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Hali Lee's The Big We (Zando, 2025) offers a compelling counterpoint to traditional billionaire-driven philanthropy (which she dubs "Big Phil"). Instead of logic models and donor-centric metrics, Lee champions giving circles—groups of everyday people who pool resources to support causes they value while building genuine community connections. Drawing from her experiences founding the Asian Women Giving Circle and co-creating the Donors of Color Network, Lee showcases giving circles making tangible impact: Seiji's neighborhood-focused Radfund in Brooklyn, Lily's youth philanthropy group in Arizona, and Lisa's circle that's moved over $1 million to progressive state legislative candidates. These stories illustrate how small, collective actions can drive significant change while fostering belonging and joy. The book's "Me to We to Big We" framework guides readers from personal reflection on values toward collective action and ultimately toward strengthening democracy itself. Lee argues that giving circles aren't merely funding mechanisms—they're antidotes to loneliness, laboratories for civic engagement, and bridges reconnecting us to cultural traditions of generosity. By democratizing philanthropy, these circles transform not just how we give, but how we relate to each other and engage as citizens in an increasingly fragmented society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Hali Lee's The Big We (Zando, 2025) offers a compelling counterpoint to traditional billionaire-driven philanthropy (which she dubs "Big Phil"). Instead of logic models and donor-centric metrics, Lee champions giving circles—groups of everyday people who pool resources to support causes they value while building genuine community connections. Drawing from her experiences founding the Asian Women Giving Circle and co-creating the Donors of Color Network, Lee showcases giving circles making tangible impact: Seiji's neighborhood-focused Radfund in Brooklyn, Lily's youth philanthropy group in Arizona, and Lisa's circle that's moved over $1 million to progressive state legislative candidates. These stories illustrate how small, collective actions can drive significant change while fostering belonging and joy. The book's "Me to We to Big We" framework guides readers from personal reflection on values toward collective action and ultimately toward strengthening democracy itself. Lee argues that giving circles aren't merely funding mechanisms—they're antidotes to loneliness, laboratories for civic engagement, and bridges reconnecting us to cultural traditions of generosity. By democratizing philanthropy, these circles transform not just how we give, but how we relate to each other and engage as citizens in an increasingly fragmented society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Hali Lee's The Big We (Zando, 2025) offers a compelling counterpoint to traditional billionaire-driven philanthropy (which she dubs "Big Phil"). Instead of logic models and donor-centric metrics, Lee champions giving circles—groups of everyday people who pool resources to support causes they value while building genuine community connections. Drawing from her experiences founding the Asian Women Giving Circle and co-creating the Donors of Color Network, Lee showcases giving circles making tangible impact: Seiji's neighborhood-focused Radfund in Brooklyn, Lily's youth philanthropy group in Arizona, and Lisa's circle that's moved over $1 million to progressive state legislative candidates. These stories illustrate how small, collective actions can drive significant change while fostering belonging and joy. The book's "Me to We to Big We" framework guides readers from personal reflection on values toward collective action and ultimately toward strengthening democracy itself. Lee argues that giving circles aren't merely funding mechanisms—they're antidotes to loneliness, laboratories for civic engagement, and bridges reconnecting us to cultural traditions of generosity. By democratizing philanthropy, these circles transform not just how we give, but how we relate to each other and engage as citizens in an increasingly fragmented society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/finance

How do you fund what matters when everything feels urgent—and uncertain? In this episode of our Hold Fast series, we sit down with Hali Lee—philanthropy innovator, author of The Big We, and founding partner of Radiant Strategies—for a candid conversation on funding with heart, courage, and community at the center. Hali shares hard-earned wisdom from building collective giving movements like the Asian Women Giving Circle and Donors of Color Network, reminding us that generosity flows through relationships, not just resources. Together, we explore how nonprofits can build trust-based funding relationships, embrace smart shifts toward diversification, and create spaces of belonging that inspire action. ❤️If you've been craving practical strategies and soulful encouragement for navigating power imbalances, donor shifts, and fundraising burnout—this episode is your invitation to pause, reflect, and root deeper. You'll hear:Why now is the moment for individuals—and for belongingBuilding trust without losing yourselfSmall teams, smart shifts: diversifying without burning outCollective giving models for grassroots growthEpisode Highlights: The Importance of Relationships in Philanthropy (02:55)Navigating Urgency and Trust in Nonprofits (05:59)The Future of Philanthropy: Inclusivity and Collaboration (09:01)Collective Generosity vs Big Philanthropy (12:11)Connecting Through Shared Experiences (22:39)The Power of Community and Belonging (24:06)Grassroots Movement for Collective Action (26:03)Finding Joy in Connection (30:43)Empowering Individuals to Create Change (32:37)Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/619Thank You to our Partners

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, I'm thrilled to welcome back Ariel Shelton, co-Executive Director of CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia. It's been great to catch up with Ariel and explore the work CultureWorks does in supporting creatives and building a stronger cultural community in Philly.Ariel's passion for connecting people and ensuring resources are shared effectively shines through in our conversation. We discuss her journey, from co-founding the Arts Administrators of Color Network to her current leadership role, and her commitment to creating spaces where communities feel supported and empowered. Her insights into Philadelphia's unique cultural landscape, compared to her experiences in Detroit and D.C., are also a highlight.If you're interested in an honest discussion about community building, navigating complex social dynamics, and the realities of working in the arts, you'll find this episode with Ariel Shelton really rewarding!   

Meet Hali, the Founding Partner of Radical Strategies, founder of Asian Women Giving Circle and co-founder of Donors of Color Network.

Chels (@Chels725), Jesse (@speakupjesse), and Paige (@paigenkiser) are back talking all their favorite reality shows and soaps! The gang is back to recap all the shows they watched during Pride Month, including an odd collection of Drag Race challenges and soap stars joining Housewives. Jesse breaks down Guiding Light's iconic child actors Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere and Chels is loving the 70s, 80s, and 90s flashbacks on Days of Our Lives.Watchlist:RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (episodes 9x04-9x07)Guiding LightDays of Our LivesReal Housewives of Beverly HillsVanderpump RulesFollow Paige:As Read By PaigeTikTokFollow Chels:LetterboxdBlueSkySerializdThis episode was recorded during Pride Month!

Chels (@Chels725), Jesse (@speakupjesse), and Paige (@paigenkiser) are back talking all their favorite reality shows and soaps! The gang discusses the lackluster Survivor 46 finale and the internet's obsession with certain players. Then the gang breaks down Snatch Game of Love on All Stars 9 before turning back time to their favorite scripted and non-scripted soaps. Watchlist:Survivor 46 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (episode 9x03)The Guiding LightDays of our LivesThe Bold and the BeautifulReal Housewives of Beverly HillsFollow Paige:As Read By PaigeTikTokFollow Chels:LetterboxdBlueSkySerializdHappy Pride month, friends!

Welcome back to another installment of our Tragically Cancelled TV series! This week's topic is extra painful since this show was initially renewed but then cancelled. It's time to talk all about Netflix's GLOW!Jenn is joined by her friends: host of Female Gaze: The Film Club, Morgan (@mslroberts), and TV Guide senior editor Kelly (@_kellyq) to discuss what made this show so special, intersectionality in storytelling, representation, an incredibly talented supporting cast, how much they all adore Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie, and how the show navigated a variety of topics and tones.Enjoy, all!Our recommended media:Evil (CBS/Paramount+)Fancy Dance (Apple TV+)Acapulco (Apple TV+)Happy Pride month, friends!

It's only three episodes into the second season of New Girl, but we've already hit such a big Nick/Jess episode: "Fluffer"!Jenn and Jaime (@elspunko) have returned to discuss Schmidt's feelings about his relationship with his father, a story involving Winston and Shelby (remember Shelby?!), and a Nick/Jess story that highlights the messy line between their friendship and something more. Hmm, wonder if that is foreshadowing anything this season...

Chels (@Chels725), Jesse (@speakupjesse), and Paige (@paigenkiser) are back talking all their favorite reality shows and soaps! The gang discusses their journey with "New Era" Survivor and major changes to the All Stars format before turning back time to their favorite scripted and non-scripted soaps. Watchlist:Survivor 46 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (episodes 9x01 & 9x02)The Guiding LightThe Bold and the BeautifulDays of our LivesReal Housewives of Beverly HillsFollow Paige:As Read By PaigeTikTokFollow Chels:LetterboxdBlueSkySerializdSupport the ACLU of MissouriHappy Pride month, friends!

