Inclusive Activism

Having experienced his fair share of pain and rejection from mainstream Christianity, Colby is awake to the flaws, tragic missteps, and misplaced earnestness that too often define the direction of the church. But God’s vision for creation as revealed in Jesus still compels him – a window into a way of being human that fosters wholeness, and can move communities away from shame into vulnerable, flourishing connection.

As author of the bestselling “UnClobber: Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality” and Co-Founder of Sojourn Grace Collective in San Diego, CA, Colby has emerged as one of the leading voices of the Progressive Christian movement. Together with his Co-Pastor and wife, Kate, and their four sons, he is carving out a space for followers of Jesus that includes:

Colby is currently partnering with other progressive Christian churches as a co-director for RENOVATE, an organization committed to planting and resourcing similar faith communities all across the country.

It is Colby’s deeply held belief that when people are reminded they are loved children of God, wholly and exactly as they are, they begin to live from a place of freedom. His work as author and pastor aims to point us toward that freedom, stubbornly, hopefully, until we believe in it. Until we can live in it, that the church – fully loved, liberated, and empowered – may continue the long work of changing the world.

IF you enjoyed this podcast or have questions for myself or Colby please let me know you can reach me at 860-576-9393 or email [email protected]

Having experienced his fair share of pain and rejection from mainstream Christianity, Colby is awake to the flaws, tragic missteps, and misplaced earnestness that too often define the direction of the church. But God’s vision for creation as revealed in Jesus still compels him – a window into a way of being human that fosters wholeness, and can move communities away from shame into vulnerable, flourishing connection.

As author of the bestselling “UnClobber: Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality” and Co-Founder of Sojourn Grace Collective in San Diego, CA, Colby has emerged as one of the leading voices of the Progressive Christian movement. Together with his Co-Pastor and wife, Kate, and their four sons, he is carving out a space for followers of Jesus that includes:

Colby is currently partnering with other progressive Christian churches as a co-director for RENOVATE, an organization committed to planting and resourcing similar faith communities all across the country.

It is Colby’s deeply held belief that when people are reminded they are loved children of God, wholly and exactly as they are, they begin to live from a place of freedom. His work as author and pastor aims to point us toward that freedom, stubbornly, hopefully, until we believe in it. Until we can live in it, that the church – fully loved, liberated, and empowered – may continue the long work of changing the world.

IF you enjoyed this podcast or have questions for myself or Colby please let me know you can reach me at 860-576-9393 or email [email protected]

Today is just some storytelling from your Host Rowdy about his first visit to a Sweat Lodge.

Hope you all enjoy!

SO if this made you think something, if you have a question or even more shocking a critique let me know. You can call me at 860-576-9393

This space is a place to talk back ask me questions, hit me with scenarios of how to react to situations real time. Depending on how good your stuff is I will give it my “first take response” or if it’s good it might be a future podcast!

Also as always if you’re interested in booking me to bring the power of inclusive activism to your organization you can always do so at [email protected] or you can learn more about this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton is an Educator, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant and Conflict Mediator with 20 years of experience specializing in youth and adult education, adult learning and behavior, intercultural dialogue, and addressing and mitigating bias in the workplace.

A graduate of the University of Georgia where she earned a Ph.D. in Adult Education, Dr. Poulton was granted permission by UGA to use  her professional development workshop she created in 2004 called Think You Are An Unbiased Teacher? Think Again! as the basis for her dissertation.  As a result, Dr. Poulton acquired empirical evidence to prove the efficacy of her workshop’s methodology (she created), and its ability to initiate and sustain open and honest dialogue across racial, gender and cultural lines, in a non-threatening manner. Since 2004, Dr. Poulton has been invited to facilitate her workshops all over the world, including in Paris, France, Canada, Bermuda, and across the United States. Dr. Poulton’s work has also been advertised on CBS radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia where she has also been invited as a guest speaker and commentator. 

Additionally, Dr. Poulton is author of the acclaimed book, “It’s Not Always Racist…but Sometimes It Is” – which has received incredible attention, including an outstanding review from world-renowned Kirkus Media. This book is an extension of Dr. Poulton’s PhD research and her experiences as an educator and professional trainer of employees in academic and business environments. In her book, Dr. Poulton stresses that there is a fundamental difference between racism and racial bias, and argues that it is normal for ALL of us to “judge” others based on race. However, this does not mean we are all racist. Like race, it is normal to also judge based on other factors such as age, height, weight, beauty, ability, or disability, but when our sometimes negative assumptions, perceptions and expectations go unchecked, we find ourselves in trouble. Dr. Poulton has been invited to discuss her groundbreaking book on several radio shows across the US, including on Tavis Smiley’s radio show.

