Intentionally Act Now

Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEM, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., sits down with Shay Stewart-Bouley, Executive Director of Community Change, Inc. and author of the popular blog,  Black Girl in Maine, to see if they can get into some “good trouble.” Shay recounts the story of how she became a Black Girl in Maine, her path of becoming executive director of CCI, and the meaning, and importance, of personal uprising.

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In this episode of Intentionally Act Now, host Enrico Manalo sits down  with Boston-based artist Bren Bataclan, creator of the Smile Project,  the Boston Filipino American Bookclub, and “Fe: A Traumatized Son’s  Graphic Memoir.”

In this episode of Intentionally Act Now, Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., hosts special guest, Michael Berkowitz, founding principal of the Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC). Together they connect the dots between the field of emergency management and why taking racial equity into account before, during, and in the wake of emergencies is critical in order to foster resilience.

As Dr. Martin and Michael explain, when communities are already vulnerable under everyday circumstances, emergencies impact those communities to a greater extent. If in calculating risk appropriately, racial equity is not taken into account, disaster can easily follow disaster.

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Special guest Mario Siddhartha Portugal Ramirez shares his unique observations of differing cultural medical practices, including those of the dominant culture, within Bolivia amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a researcher with a background in medical anthropology on this episode of Intentionally Act Now.

Dr. Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, speaks with Dr. Atyia Martin and Enrico E. Manalo in a dynamic conversation on the importance of resistance, social movements, and nonviolent action to advance racial equity on this episode of Intentionally Act Now.

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Chris Conroy, host of the podcast “Whiteness at Work,” joins Enrico E. Manalo, Chief of Learner Success of All Aces, Inc., to discuss internalized white supremacy culture in this episode of Intentionally Act Now.

What are the origins of white supremacy, where does it show up in our lives, and what can we do about it? Together Enrico and Chris dive deep into this topic and others at the center of diversity, equity and inclusion transformation while also spending time in reflection of their own identity formation, racial equity journey, and more.

In this episode of Intentionally Act Now, Filipino-American and practitioner-scholar for equity and inclusion, Liza Talusan, PhD, joins Enrico E. Manalo, Chief of Learner Success of All Aces, Inc., to explore the meaning, history and realities of anti-Blackness and Asian American identity. in the present moment. Both Enrico and Liza draw on their own experiences as BIPOC who are often presented by many as the “model minority”—an idea that is firmly rooted in anti-Blackness and white supremacy culture.

Debby Irving’s memoir, "Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race," has become a must-read for folks engaged in racial justice work and diversity, equity and inclusion transformation. In this episode of Intentionally Act Now, Dr. Atyia Martin, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., sits down with Debby to discuss her book and both of their ongoing racial equity journeys – how they began and where they are now. Changing consciousness arises as a central theme of this discussion but only as the first step of a much longer and transformative process. Join us on IntentionallyAct.com to share your comments, questions and thoughts on this discussion!

We often hear calls for “greater dialogue” from the media, politicians, our friends, neighbors – everyone. But what is dialogue? Host John Monaghan, Director of Partnerships of All Aces, and special guest, Dr. Karen Ross, Assistant Professor in the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance and a senior fellow at the Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development of UMass Boston, discuss what dialogue is, what dialogue can offer to participants and the communities within which they reside, and, perhaps most importantly, what dialogue can’t do. Together John and Karen speak about some of the real-world examples of dialogue from Karen’s ongoing research in order to help us better understand what our action steps can be when dialogue is called for in our own communities. Share your thoughts, comments and questions in the comments or in our online learning community at IntentionallyAct.com.

Godha Bapuji, Founder of Women in Crisis Response, and Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEM, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., discuss advancing racial equity and building resilience within a conversation that centers on critical infrastructure, time equity, gender parity, and our increasing interconnectedness through digital means. Together they explore the role of passion in their professional pursuits of leading social enterprises as women of color through the lenses of their own stories of growing up surrounded by poverty. This episode of Intentionally Act Now brings together two leading experts in the racial and gender equity field. Learn more and share your thoughts by joining our online community at IntentionallyAct.com.