Caffeine with Kunaan

In this episode, Kunaan interviews Nathan Shafer about his work as a new media artist and author of Wintermoot. Those who went the the first Comic Con in Fairbanks, AK might remember meeting Nathan as the booth he shared with Dimi Macheras was one of the first you would see walking into the Carlson Center. Nathan is also a teacher, so we would love to have him back to learn more about that work in the future.

Quyanaq for your patience as I worked on editing episodes and ignored my own fortnight deadline for putting new episodes up. I can't promise that I'll never miss a deadline again, but I am still here. This episode is much longer than any I've done before, so I hope you enjoy it.

Find Nathan's work at:

wintermoot.com

fishheadsoupcomics.com (The other artists that Nathan mentions working with, like Dimi and Melissa, are found at this website as well.)

KWRK broadcasts this podcast, so please show them some support. Their website is kwrk.org

All of our updates can be found at caffeinewithkunaan.com 

In this episode, Kunaan talks about two items introduced at the November 22, 2021, Fairbanks City Council meeting.

Resolution 4998 discourages businesses from requiring proof of vaccination to enter the premises.

Ordinance 6188 would extend procedures created for the pandemic indefinitely, but doesn't keep the procedures tied to the pandemic.

The full recording of the audio I used along with the agendas to read the resolution and ordinance yourself are here.

You can find the Covid-19 Dashboards here.

The CDC information I read is here.

The Washington Post article I read is called In Alaska Native villages and across communities of color, the enduring silence of grief by Akilah Johnson.

Please write an email to [email protected] or give testimonies on December 6, 2021. Currently, you can testify in person, via zoom, or by written testimony. Instructions from Fairbanks City Council are found here.

Quyanaqpak.

Kunaan interviews former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Member Liz Lyke. We learn about her experiences, how covid impacted her term, advice she gives, and more.

To learn more about the FNSB Assembly, click here.

There are links to the agendas, schedules, how to contact current Assembly Members and more.

You can find our social media at Facebook and Twitter.

Kunaan interviews Lisa McEnulty about the Cultural Diversity Integration class she and her sister Angel created to help combat discrimination and racism within our city.

To learn more about Lisa and Angel or their class, use these links below.

Link to class: Culturaldiversityintegration.teachable.com

Link to their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Angel-Lisa-110470411316431

Phone number: 907-385-9443

Email: [email protected]

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This episode is about Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education Resolutions 2021-04, 2021-05, and 2021-06. These resolutions impact marginalized members of our community, focusing on females, Indigenous people, and members of the LGBT community. Some of the comments on these resolutions need to be talked about.

Content Warning for Episode: There is offensive language in one of the clips I used. I called out the offensive language.

I struggled to get this episode recorded, so I ended up writing a script for this episode and reading it. I also recorded while my toddler was awake, so let me know if the background noise is too distracting.

Link to hear the School Board General Meeting, read agendas, or find the resolutions:

https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/9887

Links to information about Day of the Girl Child:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

https://www.unicef.org/gender-equality/international-day-girl-2021

Link to understand an offensive term:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-colored-email-reading-list-20200304-utx7geiwm5hupa3t7w6xr3xqn4-story.html

Link to learn about Alaskan Native Discrimination happening today:

https://www.juneauempire.com/news/alaska-native-leaders-say-racial-discrimination-still-affects-communities/

Link to information about LGBT history month:

https://lgbthistorymonth.com/background

In this episode, Kunaan finishes going over the BITE model and determining where on the spectrum her former church is.

In this episode, Kunaan goes over the Information Control from the BITE Model to discuss where on the spectrum her former church is as a cult.

Kunaan is an atheist, queer, Iñupiaq who was raised in a Fundamental Baptist Church in her hometown. Kunaan uses she/they pronouns. In this episode, they continue the using the BITE Model while discussing things about the church to show how they came to the realization that they were raised in a cult.

In this episode, Kunaan talks about how the church she grew up in is a cult. She uses Steven Hassan's BITE Model to show how she came to this conclusion. She only discusses Behavior Control, which is the B in BITE.

Content Warning: There is discussion about forms of abuse including sexual abuse. While Kunaan does not give examples, the topic is talked about.

To learn more about the BITE model, visit freedomofmind.com

Yes, we know that they said .org in the podcast, but it was a mistake and they are sorry. They will correct this information in the next episode.

Join us for the next episode as we discuss Information Control, which is the I in BITE.

Kunaan's pronouns are she/her/they/them. She is Iñupiat and her family is from the North Slope. They are also an atheist who has studied their way out of religion. She identifies as Bisexual and Sipiñiq, an Iñupiatun word for their third gender. They also have ADHD, so be prepared for a few rabbitholes as they discuss topics ranging from politics to religion to colonization and everything in between.

Listen to Kunaan's perspective as she talks about whatever she wants at least every other week.

Join us next episode as we discuss how some of the churches I have attended are cults.