House Warming Podcast, Episode 022: Human Composting: A Cleaner, Greener End with Iyana Simba of the Illinois Environmental Council. In this episode, Sarah talks with Iyana Simba about the Chicago Department of Environment (spoiler: it is up and running)!Iyana currently serves as the City Programs  Director at the Illinois Environmental Council where she oversees advocacy, coalition building, aldermanic relationships and organizing related to environmental issues before the City of Chicago. Previously, she has served several roles at IEC including Clean Water Policy Director, Clean Water Advocate and Intern. In her most recent role as Clean Water Policy Director, she oversaw policy development, coalition building and advocacy related to water issues in Illinois. Iyana's work continues to ensure water among other environmental issues are salient to both the public and decision makers.Prior to working at IEC, she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with honors with a degree in Public Policy and a Sustainable Cities minor.  Outside of her work, Iyana enjoys engaging in local politics, painting, hiking and traveling. She is also a member of the Environmentalists of Color Network and the Chicago Urban League's Metropolitan Board.Support the Show.

Shantel Wilkins stops by the show and talks about overcoming challenges in her childhood, finding a basketball coach who made a huge impact on her and changed the trajectory of her life, and why and how she had to recover from the corporate world grind. She is now the Chief of Staff at Donor’s of Color Network and working on something she is passionate about. She encourages others to find their “mission fit” and pay attention to the stories we tell ourselves and define our own narratives. One of my favorite quotes from Shantel is: If people don’t give you a seat at the table, sometimes you have to bring a folding chair. Shantel Wilkins on LinkedIn – – – – – 01:21 Background and Early Life02:36 The Power of Sport and Mentorship05:08 Overcoming Adversity and Challenging Narratives07:41 Transitioning to Corporate America09:24 Finding Purpose and Passion in Work13:51 The Role of a Chief of Staff17:34 The Importance of Member Focus in Philanthropy25:41 The Role of a Chief of Staff in Navigating Cultural Fit Issues27:48 Transitioning from Corporate to Non-Profit33:22 The Importance of Self-Care and Humanity in Leadership36:32 Closing Thoughts – – – – – Free Resources: Strategic Planning Checklist Chief of Staff Skills Assessment Checklist A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff Chief of Staff Toolkit Get in touch with Emily: Connect on LinkedIn Follow on YouTube Learn more about coaching Sign up for the newsletter Clarity Call with Emily WHO AM I? If we haven’t yet before - Hi

On this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews ADEI Consultant and Professor of Music at the University of Michigan Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler. He is the founder of Cuyler Consulting, which partners with cultural organizations to maximize their performance and community relevance through access, diversity, equity, and inclusion or (ADEI). Dr. Cuyler has established an international reputation as a thought leader in the creative sector on ADEI and creative justice issues by presenting research around the globe. Among his clients includes the Arts Administrators of Color Network, Cathedral Choral Society, Chorus America, the Hewlett Foundation, League of American Orchestras, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA), Spencer Museum, and Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Leah M. Forney is a 9X published author, Sought-After Professional Speaker, Your Visibility Activator, and Podcast Host of Internationally Recognized & Syndicated Hey Queen, Thrive & Sexual Assault Thriver & Advocate. She is the Founder & Creator of BAWSE Women Pitch where she advises BAWSE Women Entrepreneurs who desire more exposure on how to strategically position their book &/or brand to attract & secure more valuable opportunities through media & stages. As a native of Queens, New York who is currently residing in Maryland writing and speaking came naturally to her. Leah Forney is the oldest girl of six siblings. She grew up without her mother and father raising her. She learned early on the importance of having a relationship with Jesus Christ from her maternal grandmother who raised her in the church. Leah's love for writing came at a young age when she would pen poems to release the pain, she felt from not having her parents in her life. Never knowing where her writings would take her, Leah penned her first book. As she continues to accept the calling that God has placed on her life, Leah is open to seeing where her gifts and talents will take her. She has released seven books over the last 4 years. Her 8th book Born to be Unbound is now available. She is an award winner of I am H.E.R. International Awards Woman on the Rise (2021), nominee of I am H.E.R. International Awards Podcaster of the Year (2023), nominee of I am H.E.R. International Awards CEO of The Year, Trailblazer of The Year, & Filmmaker of The Year (2024) , Speak up Sis Awards (2023)Phenomenal Leader Award, & Inspire U Awards (2023) Podcaster of the Year, Speaker of the Year, & Coach of the Year nominee, ACHI Magazine (2023) Woman on the Rise, Woman of Inspiration, Community Leader, & Podcaster of the Year Nominee. She has been blessed to be featured in over 214 different media publications including but not limited to international magazine FEMI Magazine and Speak Woman Magazine. She has been blessed to land partnerships with state and national organizations to lend her voice in the fight to end sexual violence. As a Sexual Assault Thriver & Advocate, She has used her survivor story to train law enforcement on how to bridge the gap between victims and law enforcement, as well as trained attorney general's office. She is the coordinator of Maryland Women of Color Network where she meets monthly to discuss issues that impact women of color regarding sexual violence and the legislation that needs to change. She has been in rooms with senators and other legislators to speak up and out about the policies and procedures that are impacting sexual assault victims/survivors/thrivers. You can follow Leah on many social media sites. Facebook: Leah M. Forney, Instagram: Leah_M_Forney, TikTok: Leah M Forney, LinkedIn: Leah Forney and Website: www.leahmforney.com

Kirsten Jacobs, MSW, Senior Director of Shared Learning at LeadingAge, shares insights on ageism, diversity, and leadership from her 20+ years in senior living. She talks about the importance of supporting peer-to-peer learning, promoting diversity at the top, and calling out the web of ageism, ableism, and other “isms”, standing in the way of aging well. About Kirsten With over 20 years of experience in older adult housing, services, and long-term care management, Kirsten credits her four late grandparents for her commitment to the field. Her undergraduate thesis project, dedicated to sharing art with older adults, set the stage for an ongoing interest in dementia and holistic wellbeing. Kirsten has held various positions—including administrator and executive director. Currently, she serves on the knowledge team at LeadingAge, a national association of elder-serving organizations. As Senior Director, Shared Learning Initiatives, Kirsten leads and manages the organization's wellness and dementia education strategy and other shared learning activities. Kirsten also guides a diverse set of education initiatives to advance LeadingAge's ageism work and strategic focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  Kirsten earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) and gerontology certificate from Portland State University (Portland, OR) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in arts administration and a minor in studio art from Scripps College (Claremont, CA). Kirsten lives in her hometown of Portland, OR with her spouse, two kiddos, and goofy dog. Key Takeaways LeadingAge's shared learning approach creates opportunities for senior living providers to learn from each other. There is always wisdom in the room, whether virtual or physical. LeadingAge's LTSS Center at UMass Leaders of Color Network provides career path support and mentorship for persons of color in senior living and aging services. Ageism starts with a youth-obsessed culture that reinforces the message that young is good and old is bad, starting with children's books and movies. By the time we are older, we have these really internalized negative feelings of what it means to grow old. Discrimination is layered. It' difficult to look at one “ism” without acknowledging other layers of oppression compounded with the experience of aging. The web of ageism and ableism is so intertwined it's impossible to separate. Leading Age Leadership Summit April 15th - 17th in Washington, DC. will address the implications of changing demographics and how to better support people in the experience of growing older.

Today in recognition of Women's History Month, guests will talk about this celebration and the work of organizations who are making sure that all women, including women of color, are being recognized while listening to youths' concerns about gender, the economy, and gender equity on California's Central Coast. Join host Lata Murti as she speaks with guests Rita Casaverde, Executive Director of Diversity Coalition of San Luis Obispo (SLO) County and co-lead organizer of the County's Women of Color Network, Joy Pedersen, Dean of Students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chair of Coalition Building for Diversity Coalition of SLO County, and co-lead organizer of the County's Women of Color Network, and Rachell Frazian, Youth Services Librarian and Bookmobile Manager at Lompoc Public Library.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 2/22/24Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

The BIPOC community is the fastest-growing demographic in the state, with a 112% increase over the last decade. Tino and Weiwei are actively working to build generational wealth for BIPOC-identifying individuals, but their approach is not financial—it's social. They are opening doors, sharing resources, and nurturing a network that will leave a lasting impact on the BIPOC community for generations to come. Today, we introduce Tino and Weiwei, the Co-Executive Directors of the Vermont Professionals of Color Network. It wouldn't be a stretch to call them motivational speakers, this episode left us moved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first hour, Kevin Ellis talks with Wawei Wang and Tino Rutanhira, co-directors of The Vermont Professionals of Color Network, about their new study of the challenges facing minority business owners. 

