Emily and I talk a lot about capitalism in this episode: How is it connected to basically everything and why is it not great? Also we dive into the topics of activism and allyship. Go check out Emily with @calderwoodillustrations on Instagram!

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Things mentioned in the episode:

8 values test: https://8values.github.io/

People to follow on Instagram: @munroebergdorf @florencegiven @ellessechar @candicebrathwaite @rubyrare @jamie_windust @africabrooke @kennyethanjones @mikaelaloach @ajabarber @hellomynameiswednesday @laylafsaad @mattxiv @rachel.cargle

In this episode Owen and I talk about his privilege and responsibilities as a white man in the illustration community. We talk about diversity and representation, about Allyship and money.

We ask ourselves whether we are doing enough with our privilege and wonder how the handle the answer of “probably not”.

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The new episode is all about queerness! Arthur aka @lilboyblueish and I talked about reclaiming words and colours . We discusses art as a tool to empower oneself and unlearn the gender binary. And we shared some thoughts about getting Allies involved through art / artists being Allies.

Content warning: The first ten minutes of the episode are about reclaimed slurs used against queer people.

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In this episode I am discussing sexism in the industry with Rosie. Also we talk about online-vulnerability, graduating, money and imposter syndrome.

Find Rosie with @drawingrosie on Instagram!

In this episode I am talking to Maggie aka ici.jozi about the secret superpowers of illustration and ways to break through our filter bubbles. We discuss different ways to be an activist and educator. And most of all: Maggie shares her perspective on a non-judgemental climate awareness.

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Content-Warning: Minutes 12 & 13 we talk about art that addresses the Lebanon war.

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In this episode I am talking to Luciel, the creator of a platform from queer artist for queer artists. We chat about safer spaces, what makes art queer and some of the pressure queers face in the world of art.

Find Luciel on Instagram with @kreativkollektiv123 @dickcrimz and @luciel.est.bleu

Also follow @rebelswhodraw to get regular updates about this podcast! I’ll talk to you next Tuesday!

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Words from this episode you might not know:

Also you maybe don’t know anything about the history of the word “queer” which we mention in this episode. No worries! I’ve got you covered: There is an episode coming up with a queer artist from Washington who did a full series about reclaiming words. We will talk about the term queer at length then!

Trigger-Warning: We briefly discuss PTSD around minute 15.

The pilot-episode is here! To kick off RebelsWhoDraw I talked to my friend Elly about mental health awareness and self love in capitalism. We discuss the pressure of being an online activist. And we talk about productivity on and shadow-banning of Instagram.

You can find Elly with @lovenrageillustrations on Instagram.

Introducing to the world: RebelsWhoDraw – a weekly podcast on the intersections of art and activism!

Find out about the reasosn I'm starting this podcast and some topics I'll cover with my guests in this short teaser.