No White Saviors Podcast

In today's episode, the NWS team has a conversation with Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda about Iran & The Fight for justice.Priscillia is the founder and creative director of Collective for Black Iranians, a Human Rights Lawyer and Filmmaker based in West Africa.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.Connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show

In today's episode, the NWS Team follows up on an earlier chat with Okot Robert about white saviorism/ supremacy in the legal guardianship and adoption practices in Uganda.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show

In today's episode, the NWS team has a conversation with Okot Robert about white saviorism/ supremacy in the legal guardianship and adoption practices in Uganda. Mr. Okot Robert is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and NWS Legal advisor. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Center, Kampala. He is a member of the Uganda Law Society, East Africa Law Society, and Network Of Public Interest Lawyers. Mr. Okot has previously offered legal advisory services and representation to a number of corporate entities doing business within and outside Uganda. He has also worked with a number of law firms in Uganda. Mr. Okot specializes in Regulation and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Human Rights, and Legislative Advocacy.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.Connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show

Hazel Muriro Kobusingye is a young (millennial) African psychologist. Her dream is to be at the forefront of creating more positive change in the mental health sector in Uganda and the rest of the continent.She is the team leader of Mindful Conversations (@ mindful_uganda) which is a safe space dedicated to creating a mentally aware and healthy Uganda through normalizing the conversation on mental health and illness and bridging the gap between people and mental health professionals.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team follows up on an earlier chat with team member Sharon Nyanjura on the struggles faced by Ugandan-led NGOs with the missionary community.. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS team has a conversation with Sharon Nyanjura about the struggles faced by Ugandan-led NGOs with the missionary community.Sharon Nyanjura is a Ugandan, born in Kibuye village, Kamuli district. She grew up in Jinja town, in Jinja district, and later joined Makerere University where she graduated with Bachelors in industrial and organizational Psychology.She is the founder of Arise and shine Uganda, and also the founder of Finnkibu a business based in Finland, pouring into my home village of Kibuye in Kamuli district.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team follows up on an earlier chat with Carl Cavalier & D'juan Owens on State Sanctioned Terrorism. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In this episode, we are in conversation with the truth-teller and "whistleblower", Carl Cavalier, a Black police officer who is currently facing backlash from Lousiana State Police for holding them accountable and exposing their pattern of anti-black violence. Cavalier was raised on the West Bank of New Orleans & grew up in a low-income neighborhood.As his first publication, Cavalier uses his new book (link for purchase below) “NWB” to offer insights from both sides of the criminal justice system – a unique perspective that is a trailblazer for this type of narrative. Cavalier is a strong advocate for justice and equality, and this book aims to start the difficult conversations. It compels one to act from an informed perspective, a point of knowledge and truth.Link to Carl Caviler's bookListeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team follows up on an earlier chat with Linda Iriza from Nuru Tours on Ethical Travel. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

Linda Iriza is a Rwandan currently based in Boorloo (Perth). Her work centers on African youth and continues to create community projects that bring them together physically and digitally. She does this through collectives like Soul Alphabet, where they support young Black and Brown creatives through events, art exhibitions, workshops, and various other projects.Her passion for creating spaces for young Africans goes beyond borders; as she founded Nuru Tours which is an ethical travel project that works to connect the African diaspora to Africa. These tours consist of moments of connections, collaboration, and creation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendyRwothomio Gabriel - @the.nilotic.1 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team follows up on an earlier chat with Tyron from the Boukman Academy on Whitewashing Black History. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team has a chat with Tyron from the Boukman Academy on Whitewashing Black History. Boukman Academy is an organization that provides pan-African education. Their online school, found at www.boukmanacademy.com, has a free curriculum focused on Black studies where you can study history, political science, psychology, sociology, and culture.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team draws on an earlier conversation with Zuleka about Study Abroad Programmes and Representation. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In this episode, we have a chat with Zuleka about Representation and Study Abroad Programmes.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team draws on an earlier conversation with Chinonye Donna Egbulem about white saviorism in Peace Corps. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation. Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In this episode, we have a chat with Chinonye Donna Egbulem a Nigerian-American black returned Peace Corps Volunteer about white saviorism in Peace Corps.Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Chinonye Egbulem are hers only and do not reflect the views of her employer or the U.S. Government.Additionally, Chinonye can be found on Instagram as @afropreneurchiListeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS Team draws on an earlier conversation with Tom Saater about ethical storytelling to talk about nuanced ways of ethical storytelling. We strongly encourage you to listen to part 1 of this conversation.If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with friends.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In the guest episode on Ethical Storytelling, we have Tom Saater discussing and sharing his journey as a photographer and storyteller and how Ethical Storytelling is important.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode, the NWS team expands on the conversation on Transracial Adoptions.  We highly suggest you also listen to Pt. 1 of this conversation with Elli Bonin.  If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with your people!Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In today's episode, the NWS team expands on the conversation about African Spirituality.  We highly suggest you also listen to Pt. 1 of this conversation.  If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with your people!Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

