Peace4Kids Podcast

By Zaid Gayle

@Peace4Kids is an incubator for the voices of foster care. This podcast is an opportunity to share stories of creation, transformation and healing to affect change and revolutionize how we look at fos... more

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July 31, 2021 Love#1 Creating Family
"I sustain myself with the love of family." - Maya Angelou
At Peace4Kids we believe that you are born to relatives but you choose your family. It is this choice, the commitment to love as you are, that lays the foundation for our experience in the world. If we are diligent about our choices we can nurture love and watch it grow and challenge our assumptions. If we are careless, we litter our emotional landscape with unresolved feelings and unmet expectations.
In this first episode in our LOVE series, we speak to Jayde and Luis about honoring their heart to start a family while still being brave enough to lean into vulnerability. We think there are many gems in this conversation that shed light on the power of love!
Music for this episode was graciously provided by the incomparable Ndidi O: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r94TD6vkofdmiRbu6KXC0
Visit us at: https://www.peace4kids.org/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and Spotify
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41min
June 26, 2021 Freedom
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass
How do we practice the art of being free? At Peace4Kids we have a practice of discovering answers to important questions through living through shared experiences. In honor of Juneteenth, we brought our community together for an in-person exploration on the concept of freedom. Juneteenth commemorates the last of American slaves learning that they were liberated from one of the greatest stains on our humanity. However, there is still evidence that America still struggles with the residual effects of slavery. From the littlest members of our tribe to those that are more seasoned, join us in exploring the different ideas on how to be free.
Music for this episode was graciously provided by the incomparable Ndidi O: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r94TD6vkofdmiRbu6KXC0
Visit us at: https://www.peace4kids.org/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and Spotify
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22min
June 11, 2021 Confidence Club
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou
How do you share your authentic self with the world? This is a question many youth in foster care wrestle with as they build the confidence to live out loud regardless of their circumstances.
On this episode Zaid & Jacob introduce Charmaine Griffin as she shares her personal story of leaning into a confident life. She is the founder of the vegan hair care brand, Kollective Koils (@kollectivekoils) and the originator of Confidence Club, a nine week program designed for the female-presenting members of the Peace4Kids community to define and access their inherent power.
https://kollectivekoils.com/
https://www.peace4kids.org/
Music by: Ndidi O https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r94TD6vkofdmiRbu6KXC0
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31min
May 28, 2021 Perceptions w/Dr Nash
Our beliefs shape how we see the world.
In honor of National Foster Care month, Zaid and Miriam explore the public’s biases toward youth in foster care and the impact it has on our community. As one of the founders of the Revolution of Care Movement (ROCMove), Dr. Noah Nash, shares his strategy towards change in foster care from the bottom up. His research centers on the intersection of technology and foster care and unpacks the negative effects of media perceptions on marginalized communities.
ROCMove is a new initiative of Peace4Kids that honors the raw, unfiltered, authentic voices from foster care. It is composed of intergenerational leaders with lived foster care experience, deep expertise, and direct stake in creating a healthier culture.
To advance this effort, they have launched the Changing the Narrative research project while also creating new media narratives and training to mitigate the public’s negative perceptions about foster care.
Read our recent report here - https://www.peace4kids.org/rocmove
Join the movement - https://www.rocmove.org/
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29min
May 21, 2021 Changes
"The only thing that is constant is change." Heraclitus
In this episode, we dive into the idea of change with Laura Cortez as she reflects on loss and disruption caused by the pandemic and how adapting to life away from her friends, sisters, and school reminded her of her experience in foster care.
A recent graduate from Barnard College of Columbia University, Laura shares the lessons she's learned and the resilience that helped her persevere and make it through.
Watch Teen Vogue's "My Culture is Not a Costume" featuring Laura Cortez... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Y5cARFJw8
Follow us on socials... www.Instagram.com/Peace4Kids & www.Facebook.com/Peace4KidsLA
Learn more about the Peace4Kids fam... www.Peace4Kids.org
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40min
May 08, 2021 Mothering
Why do we call it "Mothering Day"? Our community has a very different relationship with the idea of motherhood. For young people in foster care there is a need to reconcile the disruption of their biological family to create chosen family.
In this first episode of the Peace4Kids podcast we explore the lived experience of women from foster care who have redefined mothering to create safe and nurturing spaces for themselves and the children they love. We're giving these remarkable women the flowers they deserve right now!
Watch Peace4Kids and USC's award winning Virtual Reality series "Finding Home"...https://findinghome.jovrnalism.io/
Follow Peace4Kids on socials... www.Instagram.com/Peace4Kids & www.Facebook.com/Peace4KidsLA

Learn more about the Peace4Kids fam... www.Peace4Kids.org
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53min

FAQs about Peace4Kids Podcast:

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.