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the roots of change podcast

We talk about navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. Host Sam Chavez connects with organizations, campaigns, and social change communicators who are boldly creating change in today's social, political, tech & media landscape. https://www.rootschangemedia.com/our-podcast/#/portal/signup (Learn more and access our private podcast feed)

  1. 🎙 De-Googling Our Lives & Movements: A Digital Revolution with Stone Cairns

    4D AGO

    🎙 De-Googling Our Lives & Movements: A Digital Revolution with Stone Cairns

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 For this week's podcast, I release part of my conversation with organizer, Stone Cairns, on de-Googling our lives amidst a digital coup led by U.S.-based Big Tech companies. We offer practical tips to transition, better alternatives, and why it's important for social change. Become a member to listen to the full conversation: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#/portal/account/plans The growing user-friendly alternatives to big tech.Enshitification & the decline in user experience on platforms.Allowing the apps to shape our reality and thus our organizingHow do we do activism away from capitalist thinking around work? "The internet doesn't have to suck!"References / Resources Rebel Tech Alliance to find Big Tech Alternatives🔐 Cyber Security Resource Hub for ActivistsCal Newport YouTubeSlow Productivity SeriesDecolonizing Your Tech Stack Case StudySupport Stone’s Graphene Project!Net Neutrality & Securing Our Privacy About Stone Cairns (they/them) Stone Cairns works with world changers to find creative, life-affirming action to create the world we want - one of ease, grace and justice. Learn more about StoneFollow on Mastodon Subscribe & Grow:Become a Seedling MemberAccess Private Podcast Feed🎬 Prefer video? Watch on YouTube!Subscribe to our weekly digest(s)Support our 100% community-supported media agency Mentioned in this episode: Access Private Podcast Feed Become a Member

    36 min
  2. 🔓 [Unlocked] Global Resistance as Strategic Lessons with Joe & Sam

    JUL 7

    🔓 [Unlocked] Global Resistance as Strategic Lessons with Joe & Sam

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 I unlock our private episode from April with Joe Cardillo. We share actionable tips and lessons from global organizing. We can use old and new tactics both online and IRL to build a mass movement of resistance. Listen to Part I of our conversation. 🔐 Become a Member to access Private Podcast Feed: https://www.rootschangemedia.com/#/portal/signup Learning from Hungary’s dissent into illiberal democracySuccessful messaging against authoritarian regimesConcrete examples of what organizing looks like nowRejecting Democrats vs. Republicans binary thinkingAction against anxiety - how to work with anxietyLessons from the Civil Rights EraWhat does privilege mean & how do we use oursManaging capacity and overwhelm in times of crisisCreating change and embracing messiness Follow Joe: https://federate.social/@joecardillo Follow Sam: https://federate.social/@rootschange Subscribe & Grow:Become a Seedling MemberAccess Private Podcast Feed🎬 Prefer video? Watch on YouTube!Subscribe to our weekly digest(s)Support our 100% community-supported media agency Mentioned in this episode: Access Private Podcast Feed Access Private Podcast Feed

    26 min
  3. 🎙 White Supremacy: the Water not the Shark with Sharon Hurley Hall

    JUN 23

    🎙 White Supremacy: the Water not the Shark with Sharon Hurley Hall

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I re-air one our 1st ever podcasts. My conversation with Sharon Hurley Hall in February 2024. We get real about white supremacy and how we as individuals can push back and be anti-racist activists in this current world. Elevating voices and being a conduit of truth in this moment of racial and social awakeningFinding hope at the micro and local level, while looking at the global impactPushing back against algorithms and techGoing beyond skin color to find “our people”Envisioning a new way forward Explore the roots of change agencyRead our Weekly Activist DigestFollow us on YouTube, Bluesky & MastodonHealthy Tech & Communications ResourcesAccess Our Private ChatsBecome a Seedling Member We discuss the audiobook release of her book, I’m Tired of Racism, and how racism is the waters that we swim in, not just the shark. Our conversation held both hope and reality. About Sharon Hurley Hall (she/her) Founder, Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter | SHHARE Anti-Racism Community | Author, I'm Tired of Racism | Educator | Supporting Black & Global Majority women introverts to make an impact with content Get 'I’m Tired of Racism' as a book or audiobook release on Books2read.com. Subscribe & Grow:Become a Seedling MemberAccess Private Podcast Feed🎬 Prefer video? Watch on YouTube!Subscribe to our weekly digest(s)Support our 100% community-supported media agency Mentioned in this episode: Become a Member Become a Member