The guest episode on transracial adoption with our dear guest Eli Bonin Where we dive into harmful experiences of transracial adoptees, how their identities as black/ African women have been impeded, and lastly why it is important to center their voices and experiences.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

In the guest episode on indigenous African spirituality, we dive into -what African spirituality is, the role our ancestors play/played in indigenous African spirituality, and lastly what power lays in reclaiming indigenous African spirituality. We hope this conversation gives you an insight into how the west has demonized indigenous African spirituality.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode the NWS team expands on the conversation about decolonising missionary work . We highly suggest you also listen to Pt. 1 of this conversation where the focus was on decolonising missionary work in Africa. If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with your people!Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode the NWS team has a conversation with Carol Ng'ang'a about decolonising missionary work and whether or not it is even possible. Carol is a Kenyan activist based in Nairobi. She founded Msingi Trust, an NGO dedicated to faith, social justice and advocacy. If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with your people!Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode the NWS team expands on a conversation about anti-Blackness. We highly suggest you also listen to Pt. 1 of this conversation where the focus was on anti-Blackness in Uganda specifically. If you like what you hear and appreciate our work, please rate, leave a review and share the episode with your people!Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode, Olivia and Wendy of the NWS team have an important conversation with Siima Itabaaza, writer and activist from Kampala. On today's episode we discuss issues surrounding Anti-Blackness in Uganda. This was the first episode we were able to record since the Covid-19 pandemic started. We apologize for the disruption in our recording schedule but are back on track to bring you two new episodes every month. You can find more from Siima over at her website. Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode the NWS team continue the conversation about representation in the media. This episode was recorded in March 2020, before stringent Covid-19 restrictions were put in place in Uganda. Due to our offices being closed down for the past several months, we have been unable to record an updated episode about the current Black Lives Matter uprising. We hope to record an episode, as soon as possible, where we breakdown this revolutionary movement in the USA and on a global level.Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode we speak to Caleb Okereke, a Nigerian journalist and filmmaker working out of Kampala. Caleb has written and produced features for the BBC, Aljazeera, CNN and Deutsche Welle. After seeing a need for full and accurate representation of minority voices in Africa, Okereke founded and is the Managing Editor at Minority Africa. We brought Caleb on for an important conversation about representation in the media and the power in controlling the narrative.Find Caleb on:InstagramTwitterMinority AfricaListeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today's episode we speak to our brother, D'Juan Owens, a Pan-Africanist based in North Carolina, USA. D'Juan has helped guide and mentor NWS in so many ways, even flying to Uganda to collaborate with us for our first conference in August 2019. We bring D'Juan on to gain a more full scope and perspective on Pan-Africanism, learning how the movement has helped him connect back to his roots and understand the most effective ways to fight for justice.Find D'Juan on Instagram: @djuan____Resources:The Mis-Education of the NegroThe Fifth Pan-African Conference Marcus Mosiah Garvey, The Man Who Led theLargest Mass Movement in Black HistoryDr. Amos WilsonPatrice Lumumba: the most important assassination of the 20th centuryListeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPal: http://PayPal.Me/nowhitesaviorsConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

For this episode, the team interviews Dr. Kanakulya Dickson a lecturer at Makerere University under the Department of Philosophy, among other academic institutions in Uganda. Today we talk to Dr. Dickson about the importance of Pan-Africanism in the struggle for liberation. Due to the subject matter and the quality of the conversation, this episode is a bit longer than usual. Below you can find the episode broken down into three segments:Segment 1 - 01:06 - What is Pan-Africanism?Segment 2 - 28:27 - The Shades of Pan-AfricanismSegment 3 - 01:02:27 - How the Pan-African Movement Has Been IntellectualizedHere are some resources that Dr. Dickson and the team wanted to include as a follow up to the conversation:Black Double-ConsciousnessCheikh Anta Diop: Great African Scholar RevisitedBen Carson incorrectly suggests African slaves were 'immigrants' to the USThe Daily Show: Lena Waithe speaks on the creation of Queen & Slim and having no white gaze involved in the creation of the filmListeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.ORVenmo: @nowhitesaviors / or PayPalConnect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.risesKelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvoteLubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)

On today’s episode, the team introduces themselves, how they started and more about the work that they do. Wrapping up the intro episode with a little bit more about what listeners can expect during this first season. Listeners can support our work & the production of this podcast by signing up through Patreon.OR Venmo: @nowhitesaviorsPayPal: http://PayPal.Me/nowhitesaviors Connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can also find us on our personal IG accounts:Alaso Olivia Patience - @olivia.rises Kelsey Nielsen - @unpopularvote Lubega Wendy - @lubegawendySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13938785)