Sun Seed Community Podcast

This was THE BEST way to close out the 5th season of the podcast, y'all. I got to sit down and talk with one of my favorite organizational leaders, Markasa Tucker-Harris. We talk about how her and her team are lingering in their celebrations, resting, and continuing their work to put power back into Milwaukee communities through participatory budgets.

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Markasa Tucker-Harris is the Executive Director of the African American Roundtable (AART). An award-winning organizer and master facilitator, she is trained in conflict mediation, de-escalation, and circle facilitation. She has a wealth of knowledge related to nonprofit organizational development, infrastructure, and sustainability.  Markasa has a background in media relations and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from Grambling State University, where she graduated Cum Laude. She is the advisory co-chair of the State Voices’ Wisconsin c3 Table, Wisconsin Civic Power Table and serves as a Movement Advisor for Funders for Justice. 

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African American Roundtable Website: https://aartmke.org/

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Are you planning your budget for the end times with your hommies? In episode 4 of the podcast, Leo and I talk about how we can incorporate liberatory financial planning into our safety protocols and how we show up for our loved ones in general. Oh and here's a link to the Ancestor I mentioned: Emma Dupree, Little Medicine Thing. Bless her wisdom!

**Content Warning: This episode covers topics on interpersonal violencel.**

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Leo(they/he) is an  anti-capitalist financial coach & educator, independent journalist & founder of Queer & Trans Wealth. Unlike most financial professionals, they are not trained to make the rich richer. He is a worker among workers, and does not abide by capitalist definitions of wealth. They are trained to help you spend & save your money in alignment with your values.

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Queer & Trans Wealth website: https://www.queerandtranswealth.org/about

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On episode 3 of the podcast, I get to have a much-needed convo with Samia on how enforcing gender stereotypes can negatively affect how we navigate conflicts in queer communities and what ways we can start to dismantle it.

**Content Warning: This episode covers topics on interpersonal violence, s*xual abuse, and harm.**

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Samia is a transformative justice practitioner and facilitator working to address harm, abuse, and violence within queer and trans communities of color. They are the co-creator of Transform Gender Collective, an accountability, support, and healing collective by and for transmasculine and masculine-of-center BIPOC. Samia facilitates workshops on community safety, empowerment self-defense, de-escalation, and other ways to keep ourselves safe without relying on the state. When they’re not working towards an abolitionist future, you can find them hiking in the woods or drinking tea.

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TGC website: https://www.transformgender.com
CashApp: $samialalani

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This was such a good convo y'all! In episode 2, I speak with Khadi about her journey into doing mediation work. We also dive into how we, as conflict care facilitators, are constantly learning and applying it in our day-to-day lives. 

**Content warning: this episode includes topics about interpersonal violence, child a*use and harm.**

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Khadijat A. Oluwatoyin is an attorney specializing in conflict resolution and community-building. Having navigated challenging relationship dynamics in adolescence and intentional, transparent conflict resolution methods as an adult, Khadijat has a distinctive blend of professional expertise combined with a deep understanding of impactful communication strategies. With her interdisciplinary approach, she empowers those she works with to resolve conflict without abandoning themselves, while maintaining integrity and grace.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Khadijat-Oluwatoyin
Instagram: https://instagram.com/forkhadijat
CashApp: https://cash.app/$khadilooksnice

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I am beyond stoked to share this convo with you! In the first episode of the SSC Podcast season 5, I nerd out with my dear friend and colleague on all things Star Trek, and what we've learned about organizing, building community, and conflict through the generations of Starfleet and stories. 

***Please Note: This show contains spoilers of almost every generation of Star Trek. You've been warned, hommie.***

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Lolan B. Sevilla, MPA, is an organizer and cultural worker who roots their work in community, study, and practice. Currently, the Principal Strategist at Artful Praxis Consulting, they have a passion for organizing across the public, private, nonprofit, and education sectors, as well as developing cross-sectoral leadership programs that specialize in crisis care, program strategy, and collaborative governance that is grounded in an anti-oppression framework. They have co-led organizing initiatives incorporating strategies of coalition & base-building, narrative shift, and collective care through their movement lineage at organizations like Funders for Justice, The NYC Anti-Violence Project, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, and the Audre Lorde Project. A member of the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981), Lolan has co-edited the anthology “Walang Hiya: Literature Taking Risks Towards Liberatory Practice,” as well as co-authored the report, "Speak Up About It: Community Experiences, and Actions to Reduce the Impact of Anti-TGNC Discrimination in the Workplace.

