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Ep. 72: Liberate & Chill--Embracing a Mindset of Possibility

EQ: To what extent should we still strive to be anti-racist in a world on fire?

Guests: 

  • Kass Minor (she/her/hers) is an inclusive educator who is deeply involved in local, inquiry-based teacher research and school community development. Most recently, along with her partner and husband, Cornelius Minor, she has established The Minor Collective. You can follow Kass on Twitter @MsKass1

  • shea martin (they/them/theirs) previous guest on episode 69 “Working Toward Liberation”. You can find them on Twitter at @sheathescholar.”

Concretely learning about ways to “work towards liberation” in our classrooms, schools, and communities, is part of the necessary work for anti-racist educators. In the midst of a pandemic that has disrupted every aspect of our lives, many educators are looking for a “place to call home.” In this episode, we interview two of the four co-founders of the collective Liberate and Chill “an immersion online learning experience for anti-racists educators.” Kass and shea walk us through the inception and development of this new collaboration.  As we consider this current place and time, we are looking towards the future not as a “return to normal” but a “turn to better.” We’re reminded albeit contradictory, liberation looks like both  joy and rest. 

Learn more about Liberate and Chill by following them on Twitter and Instagram @liberateNchill 

Do Your Fudging Homework:

Follow us on Twitter @IWL_Podcast or Facebook: Interchangeable White Ladies Podcast

Lastly, don’t forget to pick up your copy of The Body is Not an Apology for #readlessbasic book club

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Ep. 44: Educated for Liberation

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EQ: What does it mean to be educated for liberation and why does it matter?

Guest: Kelly Nicholls, local educator and organizer around the concept of liberated learning (we will hear more about it Radical Educator Academy! See flyer below).

School leader and change-maker Kelly Nicholls joins us to discuss her journey into education and leadership and the importance of changing the education system from within. Topics include:

  • Education centered on white supremacy, including white modes of communication and hierarchical white spaces.

  • Radical academy/education as liberation: resisting oppressive patriarchal systems within existing systems.

  • Anti-blackness in schools - resisting treating Black people as a monolith and one size fits all approaches to discipline.

  • Individual teachers combating anti-blackness by lessening the prevalence of whiteness in curriculum and pedagogy.

Guilty Favesies

  • Annie: saying yes to everything

  • Hope: eyeliner

  • Kelly: cigarettes (no longer a smoker, but they’re hard to quit!)

Do Your Fudging Homework

  • Annie: Radical Teacher, a peer-reviewed academic journal on current social justice issues in education. Past issues available online.

  • Hope: The Power Flower (Nicole Hurt)

  • Kelly: Connect and follow #ClearTheAir on Twitter

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