The Activist Hustle
By The Activist Hustle
The Activist HustleMar 20, 2019
Episode 9: Friendship, storytelling, and can you really just do it?
This month, we are sharing the conversation we had with the co-founders of We, Ceremony back in the spring. The network of women of color that is We, Ceremony grew from Iliana Panameño and Mu-Chieh Yun's friendship, and their desire to share positive and beautiful stories of women of color, including their own. Listen as they do just that with Lina and Rachel, and hear how they inspired us to be more intentional with holding digital space and the sacred power of storytelling.
Visit their website and instagram page (@weceremony) to learn more about their work. Read their interview with the founders of Women of Color in Solidarity here, where they discuss the use of the word "activist" as Iliana mentions.
Episode 8: Disparities in the Medical System
This season, we are diving deeper on The Activist Hustle. After each interview, our team will learn, reflect, and discuss the issues and themes that our guests bring up. In this episode, Lina and Rachel get passionate about injustices in our health care system. Try to keep up with us as we touch on a variety of related topics from implicit biases to maternal mortality to navigating this confusing system as millennials, all inspired by conversations with our previous guest, Raquel Sofia.
Episode 7: @2WOCQueenMDs
This month we are sharing our conversation with Raquel Sofia Sandoval, who is a Harvard Med School student and co-founder of the Instagram account @2WOCQueenMDs. She has been a leader for racial justice in medicine and healthcare and her work was borne out of truly wanting to make a difference in underserved communities. In this episode, Raquel Sofia shares her story openly and honestly with Lina and they relate over immigrating to the states from Colombia as kids and how it has affected their lives and career paths, especially when it comes to being the first or only women of color in the space.
Check out her Instagram page, which shares stories of women of color in the medical field.
Episode 6 | What We Don't Talk About When We Talk College Admissions Scandal
This season, we are diving deeper on The Activist Hustle. After each interview, our team will learn, reflect, and discuss the issues and themes that our guests bring up. In this episode, Lina and Rachel take a look at college admissions scandal, and what it doesn’t address about the inequities in our education system. Listen for a some bonus audio that didn’t make it into episode 5.
Episode 5 | The Passion Speaks for Itself
This month we had the pleasure of speaking to Javier Weddington, a co-founder of MIT BoSTEM Scholars. He is a neuroscience researcher at MIT, is about to start a PhD program, and is a proud Chicago Public Schools alumn. Javier shares his experience working towards more equitable access to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, particularly for youth of color. He also shares his wisdom about raising money, gathering a strong team for your work, and getting enough sleep. You can learn more at the MIT BoSTEM Scholars website and follow him on Twitter.
Where is the The Activist Hustle?
Have you been wondering where our April episodes are? Fear not! Your feed is not broken. This week, a short update on what we've been up to. We'll be back next week with a brand new interview to share!
Episode 4 | On Building the World You Need, and Patience
This season, we are diving deeper on The Activist Hustle. After each interview, our team will learn, reflect, and discuss the issues and themes that our guests bring up. In this episode, all four members of our team get together to talk about themes from Lina's interview with Lior and Eyal. From allieship, to love, to patience, we cover a lot of ground.
We hope you learn and engage with us over these topics so that we can grow as activists together! Send thoughts, comments, resources, stories to @activisthustle on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, or email us at theactivisthustle@gmail.com
Episode 3 | Love, Gender Expression, and Being Mycelium
This month we're excited to bring you our first two-guest episode starting Lior and Eyal of the Non-Binary Hebrew Project. They are a recent graduate and an instructor of the University of Colorado Boulder, where they met and encountered a challenge: how to make a gendered language, Hebrew, inclusive to people of all identities. Listen as they share how this question took them on an unexpected path to activism, and where they are now. You can learn more, or contact them at the project's website.
They're featured in multiple articles, including this one, which they reference in the interview. Lior also mentions Queer Talmud Camp and Momentum-based organizing. And Eyal references Carol's Dweck's work on the growth mindset. Follow the links to learn more about any of these references.
Episode 2 | Continuing Conversations: The Global Refugee Crisis
This season, we are diving deeper on The Activist Hustle. After each interview, Lina and Rachel will research, reflect, and discuss the issues and causes that our guests work on. This month, inspired by Tina's amazing work with refugee communities, they are learning and asking more about refugees and immigration.
We hope you learn and engage with us over these topics so that we can grow as activists together! Send thoughts, comments, resources, stories to @activisthustle on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Episode 1 | Language and Identity in Refugee Work
Welcome back to the Activist Hustle! We’re launching season two with Tina Al-khersan, a millennial who loves to travel and explore the world as well as her role in activism. Listen as Lina and Tina explore how identity and language impact activism and service in immigrant and refugee work. Find Tina on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog.
Activist Reflections and Resolutions Mini Series: Rachel
Our first season and year as podcasters has come to a close and we're working hard on bringing you season two. But we didn't want to leave you hanging, so we're bringing you a taste of our behind the scenes conversations. In this four part inter-season mini series you'll hear each member of the Activist Hustle team reflect on 2018 as an activist. We also share our activist resolutions for 2019. In this final episode of the series, you'll hear from our producer/director, Rachel.
Activist Reflections and Resolutions Mini Series: Erin
Our first season and year as podcasters has come to a close and we're working hard on bringing you season two. But we didn't want to leave you hanging, so we're bringing you a taste of our behind the scenes conversations. In this four part inter-season mini series you'll hear each member of the Activist Hustle team reflect on 2018 as an activist. We also share our activist resolutions for 2019. In this episodes you'll hear from our producer/editor, Erin.
Activist Reflections and Resolutions Mini Series: Brandon
Our first season and year as podcasters has come to a close and we're working hard on bringing you season two. But we didn't want to leave you hanging, so we're bringing you a taste of our behind the scenes conversations. In this four part inter-season mini series you'll hear each member of the Activist Hustle team reflect on 2018 as an activist. We also share our activist resolutions for 2019. Make sure you listen all the way to the end for some special guest resolutions. In this episodes you'll hear from our creator, Brandon.
Activist Reflections and Resolutions Mini Series: Lina
Episode 8: Season 1 Reflection
Episode 7: The Activist Spirit
Episode 6: You Are Enough
Episode 4: The Power of Solidarity
CRA website: chinatownresidents.wordpress.com/
Episode 3: The Privilege of Self Care
Follow him and his work: @cliffnotez and check out HipStory at hipstory.org/
Featured songs: Manic Pt. III and Closing Time by Cliff Notez (available on Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Music)
Episode 2: The Passion Meets the Network
Follow him and his work: @vintage_fils @egol_organization
Episode 1: The Poet | Angelica Maria