Art.coop invites listeners to Remember the Future together by listening to the stories of artists and culture bearers who know that the practices of the Solidarity Economy are not some new technology, but actually are ways of being in relationship with people and planet that are as old as time. They are our ancestral practices. In this 7 episode narrative pilot, listeners learn: You don’t have to be a starving artist or a sell out. You can find work where you joyfully live your values and pa ...
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07: What if Black folks were just left uninterrupted?
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33:10What does cooperation look like on a city-wide scale? How can we make sure community members know their voices are not just heard - but acted upon? Nia Evans and Cierra Peters explain the ways that the Boston Ujima Project gets results! We also hear about their roots, and the shoulders of activists they proudly stand upon. –––– Links and resources …
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06: Music Scientifically Designed to Make You Feel Safe
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26:08In this cultural offering from musician and neuroscientist Clara Takarabe, we learn about a type of “clinical music” she helped develop, designed to cue the body to recognize that it is safe – and the personal experiences that inspired her to create this tool. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Northwestern Music and Medicine Progr…
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Just what exactly IS the “solidarity economy,” anyway? Hear all the ways that you’re probably already participating in it, right now! Art.coop co-founders Nati Linares and Caroline Woolard speak about cooperation, and how to deconstruct the systems that convince us that the myth of the starving artist is real – and instead move towards a world in w…
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What does liberation feel like, physically? Join our host Marina Lopez in this cultural offering, as she walks us through a meditative body movement exercise, and explains how a physical practice can yield revolutionary results. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Connective Somatics on Instagram Art.coop –––– Episode Transcript –––…
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What happens when you not only recognize that you are on stolen land, but then you actually do something about it? Witness the inspiring partnership between a theater company and Indigenous folks, and how they listen, care, and build stability, moving at the speed of trust. Enormous gratitude to our guests on this episode, Rhonda Anderson of Ohkete…
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How can you use creativity to fight the systems that are literally built to stop you from being creative? How can you make your process as radical as the art you make? Maddy Clifford, aka MADLines, walks us her music, the importance of political education for artists, and how she uses her creative practice to break the spells of systemic oppression…
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What does it look like when you report to your co-workers, instead of someone up top? We hear from cooperative owner and artist Daniel Park, as he talks through the peaks and valleys of cooperative art-making and business ownership – and how your business can be as radical as the art you create. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: O…
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