gina Breedlove, Malkia Devich-Cyril & Malachi Garza
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This conversation was recorded at Auburn Seminary's December 2019 Mountaintop Gathering in Oakland, CA. It was a conversation between Caitlin Breedlove and guests gina Breedlove, Malkia Devich-Cyril & Malachi Garza.
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gina Breedlove
Fortification
The creative force of gina Breedlove is as dangerous and delightful as this earth we share. Singer, Songwriter, Sound Healer & Medicine Woman, gina was born in Brooklyn, NY. She began performing at age 15, singing back up for the incomparable Phyllis Hyman.
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Rev. Dr. Traci C West
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Rev. Dr. Traci C. West is Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School (Madison, NJ). Read much more about Dr. West's work at https://auburnseminary.org/fortification/.
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Rev. Jen Bailey
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Rev. Jen Bailey is an ordained minister, public theologian, and national leader in the multi-faith movement for justice. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Faith Matters Network, a Womanist-led organization equipping community organizers, faith leaders, and activists with resources for connection, spiritual sustainability, and accompaniment. This episode was recorded pre-COVID.
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Erica Woodland
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Erica Woodland, LCSW is a black queer/genderqueer facilitator, consultant and healing justice practitioner who has worked at the intersections of movements for racial, gender, economic, trans and queer justice and liberation for more than 17 years. He is the Founding Director of the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network. Learn more about his work at www.nqttcn.com and www.ericawoodland.com
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Amber Hollibaugh
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Amber L. Hollibaugh is an American writer, filmmaker and political activist, largely concerned with feminist and sexual agendas. She is a self-described lesbian sex radical, ex-hooker, incest survivor, gypsy child, poor-white-trash, high femme dyke.
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Abolition in Covid-Times
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This conversation features co-hosts Cara Page and Caitlin Breedlove in conversation with organizers Shira Hassan, Mia Mingus and Sonali Sadequee. Many of us had reached out to each other, reflecting on the questions; what can abolition, survival and transformation look like in these Covid-Times? This podcast episode is the result. Learn more about the guests and find a transcript of the conversation at auburnseminary.org/fortification.
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Summer Announcements + Friends for Life
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Some programming announcements and the new podcast from Auburn Seminary, "Friends for Life" where we learn how to live, thrive, love, and win through the 2020 election season and beyond.
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Past: Rooting in Histories; We Have Been Here Before
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This conversation is one of three and features co-hosts Cara Page and Caitlin Breedlove in conversation with Talila “TL” Lewis and Anjali Taneja.
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Present: What is emerging in COVID times?
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This conversation is number two of three and features co-hosts Anjali Taneja and Caitlin Breedlove in conversation with Michelle Morse, Francisca Porchas Coronado and Jack Tchen.
info_outlineIn this week's episode of Fortification: Spiritual Sustenance for Movement Leadership, Caitlin Breedlove, Vice President of Movement Leadership at Auburn Seminary is joined by Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele.
Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele
Rev. Maxfield-Steele is the co-director of the Highlander Center in Tennessee. Raised in Texas, Germany and North Carolina, Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele’s movement work has included solidarity struggles with Thai people’s movements, work as an educator and organizer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a range of support for front-line struggles in Nashville, Tennessee, and throughout the South and Appalachia. As a member of the Educational Network for Global and Grassroots Exchange (ENGAGE), Allyn was a member of Highlander’s 2010 Threads cohort and served as an adult ally for the 2010 Seeds of Fire youth program. He joined Highlander’s Board of Directors in 2011, where most recently he has served as chair of the board. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Allyn has served congregations in Juneau, Alaska, Nashville, and Springfield, TN. Allyn’s focus and interests lie at the intersection of radical pastoral care, institutional transformation, dismantling toxic white masculinities, and liberation-driven ministry and movement building, especially in rural and small town communities. Allyn holds a B.A. in History from Wofford College (SC) and a Masters of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School. He comes to Highlander from the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, where he has served as a member of the education team.