Crossing the Chasm with Linda Quiquivix

Crossing the Chasm with Nina Stender (on Worker Owned Cooperatives)

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Nina Stender who leads the rapid response cooperative development project at the Democracy at Work Institute. An expert in worker owned cooperatives, Nina has educational and professional experience on cooperatives. On today’s show, Nina describes worker owned cooperatives, how they are organized and operated, and outlines the important role they play in communities. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Democracy at Work Institute https://institute.coop/ [https://institute.coop/]   Rapid Response Cooperatives Sales and Client Development https://institute.coop/rapid-response-cooperatives-sales-and-client-development [https://institute.coop/rapid-response-cooperatives-sales-and-client-development] CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Advanced Certificate in Workplace Democracy and Community Ownership https://slu.cuny.edu/urban-studies/graduate-programs/advanced-certificate-cwop/ [https://slu.cuny.edu/urban-studies/graduate-programs/advanced-certificate-cwop/]   New York City Participatory Budgeting https://council.nyc.gov/pb/ [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/]   Book: Collective Courage by Jessica Gordon Nembhard https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09750-3.html?srsltid=AfmBOoroVh0WXLOVbJfaUxHjpDivwh3lcXbvwEbl-qs6GVok8fuozm4l [https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09750-3.html?srsltid=AfmBOoroVh0WXLOVbJfaUxHjpDivwh3lcXbvwEbl-qs6GVok8fuozm4l]   Book: We Decide: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy by Michael Menser https://tupress.temple.edu/books/we-decide [https://tupress.temple.edu/books/we-decide]

Crossing the Chasm with Malik Yakini (Co-Founder, Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network)

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Malik Yakini, co-founder and former executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network. In that capacity, he provided leadership and vision on many projects, including the Detroit Food Policy Council, the D-Town Farm, and the Detroit Food Commons. On today’s show we talk about Malik’s work around food justice and black sovereignty, the history of Detroit, and his assessment of the present moment in society. I hope you enjoy the conversation!   Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network and D-Town Farm https://www.dbcfsn.org/ [https://www.dbcfsn.org/]   Detroit Food Policy Council https://www.detroitfoodpc.org/ [https://www.detroitfoodpc.org/]   Detroit People’s Food Co-op https://detroitpeoplesfoodcoop.com/ [https://detroitpeoplesfoodcoop.com/]   Detroit Food Commons https://www.dbcfsn.org/detroitfoodcommons [https://www.dbcfsn.org/detroitfoodcommons]

Crossing the Chasm with Charolette Gonzales (Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women)

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Charolette Gonzales, policy and advocacy director at the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. Charlotte identifies as a Navajo woman and as a Pueblo woman and has degrees in political science and critical justice studies. On this episode, she talks about violence against indigenous women, what contributes to that violence, what is being done about it and her own experiences that draw her to this work. Thank you so much for tuning-in and I hope you enjoy the conversation!   Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women https://csvanw.org/ [https://csvanw.org/]   CSVANW Policy Resource Hub https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/policy-and-advocacy/csvanw-policy-resource-hub/ [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/policy-and-advocacy/csvanw-policy-resource-hub/]   Oliphant vs. Suquamish Indian Tribe https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/435/191/ [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/435/191/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliphant_v._Suquamish_Indian_Tribe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliphant_v._Suquamish_Indian_Tribe]   Bureau of Indian Affairs https://www.bia.gov/bia [https://www.bia.gov/bia]   Women Who Run With Wolves https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/47111/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-by-clarissa-pinkola-estes-phd/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/47111/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-by-clarissa-pinkola-estes-phd/]

Crossing the Chasm with Paige Collings

Welcome to another episode of Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Paige Collings, the senior speech and privacy activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Paige holds master’s degrees in law, and political science and is based in Europe. On today’s episode, Paige talks about digital democracy, how surveillance affects the most marginalized in society, and provides tips and visions for creating digital democracy. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Links to topics, sites that Paige raises in the episode:   Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) https://www.eff.org/ [https://www.eff.org/]   Europe’s Genderal Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) https://gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/ [https://gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/]   Mastadon (open sourced social media platform) https://joinmastodon.org/ [https://joinmastodon.org/]   Bluesky (open sourced social media platform) https://bsky.social/about [https://bsky.social/about]   EFF Surveillance Self-Defense https://ssd.eff.org/ [https://ssd.eff.org/]   Electronic Frontier Alliance https://www.eff.org/fight [https://www.eff.org/fight]   Audrey Lorde (there are no single issues) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198292/sister-outsider-by-audre-lorde/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198292/sister-outsider-by-audre-lorde/]   Paige’s EFF page https://www.eff.org/about/staff/paige-collings [https://www.eff.org/about/staff/paige-collings]

Crossing the Chasm with Linda Quiquivix

Welcome to another episode of Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Linda Quiquivix, a critical geographer and popular educator whose research focuses on environmental justice and indigenous land struggles. She has a PhD from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and her previous and upcoming work focuses on Palestine. On today’s episode, she talks about the Zapatista Movement. I hope you enjoy the conversation!