First off – sorry for the delay in this podcast! We have had a few unexpected things pop up on as and we had to react to those problems in real time. So this was posted about 5 days later than we would have hoped.

Michelle and I were interviewed by Revealing our Stories America a local nonprofit we are working with to help educators teach REAL history from the lens of the racalized groups who experienced that history. ROSAmerica strives to deliver training and resources to help educators bring these vital stories to the classroom with sensitivity and respect. Including the histories of many voices and perspectives allows students an entry-point into the material because the experiences of their ancestors are shared. They may come to see their teachers as trusted sources of information and education, as a result of this inclusiveness. And when students’ experiences and innate wisdom are valued as part of the American story, they make connections to the material they’re learning in school with civic engagement in society. In this way, students see relevance in learning this history. It becomes their connecting point for living lives of meaning, impact and compassion.

ROSAmerica offers professional development programs within a brave space to hold courageous conversations and to train educators to teach their courses through multiple voices and perspectives with sensitivity and respect. Using pedagogy and primary resources, experiences of education innovators, expertise from museum curators, etc., teachers will nurture their students’ curiosity to delve into complex histories and inspire them to shape the future.

ROSAmerica is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

And Michelle and I will be working with them to bring greater Justice, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity to a classroom or institution near you!

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In light of recent attacks on women and non-men people, in this episode we explore the call for better men. We talk about what men can do to help with reproductive human rights, we look at how to be better feminists.

Most men I think are just at a loss of what to do or how to help – them men good enough to want to at least. So this episode is a man talking to men about what to do and how to be better. So for all the non-men in the audience if you need help calling your male-identifying friends in this episode is for you!

As always if you liked this podcast let me know. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts (a new one!) Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher! And talk to me directly at inclusiveactivism@cox.net or learn more about me and this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Good day, Inclusive Activists! I hope today’s podcast is interesting for you. Today I am the guest interview for and with a former client Limbach/Harper with their Associate Vice President of Learning and Engagement Katie Mistry!

The major reason for this interview was to get some insights into the June 2nd Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 and to learn more about Native Peoples and Indigenous ways. But of COURSE we went WAY deeper into that with talking about the idea of Indigeneity (one of my favorite topics)

Please enjoy this insight into how companies might use core concepts of Inclusive Activism in both their daily lives as humans and as institutions which seek to spread belonging and a culture of inclusion for both their companies as well as other companies benefits!

To view the TED talk on Two Eyed Seeing go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA9EwcFbVfg

As always if you liked this podcast let me know. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts (a new one!) Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher! And talk to me directly at inclusiveactivism@cox.net or learn more about me and this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

In today’s podcast, we start to unpack the idea of Speciesism and how social hierarchies hurt not just all living beings but also tacitly endorses the suffering of human beings lower on the social caste. What is Speciesism? Lets go to wikipedia for more!

Speciesism (/ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm, -siːˌzɪz-/) is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several different definitions within the relevant literature.[1] A common element of most definitions is that speciesism involves treating members of one species as morally more important than members of other species in the context of their similar interests.[2] Some sources specifically define speciesism as discrimination or unjustified treatment based on an individual’s species membership,[3][4][5] while other sources define it as differential treatment without regard to whether the treatment is justified or not.[6][7] Richard Ryder, who coined the term, defined it as “a prejudice or attitude of bias in favour of the interests of members of one’s own species and against those of members of other species.”[8] Speciesism results in the belief that humans have the right to use non-human animals, which scholars say is so pervasive in the modern society.[9][10][11] Studies increasingly suggest that people who support animal exploitation also tend to endorse racist, sexist, and other prejudicial views, which furthers the beliefs in human supremacy and group dominance to justify systems of inequality and oppression.[10][11][12][13][14]

Some philosophers have argued that there is a normative relationship between speciesism and other prejudices such as racism, sexism, homophobia and so forth.[3][13]

Hello – getting this podcast posted in the NICK of time! But I have been working with this idea and concept for the past 6 weeks and I have been learning more about this practice. And since its blessing me I think it can bless you too!

We will talk about what Attraction is and how it works. What it is and what it isn’t. The three major components are: Like Attracts Like, Nature Abhors a Vacuum, and Present is Preferred. We elaborate a bit more on what it is and what it isn’t.