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Dr. Poulton is also a certified K-12 teacher and adult educator with 20 years of cumulative teaching, administrative, and curriculum and course design experience in public and private high schools, in universities, and for State and provincial governments in the US and Canada. She has also previously worked with street youth in emergency shelters, and has almost two decades of experience coaching track and field in high schools and in universities. 

In addition to her PhD, Dr. Poulton also holds three other professional degrees, including a Master of Arts Degree (M.A.) in Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies in Adult Education with special emphasis in Equity and Social Justice from San Francisco State University, a Bachelor of Education Degree (B.Ed.) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences from Rice University in Houston, Texas where she earned her degree while competing as an NCAA Division 1 track and field scholarship athlete. 

Dr. Poulton, nee Wright, is originally from Toronto, Canada and is a former member of Canada’s National Track and Field Team. She is an exceptional leader with an international perspective, and an uncanny ability to reach and teach all people regardless of any difference. With ease, she can encourage the most quiet and reticent to speak up, while convincing the most defiant and obstructive to get on board. Because of her vast experience and education in many different industries, including academia, K-12 schools, sports, non-profit, and government, she is well positioned with her experiential knowledge to understand and solve any challenges.

Todays Podcast is an interview with renowned Activist for the undocumented and unDACAmented Reyna Montoya from Aliento!

Aliento is a arts and healing collective which advocate for the rights of all undocumented people. They hold arts and healing workshops for children. More about Aliento:

We are immigrant families including LGBTQ people, single parent households, or however people define family who have been directly affected by the human cost of detention, prisons, and the division of the narrative of the “good vs. bad immigrant.”

We are people of color who acknowledge that prisons not only target us, but are not the answer for the wellbeing of our society.

We are people who believe that communities have the power to engage in collective problem-solving instead of blaming people and isolating them in cages.

We imagine a world without punitive practices, a world where everyone’s humanity is at the core and is the driving force. A world where healing and reconciliation is the norm, where we seek collective problem- solving when harm is done.

We imagine a world where people regardless of their immigration status, skin color, gender orientation, or religious belief can learn from their mistakes without being isolated from society. We imagine a world where everyone’s humanity and human rights are recognized.

In Aliento, we create community healing through art that leads to collective people power.  We create art that reflects  the humanity of undocumented immigrants who have been criminalized by the harsh and unjust U.S. detention and deportation system.

Through political education workshops, community building spaces, leadership development, and art creation, we seek to shift the U.S. society away from the belief that punitive practices lead to justice and safety for our society.

Through art we heal and build power to reimagine a community without a punitive system, where we create a healing and learning space instead of punishment and blame.

Reyna Montoya is a 2016 Soros Justice Fellow, a 2017 Echoing Green Fellow and a Forbes: 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur. 

Reyna was born in Tijuana, Mexico and migrated to Arizona in 2003 fleeing violence. She is an undocumented/DACAmented community organizer, an educator, and a dancer. She is a 2016 Soros Justice Fellow, which enable her to start Aliento. She also serves in the first Teach For America DACA Advisory Board. Reyna holds bachelor degrees in Political Science and Transborder Studies and a Dance minor from Arizona State University; she also holds a M.Ed in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University. She has engaged in local, statewide and national platforms to advance justice for immigrant communities. In 2013, she was the lead organizer, who prevented an immigration bus of undocumented immigrants from deportation in Phoenix, AZ for the first time in the nation’s history. In the same year, with the help of the community, she stopped her father’s deportation. She was also recognized as 2017 #NBCLatino20. She hopes to share her talents and skills with the community to co-create healing spaces, political change, and leadership development of our immigrant youth.

Todays Podcast is an interview with renowned Activist for the undocumented and unDACAmented Reyna Montoya from Aliento!

Aliento is a arts and healing collective which advocate for the rights of all undocumented people. They hold arts and healing workshops for children. More about Aliento:

We are immigrant families including LGBTQ people, single parent households, or however people define family who have been directly affected by the human cost of detention, prisons, and the division of the narrative of the “good vs. bad immigrant.”