This podcast deals with all things broken-yet-fixable in Vermont! We discuss policies and resources relating to agriculture, the environment, housing, transportation, food, and the local economy. Guests will include Vermont community members, farmers, law makers, educators, and business owners. On each podcast we will deep dive on a topic of interest, share relevant resources relating to funding and public participation opportunities, share little known facts about weird laws in Vermont, and discuss ideas on how to fix the broken-things! Brought to you by Jennifer Byrne from the White River Natural Resources Conservation District and Airon Shaw from the Vermont Professionals of Color Network. Learn more: www.whiterivernrcd.org & www.vtpoc.net Join the Hunt for the Hickory on Wednesday Oct 11th at 5PM in Hartland, VT https://www.whiterivernrcd.org/services/agroforestry

Season 20 Episode 14 The Dream Three are back in The Workroom. Patricia, Nayland and Hernease slogged through some Mercury Retrograde shenanigans to chat/yell/rant about this whirlwind of a final, making art while grieving, Laurence being just fine the way she is and that freakin' runway! That RUNWAY! We will be back periodically on the main feed, so stay subscribed! In the meantime, join us on Patreon for new, upcoming bonus episodes! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/728499412983267328/ep185?source=share Patricia's Film Screening at the BICONIC Film Festival: https://roxie.com/film/biconic-film-festival/ Patricia's exhibition doesn't have a link, but if you spot their work at Dulles Airport, let us know! Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Silver Eye Center of Photography Exhibition: In Dreams I Walk With You https://silvereye.org/exhibitions/in-dreams-i-walk-with-you We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on Discord - A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a

Season 20 Episode 13 Listeners! Do not adjust your dials. The designers are upside down and inside out for the Avant Garde Challenge! Patricia is back in The Workroom to REFLECT on what rules even mean, the judges shoving around all the goal posts, and how Bishmina and Ramisha need their own spinoff. We love them. That's all. Join us! Special Links! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/727666152399142912/ep184?source=share Patricia's exhibition doesn't have a link, but if you spot their work at Dulles Airport, let us know! Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Silver Eye Center of Photography Exhibition: In Dreams I Walk With You https://silvereye.org/exhibitions/in-dreams-i-walk-with-you Souls of Black Folk by WEB DuBois (on Double Consciousness) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on Discord - A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

It's family only as Chels (@Chels725), Jesse (@speakupjesse), and Paige (@paigenkiser) return to review RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8.Our queens are tasked with creating and starring in their own sickening trailers directed by Michelle Visage. Our frontrunner for the crown emerges as tensions build within the werkroom. Heidi has tea that will burn this competition to the ground, and Alexis Michelle earns another Daytime Emmy. Plus, the most awkward guest judge and confusing Untucked.Tweet us with who you want to be America's next drag superstar.Follow Paige:As Read By PaigeFollow Chels:Untitled Cinema Gals ProjectLetterboxdSupport the ACLU of MissouriSupport The Entertainment FundEvery month is Pride month here!

Loki comments on John Eliot Gardiner's backstage fist fight, chats with Barron Ryan about his book, "Honey, If It Wasn't for You", and responds to recent conversations among members of the Arts Administrators of Color Network. More on Barron Ryan and his latest book: https://prbythebook.com/experts/barron-ryan/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Lovely, Lovely Listeners! Hernease here! I hope this is finding you all as well as possible as we run into Labor Day weekend in the U.S. I'm popping onto your podcast feed with a quick note to say the episode this week is obviously delayed! But, we'll be back soon to cover the Peacock episode with Nayland. We may go backwards a little bit where Patricia and I talk about this upcoming Avant Garde episode before we talk about Prajjé's life long history of peacocking, the ogling and objectifying of our male models… once AGAIN, how male peacocking is kind of a redundant term for us humans, and some great listener theories about how maybe this whole episode or maybe even this entire SEASON is a kind of advertisement for NBC's streaming service… Peacock?? We will get to those, the clothes, and the state of our beloved designers at this late phase of the competition very soon. So in the meantime, you can strut your stuff in the form of words and pictures on the discord, on our Patreon page, on Instagram or Facebook, and of course, you may email us at intheworkroom@gmail.com . Alright y'all! We can't wait to be back to talk through all of this on the podcast. So we'll see you very soon. - - Special Links Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on Discord - A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/mg6W6E78V2 The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 11 We're ready to rant!! We are worked up in The Workroom! We are frustrated with a lot to say. Patricia is back to discuss just being yourself, Tresemme's hair miss, letting Rami LIVE and the relationship between the Double Bind and Double Consciousness. JOIN US!!!! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/726398253652934656/ep182?source=share Patricia's exhibition doesn't have a link, but if you spot their work at Dulles Airport, let us know! The Souls of Black Folk by WEB DuBois (on Double Consciousness) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Hernease's Podcast Project with the Visual Studies Workshop https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vsw-project-space-podcast/id1654594948 We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on Discord - A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 8 Everybody's FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE to feel good! Nayland is back in The Workroom with Hernease to talk about what freedom looks like, what woke looks like, the designers coming for Christian, and the Sister Circle. Project Runway is giving us all the feels because Season 20 is fully blowing away our expectations. Join us! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/725689062460096512/ep181?source=share Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Hernease's Podcast Project with the Visual Studies Workshop https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vsw-project-space-podcast/id1654594948 We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on Discord - A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 8 It's #TBT to Christian's season AGAIN with an All-Denim-All-Day challenge. This time, the designers must go head-to-head in a Fashion Fight. Nayland is back in The Workroom with Hernease to discuss why Brittany chose Laurence, bleach blunders, Formula1 fashion possibilities and the best Rom-Com EVER! Join us!!!!! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/724414579740901376/ep179?source=share Willy Chevarria - 2023 Collection https://www.willychavarria.com/collections/fw23-kangaroo Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Viola Ford Fletcher's Memoir - Don't Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781737168409 We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 7 The designers lay it all out there, straps and all! It's time to dig down deep in that underwear drawer to pull out the couture. Patricia is back in The Workroom with Hernease to talk about tennis, believing in yourself, designing for changing bodies, Rami being hilarious, and a memoir by Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. Join us! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/723862670365900800/ep178?source=share Viola Ford Fletcher's Memoir - Don't Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781737168409 Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Chels (@Chels725), Sharai (@MissSharai), and Jesse (@speakupjesse) are joined this week by Emmy nominee Alrinthea Carter (@Alrinthea) to recap the mystery on the season finale of Yellowjackets. In the past, our teens are dealing with the fallout of the wilderness' choice. Coach Ben tries to convince Teen Natalie to leave the group and come with him to Javi's hideout. Teen Misty gaslights Teen Lottie into thinking the ritual was her idea, leading Lottie to crown a new leader. Plus, our teens narrowly escape death yet again as Coach Ben burns their shelter to the ground. Meanwhile, our adults are humoring Adult Lottie and go along with the ritual while secretly planning on having her committed. Walter ropes Jeff into helping him get rid of Officer Kevyn at the compound, while Van and Taissa call off the crisis team. The Adult Yellowjackets go through with the ritual, with Callie and Lisa stumbling upon them as tragedy strikes. Follow Alrinthea:InstagramVenmo: Alrinthea-CarterFollow Sharai:InstagramDread CentralA Nightmare on Fierce StreetBlerdy Massacre Hey YOU: A You Recap PodcastALTER TapesFollow Chels:Untitled Cinema Gals ProjectLetterboxdSupport the ACLU of Missouri Support The Entertainment Fund

