Insurgent Imagination

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Insurgent Imagination explores creative arts through a revolutionary lens. We dive into works of radical storytelling to explore how art inspires and supports the Movement for collective liberation and how the Movement informs artists. We examine work from the past, present, and future, and reflect on their meaning with artists and revolutionary organizers from around the world. Hosted by Katie Petitt and Mayuran Tiruchelvam

Episodes

  1. Episode 5: A Well Worn Path

    03/19/2021

    Episode 5: A Well Worn Path

    In this episode, we talk to and receive meditation from Jesse Littlebird, a multidisciplinary artist of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, and talk to Kat Lo, founder and president of Eaton Workshop, and Emmelia Talarico, of No Justice No Pride, about the Another World is Possible film festival and the film “No Justice No Pride” produced by Eaton and Current Movements. No Justice No Pride provides housing to the most marginalized members of the community, trans women of color, who face the greatest discrimination when looking for housing in DC. Emmelia says they're the largest trans adult housing provider in the city. Support the show

    1h 3m
  2. Episode 4: Justice is What Love Looks Like in Public

    02/11/2021

    Episode 4: Justice is What Love Looks Like in Public

    In this episode we talk to and receive a drum meditation from Richael Faithful (they/them), a multidisciplinary folk healing artist and healing justice practitioner rooted in the African diasporic tradition of conjure, and continue our discussion with Katie Loncke (they/them), co-director of Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Katie trains groups nationwide on combining Buddhist ethics with concrete, creative skills for nonviolent resistance. For more info, see show notes: https://currentmovements.com/ii-show-notes/insurgent-imagination-episode-4-justice-is-what-love-looks-like-in-public-show-notes Support the show

    1h 6m

  3. 12/24/2020

    Episode 3: Asking as We Walk

    Our third episode of Insurgent Imagination is live! In this episode of insurgent imagination, we’ll be receiving an offering from Doris Duke Performing Artist, and ritual jazz theatre creator Sharon Bridgforth and we speak to artist Mia Eve Rollow about her solo exhibition, The Sailing Stones Act, currently on view at VisArts in Rockville, MD, and  her work with EDELO [Where The United Nations Used to Be]. Support the show

    1h 2m

  4. 11/04/2020

    Episode 2: Love and Rage

    In this episode, we’ll be talking about love and rage, and the creative art of direct action with Katie Loncke of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship; acclaimed independent filmmaker, Sundance Institute Native and Indigenous fellow and creative producer at the NDN collective Willi White; and poet/author of “It Ain't Over Until We're Smoking Cigars On The Drill Pad: Poems from Standing Rock and the Front Lines,” Mark Tilsen. Support the show

    1h 7m

  5. 10/01/2020

    Episode 1: Film & Rebellion

    In our first episode, we talk about community organizing and revolutionary struggle as depicted in two films about rebellion, The Wind That Shakes The Barley and BPM (Beats per Minute). This episode’s Threshold guest is Sanam Emami, an artist and cultural organizer invoking heart-centered change with The Omi Collective, a group of artists creating in collaboration in the DMV area. Insurgent Imagination is written by Mayuran Tiruchelvam and Katie Petitt, and produced by Imgard Rop and Joshua Gamma This live broadcast event is in partnership with our friends at Transceiver Radio and is part of a Fall 2020 series of radio broadcasts for VisArts in Rockville, MD. Visit www.transceiverradio.org for more info. See Show Notes here. Support the show

    57 min
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About

Insurgent Imagination explores creative arts through a revolutionary lens. We dive into works of radical storytelling to explore how art inspires and supports the Movement for collective liberation and how the Movement informs artists. We examine work from the past, present, and future, and reflect on their meaning with artists and revolutionary organizers from around the world. Hosted by Katie Petitt and Mayuran Tiruchelvam

Information

  • Creator
    Current Movements
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Current Movements
  • Show Website
    Insurgent Imagination