We are people of color who acknowledge that prisons not only target us, but are not the answer for the wellbeing of our society.

We are people who believe that communities have the power to engage in collective problem-solving instead of blaming people and isolating them in cages.

We imagine a world without punitive practices, a world where everyone’s humanity is at the core and is the driving force. A world where healing and reconciliation is the norm, where we seek collective problem- solving when harm is done.

We imagine a world where people regardless of their immigration status, skin color, gender orientation, or religious belief can learn from their mistakes without being isolated from society. We imagine a world where everyone’s humanity and human rights are recognized.

In Aliento, we create community healing through art that leads to collective people power.  We create art that reflects  the humanity of undocumented immigrants who have been criminalized by the harsh and unjust U.S. detention and deportation system.

Through political education workshops, community building spaces, leadership development, and art creation, we seek to shift the U.S. society away from the belief that punitive practices lead to justice and safety for our society.

Through art we heal and build power to reimagine a community without a punitive system, where we create a healing and learning space instead of punishment and blame.

Reyna Montoya is a 2016 Soros Justice Fellow, a 2017 Echoing Green Fellow and a Forbes: 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur. 

Reyna was born in Tijuana, Mexico and migrated to Arizona in 2003 fleeing violence. She is an undocumented/DACAmented community organizer, an educator, and a dancer. She is a 2016 Soros Justice Fellow, which enable her to start Aliento. She also serves in the first Teach For America DACA Advisory Board. Reyna holds bachelor degrees in Political Science and Transborder Studies and a Dance minor from Arizona State University; she also holds a M.Ed in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University. She has engaged in local, statewide and national platforms to advance justice for immigrant communities. In 2013, she was the lead organizer, who prevented an immigration bus of undocumented immigrants from deportation in Phoenix, AZ for the first time in the nation’s history. In the same year, with the help of the community, she stopped her father’s deportation. She was also recognized as 2017 #NBCLatino20. She hopes to share her talents and skills with the community to co-create healing spaces, political change, and leadership development of our immigrant youth.

Teaser: It is going to be very interesting to watch politicians try to speak to working class people over the next few months. But what truly are some signs that someone is working class vs business class?

Today’s podcast will examine the small divides between working class and business class socio-economics.

Today we will talk about:

What are some signs and signal that are of working class people?

What are some signs and signals of middle class people?

Why does this matter and who wants to know how to pass in your socio-economic space?

Welcome back to the podcast! We are going to attempt a different ordering of material for the podcast so we are going to start right into the content you came here for and then talk activism, self-care and community stuff more towards the end!

First thing: What are some of the small signs that you or your family is working class?

One little one which is often overlooked is when you have been conditioned to shower or bathe at night. If you worked a job where you straight up WORKED. You got hot, you got dirty and you got smelly. This made it mandatory that you were showing at night time.

If you HAVE to live off of two incomes or have more than one job you are more considered working class.

If you can see a visable difference by what you accomplished after a day’s work

If you budget or have an allowance for most things you are working class.

If you have ever needed to use the resale shop.

If you fix most things in your house.

If you are still making payments on your home or are retired but are not making payments on your home.

If you rely on public benefits in anyway.

If there has been the need to skip a meal or get creative

If you know your paydays in advance

If you cannot miss a paycheck

You have a form of catastrophic health insurance – not good enough for preventative care but you can go to the ER if you REALLY need it.

If you have some savings but really have no means to retirement without Social Security and Medicare – sorry Millenials (and prolly Gen X too GULP!)

If you use restroom air fresheners – you don’t or cannot afford the space it takes NOT to.

You cant afford $500 emergency without credit

Your biggest asset is your home – if you have one

Car payment

Matching furniture sets – You don’t have the luxury of unique pieces for you furnature is a have to – not a get to

If you are paid by biweekly or weekly – working class

Your kids go to public school

Your name is on your shirt working class – your name is on your desk middle class

You can always tell by leisure sports – golf or tennis is not normally a working class game.

Second: What are some firm signs and signals of middle class?