Coming off the high of attending Beyoncé's Renaissance tour in Philadelphia, Chris shares a storytime about his once in a lifetime experience, goes off about movie remakes, talks Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Ryan Gosling, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, and Dwayne Johnson, weighs in on the etiquette of getting late night food, recounts the pain of purchasing fake tickets and finally getting the real ones, discusses Alice in Wonderland, dives into the Barbenheimer movie phenomenon of watching Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day, pulls no punches about Prime energy drinks, lashes out about Logan Paul, and professes his love for everything Beyoncé. Donate to support National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network: https://nqttcn.com/en/donate/ Follow Unhinged with Chris Klemens on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhingedwithchrisklemens Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrisklemens/ Follow Big Spark Studios: https://www.instagram.com/bigsparkstudios Leave Chris a voicemail: 310-844-6459 Submit your secrets: https://forms.gle/ZPtbT3EKFHQWpZ4K7  Submit Charitable Shoutout: https://forms.gle/6GSAoacSoepsZ5v47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 20 Episode 6 Cowabunga y'all! It's time to totally hop on into jeep with no doors and blast some Nirvana because the 90's are freakin' everywhere, man! Nayland is back in The Workroom, duh! We're talking about some wild 90's throwback decisions, Bishme's dictionary of 90's dances, Rami knew Aaliyah, why Nirvana and why not Hole and Brandon's extremely relatable high-school trauma. Join us before the block gets too hot! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/723149302673915904/ep177?source=share Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 5 Don't alarm Nina! Patricia is back in The Workroom with Hernease to discuss these designers drowning in deep red, designer designed challenges, bubbling animosity and Nina Is Bored! It's getting real All-Starry now. Join us! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/722467869470949376/ep176?source=share We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Join us to support the podcast and get access to bonus episodes. Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Season 20 Episode 4 We couldn't care less about the most recent UK coronation, but Christian Siriano is definitely excited about it. Nayland is back in The Workroom with Hernease to discuss Christian's scepter tyranny, royal misinterpretations, model snubs, Nina's botox, and designing too high on your own supply. Join us!!!! This Week's Cheatsheet + Ming The Merciless https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/722064646012633088/ep175?source=share Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast For the newest bonus episode, we have a Dream Three Worn Story! Nayland, Patricia and Hernease each share their own personal stories about a treasured item. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Chels (@Chels725), Sharai (@MissSharai), and Jesse (@speakupjesse) are joined this week by Emmy nominee Alrinthea Carter (@Alrinthea) and AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to recap the mystery on this season's Yellowjackets. Secrets are spilled with our adults as Shauna's crimes begin catching up with her. Our core four spill their misdeeds to Van and Lottie, leading to more discoveries and exposed truths. Meanwhile, Jeff shares some of Shauna's trauma with Callie in the hope that she'll understand her mother better. In the wilderness, Coach Ben makes a discovery about where Javi was hidden, while the teens starve and hallucinate in the cabin. Faced with decisions about survival, and Misty having shared Lottie's message about not wasting her body, the kids create a lottery system to choose who will sacrifice themselves for the group. Find out what happens when somebody draws the wrong card. Follow Erik:Tawny Cypress InterviewMelanie Lynskey & Sophie Nélisse InterviewChristina Ricci InterviewFollow Alrinthea:InstagramVenmo: Alrinthea-CarterFollow Sharai:InstagramDread CentralA Nightmare on Fierce StreetBlerdy Massacre Hey YOU: A You Recap PodcastALTER TapesFollow Chels:Untitled Cinema Gals ProjectLetterboxdSupport the ACLU of Missouri Support The Entertainment Fund

Cece temporarily moves into the loft in "Cece Crashes," and chaos ensues!Jenn and Jaime (@elspunko) talk about Jess and Cece's friendship, the beginnings of a classic Winston/Cece mess around, Jess' weirdness, Nick's response to her behavior, and feet pointing. Plus, we continue our favorite segment: "Things Nick Miller Did That Were Hot!"Enjoy!Our recommended media:"The King Maker" by Kennedy RyanCouples Therapy episode feat. Vincent Rodriguez IIIWith Love (Amazon Prime)We recorded this in Pride month,

Season 20 Episode 2 This whole episode is ICONIC. The designers wake up at the ICONIC crack of dawn to ransack the iconic FAO Schwarz for the (maybe most?) ICONIC challenge, it's the Unconventional Challenge! Patricia and Hernease discuss the Second Immutable Law of Project Runway Nature, how Prajjé is so ready, dark whimsy and why Laurence needs some unconventional space! For Real!! JOIN US!!!! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/721227096134991872/ep174?source=share Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/xW7JpXKfx7 Nayland's Fashion Collaboration with JCRT to Benefit Transgender Law Center https://www.jc-rt.com We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast For the newest bonus episode, we have a Dream Three Worn Story! Nayland, Patricia and Hernease each share their own personal stories about a treasured item. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Chels (@Chels725),  Sharai (@MissSharai), and Jesse (@speakupjesse)  are joined by Emmy nominee Alrinthea Carter (@Alrinthea) to recap the mystery on this season's Yellowjackets. Our adults have fully Avengers Assembled at Lottie's compound and find themselves doing therapy and confronting some of the trauma of the wilderness. Shauna is tasked with mothering a baby goat, Misty takes a hallucinatory trip in the isolation tank, and Van and Tai are honest with each other. Meanwhile,  Lottie has a realization about her therapist that throws her for a loop, and the girls let loose at a bonfire. Our teens, on the other hand, are going through it. With the blizzard calming down, the girls are digging themselves out of the cabin and Misty has them on a wild goose chase looking for Crystal. Van admits her fears to Tai, and Tai reveals to Lottie that she's stopped having visits from Other Tai since she's joined her little rituals. Plus, Coach Ben is talked off the ledge, and Shauna buries her baby and takes out her rage on one of her teammates. Follow Alrinthea:InstagramVenmo: Alrinthea-CarterFollow Sharai:InstagramDread CentralA Nightmare on Fierce StreetBlerdy Massacre Hey YOU: A You Recap PodcastALTER TapesFollow Chels:Untitled Cinema Gals ProjectLetterboxdSupport the ACLU of Missouri Support The Entertainment Fund Happy Pride month, friends!

Season 20 Episode 1 Season TWENTY (!) is here, and it is jam packed with talent, experience, trepidation and snark. The DREAM THREE is back to discuss redemption tension, Viktor not knowing extremely important people, Christian as Heidi and Project Runway Laws of Nature (it's immutable!). Join us for a Dream Three Three Hour Chat Extravaganza! Happy Project Runway 20th Season Y'all! This Week's Cheatsheet www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/720568242188484608/ep173?source=share Find each other on Discord! A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/HbtbYVcdRz We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast For the newest bonus episode, we have a Dream Three Worn Story! Nayland, Patricia and Hernease each share their own personal stories about a treasured item. Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Twitter - twitter.com/naylandblake Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

Break out your best attire and your slow dance chicken dance because it's time for "Wedding"!Jenn and Jaime (@elspunko) talk about all the weddings this show featured, how this episode marks an early shift for the series, the glimpse we get into Winston's character, Nick and Caroline's relationship, and how the guys really do need Jess around.Enjoy!Our recommended media:Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"Friday I'm in Love" by Camryn Garrett"Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute" by Talia HibbertThe Little Mermaid (2023)Happy Pride month, friends!

Y'ALL!!!!!!!!! The time has almost come for Project Runway Season 20, the ultimate All Stars Edition. Some major favorites are back in The Workroom, and so are we! For this new season, we've opened up our own Discord channel so we can all chat together throughout the season. We will be in there live, Eastern Time, but swing by whenever you want to drop your hot takes, your questions, your gossip, all your opinions. We hope it will be a fun time, plus, non-Twitter non-IG Nayland can drop their gems for all to read. Join us there and talk to y'all soon! Special Links: Find each other on Discord --> A Little Project Runway Chat: https://discord.gg/HbtbYVcdRz We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Twitter - twitter.com/naylandblake Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lino…ife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

It's family only as Chels (@Chels725),  Jesse (@speakupjesse), and Paige (@paigenkiser) return to review RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8. The gang is back with a mega review of the first three episodes of the season, and the games are already messy. With questionable eliminations, alliances going south, and a new fame games twist, the queens are in for a chaotic season. Verse and performance! Sketch comedy! A supermarket ball! Plus, some incredible Untucked drama! Tweet us with who you want to be America's next drag superstar. Follow Paige:As Read By PaigeFollow Chels:Untitled Cinema Gals ProjectLetterboxdSupport the ACLU of Missouri Support The Entertainment Fund Happy Pride month, friends!

