9 episodes
Roots of Change Rebekah Markillie
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Roots of Change is a weekly podcast that explores liberation and justice, by examining the ways we are still invested in the systems that oppress and harm us. Hosted by leftist tenant organizer and liberatory life/business coach, Rebekah Markillie, Roots of Change offers empowering discussions, reflection, and practical coaching frameworks to help us do this til we free us. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roots-of-change/support
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Episode 08: Pleasure is the fuel for a feminist business with Lauren Elizabeth
Is it contradictory to be anti-capitalist and own a business? Some would say absolutely not — it just requires nuance and holding the “and also.” In this week’s episode, Rebekah is joined by Lauren Elizabeth, a feminist business mentor, to talk about pleasure, feminist business practices, and how our businesses can be a tool for community care and community change.
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Links to things discussed in the episode:
- "Pleasure is fuel" from Rashida KhanBey Miller and The Messy Movement Lab
- Louiza “Weeze” Doran, anti-racism educator
- Kelly Diels, feminist copywriter
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Episode 07: Mutual aid, "free" groups, and other acts of revolutionary exchange
The rise of the Facebook "Buy Nothing Groups" and mutual aid networks stem from our collective yearning for a different mode of exchange — one that isn't tainted by the extractive model of capitalism. This week Rebekah is joined by guest Jayme Rabenberg to talk about gift-giving, how our thoughts and beliefs about exchange reflect our values, and how we can start to "lose less from capitalism."
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Episode 06: Conflict doesn't need to be disruptive, scary or overwhelming
Conflict creates a wide array of responses. This is because we often experience conflict as a threat. But it doesn't need to be this way. In this episode of Roots of Change, Rebekah explores how conflict can be the invitation for transformation, for liberation.
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Find Rebekah elsewhere on the Internet: Instagram | Blog | Newsletter
Links to things discussed in the episode:
- "The Politics of Trauma" by Staci K. Haines
- "Conflict replicates abuse" concept by Wagatwe Wanjuki
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(BONUS) Episode 05: Essential Reading for Unlearning Capitalism in 2021
Books are for learning, books are for dreaming. Unlearning the ways capitalism has impacted our world is essential to building a future where we are free. In this bonus episode of Roots of Change, Rebekah share her essential reading from the past 12 months. It's an unconventional list, but there is a theme: unlearning capitalism.
Here are the reading recommendations:
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- White Magic by Elissa Washuta
- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz (Listen to Dantiel read: Black Writes Now with Katherine Morgan)
- The Witchlands Series by Sarah Dennard
- Cultish by Amanda Montell
- Trump's Next Coup Has Already Begun by Barton Gellman
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Find Rebekah elsewhere on the Internet: Instagram | Blog | Newsletter
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Episode 04: Here's why we can't solve homelessness — and how we can
The refrain "housing is a human right" has become an important position on the Left. It's been adopted as an official part of the Democratic Party Platform — but homelessness is only getting worse. So what gives? In this week's episode of Roots of Change, Rebekah lore dumps about housing commodification and shows how we aren't going to be able to solve homelessness unless we fundamentally change how we think about housing.
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Find Rebekah elsewhere on the Internet: Instagram | Blog | Newsletter
Links to things discussed in this episode:
- Johnny Harris video: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
- Eviction Representation for All: https://www.eratenants.org/
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Episode 03: Anti-Oppression Limiting Beliefs with Fern Wiley
One of the most powerful tools in coaching is working through internal blocks — some of the ways we get in our own way of taking action. In this episode, Rebekah and guest coach, Fern Wiley, talk about limiting beliefs, how they impact anti-oppression and liberation work, and some coaching questions you can ask yourself when you uncover a limiting belief.
Sign-ups for Fern & Rebekah's new coaching workshop series An Orbit Around The Sun are open now. Learn more about the series and sign up, here!
Find Fern Wiley elsewhere on the internet: Instagram | Website
Find Rebekah elsewhere on the internet: Instagram | Newsletter | Blog
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