Superseed

Welcome to Episode 7 of Supersede! 

This week, Madeleine continues her conversation with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone. Grounding the conversation in her advocacy and passion, Jordan shares her story of advocacy for MMIP, speaking about what brought her to run the 2019 Boston Marathon as a prayer run dedicated to 26 MMIP. Jordan also shares what her 2023 return to the Boston Marathon meant to her and how her organizing work has grown throughout the years. 

Drawing deeply from her connection to MMIP stories that go beyond the headlines, Jordan emphasizes the importance of year-round advocacy for MMIP and of building trusting communities from which collective activism can grow. Jordan leaves us with her dreams of a future free from violence against Indigenous people. How can we build towards this future and nourish our communities throughout the years and across generations to make this possible? 

To get involved with Jordan’s work, visit  https://www.risinghearts.org/ and https://www.jordanmariedaniel.com/ 

Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, is a fourth generation runner, athlete advocate, community organizer, project manager, filmmaker, founder of Rising Hearts and a new mom. Since the 2019 Boston Marathon, she uses her platform - #RunningForJustice, to help raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives by dedicating the miles she runs to a missing or murdered Indigenous person - their families, survivors and advocates. Jordan is committed to helping make the running and community spaces a more equitable, safe, visible, supportive, diverse, inclusive, affordable and accessible place for people today and the next generations.

Jordan's Socials
Instagram: @nativein_la / @rising_hearts
Twitter: @_nativeinla

Seeding Sovereignty's Socials
Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/YouTube: @seedingsovereignty
Website: www.seedingsovereignty.org

Madeleine's Socials
Instagram/TikTok: @madeleinemacgillivray
Website: www.madeleinemacgillivray.com

Credits
This episode was edited by Madeleine MacGillivray. Theme music was written by Luke Poulsen and recorded by Madeleine MacGillivray and Luke Poulsen. Episode description by Julia Jackson.

Welcome to Episode 6 of Supersede! 

Today, Madeleine is joined by runner and activist Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone in an episode that honors our need to make spaces both for thriving, and for heartbreak and pain. In part one of this two-part conversation highlighting Jordan’s journey as an activist fighting to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Jordan reminds us the value in showing up for movements and letting them transform you. 

In her work with Rising Hearts, Jordan has honored her calling to build community and bring people together. As she discusses this work, Jordan explains her journey of grief and growth as she ran the Boston Marathon in 2019 in dedication to MMIP and their families. Jordan’s commitment to running with purpose while still caring for her wellbeing emphasizes the importance of prioritizing our humanity within organizing work. 

May 5th, the day we are airing this episode, is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day. Supersede urges listeners to show up for MMIP throughout the year. To get involved with Jordan’s work, visit  https://www.risinghearts.org/ and sign up for the 2023 Running For Justice virtual and in person races at https://events.elitefeats.com/23justice.

Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, is a fourth generation runner, athlete advocate, community organizer, project manager, filmmaker, founder of Rising Hearts and a new mom. Since the 2019 Boston Marathon, she uses her platform - #RunningForJustice, to help raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives by dedicating the miles she runs to a missing or murdered Indigenous person - their families, survivors and advocates. Jordan is committed to helping make the running and community spaces a more equitable, safe, visible, supportive, diverse, inclusive, affordable and accessible place for people today and the next generations. 

Jordan's Socials
Instagram: @nativein_la / @rising_hearts
Twitter: @_nativeinla

Seeding Sovereignty's Socials
Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/YouTube: @seedingsovereignty
Website: www.seedingsovereignty.org

Madeleine's Socials
Instagram/TikTok: @madeleinemacgillivray
Website: www.madeleinemacgillivray.com

Credits
This episode was edited by Madeleine MacGillivray. Theme music was written by Luke Poulsen and recorded by Madeleine MacGillivray and Luke Poulsen. Episode description by Julia Jackson.

Welcome to Episode 5 of Supersede! 

This Earth Month, Seeding Sovereignty is amplifying and educating around food sovereignty. In this episode,  Madeleine is joined by Serpentina, who highlights their work with Seeding Sovereignty’s mutual aid farm in New Mexico alongside their work running Seeding Sovereignty's Abortion Doula Trainings. Rooting in their commitment to reproductive justice and access to plant-based skills like farming and herbal medicine, Serpentina focuses on deep connection to the earth and to community throughout their work. 