This epsiode of Finding Refuge is pure fire! I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Cara Page and Erica Woodland, co-editors of Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation. Read more below about the themes we weaved together during the interview and about Cara and Erica. Cara Page is a Black Queer Feminist cultural memory worker & organizer. For the past 30+ years, she has organized with LGBTQI+/Black, Indigenous & People of Color liberation movements in the US & Global South at the intersections of racial, gender & economic justice, healing justice and transformative justice. She is founder of Changing Frequencies, an abolitionist organizing project that designs cultural memory work to disrupt harms and violence from the Medical Industrial Complex (MIC). She is also co-founder of the Healing Histories Project; a network of abolitionist healers/health practitioners, community organizers, researchers/historians & cultural workers building solidarity to interrupt the medical industrial complex and harmful systems of care. We generate change through research, action and building collaborative strategies & stories with BIPOC-led communities, institutions and movements organizing for dignified collective care.As one of the architects of the healing justice political strategy, envisioned by many in the South and deeply rooted in Black Feminist traditions and Southern Black Radical Traditions, she is co-founder and core leadership team member of the Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective. She was the Executive Director of the Audre Lorde Project in New York City and is a former recipient of the OSF Soros Equality Fellowship (2019-2020) and ‘Activist in Residence' at the Barnard Center for Research on Women. She was also chosen as Yerba Buena Cultural Center's ‘YBCA100'in 2020. Cara has organized and co-created with many political and cultural institutions & organizations nationally & internationally including Center for Documentary Studies, Third World Newsreel, Sins Invalid, Southerners on New Ground (SONG), Project South, INCITE! Women & Trans People of Color Against Violence, Bettys Daughter Arts Collaborative, and most recently the EqualHealth Campaign Against Racism, the National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color Network, Disability Project of Transgender Law Center, Astraea Lesbians for Justice Foundation and the Anti-Eugenics Project; toward building & resourcing racial, gender & healing justice strategies for our liberation, collective care & safety. Her forthcoming book, co-edited by Erica Woodland, entitled “Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care & Safety” (North Atlantic Books) will be out in February 2023.Erica Woodland, LCSW is a Black queer, trans masculine/genderqueer facilitator, consultant, psychotherapist and healing justice practitioner who was born, raised, and is currently based in Baltimore, MD. He has worked at the intersections of movements for racial, gender, economic, trans and queer justice and liberation for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience working with young people, Black, Indigenous and People of Color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities across the country, from Baltimore to the San Francisco Bay Area. Erica is the Founding Director of the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN), a healing justice organization that actively works to transform mental health for Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Under his leadership, NQTTCN has trained and mobilized hundreds of mental health practitioners committed to intervening on the legacy of harm and violence of the medical industrial complex while building liberatory models of care rooted in abolition. Erica came into liberation and healing work in the early 2000s by way of harm reduction and abolitionist organizing with survivors of state, community and interpersonal violence. Working at the nexus of collective care and political liberation has been central to his practice as a clinician, facilitator, and healer. Erica has done extensive work in carceral environments including prisons, jails, and psychiatric detention centers as well as in grassroots community based organizations, giving him a wide range of experience to draw from in his liberation work. From 2012-2016, Erica served as the Field Building Director for the Brown Boi Project, a national gender justice organization, where he lead movement building work to transform masculinity and confront sexism, misogyny, and queer/transphobia.Erica is co-editor of Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care and Safety, with Cara Page (North Atlantic Books, 2023). In 2017, he was awarded the Ford Public Voices Fellowship and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leaders Fellowship. Erica's op-eds have been featured in Role Reboot, Yoga International and Truthout and his healing justice work has also been highlighted in Time magazine, CNN, Healthline, Complex, and the New York Times. He is also a principal author of Freeing Ourselves: A Guide to Health and Self Love for Brown Bois (Brown Boi Project, 2011).In this episode, we discuss:The Need for Healing Back, Now and Into the FutureThe Ecosystem of Healing Justice Work and PracticeAccountabilityWhat we Need to Listen to NowAncestorsHonoring Our LineagesRelationship to PlaceDestinyHarriet TubmanCollective CareMovement Work The Disorienting Nature of This TimeThe Process of Being Led to Write a BookCollective LiberationDreamingA Collective Dream for Our Future And More!You can connect with Cara on her website and Erica on his website.Purchase their book, Healing Justice Lineages, here.Podcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

Join co-hosts Adam Chau and Robin Williams-Turnage (Potters of Color 2.0) in conversation with Natalia Arbelaez and Magdolene Dykstra from The Color Network. During the panel the group talk about building communities of color and equitable strategies for organizing exhibitions. This episode was recorded live in Cincinnati, OH as a part of this year's NCECA conference.   Today's episode is brought to you by AMACO Brent. For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

