Us with Dr. Crystallee Crain - Critical Conversations On The Challenges & Opportunities Of Our Time

International solidarity is not a new notion for me as an activist and as a person who identifies as a global citizen. I ve had a long interest in how we identify what self determination and governance means to us. I m curious about how people use or misuse power in the name of a government or in the name of the people . I want to see a world where people have the right to choose how they are governed and how they are able to

Because of this, I traveled to the Philippines and spent time in Manila (the capitol) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanoa to get a historical perspective on the importance of this years (2022) presidential election and beyond.

During this episode you will hear from education leaders, government leaders, and others who have witnessed the changes and often tumultuous social and political changes. These brave leaders will discuss their country and how the U.S. imperial relationship impacts the livelihood of people in the Philippines.

Stay with us for the next hour and learn about the relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines, tap into the importance of the May 9th election, and what the results may mean for the people of the Philippines.

I m your host, Dr Crystallee Crain and this is US on Transformation Talk Radio.

Kari Fulton is an award-winning Environmental and Climate Justice, organizer, writer, and historian. She has worked with various domestic and global coalitions to coordinate campaigns and national conferences including Power Shift, the largest youth climate summits in the United States and the People s Climate March.

Fulton has trained and engaged students and communities on Climate and Environmental Justice across the United States and the world. Her work has been featured in various media outlets including Black Entertainment Television (BET), Teen Vogue, Essence Magazine, and Chinese Cable Television America (CCTV). Fulton is a mother, a bike enthusiast, and a graduate of Howard University and Georgetown University.

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Dr Darlene Hall is a black lesbian psychologist with strong social justice. Born on the same day as the legendary bell hooks, Dr Hall is unwavering in her commitment to mental and physical health, eliminating oppression and improving life chances. Dr Hall has 25 years experience in the mental health field as a direct service provider in community mental health, nonprofit, and private practice settings working with communities that are diverse, underserved, and disenfranchised, including low income, people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, children and youth. Dr Hall has a thriving psychotherapy practice and a consultancy - called Intersections consulting where she provides training, coaching, facilitation, technical assistance and much more.
I have brought Darlene on the show to share with us her analysis and perspectives on the impacts of oppression on our mental health and to discuss potential strategies to heal ourselves.
I, like many others, understand how we can be directly and indirectly impacted by the isms of the world. Over a decade ago I ran a violence prevention certificate program for practitioners in Oakland, and I used to tell my students that the things that happen to us don t define us. I remind myself about our internal strength and ancestral knowledge of what we know and how we got that knowledge.
In this episode Dr Hall and I discuss the connections between stress, trauma, and systems of oppression.

I have never been a fan of the old saying - money makes the world go round. There's a reason for that. Money has been developed as a tool to barter and name a value for items and services. The tool is used by people, but rarely does it benefit everyone.
As we know, we live in a capitalist society where profit over people generally rules the day. One of the things I love about doing this show is bringing people to my listeners that believe in a different world.
Se-ah-dom Edmo - the Executive Director of Seeding Justice Foundation believes that everyone plays a role in creating and sustaining this world. By building community, living our values, and working together towards this vision, they participate in the creation of justice and inspire hope for the future.
With the racial wealth gap growing, and the rights of our communities and our environment under constant attack we need a better solutions. At Seeding Justice, they ve reimagined Donor-Advised Funds with a new program where donors and community benefit and they are spear-heading charitable reform efforts to increase community engagement.

Learn more at https://www.seedingjustice.org/donor-in-movement-funds/.

We are all sitting with the reality that a year ago there was a violent insurrection at the U.S. capitol where white supremacists and supporters of the 45th president tried to overturn the 2020 election. While this was not the first or last time there has been a harsh reckoning for the racialized violence that is happening in this country, it was the first time we saw a massive scale action against the capitol and democracy in the 21st century. To make some sense of it all I m bringing two guests to talk about the intersections of these issues. The impact it s having on our lives and our experience of democracy.