Serpentina reminds us that food sovereignty and body sovereignty are profoundly and intimately intertwined. This reminder is particularly important as we consider what it means to live under the colonial U.S. empire. How do we resist empire’s attempts to control our food, our bodies, our lives? How do we build sustainable communities that practice interdependence and care? 

Serpentina (IG @flora.pacha) is a Queer Herbalist + Farmer, Gender Non Conforming, South American Migrant, zine maker, writer, full spectrum companion, seed-saver, and gardener. They are also a podcaster at Wild Weeds Podcast (IG @wildweedspodcast) and the co-founder of Bloom + Change a Queer Land Project in so-called New Mexico. You can find Serpentina online, in their farm or traveling around facilitating workshops in community groups and universities!

Welcome to Episode 4 of Supersede! 

In this episode, Madeleine continues her conversation with Genesis Butler in a discussion that highlights the vitality of youth voices in the climate movement. Madeleine and Genesis share their journeys to climate activism and discuss the ways young people can get involved in the movement. As Genesis points out, climate activism is about life. So many dreams for the future are impossible on a dead planet , and she is making the journey to protect this future for her peers and those who come after her.   

For Genesis, animal activism was her inroads to the climate justice movement, as she quickly realized that animal rights are connected to environmental rights which are in turn connected to environmental justice. On this theme, Genesis shares her journey to veganism and her knowledge of the harms that stem from industrial agriculture. Revealing the intersectional nature of justice issues, this conversation brings nuance and personal perspective to work for food justice. Genesis shares the power in speaking up about the issues that affect you, and shows the need for voices from all backgrounds to join together to make change. 

Genesis Butler is a 16-year-old Afro Indigenous animal rights, climate, and environmental activist and is one of the youngest to give a TEDx talk. As a leading voice of a generation of activists concerned about climate change, Genesis has spoken at many events worldwide including the Seeds and Chips Global Food Summit and the Environmental Media Association Impact Summit. She has won several awards for her activism, including the 2018 Lisa Shapiro Youth Animal Activist of the Year and was also featured in Marvel Hero Project on Disney+ where Genesis was named a real life superhero. Genesis has been fully vegan since the age of 6 and convinced her parents and three siblings to go vegan as well. She is the founder of the nonprofit organization, Genesis for Animals, which raises funds for sanctuaries around the world.  In 2019, Genesis wanted to continue her activism despite quarantine so she started a global youth-led climate organization, Youth Climate Save, which raises awareness on the connection between animal agriculture and climate change. This organization now has over 80 chapters worldwide and continues to grow. Genesis’ activism has been featured by Harvard, Time for Kids, People, Nickelodeon, Marvel, Crate and Kids, The New York Times, Washington Post and many more.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Supersede! 

In this episode, Madeleine is joined by Genesis Butler in a discussion that highlights the vitality of youth voices in the climate movement. Madeleine and Genesis share their journeys to climate activism and discuss the ways young people can get involved in the movement. As Genesis points out, climate activism is about life. So many dreams for the future are impossible on a dead planet , and she is making the journey to protect this future for her peers and those who come after her.   

For Genesis, animal activism was her inroads to the climate justice movement, as she quickly realized that animal rights are connected to environmental rights which are in turn connected to environmental justice. On this theme, Genesis shares her journey to veganism and her knowledge of the harms that stem from industrial agriculture. Revealing the intersectional nature of justice issues, this conversation brings nuance and personal perspective to work for food justice. Genesis shares the power in speaking up about the issues that affect you, and shows the need for voices from all backgrounds to join together to make change. 

