Scotland-based women of colour Nikki Kilburn and Shondra Riley invite you to join their conversations with guests from marginalised communities who share their passion, experience and expertise. Connect with their purpose, and understand what equality means to them and why it helps everyone.
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What's changed in Scotland's Creative sector since the Uprising?
Join us for a conversation with Briana Pegado, FSRA, artist and writer as we unpack our thoughts on this matter. Is there an equal playing field for POC artists in Scotland? Are we fairly represented in a meaningful way or is it tokenism? Will it last?
[00:00:15] Chapter 1: What's changed since the Uprising?
[00:03:01] Chapter 2: Are the Changes sustainable?
[00:07:16] Chapter 3: Is there enough opportunity?
[00:11:02] Chapter 4: Modern Craft, Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics
Resources:
We Are Here Scotland (https://www.weareherescotland.com/)
Briana Pegado's website (https://briana-pegado-values-compass.squarespace.com/)
Modern Craft, Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics (https://www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-modern-craft-powerful-voices-on-witchcraft-ethics)
Guest Bio:
Briana Pegado FRSA is an artist, writer, and the former Co-Director of We Are Here Scotland CIC, a community interest company that supports Black and POC creatives in Scotland. Her work in the third sector and in the creative sector has been grounded in supporting artists to fulfil their creative potential. As founder of the award winning Edinburgh Student Arts Festival (ESAF) and co-founder of Povo, a ‘conductancy’ that supported collaborators to use play to better understand their creative process, her belief that creativity is for everyone has driven her creative practice. Outside of the arts, she has worked in healing spaces to support people through complex trauma and is an experienced facilitator in using healing modalities to support people to live more balanced lives.
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Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
12 Aug 2022
Belonging in the Arts with Tracy Morgan
What does belonging mean for you? How can an experience of belonging be enabled in the Arts Community?
Join the discussion with Tracy Morgan, Community Engagement Manager at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland.
We chatted with Tracy about her work across communities to enable a shared understanding and experience of belonging. We also get honest about working together at the Fruitmarket for True & Woke's Our Voices exhibition and workshop in Feb 2022.
[00:00:57] Chapter 1: What does Belonging Mean?
[00:02:48] Chapter 2: Why is Belonging Important in Practise?
[00:06:57] Chapter 3: Open opportunities to connect
[00:09:13] Chapter 4: Co-production Model
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Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
5 Aug 2022
Gender and Identity
Why does gender matter? Our guest Edie Green, is 11 years old and gives us personal views on gender identity and expression. We listen to understand how things have changed since we were young people in the 80s. We learn how things have changed and how some things have stayed the same.
Joins us in connecting with the lived experiences of this dynamic young person.
[00:00:38] Chapter 1: Why Does Gender Matter?
[00:02:59] Chapter 2: Safe Spaces
[00:04:13] Chapter 3: How do you Identify?
[00:05:49] Chapter 4: Pressures Around Gender and Identity
[00:07:54] Chapter 5: Imprint From Our Elders
[00:10:57] Chapter 6: A Genderless Utopia
[00:15:28] Chapter 7 What can we do better?
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Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
29 Jul 2022
Life After Stroke with Anna Smith Higgs
How would you cope with having a stroke shortly after having a baby? What impact would living with a disability have on you and your child?
Join us for an intimate conversation with stroke survivors, True & Woke Director Shondra Riley and Disability Activist and Burlesque Performer Anna Smith Higgs,
With host Nikki Kilburn, these warm and dynamic women get real about what life is really like after a stroke.
[00:00:43] Chapter 1: Transformation
[00:04:43] Chapter 2: Perspective
[00:08:19] Chapter 3: A Slow, Slow Process
[00:10:42] Chapter 4: Rebirth Day
[00:13:03] What does woke mean to you?
[00:14:08] What does a meaningful connection feel like for you?
[00:14:36] What is the best thing about being human?
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Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
3 Jul 2022
Inequality in the Birthing World with AJ Silver
How does inequality in the birthing world show itself? Our guest AJ Silver, (https://www.instagram.com/thequeerbirthclub/)Founder of The Queer Birth Club, chats with us about why everyone deserves equal treatment in birthing, why they aren't getting it and how that impacts lgbtq+ families.
1:11 -Chapter 1: Parallels and Commonalities
2:28 -Chapter 2: We Are Unexpected
7:30 -Chapter 3: He's Not The Mother
9:16 -Chapter 4: Gap of Inequality
13:05 -Ch 5 - System created for the nuclear family
14:31 -What does woke mean to you?
15:41 -What does a meaningful connection feel like?
16:56 -What is the best thing about being human?
Related Links:
Birth Beyond the Binary (https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/item/non-binary-birth#:~:text=Some%20non%20binary%20people%20will,%2C%20others%20masc%20(masculine).) by AJ Silver
He's Not The Mother (https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/item/hes-not-the-mother) by Dr Mari Greenfeild
Buy Supporting Queer Birth, by AJ Silver on Amazon now (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Supporting-Queer-Birth-Professionals-Parents/dp/1839970456/ref=sr_1_1?crid=312EUTVRW2KZ3&keywords=supporting+queer+birth&qid=1656868880&s=books&sprefix=supporting+Queer%2Cstripbooks%2C148&sr=1-1)
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www.trueandwoke.com
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This episode is sponsored by The National Lottery Awards for All. (https://twitter.com/TNLUK)
Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
3 Jul 2022
How the 2020 Uprising Affected Us with Charlotte Grieve
How does it feel to be a woman of colour in the UK after the Uprising? Our guest Charlotte Grieve, a British Woman of Bajan descent, joins us to share how we felt after the Uprising and discuss our views on the anti-racism movement.
01:31- Chapter 1: What has changed for you?
04:14- Chapter 2: Being Black is Political
5:28 - Chapter 3: What's It Like To Not Experience Racism?
07:39 - Chapter 4: Do You Still Know You're Racist?
13:07 -What does woke mean to you?
13:22- What does a meaningful connection feel like?
13:40 - What is the best thing about being human?
Want to connect with us?
Email podcast@trueandwoke.com
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www.trueandwoke.com
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This episode is sponsored by The National Lottery Awards for All. (https://twitter.com/TNLUK)
Theme song: "Power in Harmony" by Shondra Bowie Riley (https://www.instagram.com/shondrabowieriley/)
20 Jun 2022
Meet Your Hosts Shondra & Nikki
Drop in on a chat with our hosts, Shondra Riley and Nikki Kilburn, as they share who they are, what being woke means to them and more.
Let's connect in this introductory conversation where they share what True & Woke is about.
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