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https://www.artfulpraxisconsulting.org/

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Que Beyonce's "MY POWER' song cause we are gettin' into it for the final episode! This episode was inspired by the conversations I had with my community about how we define power and creative energy. Some call it Asè, some call it Qi . . . what do you call it?

After this episode you might just find yourself wanting to reconnect with your own power. . .and check out Goddexx in their sparkly blue one-piece. 

Goddexx aka La Espiritista (They/Goddexx) is a performance artist, full spectrum life coach, and intuitive guide. They are the author of “Butterfly: Una Transformación,” a collection of poetry which provides a spiritual framework around the process of inner transformation through four phases of metamorphosis: release. renewal. retreat. rebirth.

Their experience of religious trauma has led them to a path of integration & celebration of the whole being. Through their work, they explore a variety of themes ranging from healing, self-love, sexuality, faith, intimacy, gender expression, trauma, reclamation.

Joshua Young(they/them) teaches guided meditation and emotional intelligence internationally. They focus on creating a channel for empowering those who work within therapeutic, caregiving, and wellness-focused communities. Joshua offers “Renegotiating Reality: Welcoming Inclusion Workshop” that serves to cultivate community by helping to define our roles as individuals in a community, disengaging from perspectives of separation, understanding our capacity to provide, and feeling empowered to make the best choices for ourselves and those around us.

Tiff Lin (they/them) is a queer 1.5 gen Taiwanese-American multidimensional mystic and artist living, playing, working in unceded Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA). As a Yang Earth Dragon, their mission is to help folx unlock their true gifts and have the courage to step into their own unique path. Tiff offers embodiment coaching and assist those navigating life transition and existential angst through the wisdom of BaZi Chinese Astrology. They are currently organizing in a few movements within Asian diaspora liberation spaces, Fierce Vulnerability Network, Resource Generation- committed to racialized healing, climate justice, redistribution of money, land and power. Their role within this greater revolution is to be an embodiment of joy, presence, pleasure, creation and inner abundance. To Tiff, life isn’t about what you do, but about the spirit in which you live. And they intend to follow that soul mantra while creating art and welcoming catharsis along the way.

CONTACT GUEST

IG @tiffrexrei | Venmo @tiffrexrei | website tiffanylin.co

IG @iamgoddexx | Venmo @iamgoddexx | website iamgoddexx.com

Joshua | Cashapp $trustyourori | website afroeroticbody.org

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Is closure a myth? Do we have to be emotionally open with ALL the people we know? What is a healthy amount of acceptance? These are the questions that Big Wind, Dalia, Julia, Kiam and I talked about navigating.  I think we all ask these questions when trying to trust after harm and experiencing grief.  What we don't always talk about is how very human and natural these experiences and thoughts are.

Big Wind(they/them) was born at the headwaters of the Missouri River to A Northern Arapaho mother and Gros Ventre father in Great Falls, Montana. Big Wind was raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming and enjoys being outdoors, hiking, and swimming in the nearest water way. As a Indigenous Two Spirit, they believe in the art of balancing both masculine and feminine energies, and how taping into that power, can lead to a more balanced approach to accountability and transformative justice. 

Dalia Kinsey(no pronouns) is a Registered Dietitian and creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast, a show dedicated to amplifying the health and happiness of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folx. On a mission to spread joy, reduce suffering, and eliminate health disparities in the QTBIPOC community, Dalia rejects diet culture (which is rooted in white supremacy) and teaches folks how to use nutrition as a self-care and personal empowerment tool.

Julia Mallory(she/they) is a storyteller and grief worker working with a range of mediums from text to textiles. Their latest book, Survivor’s Guilt is an archive of survivorship that chronicles generational grief through photographs, poetry, and prose. She is also the founder of the creative container, Black Mermaids and serves as the Senior Poetry Editor for Raising Mothers. Their work can be found in Barrelhouse, The Offing, the Black Speculative Arts Movement exhibition "Curating the End of the World: RED SPRING”, Stellium Literary Magazine, MadameNoire, and elsewhere. Their short, experimental film, Grief is the Glitch, premiered this spring on the film festival circuit.  

Kiam Marcelo Junio(they/them)  (b. Philippines) is a multimedia artist, holistic wellness coach, and a US Navy veteran. As an artist, Kiam explores themes of corporeality, identity, and time. Their work eludes rigid definitions of discipline, exploring and expressing through all five senses. Kiam also coaches creative professionals committed to developing healthy habits, a confident presence, and fulfilling relationships. Their mission is rooted in helping people create changes in their inner and outer worlds by developing deep self-knowledge, sustainable self-love, and authentic self-expression. Kiam envisions a world where artists lead the way, forging new paths for future generations. 

