Phillip Agnew, former Executive Director of the Dream Defenders and leader in the Movement for Black Lives, joins us to talk about his recent leadership transition and what it's like to evolve in public.
He touches on so much: movement celebrity culture, the limitations of highly visible leadership, what it means to have a clear leftist ideology, what he would have done differently in his own transition, collective responsibility for mental health, and his own name change to Umi Selah and then back to Phillip.
We spend some time talking about:
The Dream Defenders' Freedom Papers - find them & read along here: https://www.dreamdefenders.org/freedompapers
Smoke Signals Studio's Artist Manifesto: http://www.smokesignalsstudio.org/artist-manifesto
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38 Role Transitions & Visible Leadership with Phillip Agnew

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Join us for the last audio practice we will publish as Irresistible podcast sunsets. BJ STAR welcomes Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens to share an Anger Offering practice inspired by his new book, “Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger."
You'll simply need a safe place without distractions to join in on this practice - no other supplies are needed.
Transcript  full show notes at http://www.irresistible.org/podcast/68p
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You can purchase the book from the publisher, North Atlantic Books, using the discount code Irresistible35 for 35% off. Watch for virtual book tour events, a book club, and upcoming e-course with Lama Rod by following his work at www.lamarod.com
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In the previous episode, BJ  Lama Rod talked about ways in which anger pierces through to the truth of our reality, acting as a mirror, source of clarity, and catalyst for change. They discussed how to consume anger rather than letting it consume us, and the loving care we must also offer the wounds beneath it. Find that episode  transcript at www.irresistible.org/podcast/68

Practice: Anger Offering from Lama Rod Owens

Within the constant violence of the systems of oppression that structure our lives, there are infinite reasons for us to be enraged. As we recorded this conversation, hundreds of thousands of us were (and still are) taking our rage to the streets and to the page, protesting police violence and white supremacy around the world. Our righteous anger, as we can see clearly in this historical moment, exists as a sacred and necessary ingredient to our power and collective liberation.
In this episode, we take a closer look at anger with Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens, kicking off a deeper season of study with his new book, “Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger,” as our summer 2020 Irresistible Book Club selection!
We discussed ways in which anger pierces through to the truth of our reality, acting as a mirror, source of clarity, and catalyst for change. We also talked about how to consume anger rather than letting it consume us; Black rage; and the loving care we must also offer the wounds beneath it. 
Transcript & full show notes at http://www.irresistible.org/podcast/68
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Join IRRESISTIBLE BOOK CLUB to read Lama Rod's new book, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger, with others all over the world. You'll also get access to a discussion guide, a live conversation with Lama Rod this fall, and a 35% discount from North Atlantic Books.
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Check out the following episode to engage in an Anger Offering practice with Lama Rod.
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Thanks to Zach Meyer for production, Josiah Werning & Alyson Thompson for design and social media, and Ana Cecilia for music.
Irresistible is sponsored by Kalliopeia Foundation: Dedicated to reconnecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. Learn more at kalliopeia.org

Love & Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger with Lama Rod Owens

EXCITING NEWS! Irresistible is welcoming its first-ever Co-Director, the inimitable BJSTAR. We are so excited for you to get to know them in this episode & beyond!
BJ joins Co-Director Kate Werning for a conversation about sharing leadership, what brought them into movement and healing work, their political homes, why lowering expectations is awesome, and putting their favorite foods on their resume.
Transcript & more info at www.irresistible.org/podcast/67
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Thank you to Zach Meyer for production, Alyson Thompson for social media, and Ana Cecilia for music.
Irresistible is sponsored by Kalliopeia Foundation: Dedicated to reconnecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. Learn more at kalliopeia.org

Sharing Leadership: Welcoming BJSTAR, our new Co-Director!

In participation with the week of action In Defense of Black Lives, we’re republishing a practice that was shared under our previous name, Healing Justice, in April 2018. 
Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor of Black Visions Collective in Minneapolis took time to share some reflections with us about how to practice incorporating healing and wellbeing into the preparation for action, during direct action itself, and in aftercare. You’ll hear stories, examples, and important questions to ask ourselves.
We desperately wish this episode wasn’t so timely right now. For so many of our movements, times like now -- the moments when we are experiencing the most direct, deep racialized trauma, emergency, and injustice, when we really need to slow down for our own well-being -- are often the very moments that we also need to give the most, to escalate, to organize actions, hone our message, and fight back. We hope this wisdom-sharing from the past helps support you in taking the most grounded and sustainable action we can right now.
For up to date trustworthy calls to action and places to donate, please see Black Visions Collective & the Movement for Black Lives.
Transcript & all links to listen at www.irresistible.org/podcast/66p
Our corresponding conversation, Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence, is findable at http://www.irresistible.org/podcast/66
For more healing resources for BIPOC organizers & allies taking action for Black lives, visit https://medium.com/@irresistiblemovements/healing-resources-for-bipoc-organizers-allies-taking-action-for-black-lives-f55067486690
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Thanks to Alyson Thompson for social media and Ana Cecilia for music. Irresistible is sponsored by Kalliopeia Foundation: Dedicated to reconnecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. Learn more at kalliopeia.org

Practice: Healing in Direct Action with Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery

In participation with the week of action In Defense of Black Lives, we’re republishing a critical conversation that was shared under our previous name, Healing Justice, in April 2018. 
Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor of Black Visions Collective in Minneapolis took time to share with us about the 18-day police station occupation that followed the police murder of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis in 2015, and how healing, escalation, and direct action need to go hand-in-hand.
We desperately wish this episode wasn’t so timely right now. For so many of our movements, times like now -- the moments when we are experiencing the most direct, deep racialized trauma, emergency, and injustice, when we really need to slow down for our own well-being -- are often the very moments that we also need to give the most, to escalate, to organize actions, hone our message, and fight back. We hope this wisdom-sharing from the past helps support you in navigating this time.
For up to date trustworthy calls to action and places to donate, please see Black Visions Collective & the Movement for Black Lives.
Transcript & links to listen at www.irresistible.org/podcast/66
Check out the corresponding practice called Healing in Direct Action at http://www.irresistible.org/podcast/66p
For more Healing Resources for BIPOC Organizers and Allies Taking Action for Black Lives, visit https://medium.com/@irresistiblemovements/healing-resources-for-bipoc-organizers-allies-taking-action-for-black-lives-f55067486690
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Thanks to Alyson Thompson for social media and Ana Cecilia for music. Irresistible is sponsored by Kalliopeia Foundation: Dedicated to reconnecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. Learn more at kalliopeia.org

38 Role Transitions & Visible Leadership with Phillip Agnew

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