Cultural Resistance: Transmuting Censorship into Collective Creation

Eyes On Whiteness

Welcome back....again. It´s Season 3!

In this return episode of Eyes on Whiteness, Maureen reflects on the global rise in censorship—from banned books and criminalized drag to the erasure of murals and public memory. But this moment is not just political—it’s cultural, spiritual, and creative.

Drawing from history and present-day resistance, Maureen shares how artists have long transmuted oppression into beauty, grief into expression, and truth into action. You'll hear powerful examples from across the U.S., Palestine, Brazil, Germany, and beyond—and receive a personal reflection on rest, rhythm, and reclaiming imagination as a sacred tool of resistance.

This episode is a call to the culture-bearers and creators—to resist erasure through collective creation.

In this episode:

• Executive Orders from T**mp and the whitewashing of public history
• Censorship of Black and queer voices in schools, museums, and public art
• Global artistic resistance movements and the power of memory
• A personal reflection on transparency, urgency, and sacred pause
• An invitation to join the Cultivating Intersectional Leadership course—especially for artists and arts organizations

🎨 Learn more & join us:
→ Podcast home: www.eyesonwhiteness.com
→ Course info: www.cultivatingintersectionalleadership.com

→ Newsletter + reflections: www.transmutingwhitesupremacyandpatriarchy.com

This Week’s Reflection Practice:
Where in your creative practice or leadership might transparency feel risky—but necessary?
How might truth-telling, with compassion, allow more freedom—for you and your community?
Let these questions sit with you. Let them compost.
Let something tender grow.

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