BIPOC communities are most likely to bear the effects of climate change, but BIPOC-led environmental justice groups are severely underfunded in climate philanthropy. In this episode, Abdul Dosunmu of the Climate Funders Justice Pledge talks about his group's aim to challenge big donors to give more equitably.(PDF transcript)(Active transcript)Text transcript:David RobertsWhether it's suffering the effects of fossil fuel pollution or fighting back against it, black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) are on the front lines of climate change. Yet they are starved for resources. More than a billion dollars a year goes toward climate philanthropy, but of that amount, little more than 1 percent goes to BIPOC-led environmental justice groups.The two-year-old Climate Funders Justice Pledge, run by the Donors of Color Network, is trying to change that. It challenges big donors to a) be more transparent about where their grants are going, and b) within two years of signing the pledge, raise the amount going to BIPOC-led groups to 30 percent.The pledge, featured in a just-released report from Morgan Stanley and the Aspen Institute on how to increase the impact of climate philanthropy, has already led to more than $100 million in annual commitments to BIPOC-led groups.I talked with Abdul Dosunmu, who runs the pledge campaign, about why BIPOC leadership is important to the climate fight, how transparency changes the behavior of foundations, and how to improve the relationship between environmental justice groups and big funders.Alright. Abdul Dosunmu. Welcome to Volts. Thank you so much for coming.Abdul DosunmuThank you so much for having me.David RobertsThis is an interesting topic to me with lots of ins and outs, but let's start with just, I'd like to get a sense of what is the pool of philanthropic money available to climate and environmental organizations? And then how much of that currently is going to EJ groups?Abdul DosunmuThe Morgan Stanley-Aspen report, that we were honored to be part of, and was just released really details a stark challenge in terms of what the author of the report, Randall Kempner, says is both the quantity of climate philanthropy and the quality of climate philanthropy. So, on the quantity side, according to the report, only about 2% of all global philanthropy is focused on climate.David RobertsThat's wild to begin with, honestly.Abdul DosunmuInsanely wild. And what's interesting about that, what's hard to square about that is the fact that if you ask philanthropists how urgent the crisis is, 85% of them say it's extremely urgent. So they're talking one game but walking another game.David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuSo, of all global philanthropy, only about 2% is focused on climate. And then of that 2%, only about 1.3% of it is focused on BIPOC-led environmental justice organizations. So if you think about the quantity versus quality framework that Randall has, the Morgan Stanley-Aspen report is really focused on the quantity side of it. The climate funders justice pledge, which I lead, is focused on the quality side of it.David RobertsRight. We'll get to that in just one second. I got a bunch of questions about that, but I just want to in terms of quantity, do we know that 2% that goes to climate related stuff. Do we know what that number is? I don't have any sense of scale at all.David RobertsIs that a billion dollars? A few million?Abdul DosunmuSo our data, and I'm not sure Randall goes into this in the report, but our data is really focused on about 1.3 billion or so of climate funding.David RobertsGot it.Abdul DosunmuSo we're looking at single digit billions. But we also know that in recent years, frankly in recent weeks, that number is steadily escalating as new Climate Funders come onto the scene with last names like Bezos, and Powell, Jobs, and others. And so we really don't have a solid sense of what that new number is.David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuBut in terms of the 1.3% number that we focus on at CFJP, we're looking at about 1.34 billion of that which was awarded to National Climate Funders. And of that, only about 1.3% is going to BIPOC-led environmental groups.David RobertsSo that's less than 20 million. Say something in that neighborhood, right?Abdul DosunmuAbsolutely.David RobertsOne other distinction on this is I know that there is giving that gets categorized under EJ activities, which is separate from money actually going to EJ led groups.Abdul DosunmuThat's right. So that's a critical distinction, and you've really just jumped in on the core part of the work that I do. We believe that it's important that EJ work is funded when it is BIPOC-led just as much as it's funded when it's not. And currently what we have is a system where EJ work led by communities of color, conceptualizing communities of color is not funded at the same scale that other work might be funded. And the reality of that is that there are deep consequences because as we often say, the communities that are closest to the problem are closest to the solutions, but they're also the furthest away from the resources.David RobertsSo let's get right into that then. I guess probably a lot of listeners will take this as self-evident, but when you go to big funders, people sitting on big endowments and stuff, and you are trying to make the case that BIPOC-led groups are important to tackling climate change, what's the case? What's the evidence? What do you tell them?Abdul DosunmuWell, we start with a basic concept that says that the climate does not discriminate, people and systems do. And the reason we start there is that we really want to drive them to the data that most of your audience will probably be familiar with around the fact that most frontline communities, the communities that are hit first and worse by the effects of climate change are Black and Brown communities. Most fenceline communities are Black and Brown communities that when it comes to the ways in which this crisis is manifesting itself on the ground and in people's lives, it disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities. So we start there.That if you're actually interested in mitigating the effects of this crisis, by necessity, you would start with BIPOC communities, right? The second piece is if you're actually interested in shifting the systemic landscape that has led to this crisis, you would start with BIPOC communities. And here's what I mean by that. Power differentials in society is what has created the condition for exploitation, extraction, and pollution. It's the power differentials that have created the foundations of this crisis. It's the fact that certain communities have been politically disenfranchised and subjugated and those are also the communities that have been impacted by environmental exploitation and extraction.David RobertsYeah, I feel like this is an important point because sometimes what you hear from, I don't know that they'll say it publicly a lot anymore, but sometimes what you hear in private from climate people is climate is about emissions. And we should attack emissions, right? We should be lowering emissions. And insofar as you are being distracted by other social, like you're mixing your ice cream of peanut butter or whatever, like you're letting your social issues get involved in your emissions issues, you're just going to be less effective at reducing emissions. I think that mindset still has quite a hold on quite a few people.So this point that they're linked is important, I think.Abdul DosunmuYou said. You don't know if people will actually share it publicly. I hear it almost every day.David RobertsSo they still do say it publicly.Abdul DosunmuThey still do say it publicly.David RobertsRight, that there is a sense that you can somehow disconnect the climate crisis from the social and racial inequities that exist in our society, when in fact, the communities that have been the most exploited and the most extracted have been communities that have been denied political voice, right. And they've been BIPOC communities. I often tell the story of a neighborhood in my hometown, Dallas, Texas, called the West Dallas neighborhood. And it's largely Black and Brown, historically has been as a result of housing segregation. And this community was home for 50 years to a lead smelter plant. And this lead smelter plant obviously polluted the environment.Abdul DosunmuIt also poisoned generations of young Black and Brown kids growing up in that community. And it was the political powerlessness of that community, it was the political subjugation of that community that allowed that lead smelter plant to operate with impunity for 50 years. And this is the critical point that we make. It was the rising up of that community. It was the mobilization of that community that ultimately booted that lead smelter plant from the community. And so it's important for us to see that these things are linkedDavid RobertsJust to sort of restate, the whole problem of environmental pollution generally, including climate, is this ability to basically produce waste and impacts that you don't pay for.Abdul DosunmuThat's right.David RobertsBut you can't do that unless there's some community that's disempowered enough that it can't stop you from doing it, right? I mean, the whole setup relies on there being disempowered communities that have no choice but to accept this junk.Abdul DosunmuThat's exactly right. I have a dear friend in the movement, Felicia Davis from HBCU Green Fund, who says we don't just have a climate crisis, we have a power injustice crisis.David RobertsRight. And relatedly, I think, another old piece of conventional wisdom, though, this I think has been changing in recent years. But if you go back I've been doing this for close to 20 years now, and if you go back like 15 years, I think the sort of conventional wisdom was climate is something that educated, affluent, White people worry about because they have the luxury and time to worry about it. And BIPOC communities, vulnerable communities, EJ communities have other things to worry about that are more proximate and more difficult and they don't have time to worry about climate change.And thus those communities are not going to be a big part of a social movement for climate change. And of course, now the data shows that that's wrong, like almost inversely wrong. So what is the level of kind of knowledge and engagement among these communities on the subject of climate change?Abdul DosunmuWell, and this is a key point that I like to make. The first part of that that I would like to deconstruct is this notion that climate is separate from the other issues that impact these communities, right? That in many ways, part of the innovation and the imagination that these communities are bringing to the fight is to recognize the interconnections between climate and housing, climate and labor policy, climate and transportation, right? That they are uniquely positioned to see that climate is connected to a whole range of other systems that decide and define how we live. So that's part of the deconstruction that has to be made.David RobertsAnd you might also say that a White affluent businessman is uniquely positioned to want to not see those interconnections, right? Like there's a lot of incentive not to see them if you benefit from them, basically.Abdul DosunmuRight. There is a desire to focus the fight against the climate crisis on a little intervention here, a little technology here. And the reality is that the crisis is the result of systems that shape how we live. And in order to fight the crisis, we've got to actually change those systems, right? And communities of color are uniquely positioned to be able to understand that and to lead that fight.David RobertsAnd that shows up in the data, and surveys, and polls and stuff. Do you feel like that sentiment, that knowledge is pretty widely dispersed in those communities at this point?Abdul DosunmuOh, absolutely. I think one of the things that we do at CFJP is we actually look at and profile a lot of the movement work that is happening on the ground in communities. And so we're not just talking at a level of theory, we're talking at a level of understanding the movements that are being led by communities of color. So there is a reason that billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions are disrupted every year by indigenous organizers. There is a reason that it was the BIPOC-led organizations that pushed President Biden on Justice40, and that conceptualized the New Jersey and California environmental justice laws that preceded Justice40.There is a reason that the Climate Justice Alliance, for instance, has had a massive impact on shifting away from extractive energy practices. And so it's important for us to see that we don't need a poll to tell us, all we need to do is look at the work and the organizing that is happening in these communities and see the ways in which it is moving the needle on this conversation.David RobertsYeah, and I'll just say, from my perch, my perspective, like, I remember when the climate bill was being put together back in 2008 and 2009, I don't know if you were unfortunate enough to be in this area when that was happening, but EJ was it wasn't absent, but it was clearly an add on, right? It was like an amendment. It was like a thing you stick on at the end as an afterthought. And it's been remarkable to me just to see, over the years, EJ just becoming much more assertive and having a much bigger place at the table.David RobertsTo the point now that the Democratic, official sort of Democratic Party climate agenda has it right there at the core, and it's included in a lot of these Inflation Reduction Act grants. So it's like night and day in terms of the