You have a savings account

You get to go on vacation – sometimes internationally

You could own a house

Your children have college as an option

You have better than catastrophic health care coverage

You make between 50K and 150K annually

Your job is secure

Your into and can afford your avocado habit

You can afford brand standards and not generics

You have useless kitchen gadgets lots of them – if you ever shopped at crate and barrel

You could have some savings

You can afford fancy upscale grocery shopping

You are unaware of what all could be purchased at the dollar store or thrift shop

You can afford to hire someone – anyone to help you out without public benefits

Organic is something you make a priority

You decorate for the holidays – A LOT

Dinner parties, brunch and misosas are in your vocab and planner

You hit up craft stores and have the free time to indulge

Your kids go to private or charter schools

Lastly – Why do I bring all of this up? Well like I said, it is very important to understand how to speak to different people in different populations and give hope to their situations.

Back in the day George Bush Sr. had no idea what a gallon of milk costs. Which was very detrimental to his campaign. The problem is people who are very wealthy can be out of touch with really what the day to day existence of regular folks looks or feels like.

And it has to be noted that of course someone like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is of course going to have a serious disconnect from what the lives of real people feel like. How are people who have multimillion dollar book deal supposed to understand the pain of overdrawing your account. Or feel and understand the pain of NO paycheck when the government shuts down over congressional squabbles.

So many people are going to claim to know what it feels like to get laid off. Or they will have a sense of the desperation when someone’s job like coal mining or very soon over the road truck driving in the very near future.

Many jobs are going to be automated in the near future and you’re going to hear a lot about how people feel as they understand the pain of being a regular person. Now in this upcoming election there will be some former teachers in the mix. In WI there is a former union member running named ironstache.

The point is you have to be discerning. They will want to talk and talk a lot. They will want to frame the conversation on their terms. You need to ask questions to really get a sense of who understand you and your life.

If politicians really understood people. It wouldn’t be possible to hold a full-time job and still not be able to afford a place to stay. Or be able to live in a world where you can work 40 hours a week and STILL not be covered by health insurance.

Some people I care deeply about own their own business. They had to this point been moderate republicans. Fiscally conservative but socially liberal. They just found out they are going to be paying MORE taxes after this small business friendly tax bill was passed. Just like the CPA who is doing their taxes. Now I don’t believe they voted for Trump – they cant stand Trump.

But there were so many people fooled by a “business man” who what supposed to shake things up in the economy. In the upcoming midterms there will be more of the same.

People at the Maricopa Community College Governing Board will be telling you they are saving money on your taxes when they defund one of the main drivers of education spaces that get people vocational and trade work right after graduation. These are good paying jobs where people can work and live off of potentially one income.

You will hear a lot of people soon talking about you and your economic situation. I would highly suggest you think about you – think about your life and your financial situation. And see if

As far as the podcast there has been a lot of interviews lately, and we have been lucky to get some amazing people for you You may also have noticed that the podcast has now a Facebook Page, a Instagram Page AND a new Twitter Account! With all these things we are getting more and more ways to reach out and connect with you our listeners. Glad to have them part of our team! Please remember you can email me at [email protected] or leave me a voicemail at 860-576-9393. I would love to hear your thoughts!

Also remember to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher, or if you could please share the podcast on social media, All these things go a long way to making a significant difference for us here at the inclusive activism podcast. Also please subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Player FM, Pocket Casts or Google Play as these are great ways for me to show “proof of work to potential sponsors”. It would also go a long way in getting my producer Sara paid for her work someday too!

So checking in on my Activism:

Looking forward to getting out to Anytown for 100+ hours of community service.

Also did a weekend of training done

Got to go to Andre House for some service on July 1st with my niece

Got to meet with my good friend Dr. Whitaker and my partner Michelle will be doing a White Allies training on June 30th for 25-40 people – very cool because Michelle is stepping out on this one!

Self Care:

Been able to life 5X a week

Cardio has been amazing got 5X a week done for tath

And Meditated for 5X for at least 15-20 mins and will need to get another day in

Have also added in some great Christian Meditations

Have done yoga for 4X a week to loosen up my body

I’ve been getting my supplements in pretty regularly thank goodness

Training Tank has been going well but the fact that it is so warm has been hard too

Just been doing the best I can as there has been some personal trials which have been difficult as of late.

Lastly for the Recommendation of the Podcast:

The Speed of Trust – By Stephen Covey

Stephen M.R. Covey shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients and, employees—is essential to a successful organization.

With nearly 750,000 copies in print, this instant classic shows that establishing trust is “the one thing that changes everything” (Marcus Buckingham, coauthor of Now, Discover Your Strengths) in both business and life.

Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees, and constituents—is the essential ingredient for any high–performance, successful organization.

