The Activist Lounge

Call it a cross between The Lyricist Lounge and A Prairie Home Companion. The Activist Lounge Volume 3 Podcast featuring artist Amir Diop, poet Non Conformity, vocalist Aeri and a stunning debut by songstress Mini who blew us all away! We hope you enjoy the show.

The next podcast taping is this Saturday August 7th reserve at this link.

https://theloop.as.me/?appointmentType=23365733

Thanks to Untitled Designs for the flyer, Mic Bikes for the sound, and our neighbors from McCarren Gathering for the support!

The Activist Lounge is a volunteer based platform with a mission to build a sustainable world for BIPOC artists and entrepreneurs. Show your appreciation with your contributions!

The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible - Toni Cade Bambara

Venmo

Amir Diop - “amir-diop88”

Mini - “itsschloeedoex3”

Aeri - “monicah-koh”

Cash App

$nonconformity

Cover Artwork : https://www.instagram.com/untltd_dsgn

Emcee : https://www.instagram.com/trevfm

On the hottest day of the year neighbors from McCarren Gathering came together to celebrate Pride month and pay tribute to Breonna Taylor on her birthday at The Activist Lounge.

A cross between The Lyricist Lounge and A Prairie Home Companion. The Activist Lounge is a volunteer based platform with a mission to build a sustainable world for BIPOC artists and entrepreneurs. Show your appreciation with your contributions!

The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible - Toni Cade Bambara

Produced by https://www.instagram.com/freedommarketnbk/

Cover Artwork : https://www.instagram.com/untltd_dsgn

Emcee : https://www.instagram.com/trevfm

Artist Links

Aeri venmo : @monica-koh

Caleb Williams (Cash App) : $urbanj0702

Support your BIPOC vendors at

https://freeyourarms.shop

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Caleb Williams, artist

https://www.urbanjungle101.com/

Sound Studio and Production Courtesy of

https://www.instagram.com/micbikesnyc/

For updates and info follow us on Instagram :

https://www.instagram.com/freedommarketnbk/

We sit down with Heather McGhee to discuss her journey writing the New York Times best selling book "The Sum Of Us".

UPDATES:

{Freedom Market} is collaborating with Cafe con Libros, a Brooklyn BIPOC-owned bookstore, to bring Heather McGhee's book The Sum of Us to our Book Club at The McCarren Gathering. Heather will be joining us later this Spring to discuss the book with our neighbors. You can buy the book through the Freedom Market's website via our collaboration with Cafe Con Libros at our special group rate!

Thank You!

https://freeyourarms.shop

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/

Caleb Williams, artist

https://www.urbanjungle101.com/

Vanessa's friend Katie Kirkinis working on her dissertation to demonstrate via research economic loss for businesses when they do not hire and promote BIPOC people. If you are a BIPOC worker of any kind of jobs, please consider filling out this short survey to help shed light on this economic loss connected to racism.

https://gccunyep.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bshLi8b7e2f9lBP

Vanessa's personal work

http://www.vanessaalbury.com

Artworks available at

http://www.benrubigallery.com

http://www.artspace.com

Coral Projects

http://www.coralprojects.com

Sound Studio and Production Courtesy of

https://www.instagram.com/micbikesnyc/

For updates and info follow us on Instagram :

https://www.instagram.com/freedommarketnbk/

Part Two of our discussion with Dr. Priscilla Johnson the founder of EcoDaisy discusses Anti-Blackness, Family and the Scarcity Mindset.

Reference links:

https://www.ewg.org/

https://act.nrdc.org/

Visit EcoDaisy’s Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ecodaisyhome/ You can also pick up her products at https://ecodaisyusa.com/ or if you are in the NYC area you can order from https://freeyourarms.shop

Part One of our discussion with Dr. Priscilla Johnson the founder of EcoDaisy discusses corporate accountability, environmental activism, and how she took a dark period in her life and created a cleaning product on a mission to heal the planet.

Visit EcoDaisy’s Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ecodaisyhome/ You can also pick up her products at https://ecodaisyusa.com/ or if you are in the NYC area you can order from https://freeyourarms.shop

In this episode we continue our discussion with Shawn Rhoder the founder of Nohmad Inc as he shares his story of raising money while Black.

For more on Nohmad visit their Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nohmadinc/ or go to https://www.nohmad.com/

In this episode we discus being a cultural misfit... The challenge BIPOC entrepreneurs face in a world not designed for them. Trevor shares how being a Black founder changed his company’s strategy from a billion dollar model to a community focused platform. We also introduce Shawn Rhoder the founder of Nohmad Inc, whose mission is to mobilize the business of barbering & beauty from end-to-end. Shawn shares his story of a Black founder who does not fit the “Founder Archetype”.

For more on Nohmad visit their Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nohmadinc/ or go to https://www.nohmad.com/

In this episode Ji-Hae Byun founder at Livin Plant Design and Plant Care shares how her Korean background worked against her in the White male dominated world of finance she occupied before starting her own.

In this episode co-hosts Trevor founder at Free Your Arms and Ji-Hae founder at Livin Plant Design and Plant Care discuss the initial steps they took with their community in building an economic model for justice that serves the community.

In this episode co-hosts and neighbors Trevor Bayack founder at Free Your Arms On-Demand Delivery and Ji-Hae Byun founder at Livin Plant Design and Plant Care discuss how to balance community values with financial sustainability.