engagement on both sides. To me, obviously there's a long way to go, but I've seen the change.Abdul DosunmuThat's absolutely right. And that change was led by BIPOC-led organizations. And here's why that's important, right? Obviously, you know this better than I do. We're dealing with a movement that has historically excluded and alienated the voices of People of Color. And there are organizations out there that are doing this work around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental movement, right? And the data has never been good. It's always been bad. And here's the core point that we make. I draw an analogy. One of my favorite football teams, I'm a great Texan, I'm a great Dallasite.So the Dallas Cowboys, what we're doing right now in the climate movement is the equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys finally making it to the Super Bowl but fielding only about a 10th of a team on the field. That's what we're doing right now in the movement. Our best players, our most imaginative players are not on the field because we have historically excluded them.David RobertsLet's talk about that. So the Climate Funders Justice Pledge, what is it specifically? What is it asking of large philanthropies?Abdul DosunmuSo it's pretty simple, which is not to say that they always receive it as such.David RobertsNot easy. Easy and simple are different.Abdul DosunmuEasy and simple are different. But it's pretty simple. It says two things. Number one, it says commit to transparency. So we call on the nation's top climate funders, primarily institutional funders, so we're talking foundations, big foundations to commit to transparency, right? And what that means is we ask them specifically, "how much of your current climate giving is focused on BIPOC-led environmental justice organizations? Not just environmental justice organizations, but BIPOC-led EJ organizations." And we define that very concretely.We say 50% of your board has to be People of Color, 50% of your senior staff has to be People of Color, and you have to have an explicit mission of serving communities of color. So how much in dollar amounts of your current climate giving is going to BIPOC-led environmental justice organizations? That's a transparency component.David RobertsAnd that information is not available today.Abdul DosunmuIt's not easily available. And to be honest with you, most funders have not asked themselves those questions, right?So one of the things that has been a learning journey for us is actually getting feedback from funders that have taken the pledge. And what they tell us is that for them, the most transformative part of it has been the transparency component because they had never actually looked at the data.David RobertsI bet they're not finding out good things, right? They're not pleasantly surprised.Abdul DosunmuNo, they're not. In the main, they are not pleasantly surprised. I mean, the data is what it is, right, nationally. And part of what we wanted to do with this pledge is we wanted to make that data available to communities and movements so that they could actually hold these funders accountable, right? And so that the funders who are committed to environmental justice can hold themselves accountable. So it matters that a Kresge Foundation, for instance, says, "you know what, what has been most imaginative about this for us is that it has forced us to go internal and look at our data."So that matters. And we don't just ask for the data, and hoard it, or put it in a report that we release annually. We actually post that number on our website. So if you go to our website, you can find that number for each of the funders that have taken the pledge. And then we do a whole bunch of media amplification around it because we actually want communities to organize around this data.David RobertsWhat's a typical number, like Kresge or whatever, once they looked, what are they finding?Abdul DosunmuWell, Kresge is actually, they're an anchor pledger of ours, which is great. And I don't want to misquote their number. If I'm remembering correctly, they were under the 30%, probably in the 20s range. And it's important to note that, again, they have had this as a commitment for a very long time. So actually challenging them to, "okay, let's look at the data," has been super helpful for them.David RobertsInteresting. Okay, so transparency is step one.Abdul DosunmuStep one is transparency. And I actually looked at the number. They're actually at 33%. Let me give Kresge their credit, they're at 33%.David RobertsI'm going to guess that's unusually high.Abdul DosunmuThey are one of the leaders in the field, no question about it. It is very high for the pledgers that we have, and they are making continued strides. So the transparency piece is very important because it allows us to have conversations like this one. "Where is this funder? Where is that funder, and how can we hold them accountable to the commitments that many of them have?" Right? So let me just put a pin in this and say after George Floyd, we saw a number of funders make new commitments around environmental justice, around BIPOC communities. And in the couple of years since, we've seen most of those commitments fade into the background, right?And so this has become a tool that communities can use to actually hold funders accountable to what they say they're going to do.David RobertsGot it.Abdul DosunmuAnd then the second component of the pledge is the 30% requirement. So what we say is after you tell us your number, if you're not at 30% and a good number or not, we challenge you to within two years of taking the pledge to get to 30%. So scale your grant making to at least 30% going to BIPOC-led environmental justice organizations over the course of two years.David RobertsCan I ask where 30% came from? I mean, is it just sounds reasonable or is there something more to it than that?Abdul DosunmuYou know, if you look at it, BIPOC communities, about 40% of the population, what we said was 30% seems like a good floor. It is not intended to be a ceiling. And what we hope to see is that over time, that number is far exceeding 30%. But at least as a floor, 30% felt right to the networks of movement organizers and leaders that we pulled together to help develop this campaign.David RobertsAnd so this funders pledge has been going on for how long, and what's the state of play? Are foundations signing on? How much money have you shifted? How long has this been running?Abdul DosunmuSo you're talking to me pretty much on the eve of our two year anniversary. And so we've been around for a couple of years. And to date, twelve of the Top 40 climate funders have taken the pledge.David RobertsInteresting.Abdul Dosunmu32 foundations overall have committed to at least one portion of the pledge. And so some of them will say we'll do transparency, but we're not quite ready to go to 30%.David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuAnd we accept that because sunlight is the best disinfectant.David RobertsYeah, I think you're right that transparency is the big piece here. It's like that dream where you wake up in school, and you're naked in school or whatever, all of a sudden everybody can see ... that alone, I think is going to create a lot of push.Abdul DosunmuRight. Nobody wants to be at the bottom of the list, right. Nobody wants to be in single digits when everybody else is in double digits. And the ones who are in double digits, like Kresge, they want to do better, right? They want to get more shine. They want to tell their story, more impactfully. And so we offer the transparency piece not just as stick, but also as carrot to those who are doing well in this fight, and want to help us tell the story, and amplify the mission. And so what we have seen is that there is momentum around the pledge.And we're very proud to say that we have helped to catalyze a new baseline, funding baseline through the pledge for BIPOC-led organizations of around $100 million in the two years that we have been around. But $100 million is really just a drop in the bucket because right now we're seeing, again, as I said earlier, new funders come into the field every single day.David RobertsWell, this was my very next question, is do we have any sense of what sort of dollar figure we would be talking about if this succeeded, if all the big philanthropies signed on, and if all the big philanthropies actually did it? Do we have any idea sort of like, what the ultimate pool of money is?Abdul DosunmuSo I don't have that hard number, but I can tell you that our campaign has a goal, right? An aim of catalyzing $500 million. So if we could get to $500 million, we feel like we would be radically transforming the possibilities for BIPOC-led environmental justice organizations. But that's going to require that we make the transition, the pivot, from what I would call the legacy funders, right? So legacy funders like Pisces, and Kresge, and Schmidt, and Rockefeller Brothers and Hewlett and ... a number of the ... MacArthur, a number of the others that have Heising-Simon's Energy Foundation, Packard Foundation, a number of those that have taken the pledge.We've got to make the transition from just those to now some of these more entrepreneurial startup funders in the space, like a Bezos, like a Waverley Street, like a Sequoia.David RobertsHave you talked to any of them? I mean, I assume you're reaching out. I guess one of the questions I'm sort of curious about is, is there a big difference in culture that you found between these established groups and the new ones coming in?Abdul DosunmuThere is. We are outreaching every day to the new funders. One of the reasons I make the distinction between legacy and entrepreneurial is that when you're a legacy funder, you have deeper roots in communities because you've been funding them for a long time, or at least you've been giving lip service to funding them for a long time, right? And so you're more susceptible to their accountability, right?David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuYou're more accountable to them than a new funder who's coming in, who is somebody who's made a bunch of money in tech and just wants to give it away out of a good spirit and a good heart. But there isn't the same level of connectivity there to communities, and so that has been the biggest challenge. And then the other piece of this is when you're an entrepreneur and you've come in right on the heels of having made a lot of money, a lot of money in business, you tend to think you know how to do things.David RobertsWhat? Tech guys?Abdul DosunmuI know, it's a crazy thought, right?David RobertsYeah. I was going to say I don't want to cast aspersions, or use any stereotypes, but when I think about tech-bros fresh off making billions of dollars like sensitivity to racial justice is not what leaps to mind.Abdul DosunmuWell and they may have the sensitivity, some of them, but they also have the kinds of neurosis that come from having made a lot of money and been very successful, and you think you kind of know everything, right? And so oftentimes they will come into the field and say, "here is what I want to do on climate," and it has no relationship to what communities actually are doing and need to do. That's really probably the biggest culture challenge that we face is that it's both the accountability piece, and it's the part of this that understands that, ultimately, this is a learning experience both for the funder and for the broader field. This is not top down, it's bottom up, and the best solutions come from the bottom up.David RobertsAs you've talked to foundations, have you received any straight up kind of disagreement about your goals?Abdul DosunmuWell, we mostly don't get that, right. We mostly get, "well ... we're going to work on ... " That's my impersonation. "We're going to work on it, and we're going to see, and talk to us in six months and ..." that sort of thing. But every now and then you do just hear "no, we're just not going to do it."David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuBut generally that doesn't come from a disagreement with the goals or the objectives of the campaign because it's hard to disagree with the goals and objectives of the campaign. It generally comes from a sense of, "you know what, this is just not part of our agenda. This is not what we do, and we're not going to have anybody external to our organization directing our strategy."David RobertsYeah.Abdul DosunmuAnd so that's generally where most of the resistance comes from.David RobertsIf you imagine a huge new flood of money descending on these groups, over the course of the next two or three years, you can imagine ways that that could go poorly. That's a big disruptive thing. And one of the things I was thinking about is when you talk to these small groups, often what they'll tell you they need is just operating expenses. Like they need to be able to pay decent salaries, right? Just to begin with. Trying to run a whole movement on underpaid people is difficult, and they need sort of just like cost of living, cost of operations, operations money.Abdul DosunmuRight.David RobertsAnd what you often find, or what they tell me they run into when they talk to funders is, of course, funders are wealthy, and therefore overestimate their own cleverness, and often have their own ideas about what they want groups to do. So I worry, like, is this going to be the right kind of support? And you can certainly imagine a big new pot of money coming with a bunch of sort of big footed demands about how these groups do things, right? Like, you can imagine big funders trying to sort of dictate the strategies of these groups rather than listening and learning from them.So I don't know how you go about, I mean, I don't know exactly what I