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Imagine the Work | Getting LIT w/ Nailah Johnson
This week, the gang welcomes Nailah Johnson, Cultural Organizer at Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), to the show to talk about how she became a cultural organizer and the importance of art and culture in social movements and change making.
Mac and David share how arts and culture influenced them growing up (2:00); Nailah shares what it's like to have the coolest job title in Milwaukee (16:40); Nailah's origin story as a cultural organizer (17:15); Lessons in organizing (22:30); The power of art as an organizing tool (25:45); Engaging young people and putting them in positions to advocate for themselves (29:55); How arts and culture drives LIT's vision (34:15); Black Hogwarts (39:30); Nailah's take on Milwaukee culture (48:00); Nailah's reign as Arts and Culture Czar (53:00); Plugs (1:00:28)
https://www.litmke.org/ (https://www.litmke.org/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/election-democrats-youth.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfq4hkT1UbCybSRdkhrxqAwvXLzbcgh3j4aSSYTDFJ1e0JGM2R_FrRZexje943lXy9deN2DYUOFrZ03_MNeAtkURWpqZ-J38sPfSxq8N7sGzk7hMmIAOwx_HrjP2SzbbZ2nObitEjbPWa5D7fNkiF0fHYTqppgdl2t3XcO1_2FRrYzgo8iqK9nUpNqRj4AZT2Iue3rCHh-O9aFbRLa7GomSr0TGGGTzZPHteV2IEgFAknGTXh9_W859NhYXdgXN67_JBMlE9HslDsuEiCcS88kYrS9m7zOxQ (NY Times, July 8, 2020)
Nailah Johnson @vybrancymke
Audio transitions: "https://soundcloud.com/shonnhinton/song-of-freedom (Song of Freedom)," Shonn Hinton
Listen to the other podcasts in the Imagine Podcast Network:
https://link.chtbl.com/ArtsForwardMKE (Arts Forward MKE)
Email us at [email protected]
Join the conversation at #ImagineWithUs and #ImaginaryFriends
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This week, the gang welcomes Nailah Johnson, Cultural Organizer at Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), to the show to talk about how she became a cultural organizer and the importance of art and culture in social movements and change making.
Mac and David share how arts and culture influenced them growing up (2:00); Nailah shares what it's like to have the coolest job title in Milwaukee (16:40); Nailah's origin story as a cultural organizer (17:15); Lessons in organizing (22:30); The power of art as an organizing tool (25:45); Engaging young people and putting them in positions to advocate for themselves (29:55); How arts and culture drives LIT's vision (34:15); Black Hogwarts (39:30); Nailah's take on Milwaukee culture (48:00); Nailah's reign as Arts and Culture Czar (53:00); Plugs (1:00:28)
https://www.litmke.org/ (https://www.litmke.org/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/election-democrats-youth.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfq4hkT1UbCybSRdkhrxqAwvXLzbcgh3j4aSSYTDFJ1e0JGM2R_FrRZexje943lXy9deN2DYUOFrZ03_MNeAtkURWpqZ-J38sPfSxq8N7sGzk7hMmIAOwx_HrjP2SzbbZ2nObitEjbPWa5D7fNkiF0fHYTqppgdl2t3XcO1_2FRrYzgo8iqK9nUpNqRj4AZT2Iue3rCHh-O9aFbRLa7GomSr0TGGGTzZPHteV2IEgFAknGTXh9_W859NhYXdgXN67_JBMlE9HslDsuEiCcS88kYrS9m7zOxQ (NY Times, July 8, 2020)
Nailah Johnson @vybrancymke
Audio transitions: "https://soundcloud.com/shonnhinton/song-of-freedom (Song of Freedom)," Shonn Hinton
Listen to the other podcasts in the Imagine Podcast Network:
https://link.chtbl.com/ArtsForwardMKE (Arts Forward MKE)
Email us at [email protected]
Join the conversation at #ImagineWithUs and #ImaginaryFriends