Disciples of Courage
By Aimée-Josiane
Disciples of CourageMar 24, 2022
Do It Afraid! (Speaking up with courage)
Reflection Questions:
What does your body do to show you it is afraid?
How does your mind respond to fear?
How can this information help you navigate everyday scary situations, like speaking up for yourself, with a bit more courage?
References:
VOLUME 66, ISSUE 6, P949-962, JUNE 24, 2010, Fear thou not: activity of frontal and temporal circuits in moments of real-life courage| pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20620879/
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1994/1995, p.1154:
“It is from these comrades in the struggle that I learned the meaning of courage. Time and again, I have seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea. I have seen men stand up to attacks and torture without breaking, showing a strength and resiliency that defies the imagination. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. I felt fear myself more times than I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
The six types of courage: physical, moral, spiritual, social, intellectual, emotional
Courage from the Goddess to the Workers (feat. June Barrett)
* this episode briefly mentions genocide, physical violence and death, please take care while listening*
In this episode AJ shares the story of Nyabingi, a goddess from modern day Rwanda and Uganda, who inspired a decades long anti-colonial struggle.
In the second half of the show, you'll here from special guest June Barrett (they/them) a renowned care worker and labor leader based in Miami, Florida. Please support June's Giving Circle, a grassroots retirement plan.
Journal Prompt: Imagine yourself back to a specific time when you weren’t able to act on your courage, relive what you would have said or done, give your younger self a model of courage that only you can.
For more on what's covered in this episode, see the sources below:
- https://www.suppressedhistories.net/articles2/muhumusa.html
- https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/02/13/nyabingi-priestesses-fighting-end-colonial-rule-east-africa/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyabinghi#:~:text=Nyabinghi%2C%20or%20Nyabingi%2C%20was%20a,of%20her%20birth%20are%20contested
- https://rwandaembassy.org/about-rwanda#:~:text=In%201899%20Rwanda%20became%20a,a%20system%20of%20indirect%20rule.
- Politics Religion and Power in the Great Lakes Region by Murindwa-Rutanga
- https://experts.gorillahighlands.com/daily-dose/2021/04/08/muhumuza/
- Rwanda Journal ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v1i1.3A Ndorwá Famous Women J. NYIRAHABIMANA, Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo & J. C. NKEJABAHIZI, University of Rwanda
- https://theievoice.com/spiritual-courage/
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/06/dr-congo-atrocities-rwanda-backed-m23-rebels
- https://experts.gorillahighlands.com/daily-dose/2021/04/08/muhumuza/
- https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
- https://idwfed.org/events/a-light-of-hope-for-millions-idwf-and-atuc-join-forces-to-ensure-decent-work-for-domestic-workers-in-the-mena-region/
Dust Yourself Off and Try Again
If at first you don't succeed...try again you f***ing perfectionist!!! AJ talks about coming back to the DOC podcast after nearly 2 years.
Journal Prompts:
- What kind of courage does it take to try again?
- What is something that you've given up on, that you've decided you failed at, that you really could just try again… .?
- What would you do today with a bit more emotional courage, social courage or intellectual courage?
Talkin' Courage with THE Lady Anderson!
Welcome to episode 2, it's officially a thing! I'm joined for a thrilling, winding and soul to soul conversation with a dear sister-friend, Lady Anderson. (Her bio below). Lady calls on the words of THE Dr. Maya Angelou who gives us this episode's quote " Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently". I hope y'all enjoy hearing these words between 2 good friends, as much as I enjoyed experiencing this "Courage Talk".
Lady Anderson is a Black, queer, trans leader who brings 14 years of experience in advocacy and community engagement. In the course of Lady’s service as a legal, youth, medical, and sexual assault/domestic violence advocate, she has learned from survivors that economic stability is most often the key factor to establishing and maintaining self-determination, leading to greater overall wellbeing for individuals as well as their communities. Lady delights in birdwatching, a good cheese plate, reflecting on the evolution of life through geological time scale, and the many talents of Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, and Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Outside of work, you can find her supporting local markets and dreaming about New York bagels.
If you loved this conversation and you want to give Lady love via the coinpurse, cashapp $AimeeJosiane with the note "Lady" or DM me for her info.
Igbo Courage on the Georgia Coast
What does courage in a new world look like? What did our African ancestors leave for us to learn about courage?
For the first full-length episode, I'm SO EXCITED to be joined by two of coastal Georgia's best historian, writer-activists to discuss the 1803 rebellion of the Igbo people on St. Simons Island. In this episode we discuss a few treasures of Georgia's history, including: Dunbar Creek, the Historic Harrington School, the Wanderer Trail on Jekyll Island, the myth of the flying Africans, Tunis Campbell and more...
My guest this episode are: Helen R. Ladson (IG: @theluvly_missladson & @thehistorymidwife, FB: Helen R Ladson) and Neesha Powell-Ingabire ( IG/Twitter: @womanistbae, www.neeshawrites.com)
Join these guest and your podcast host Aimée-Josiane on April 1-3 at the Drapetomania Conference in Brunswick, GA. This conference honors the legacy of Tunis Campbell and will be held from April 1st- 3rd, 2022. This conference is one of many programs that will focus on ecological and economic equity in underserved communities in Glynn County. Register for the conference online by going to bit.ly/DrapeCon
Welcome to Disciples of Courage!
Welcome to the podcast. Today's quote is from Audre Lorde's essay "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action". Access the full essay for free, here: https://wgs10016.commons.gc.cuny.edu/lorde-poetry-is-not-a-luxury/