Genesis Butler is a 16-year-old Afro Indigenous animal rights, climate, and environmental activist and is one of the youngest to give a TEDx talk. As a leading voice of a generation of activists concerned about climate change, Genesis has spoken at many events worldwide including the Seeds and Chips Global Food Summit and the Environmental Media Association Impact Summit. She has won several awards for her activism, including the 2018 Lisa Shapiro Youth Animal Activist of the Year and was also featured in Marvel Hero Project on Disney+ where Genesis was named a real life superhero. Genesis has been fully vegan since the age of 6 and convinced her parents and three siblings to go vegan as well. She is the founder of the nonprofit organization, Genesis for Animals, which raises funds for sanctuaries around the world.  In 2019, Genesis wanted to continue her activism despite quarantine so she started a global youth-led climate organization, Youth Climate Save, which raises awareness on the connection between animal agriculture and climate change. This organization now has over 80 chapters worldwide and continues to grow. Genesis’ activism has been featured by Harvard, Time for Kids, People, Nickelodeon, Marvel, Crate and Kids, The New York Times, Washington Post and many more.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Supersede! 

Today, Madeleine is joined by Danni Washington as they discuss what it means to step into your powers for the betterment of the world. Tapping into her specific climate superpowers, Danni shares her journey to science communications beginning with her upbringing in Miami and early interest in marine biology. Danni reminds us that our journeys to action and activism do not have to be linear. Finding and maintaining passion for your work is a lifelong task.  

Centering the conversation in the need for diverse perspectives and experiences within climate work, Danni dives into her experience as a Black woman in marine science, what it means to be a role model for younger generations, and how to fight to overcome barriers to access within climate science. As Danni continues her work as a science communicator, we are so excited to see her highlighting vital voices as she broadens access to climate science. 

Danni Washington is fierce, focused, and on a mission. As a world-renowned television host and science communicator, Washington is the first African-American woman to host a nationally broadcast syndicated science television series. She is presently the host of The Genius Generation podcast produced by Seeker and Trax which spotlights young people behind an incredible invention, entrepreneurial pursuit, or discovery using science. Washington also served as a correspondent on CBS's Mission Unstoppable, a weekly program highlighting fascinating female innovators thriving on the cutting edge of science, Xploration Nature Knows Best on FOX, a series predicated on ingenuity in biomimicry meant to expose younger generations to inventions inspired by nature. Additional projects include "Science the $#!* Out Of It," for the popular Facebook Watch vertical, Untamed Science for Pearson Publishing, and Ocean GEMS. Washington continues to educate youth on the importance of ocean conservation, STEM innovation and environmentalism using mediums that acutely connect: science, arts and media. Her simplification of what is at stake with our planet makes her a mainstay in conservation and STEM advocacy.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Supersede! 

In the first episode of the Supersede podcast, Madeleine is joined by Isaias Hernandez in a conversation that honors the multitude of ways people come to climate activism. Isaias’s work focuses on highlighting those who have lived experiences of climate change and environmental injustice. He brings thoughtful insight to the intersections of economic and environmental justice, showing the importance of making environmental activism accessible for all, not just a privileged few. Combatting the pervasive whiteness in climate activism, Isaias shares how he came to find and create vital intersectional spaces. This work is about community, about care and about support. How might we come to simultaneously give back and look towards the future in our activism? 

Throughout the conversation, Isaias shares his journey of coming into his activism and learning to speak up in ways that lessen the burden for others. Understanding his own struggles in this journey, Isaias offers solace for those struggling to find their place within the movement. Isaias has been a nurturing voice for so many in climate spaces, and his energy shows just how vital compassion and care are in this work.   

Isaias Hernandez is a Gen Z environmental justice activist and educator from Los Angeles, CA. After growing up in a community that faced environmental injustice, he found his purpose in creating accessible environmental education with a focus on social justice issues. He founded Queer Brown Vegan in 2019 and since then has helped to bridge the gap between the public and educators, corporations, and nonprofits through educational social media content. In his free time, you'll likely find Isaias reading environmental books, foraging for mushrooms, or cooking vegan dishes. Isaias received his degree from UC Berkeley before becoming a full-time content creator for Queer Brown Vegan.

Iasias' Socials
Instagram/TikTok/Youtube: @queerbrownvegan

Seeding Sovereignty's Socials
Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/YouTube: @seedingsovereignty
Website: www.seedingsovereignty.org

Madeleine's Socials
Instagram/TikTok: @madeleinemacgillivray
Website: www.madeleinemacgillivray.com