Then we looked at ways to make that work. Visualization – getting a clear idea of what this will look and be like for you, Practicing Gratitude -, particularly gratitude for what you are hoping for like it is always here, Speak it into Existence – Each Day – SAY you are or will be what is on its way, Watch for the Synchronicities – the universe will conspire in unexpected ways to help you along the way – look for these things, ReFrame your Scarcity Mindset to Abundance, and Lastly and this is my addition – OVERFLOW the blessings you are blessed with!

As always if you liked this podcast let me know. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts (a new one!) Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher! And talk to me directly at inclusiveactivism@cox.net or learn more about me and this organization at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Welcome to March’s Podcast and for this month we have a guest – a rare occurrence indeed. Martin X Henson is part of the BMEN project and he joins inclusive activism today!

A bit about Martin X Henson –

Martin has spent the last ten years advocating for Black lives, addressing the systemic issues that affect Black and marginalized groups through both conventional and unconventional avenues. Using his background as a mental health counselor, Martin is able to add nuance and clarity to the way we support the livelihood of Black people. Through seminars, community events, rallies, and curriculum development, Martin has worked with thousands of people around prison abolition, the fight against white supremacy, and lifting up Black communities. Martin has worked extensively with the Black Lives Matter Boston chapter, and is also a restorative justice coach working with various institutions in and around Boston.

In 2017, a viral tweet pushed the #MeToo movement to the foreground of our national discourse. While men are often positioned as perpetrators, it also became clear that Black men who are victims of sexual assault had very few places to turn for support. Through exploring the way that Black men experienced and navigated harm, Martin found that there were many layers to the experience of Black men that were not being addressed. The Black Men Engagement Network (BMEN) started with the idea of exploring healthy ways to respond to sexual harm, and it expanded to encompass the unique and Black male experience.

BMEN brings together Black men from all backgrounds to discuss often taboo topics in the Black community, including but not limited to: mental health, healthy masculinity, identity, sexuality, homophobia and sexual assault. For the past few years, BMEN has partnered with the Transgender Emergency Fund to connect Black men and Transgender women of color. By opening a dialogue, each individual can walk away with a deeper awareness of the issues preventing open coexistence and a new understanding of the experience of each other’s community.

Today’s podcast is getting a sense of what is your center? Are you partner-centered, are you family-centered, are you money-centered, are you possession-centered, worst of all, are you self-centered?

In the podcast, we learn we must be value and principle-centered in universal valued and honest all serving value-centered. Everything else is to build your sense of identity in an idea or slice of who you are – rather than in you!

Listen along and start the journey to understand my center better? What values and principles at the heart of me drive and guide me?

If this podcast was a boon or blessing to you please rate and review on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, Google Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts to make this much more findable in the future. Also if this was helpful or enlightening please share this with someone who needs to know this valuable information.

And as always if you want to reach out please email me at inclusiveactivism@cox.net or see what I am up to at www.inclusiveactivism.com

Todays Podcast is really unpacking Gratitude and Abundance.

We will look at many different ways we can start to define Gratitude – 10 different definitions in fact. Then we start to better understand what Gratitude and invoke within us – Catharsis and Reciprocity. We see how Gratitude can begin to rewire our brains and help us with 9 wonderful amazing outcomes. We then unlock 4 Gratitude Practices what will help us strengthen our Gratitude – Journaling, Expressing, Celebrating Small Wins, And Meditation. Once we really can get our arms around – Gratitude we being to attract Abundance! We then look at 10 ways we can better see and develop our Abundance Mindset (BTW two are really practicing Gratitude!)

Doing these things creates a world were we can better advocate and stand up for others as we see and believe there is plenty for all of us – by giving away the abundance we have to others. Then they can pass it along to others and we are more likely to again experience it again ourselves!

If this podcast was a boon or blessing to you please rate and review on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, Google Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts to make this much more findable in the future. Also if this was helpful or enlightening please share this with someone who needs to know this valuable information.

And as always if you want to reach out please email me at inclusiveactivism@cox.net or see what I am up to at www.inclusiveactivism.com