For business leaders and public figures in any arena, The Speed of Trust offers an unprecedented and eminently practical look at exactly how trust functions in our every transaction and relationship—from the most personal to the broadest, most indirect interaction—and how to establish trust immediately so that you and your organization can forego the time–killing, bureaucratic check–and–balance processes so often deployed in lieu of actual trust.

So in review major points of this podcast were:

SO if this made you think something, if you have a question or even more shocking a critique let me know. You can call me at 860-576-9393

This space is a place to talk back ask me questions, hit me with scenarios of how to react to situations real time. Depending on how good your stuff is I will give it my “first take response” or if it’s good it might be a future podcast!

Also as always if you’re interested in booking me to bring the power of inclusive activism to your organization you can always do so at [email protected] or you can learn more about this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Teaser: It sure does seem like many people in the world feel like being black in certain spaces is a crime. Or that lawyer guy from New York who was threatening to call ICE on a random employee. What a waste of time and tax payers money! Should there be a fine for Racist calls to police?

Today’s podcast ask the question if the isn’t a fine for racism aren’t we really saying that it is fine for racism?

Today we will talk about:

We will look at the evidence and see if these are isolated incidents or there is a larger pattern of white people calling the police on folks who are just existing?

We will try to understand what happens and what recourse law enforcement has when those calls are made. We will look at police options, and at what they at time do, which support racist class?

Lastly we will look at how would this fine for racist calls look, and examine what we would do with those fines to push back on systemic racism.

Welcome back to the podcast! We are going to attempt a different ordering of material for the podcast so we are going to start right into the content you came here for and then talk activism, self-care and community stuff more towards the end!

First thing: How often do these racist calls to police happen?

Well upon a cursory glance after a google search at least daily!

As of May 19th there was the man who was a Black real estate investor that had inspecting the house – that he was buying. A woman Tiffany Albert called the police on the guy just taking pictures of the home he was planning to buy.

On May 17th there was a white man in NY Aaron Schlossberg threatened to call the ICE on someone simply speaking Spanish. It is interesting to note that he speaks Spanish and is willing to do so for extra money.

On May 16th there was the now infamous BBQ Becky incident where a woman Michelle Snider called the police on a family for using a charcoal grill and claiming they couldn’t use it. She was later seen crying as the officer showed up (seemingly out of nowhere).

On May 15th there was another white person who called the police at a Hobby Lobby for “resembling” at thief (being black?). Brian Spurlock was attempting to return a cutting machine with a receipt, original packaging, and everything else needed for a return. When the manager said he had to call corporate – he instead called police. And the police did a background check and though there were no issue. The officer allowed him to get his return but still threatened to kick him out if he didn’t leave right after for “trespassing”

Sarah Braasch, the white student who called campus police on Lolade Siyonbola after she committed the unforgivable crime of napping in her own dormitory’s common room.

Campus officers said they checked Siyonbola’s ID against the university system and let her go, and later informed Braasch that her call was “not a police matter.” But the late-night incident has set off a bigger conversation about what Yale alum and writer A.T. McWilliams called the “white space” of his alma mater.

Here are the things that black people can’t do in the United States in 2018 without a white bystander calling the police on them:

eat at a Waffle House;

work out at a gym; Two black men had the police called on them at LA Fitness saying they hadn’t paid – they had. Working out while black.

move into a new apartment at night; Called police on former white house staffer – crime moving while black

golf with friends; 5 black women weren’t playing fast enough and had the police called on them.

fly on a plane; A black woman was called because their arms were touching – crime being black and larger framed.

shop for a prom outfit; 3 black teens at Nordstrom Rack – crime shopping while black

buy a money order to pay the rent; They didn’t get their money order because of a claim of fraud also were black and police were called. – crime trying to pay your rent.

check out of an Airbnb; Four friends were leaving their AirBNB when they left were accused of stealing when they checked out. Because they were black.

Second: The people here is that systemic racism allows for this behavior. The fact that people can call the police on someone at a bbq – a 911 call at that shows how this problem has little or no consequences with or from police officers.

Their recourse is to not show up to these call, which does carry some risk associated with complaints to local government. While the police can risk not coming I also don’t see people making these type of complaints go. There is an sense of entitlement that comes with a person making these calls that I frankly do not think will stop with a simple no show to a frivolous racist 911 call.