    28 min
  4. 🎙️ Avoiding the MAGA Narrative Trap & Staying Safe While Protesting

    JUN 16

    🎙️ Avoiding the MAGA Narrative Trap & Staying Safe While Protesting

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 On Friday, I hoped on YouTube Live to address MAGA's narratives surrounding recent events in California. We need to shift the narrative and know what traps we are falling into. "We are powerful. We are the people. Let's start telling that story." Stop falling into the MAGA narrative trap!Steven Miller's immigration rageWWE Smackdown as policy & distractionAlex Padilla's arrest and where we go from hereUnderstanding ICE tactics & digital securityPreparing for Protests: safety & cyber securityProtest Aftercare for Mental Health I also dig into the influence of big tech and disinformation with practical tips at protests and aftercare techniques to maintain mental health and community well-being. Become a member: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#/portal/account/plans Deep Dive / Resources MAGA Campaign of psychological warfare (Joe Cardillo)Social Media Care Pocket Zine (the roots of change agency)🎬 ICE is the Modern Day Slave Patrol (Get Free)Tips to stay secure at protests (WIRED)Secure Messaging & The Signal Chat Heard Round the World (the roots of change agency)Grounding Practices in the Streets from Prentis Hemphill🎶 Resistence & Reciprocity Playlist (the roots of change agency) Subscribe & Grow:Become a Seedling MemberAccess Private Podcast Feed🎬 Prefer video? Watch on YouTube!Subscribe to our weekly digest(s)Support our 100% community-supported media agency Mentioned in this episode: Become a Member Access Private Podcast Feed

    28 min
  5. 🎙 Nothing Funny About MAHA! Social Wellbeing with Janelle Johnson

    JUN 9

    🎙 Nothing Funny About MAHA! Social Wellbeing with Janelle Johnson

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I speak with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Janelle Johnson, to get to the roots of the MAHA movement, disability justice, neurodiversity, and the societal perceptions surrounding disability. Naturally, we touch on joy and rest as essential components of resistance and resilience. Explore the impact of COVID-19 on today’s health landscapeDisability can be a bridge builderThe historical roots of ableism and racismThe role of trauma in political corruptionNavigating frontline activism in always “Unprecedented Times”Humanity, resilience, and community building in the face of fascism "Hate is too heavy to carry." — Janelle JohnsonReferences / Resources📚 Antiblackness and the Stories of Authentic Allies 📚 Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings📚 Racecraft (2012) by Karen and Barbara J. Fields✍🏾 Maya Angelou: What She Said Life Taught Her🗞️ Understanding Gender, Sex, and Sexuality "How can you build your community?" — Janelle JohnsonExplore the roots of change agencyRead our Weekly Activist DigestFollow us on YouTube, Bluesky & MastodonHealthy Tech & Communications ResourcesAccess Our Private ChatsBecome a Seedling Member About Janelle Johnson (she/her) Janelle Johnson Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, is a wife, mother, and the Founder of Bridges Family Life Center - a neurodiversity-affirming family therapy and consulting practice in North Carolina. An award-winning mental health leader and neurodiversity advocate with lived experience, her pioneering methods for serving underrepresented families led to her election as the

    45 min
  6. 🌈🎙️ Make the Revolution Queer-resistible

    JUN 2

    🌈🎙️ Make the Revolution Queer-resistible

    Hi y’all! Happy Pride! 🌈 Today, I reflection on trans hate in law, how we combat rising fascism, and bringing agape love to a broader movement. I share exactly what I think about the TERF who writes wizard books, RFK Jr, and white liberals’ role right now. Deep Dives Tracking the Rise of Fascism and MisinformationTrans Rights and the PatriarchyBreaking Down Barriers and BoxesRe-imagining Masculinity and Systems of PowerHope as essential in times of rising fascismRe-indigenizing perspectives to reshape our understanding of community References / Resources Understanding Gender, Sex, and SexualityWho's Afraid of Gender? | Colonial Fears Are Today's FearsWhat is the Bechdel Test?Pride (2014)For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity by Liz PlankRe-Indigenizing Learning | 3 Ways to Workshop Dig into the roots of change agency Join our weekly digests for activists or tech/communicators 🗞️Listen to the full episode by becoming a Member 🎙️Watch on our YouTube channel! 🎬Follow us on Mastodon & BlueSky 🐂Donate: to our 100% reader supported podcast 🌱 Subscribe & Grow:Become a Seedling MemberAccess Private Podcast Feed🎬 Prefer video? Watch on YouTube!Subscribe to our weekly digest(s)Support our 100% community-supported media agency Mentioned in this episode: Become a Member Become a Member