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IG @BigWindRiver | Paypal AKABigWind T 

Website daliakinsey.substack.com

IG @thejuliamallory | CashApp $Blackmermaids | Website blackmermaids.com

IG @iamkiam| Venmo @iamkiam | Website mahalhealingarts.com

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This is a conversation I've had with many in my beloved community. We have a hunger to see and be affirmed by more deities and Spiritual practices that embrace our gender fluidity and queerness. So, here are a few folx who are reclaiming their Spiritual and cultural lineages in radically gender-euphoric and magickal ways. Join Goddess, Meesha, Nchedochukwu, and Tiff as they dive into their connections to deities that exist across the gender spectrum. 

And Meesha has a special treat for SSC listeners. Get 10% off your order at the Alchemystic Studio Apothecary with code: SunSeed.

And shout out to Acorn Center 4 Restoration and Freedom!

Tiff Lin (they/them) is a queer 1.5 gen Taiwanese-American multidimensional mystic and artist living, playing, working in unceded Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA). As a Yang Earth Dragon, their mission is to help folx unlock their true gifts and have the courage to step into their own unique path. Tiff offers embodiment coaching and assist those navigating life transition and existential angst through the wisdom of BaZi Chinese Astrology. They are currently organizing in a few movements within Asian diaspora liberation spaces, Fierce Vulnerability Network, Resource Generation- committed to racialized healing, climate justice, redistribution of money, land and power. Their role within this greater revolution is to be an embodiment of joy, presence, pleasure, creation and inner abundance. To Tiff, life isn’t about what you do, but about the spirit in which you live. And they intend to follow that soul mantra while creating art and welcoming catharsis along the way..

Nchedochukwu (they/them) is a multi-dimensional, multi-talented queer, transgender non-binary, neurodivergent, and first generation Nigerian-American. They are multi-gifted in healing, spirituality, and energy arts and work as a healing-centered + transformation coach, integrative holistic healer, spiritual consultant, psychic medium, and trauma specialist. By life they are a trauma thriver, by trade a holistic public health professional, artist by heart, mystic by soul, medicine wo/mxn by calling, and anything by choice and divine alignment. They are also a healing + spirituality influencer and content creator for the Musings of Them social media platform. Nchedochukwu is passionate about guiding others in healing, releasing, and transmuting core wounds, limiting beliefs, and trauma into embodied liberation in alignment with authentic truth and the highest self.

Meesha (they/she)

Is A Queer non-binary multidimensional creatrix soul space traversing many realms as they reclaim the medicine and power of their ancestors from north India and Kashmir. Meesha works to unlearn and unpack the harm done by colonization, patriarchy, caste, and other systems of oppression, and co-weave the new way with others in the community who work to re-indigenize a pleasurable future. They believe deeply in a more just and equitable society where we uplift one another through abolishing the old and resurrecting communal care and inherent Earth/Cosmic medicine. They create tangible offerings that teach yoga as a holistic way of life and decolonization as an embodied practice through their virtual yoga community Alchemystic Studio.  

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IG @tiffrexrei | Venmo @tiffrexrei | website www.tiffanylin.co

IG @musingsofthem | Venmo @nchedo | website www.h4l.studio

IG @alchemystic_studio | Venmo @Meesha_Sharma | www.alchemysticstudio.com

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This episode covers wanted and unwanted sexual experiences, and uses genital and sexual language.

Hará AraMaya of The Monarch Temple is a Sex Witch and Pleasure Embodiment Mentor. Even the way they start the episode is so grounding. Join us as we talk about divine sex and creative power, reclaiming the sacred whore. Sex is a powerful tool and asks a lot of both partners. So how do we stay present, set intentions, and bring this sensual practice outside of the sexual realm. Talking with them was a true gift and I hope you enjoy the last episode of the season.

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IG: @TheMonarchTemple

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https://www.paypal.me/thegenderlesswitch

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Zeloszelos Marchandt of Ten Tiny Talks is a dear friend and collaborator so  when we get to going...it’s a whole ass vibe. In between our giggles and goobey-ness we talk about the complexities of navigating sex and relationships as Black queer and trans folx. Love is hard, real, and beautiful and what we’re learning is it takes some brave accountability. 

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