The problem here is too deep within that person making that call. They feel as thought they should be able to expect the police to show up and fix this problem. That is the deeper problem which needs to be addressed.

Not to say these calls are not happening without a social cost.

The lawyer from NY has found himself on the streets needing to answer questions from reporters as he was quickly able to be connected with his public persona. He has been seen running from reporter and claiming they are detaining him – or attacking him – which if you see is ludicrous.

He has also had his NY office the site of parties. There has been a few Latinx parties outside his office. And at another time a food truck and a mariachi band was hired to play outside his office to shame him.

The woman who called the police at the BBQ has become the subject of a few memes which I really suggest you check out if you have the time google BBQ Becky. There is one where she is on the phone crying and running away from the women soldiers from Black Panther. Another shows her in the crowd and on the phone during the civil rights march. Her identity is also known and it is showing indeed there is a social cost to these actions.

Starbuck closed for Bias training – which lead to a very sad whitelash against the inconvenience of a few people needing to get coffee from a different location – like for a WHOLE DAY!

The woman from Yale is also dealing with her issues related to calling the police on a tired sleeping grad student in a common area too.

Lastly – Do I think these things are systemic fixes? Well first off I really want to laud the people doing this work and making sure these crimes have a cost to them. Good people doing good work is making a difference in that there is no systemic fix for these issues at this time.

However – I think societally we can do better and NEED a better more permanent fix. So I am proposing a two part solution.

First there should be a fine of $1000 whenever calls like this happen. There needs to be a cost associated with racist calls to the police. The main problem is there is no immediate social cost to these people being able to call the police to enforce their racist thoughts of how things should be.

The fine should be used as a form of community reparations. These funds should go to help fix problems associated with systemic racism. They could be used to help schools which are under funded. Or pay for lighting in neighbors, or community development projects – OR community bbqs! Or scholarships for grad school students. Or for the guy in NY forced pro-bono work for people stuck in immigration hell. These types of acts of reconciliation would go a long way to make a difference.

Lastly that person should also be forced into a long community dialog series or Anti-racism/social justice training. They should have to pay for that and they should have to attend – or have to pay 25% of their annual income or serve 500 hours of community service to again a related need area. The training facilitator should be well compensated for their efforts no matter what. But this would hope to help root out the deep problem inside this person. They need to be cured of their racism.

The community efforts do help in making people re-think their public racist acts, but it doesn’t solve the issue of their mind and heart issue. These people need to get education to rethink these notions and ideas. Because as Michelle noted – education alone isn’t enough. The NY lawyer has his JD. The BBQ Becky lady has her PhD in Chemical Engineering. The person at Yale – it at YALE and is a grad student too!

They need to learn and understand the repercussions of their actions in a systemically racist society. While it might not work – these efforts have worked at times in the past.

Punishment doesn’t always deter the crime. Reconciliation and restitution are what is really needed in these cases. People need the opportunity to think and understand differently. When people are sick in a communalist society we rally around the person and do our best to heal them and make them whole. That is what is needed. Making a person who public engages in racist 911 calls into Anti-racists are something we need to consider. It isn’t enough to treat the symptom we need to find a cure.

As far as the podcast goes we have been up to some interesting new things! We have a social media liason now! You may also have noticed that the podcast has now a Facebook Page, a Instagram Page AND a new Twitter Account! With all these things we are getting more and more ways to reach out and connect with you our listeners. Glad to have them part of our team! Please remember you can email me at [email protected] or leave me a voicemail at 860-576-9393. I would love to hear your thoughts!

Also remember to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher, or if you could please share the podcast on social media, All these things go a long way to making a significant difference for us here at the inclusive activism podcast. Also please subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Player FM, Pocket Casts or Google Play as these are great ways for me to show “proof of work to potential sponsors”. It would also go a long way in getting my producer Sara paid for her work someday too!

So checking in on my Activism:

Doing COM101 the DI&E program at Pvcc currently

Spoke at a city budget hearing on trying to get dollars from policing to peaceing

Did Healing Racism Series on Free Speech and Hate Speech.

Met with my Anytown Curriculum Board – Finally for the first time this year!