want you to say in the switch, but are we confident that this support is going to be the kind of support that these sort of small struggling groups need most?Abdul DosunmuRight. You are really touching on a critical part of this that our campaign is going to be doing more work on. It hasn't been a core part of it thus far because we really see ourselves as the accountability mechanism in the field, but we do think there's an opportunity for us to engage on these questions. So to start, what we really need is a shift in the culture of philanthropy, right? And so part of that shift is a shift in the "philanthropy knows best" mindset. And we've been talking about that. Part of that shift is a shift in the desire of philanthropy to really dictate all of the terms of engagement. And they do that primarily by focusing most of their grant making on program grants.Right.And so you might get a grant to run a specific program, but you're not going to get a grant to actually scale your organizational capacity.David RobertsRight. This is a notorious complaint from nonprofits across the board from time immemorial, right. They're like, we can get a grant to do a specific thing, but we just need, like, printer paper,Abdul DosunmuRight! "We can get a grant to do a specific thing, but we need to hire people to do the thing, and we need to be able to offer them insurance, health insurance, and we need to be able to keep the lights on in the building." And that is a part of this conversation that, again, we have not touched on, but we see there's an opportunity for us to touch on as we continue to move forward. So those are really the two of the areas where there's room for additional intervention. The other thing I'll say is this. It's a bit of a vicious cycle that these groups are in because they don't get the funding, so they can't build the capacity. And because they don't have the capacity, that lack of capacity is used as a pretext to deny them more funding, right?So it's a vicious cycle. And now we're in a moment where there's some $500 billion coming down from the federal government, on climate related resources. And a lot of that is sort of focused on, or earmarked on a climate justice lens. And we're happy about that, right? We fought for that, the movement organized for that. But the concern that we have now is that because of this disparity in funding and private philanthropy, many of the organizations that are BIPOC-led, that are going after these grants won't be able to successfully compete because they've been locked out of the private funding, right?And so a lot of work is being done on the ground, and movements, and organizations to actually try to help organizations build capacity over time to be able to compete for these new dollars that are coming down and to actually be able to fulfill the spirit of Justice40, but we need more funding to do that, and the private funding market is critical.David RobertsYeah. And another thing I've heard from these groups, these are most often pretty small under-resourced groups. And another thing I've heard is that even the process of applying ...Right ...For these things, is burdensome, and difficult, and expensive. Like, if you're a two, or three, or four person operation, it's nothing for a Kresge to sort of send someone out to hear your pitch. But for you to make the pitch is a lot of hours of labor which you can't really well afford. And I've heard from groups where they say, they'll come consult with us and ask us how to do better in their EJ funding and et cetera, et cetera, and we make these elaborate presentations and then they vanish and we never hear from them again.So I just wonder, are there broader ... you could imagine a regime where a big wealthy funder pays some small stipend to a group to offset the cost of consulting, the sort of free consulting they do, or the cost of applying for grants or something like that. And that would just be can you think of are there larger ways that we need to change the relationship between small EJ groups and big funders, beyond just the monetary beyond just giving them money, in terms of just the kind of social aspects and cultural aspects of their interaction? Are there larger reforms we need in that aspect?Abdul DosunmuHow much time do we have?David RobertsI thought you might have something to say about that.Abdul DosunmuRight. I have the privilege of wearing a bunch of hats in my work.David RobertsYeah, I meant to say, I read your LinkedIn page. I had to take a nap halfway through. You're a busy man.Abdul DosunmuI'm a busy man. I do a lot, and I sit across a lot of different buckets, right. And so on the CFJP side of things, obviously, I'm wearing a bit of a philanthropic hat. We don't necessarily consider ourselves philanthropy, but we're not movement. We're somewhere in between, right. But we definitely wear a philanthropic hat. And then in my other work, I actually lead a grassroots voting organization of Black lawyers and law students. And so on one side of my work, I am challenging funders to do more. And then on the other side of my work, I am living every day the ways in which this system is inequitable toward founders of color and leaders of color.And so I see this from both sides. Really, I think the first place to start in this conversation is with a conversation. And so typically the exchange between funder and organization is a one-way conversation, right. It's a one-way street.David RobertsYeah. Speaking of power differentials.Abdul DosunmuExactly. These broader power differentials in society are being replicated in how foundations engage with organizations. "And so you can apply for a grant if we invite you to apply, we want it in this 60-page application format."David RobertsAnd then you get the grant. And like we need a 60-page report every year.Abdul DosunmuThat's right, "we need the 60-page report every year. Oh, and by the way, you probably won't get the grant in time to actually do the work you need to do with it because we're going to take our time delivering the grant to you, and you interface with us and interact with us when we invite you to."David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuThat has to change. And so part of the culture change that you're talking about that so many organizations are advocating for, starts with making that one-way conversation, a two-way conversation, and actually listening to organizations on the ground and having those organizations inform your grant making practices, right?So let me go back to Kresge for a minute. One of the other things that they have said to us has been impactful for them is actually the transformation that the pledge has wrought in their grant making practices, in their day to day grant making practices, and how they engage, and how they interact with grantees.David RobertsSo that just means they've been learning by doing, they've been learning by interacting with these groups?Abdul DosunmuThat's right. That's right. Absolutely. And we've heard that from multiple funders. And so really what has to happen is that the funder has to become a learner, right. And that's what we're pushing through this pledge. We're challenging funders to become listeners and learners and actually hear from the organizations on the ground about what needs to change in their grant making practices in order to be more equitable. And a lot of them are making changes. I think that's really where this starts is the conversation, shifting it from one-way to two-way.And one of the things, by the way, that we have tried to do is that a number of these funders have said, "well, how do I actually get this data? How do I actually get the demographic data information? How do we kind of navigate that?" And what we have done is actually provide resources for them, so that when they're seeking out this data, they're not creating more layers of burden on these groups, right? So we have tried to incorporate that even into our own program.Right, so these groups don't have to sort of do another report on our demographic makeup, et cetera, et cetera. So that's a little bit more public. And it also occurs to me I mean, maybe this is even too obvious to point out, but it also occurs to me that it would be nice if these big funders going to these groups were not like 18th century British royals visiting the islands like strangers in a strange land. Like, it might be nice if they were composed if the makeup of the actual big funders changed.Well, there you go. There you go. I mean, you've made exactly one of the critical points, which is that the work that Green 2.0 and so many other organizations are doing to actually change the makeup of these funders is directly connected to our work. Because you're absolutely right. You should not be visiting these communities as though you're visiting from Mars. You should have people on staff in senior positions who are deeply rooted in these communities, that know the work that's happening, that know the challenges facing these organizations and are directly invested in this work, right? Part of what I have seen in the time that I've been doing this work is that there are so many brilliant folks across the country who are directly and deeply invested in this work, and they are the people who have been laboring in obscurity.They are the people who've been laboring without resources. And in order for this system to change, the system of philanthropy to shift, part of what we've got to do is bring those voices from the outside in and make sure that they actually have the ability to transform these funding institutions. And that last point is critical because it is not enough to have People of Color faces in high places if they do not have the ability to actually engineer change.David RobertsI used to work for a nonprofit. The first journalistic organization I worked for, Grist, was a nonprofit. And especially back when I first started, we were very small. There's like four or five of us. So I became intimately familiar with the grind of begging foundations for money. Luckily, I didn't have to do that part for long, but I saw enough of it. And one thing that just struck me immediately and overwhelmingly is that we were an organization that was specifically targeting young people. We wanted to be sort of irreverent, and funny, and just all these kind of things that appeal to young people.But the people we're talking to and begging for money are, to put it bluntly, White boomers. They're older White people who are not necessarily who you'd go to to learn about what the youth of today want out of a journalistic outlet, right? And so I wonder if you have gotten any sense that younger people in general are hipper to this issue than their elders?Abdul DosunmuIn some ways, yes, and in some ways, no, right. And so what's clear is that younger people just generally understand the climate crisis better than their elders. So we start there, right. You have less of a case to make to younger folks about the urgency of this crisis, but I think it's important for us to be clear that when it comes to age, that does not necessarily portend more enlightenment on racial justice issues.David RobertsYes.Abdul DosunmuAgain, I work in sort of the democracy space, and I think there's always this assumption that the younger the electorate gets, the more progressive it's going to get, just because younger people have grown up in more diverse environments. On some level, I think that is true, but I would not want to bet the house on that. And I think we have to continue to be more intentional about cultivating, even among younger people, an understanding of the racial justice implications of this crisis. And so, as a case in point, I was in Miami for the Aspen Climate Conference last week.David RobertsYes.Abdul DosunmuAnd I did a number of panels during the week, and most of the programming had a climate justice angle to it, right. Most of the speakers referenced it. It was rare that you would sit through an hour long panel, and it wouldn't come up.David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuBut I'll be honest, there were still rooms that I walked into where I was the only Black person in the room. And I don't want to put any blame on anybody. This is not me trying to do that. This is not about assigning blame. But it is about recognizing that even among the cool, hip kids who are invested in the climate movement, that investment in racial justice still needs to be intentionally and actively cultivated. And we cannot assume that it is going to happen by osmosis.David RobertsRight.Abdul DosunmuOr that it will happen just because younger people are younger people, right.David RobertsJust because the arc of history right.Abdul DosunmuThe arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice. I firmly believe that. But I also believe that we have to bend it.David RobertsYeah, there's a reason it bends towards justice, because all the people are working to bend it, right?Abdul DosunmuAll the people are working to bend it. And so I think there is more consciousness than ever about climate, and there's more consciousness than ever about racial justice, but we still have to do the work to actually translate that consciousness into action.David RobertsWell said. Well said. Thank you. Abdul Dasumo, thank you so much for coming on. This is very illuminating. I'm glad you took the time.Abdul DosunmuThank you so much for having me. Thank you for the platform. It was an honor to be with you.David RobertsThank you for listening to the Volts podcast. It is ad-free, powered entirely by listeners like you. If you value conversations like this, please consider becoming a paid Volts subscriber at volts.wtf. Yes, that's volts.wtf, so that I can continue doing this work. 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