Eily Aurora shares her passion for improvising with nature. Growing up in the countryside, she learned from a young age from local Canadian indigenous people how to listen, learn and communicate with the natural world. To make the song of nature audible, she uses The Music of the Plants device. It's an instrument that can perceive the electromagnetic variations emitted from the surface of plant leaves and the root system and translate them into sound.  Nature is not only alive, but is aware and responds to her surroundings. In fact, trees have up to 20 senses to take in their environment! Wherever you are, may this podcast help you tune-out the noise of the city, and tune-in to the frequency and endless wisdom of nature. Eily is a singer/songwriter, harpist, Harp Faery clown, and social innovation facilitator in Calgary, Canada. She has performed across stages in North America for over a decade and has designed creative and participatory methods for mental wellness at cSPACE King Edward Arts Hub as a member of Alberta Social Innovation Connect’s Community Catalyst Program. As a systemic constellations facilitator, she presents and speaks about her research on the power of soundwork to impact community wisdom internationally. www.eilyaurora.com www.instagram.com/theharpfaery This episode is a part of a mini series on wayfinding as I talk to artists I’m working with on the artist-composer residency with Social Innovation Exchange. We share our respective wayfinding journeys through the chaos we live in right now, in the hope that we can offer some comfort through our art and music.

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SIX is like a spark in the system that brings together different unlikely groups to connect and act. They create spaces for different stakeholders in an ecosystem to convene. So Jung (or "So") shares their Wayfinder project as well as their philosophy and processes at SIX, very much about relationships and exchange. She shares the importance of relationships and safe spaces for honesty and trust to pave way for action.

So has lived and worked in various countries, from South Korea to Mexico and currently resides in the UK. She is passionate about connecting people and developing social innovation capacity through her work at Social Innovation Exchange.

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This is the start of a mini series on wayfinding as I talk to artists I’m working with on this residency. We share our respective wayfinding journeys through the chaos we live in right now, in the hope that we can offer some comfort through our art and music.

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We are at a crossroad, in a climate emergency. Earth is burning and it seems like the only solutions we have are in tech and renewable energy. Are they really sustainable for people and environment? This panel discussion focuses on social enterprises working with community, ecology and care. We will discuss the future of work within the social and environmental care sector and how jobs can be created with communities, for communities. There is another story, another narrative, another way of being that doesn't have to come at the expense of our well-being.  Event was live streamed on Stories of Asia Facebook page. For more live events, follow Onions Talk on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/onionstalk Guest speakers: Biji Biji Juliana Adam, CEO www.biji-biji.com Langit Collective Zi, Co-founder http://langit.com.my SMU Lien centre for social innovation Christy Davis, Executive Director lcsi.smu.edu.sg

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06:20 Interrupting racism requires courage and intentionality 18:30 Understanding privilege and how to be more aware 22:50 Micro Aggressions 29:50 “Being told to act more Indian” 36:00 Strategies to deal with micro-aggressions 42:14 What can you do to further this conversation? 10 takeaways Referenced books: White fragility by Robin Diangelo and So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo Articles to read: “Penatlah”: Singaporean playwright Alfian Sa’at, on racism and Chinese majoritarianism in Singapore https://www.onlinecitizenasia.com/2019/08/02/penatlah-singaporean-playwright-alfian-saat-on-racism-and-chinese-majoritarianism-in-singapore/ Why Chinese Singaporeans Telling Alfian Sa’at To Ignore Racist Remarks Is Chinese Privilege https://rilek1corner.com/2017/06/02/alfian-saat-everyday-racism-so-casual-and-commonplace-to-its-perpetrators-that-it-doesnt-register-as-racism/ Beyond the Hijab https://beyondhijab.sg Minority Voices https://www.minorityvoices.net

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This episode took courage to produce. It’s a hush hush topic in Singapore (a country with longstanding tradition of censorship), people don’t like to talk about it and it’s often seen as controversial. But this was something we felt we had to talk about to open up this conversation. So, let’s talk about race. Adeeb is the Artistic Director of The Second Breakfast Company, and has also worked with Bhumi Collective and Adeeb & Shai. Adeeb is also a founding member of Impromptu Meetings, and works with young people as a freelance drama educator. 9:20 Did the #BLM conversation translate into racial conversations in Singapore’s context? 11:43 Making sense of racism 12:19 Having the right words for these experiences 16:30 Brown face in Singapore, backlash against people who stood up against the brown face saga 25:30 Theatre in Singapore to open up difficult conversations 27:00 National Arts Council gatekeeping and censorship 37:00 Curation and control through licensing

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What is humane technology? Are we gearing up for a digital revolution? How do we democratise tech? How can we be co-creators? Why are we not creating apps that help us maintain relationships? Pawel is a lecturer of Interaction Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. Feel free to connect with him at [email protected]

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How are Ecuadorians dealing with Covid-19? What are some coping strategies? How is mental health seen in Ecuador? Adriana Alzamora shares her budding entrepreneurship journey setting up a psychotherapy centre called Psicocare in the capital, Quito. Frustrated by the lack of jobs in this bleak economic landscape, four of her friends and her decided to start their own company. #mentalhealth

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Iris shares their experience growing up in Hawaii and the islands’ difficult colonisation history. We discussed how one agreement with the United States made months too early missed them the chance to decolonise themselves under international law, the importance of fables, myths and stories in Hawaiian culture, the need to introduce alternative narratives to counter the dominant western worldview, a different way of looking at land ownership - one that doesn’t belong to people but Gods, the commodification of Hawaiian culture (or not), the impact of COVID-19 on Hawaii and a new Hawaiian political party.  (If you are a US citizen, remember to vote!) To read more about Hawaii: The Legends and Myths of Hawaii by his Hawaiian Majesty Kalakaua.

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Aysen shares her incredible story from Turkey to England, from escaping political imprisonment to building her philosophy around activism - activism as a lifestyle. She offers a different take on activism, beyond demonstrations and protests. Activism is about knowing where you live and the people you live with. It’s about talking to real people, real problems because change comes from how much you work within communities. It’s about sharing with and caring for the people around you. 

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Helen is an interdisciplinary artist-researcher with the Culture of Cities Centre, Board member with the Centre for Social Innovation, and a Salzburg Global Fellow. She leads the Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence in Toronto, which develops experimental applications of artistic intelligence for society, particularly in matters of public policy. She wears many hats and works across various disciplines. In this episode, we talk about how to be versatile as an artist, how art creates change and transformation in an indirect and organic way and how opportunities arise from connections. https://artisticintelligence.com https://helenyung.com

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