrienne on Instagram: [at]adriennemareebrown Support our show with any dollar...2019-04-0556 minCollections by Michelle BrownCollections by Michelle BrownCollections by Michelle Brown WSG Emergent Strategist Adrienne Maree BrownAdrienne Maree Brown's writing style has been said to belong to the Afro-Futurism genre. In 2010, she published the Octavia Butler Strategic Reader with Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of Emergent Strategy and the recently released Pleasure Activism, and she’s the Co-editor of Octavia's Brood. Adrienne's also the co-host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast, a lifelong facilitator, doula and auntie living in Detroit. She has worked extensively with numerous organizations on social justice. Following college, she worked with the Harm Reduction Coalition in Brooklyn and started working as a social justice facilitator. She would...2019-03-291h 15CTZNCTZNPleasure Activism: adrienne maree brownadrienne maree brown is never satisfied with the obvious, the visible, the surface - but rather endeavors to dig deeper, to go underneath and to venture beyond what we think we know about ourselves and one another. Her book, Emergent Strategy, has been a disruptive force in the movement in all the best ways - challenging us not just to do better, but to BE better. Join us for a provocative episode of CTZN Podcast that explores accountability and redemption, reclaiming pleasure and making like slugs.RECOMMENDED READING: Emergent Strategy, Pleasure ActivismMAGIC/POTIONS: Pleasure...2019-03-2148 minSex Gets Real with Dawn SerraSex Gets Real with Dawn SerraSex Gets Real 247: adrienne maree brown on pleasure activismBefore we get started there are three HUGE things: This episode is generously brought to you by LOLA. Listeners get 40% off their subscription at mylola.com using discount code SGR. Have organic cotton pads, tampons, wipes, and even condoms delivered discretely to your door at exactly the interval you need for your body. When you use the discount code it helps the show so so much. We hit 5 MILLION downloads and to celebrate, I made a little video plus a huge giveaway. Three lucky folks will be randomly selected to win three different prizes. Watch the video and...2019-01-2754 minSex Gets Real with Dawn SerraSex Gets Real with Dawn SerraSex Gets Real 247: adrienne maree brown on pleasure activismBefore we get started there are three HUGE things: This episode is generously brought to you by LOLA. Listeners get 40% off their subscription at mylola.com using discount code SGR. Have organic cotton pads, tampons, wipes, and even condoms delivered discretely to your door at exactly the interval you need for your body. When you use the discount code it helps the show so so much. We hit 5 MILLION downloads and to celebrate, I made a little video plus a huge giveaway. Three lucky folks will be randomly selected to win three different prizes. Watch the video and...2019-01-2754 min