    32 min
  7. 🎙 Finding Indigeneity & Decolonizing Marketing with Taryn Talley

    MAY 26

    🎙 Finding Indigeneity & Decolonizing Marketing with Taryn Talley

    Hi y’all! 👋🏽 In this week's private podcast feed, we dig deeper into indigenous knowledge, digital suppression, and decolinizing how we do marketing with our guest Taryn Talley. Indigeneity and Cultural ConnectionsLeadership Lessons from Indigenous TraditionsThe Impact of Colonization on Our LivesUnderstanding Time and the Long Fight for JusticeThe Impact of Digital Suppression (private)Navigating Algorithmic Challenges (private)Building Community in a Fragmented World (private) References / Resources Understanding Gender, Sex, and SexualityDark Winds TV Show with Zahn McClarnonHow the West Was Lost TV Mini SeriesBuilding Our Own Leadership Skills to 'Get Free'Reservation Dogs TV ShowMadison Butler - Job Hunter a Day About Taryn Talley (she/her) Fractional Head of Marketing helping Brands through integrated marketing strategies. LGBTQ2SIA+(Transgender/Two Spirit) and Indigenous advocate Follow on LinkedInLearn about Taryn Dig into the roots of change agency Join our weekly digests for activists or tech/communicators 🗞️Listen to the full episode by becoming a Member 🎙️Watch on our YouTube channel! 🎬Follow us on Mastodon & BlueSky 🐂Donate: to our 100% reader supported podcast 🌱 Mentioned in this episode: Become a Member Access Private Podcast Feed

    33 min
  8. 🎙 Andor & Star Wars as Lessons in Activism

    MAY 12

    🎙 Andor & Star Wars as Lessons in Activism

    Hey y’all, 👋🏽 to celebrate Star Wars Day, we hosted a Live panel discussion with Get Free about Andor and Star Wars as a place for organizing lessons. Get updates when new podcasts & resources are out: Explore the roots of change agencyRead our Weekly Activist DigestFollow us on YouTube, Bluesky & MastodonHealthy Tech & Communications ResourcesAccess Our Private ChatsBecome a Seedling Member About Get FreeJoin Project Fulcrum Follow Get Free Sam Chavez (she/they/he) chats with Natalie (she/her) and Anthony Torres (he/him) from Get Free about their new program to get Star Wars fans involved in organizing called Project Fulcrum. In the hour-long conversation, we discussed: How Star Wars fandom can inform our activism on Earth in 2025Mon Mothma’s unique role in The Resistance as someone with privilege within The EmpireNemik’s Manifesto and what lessons we can take about movement buildingGet Free’s Project Fulcrum as an opportunity for Star Wars fans to get involvedWhy we need The Force and joy for long-term movement building About Natalie Green (she/her) Natalie Green is a leader on Project Fulcrum, a Get Free initiative that mobilizes Star Wars and Andor fans across races, backgrounds, and generations to rebel against real-world authoritarianism. A lifelong Star Wars fend, she blends pop culture with politics to inspire action and build community. Natalie is a progressive communications strategist with over a decade of experience advancing the rights of women, survivors, and communities of color. She currently works in the reproductive rights movement and has previously served on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s digital team and as Communications Manager at UltraViolet, where her campaigns reached tens of millions. Originally from New Jersey, she now lives in Washington, D.C. About Anthony Torres (he/him) Anthony Vidal Torres is the Communications Director for Get Free. Anthony is a messaging specialist, political strategist, and organizer originally from Long Island, New York. He’s supported winning campaigns across the country and most recently served as the Director of Collaboration at ASO Communications and has been a key steward and trainer of the Race Class Narrative. Prior to this, he led communication efforts for the national grassroots campaign to impeach Trump in 2019, and held a variety of leadership roles in the climate movement. About Sam & Roots of ChangeSam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded Roots of Change, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, Latine activist who’s...

    48 min
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We talk about navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. Host Sam Chavez connects with organizations, campaigns, and social change communicators who are boldly creating change in today's social, political, tech & media landscape. https://www.rootschangemedia.com/our-podcast/#/portal/signup (Learn more and access our private podcast feed)

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