Self Care:

Lift X3 a week which has been a source of serious frustration

Cardio has failed pretty hard – one once this week

And Meditated for 3X for at least 10-15 mins and will need to get another day in

I’ve been getting my supplements in pretty regularly thank goodness

Training Tank has been going well but the fact that it is so warm has been hard too

Need more and better rest though

Lastly for the Recommendation of the Podcast:

Own the day Own your Life

The founder and CEO of Onnit, the mega lifestyle brand and one of the fastest growing companies in the country, teaches us how one single day of positive choices leads to a lifetime of concrete strategies for better living, optimal performance, and a stronger mind, body, and spirit.

Human optimization thought leader Aubrey Marcus’s personal and professional mission rests on a single question: How can we get the most out of our body and mind on a daily basis?

Marcus answers that question in Own the Day, Own Your Life an empowering handbook that guides readers to optimize every moment of the day, from waking in the morning, through work and play, until bedtime each night. With small, actionable changes implemented throughout the course of one day, we can feel better, perform more efficiently, and live happier. And these daily habits turn into weekly routines, ultimately becoming part of lifelong healthy choices.

From workouts and diet to inbox triage, mindfulness, shower temperature, and sex, this ground-breaking manual provides simple strategies for each element of your day. Drawing from the latest studies and traditional practices from around the world, Own the Day, Own Your Life delivers an optimization philosophy, including cutting-edge life-hacking tips, nutritional expertise, brain upgrades, and fitness regiments.

Own the Day, Own Your Life is a must-have “choose-your-own-adventure” guide for the everyman and everywoman—packed with pragmatic and effective strategies that empower you to enjoy your life, take charge of your health, and own the day.

So in review major points of this podcast were:

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Also as always if you’re interested in booking me to bring the power of inclusive activism to your organization you can always do so at [email protected] or you can learn more about this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Today Inclusive Activism talks with renowned Diversity Educator Paul Gorski.

Paul C. Gorski is Associate Professor of Integrative Studies in New Century College at George Mason University. He is the founder of EdChange and the Multicultural Pavilion, a Web site that has won more than a dozen awards internationally for its contribution to multicultural education scholarship and practice.

About Paul in his own words.

My professional and spiritual passions lie in building movements and engaging in processes for creating equitable and just organizations, schools, and communities. My goal is continual transformation toward equity and justice within my Self, within our Communities and Schools, and within Society.

In addition to my associate professorship at George Mason University, where I helped found and run an undergraduate program and minor in Social Justice and Human Rights, I am the founder of EdChange, a coalition of educators and activists providing professional development on educational equity, creating free resources for fellow educators and activists, and modeling a commitment to moving beyond celebrating the joys of diversity and toward equity literacy in schools and communities.

I have worked with schools, colleges and universities, community organizations, and other organizations all over the world to help build the competencies and literacies necessary to authenticate diversity and equity efforts.

Paul Gorski [click name to send email]

Paul C. Gorski is an associate professor of Integrative Studies in George Mason University’s School of Integrative Studies, where he teaches courses in the Education and Social Justice concentrations. He recently led the design and development of the new Social Justice and Human Rights undergraduate and graduate programs. Paul is a Senior Research Fellow for the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being and is serving his third term on the board of the International Association for Intercultural Education. He has been an active consultant, presenter, and trainer for nearly twenty-five years, conducting workshops and providing guidance for schools and community organizations committed to bolstering individual and institutional equity efforts. He created and continues to manage the Multicultural Pavilion, an award winning Web site focused on critical multicultural education. He has published more than 60 articles and ten books, focusing most recently on topics like poverty and educational opportunity, racial equity, and activist resiliency. He lives in Virginia with his cat, Buster.

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SO if this made you think something, if you have a question or even more shocking a critique let me know. You can call me at 860-576-9393

This space is a place to talk back ask me questions, hit me with scenarios of how to react to situations real time. Depending on how good your stuff is I will give it my “first take response” or if it’s good it might be a future podcast!

Also as always if you’re interested in booking me to bring the power of inclusive activism to your organization you can always do so at [email protected] or you can learn more about this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

The Native Nation project will be an immersive play experience written by playwright Larissa Fasthorse to represent several voices of the Indigenous community of Phoenix. On the podcast today is our Inclusive Activist Version of a community talking circle to learn more about the project and share stories about indigenous identity. Larissa Fasthorse will incorporate stories into a fictitious play that will maintain anonymity. Join Larissa, Michael John Garces, and Micheal Garces for this roundtable interview about the project and its potential intersections with community building..

The project is being commissioned by ASU Gammage and will talk about the Indigenous Experience here in Phoenix, AZ.