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We Rise

We Rise Production

We Rise brings you stories, interviews, and music to nourish our imaginations in service of collective liberation. Guided by Toni Cade Bambara’s call to make the revolution irresistible, each show explores the practice of solidarity in today’s freedom movements. Please note that our first 15 episodes also aired on KPFA"s sister station KPFB.Brought to you by We Rise Cultural Production. www.weriseproduction.com

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5:24

Rising for Our Motherlands | Trailer

We Rise ·

2025/10/07

Rising For Our Motherlands is a podcast series about our love for our homelands, our people, and each other. Our pilot season draws connections from Palestine to The Philippines, and illuminates our interconnected struggles in our homelands and as people in diaspora.In this series we will dig deep into our roots as artists and organizers, building political resistance to oppression, granddaughters of survivors, daughters of diaspora and dreamers committed to freedom for our peoples, and the land

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54:56

Oakland People's Arms Embargo | Press Conference | EP 60

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2025/09/19

Live from Oakland International Airport, members of AROC (Arab Resource & Organizing Center) Action, Bay Area PYM (Palestinian Youth Movement) & the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), along with other local leaders, gathered in solidarity demanding an end to all shipments of military cargo from ports of Oakland to Israel and an Oakland Arms Embargo on Israel.We Rise joined to document the press conference & share out these powerful speakers. Please listen & share widely!Thank

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50:48

For the Salmon | Herring Protectors Series | EP 59

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2025/06/19

In early May, on the morning of the kuu.éex --a nightlong ceremony in celebration of Tlingit ways of life, to honor relatives, and in this specific gathering, the herring -- we circled round a coffee table, folks on the floor, in chairs, cozied up on the couch and listened to Deloole & Rochelle talk about protecting Indigenous sovereignty in the Yukon river water shed. They share about the importance of art, fighting big gas & oil companies, feeding their families, how to be an ally in their

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80:18

Visions of a Climate Just World, Ep. 58

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2025/03/17

In autumn of 2024, a diverse crowd of artists, activists, and community members gathered at the New Parkway Theater on occupied Ohlone land known as Huchiun for a private screening co-hosted by the Center for Cultural Power and Movement Generation. Excited to immerse themselves in stories of climate justice, the audience came for the debut of two short films: Remembering Our Way Forward by Lily Xie and hija de Florinda by Shenny de los Angeles & iiritu, the latest projects from CCP's Climate

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67:36

Enero Zapatista: Lithium Mining & Indigenous...

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2025/01/24

Enero Zapatista is an autonomously organized month-long series of events commemorating the Zapatistas' January 1st 1994 uprising. The aim of the events is to gather and form connections through Zapatismo and the Zapatista struggle, across calendars and geographies.We Rise has been attending these events all month to record and document the series.On this episode, we bring you this timely conversation drawing vital connections between deadly extraction and Indigenous resistance from Turtle Island to

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29:12

Crosspollination | Roots of Justice, Panel Part 2 |...

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2024/11/20

Welcome to the third and final episode from our Crosspollination community block party series Roots of Justice: Protecting the Land, Protecting the People. As you probably know, we’re sharing this event out in 3 episodes. You can listen to episodes 54 and 55 to hear the beautiful opening ritual and the first part of the conversation with our panelists: moderator, Dr. Rupa Marya, and speakers Layel Camargo from Shelterwood Collective, Aniya Butler from Youth vs. Apocalypse, and Andrew Yeung from

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60:48

Crosspollination | Roots of Justice, Panel Part 1 |...

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2024/11/20

Welcome to part two of our final iteration of the Crosspollination community block party series Roots of Justice: Protecting the Land, Protecting the People. Because of the fullness of the dialogue, we’re sharing this event out in 3 episodes. Listen to episode 54 to hear the beautiful opening ritual, featuring musical artists Sam and Nikbo, and our own co-director, co-conspirator nicky.We’re so excited for you to hear from our amazing panelists. For this conversation, we invited collaborators and

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29:41

Crosspollination | Roots of Justice, Opening | Ep 54

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2024/11/20

In this political moment, we are so grateful to share with you the final episodes of our Crosspollination series. In these transformational times of simultaneous pain and potential, may we continue to weave & fortify our relationships with ourselves, each other, our ancestors, with land, with water and the other beings that call this earth home. May these conversations support you and your loved ones.__Our final iteration of the Crosspollination community block party series is Roots of Justice:

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24:29

Blessed Assurance | Ep. 53

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2024/09/25

La Madre Tiarra of Auspicious Acoustics introduces Blessed Assurance: Auspicious Acoustics grassroots fundraising initiative for their work with the Parents, Families, Caregivers and Loved Ones of Ascended Young Ones, aka The Angel Baby Constellations (ABCs).We Rise invites you to listen to our dear friend & collaborator, Tiarra as she shares about her beloved Angel 🌸Cherry🌸, her personal initiation into Angel Motherhood, Angel Ascension Awareness Month, and Auspicious Acoustics’ call to

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49:05

Healing with the Land, Stewarding Shelterwood...

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2024/09/14

Welcome to this conversation between Co-founder, Layel Camargo, Wellness Practitioner, Erica Gibbons & Artist in Residence and Somatic Scribber Kate Morales, of Shelterwood Collective. We Rise is honored to be in community with Shelterwood, a queer, trans, black, indigenous, people of color-led land stewardship project located on unceded Kashia and Southern Pomo territory in so-called Cazadero, California.In their 3 years of stewarding the 878 acre forest, the Shelterwood community has weathered

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66:23

Crosspollination | We Show Up for Each Other, Part...

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2024/07/22

Welcome to part two of our recording from our June 8th Crosspollination community block party, Diasporic Care: We Show Up for Each Other. Because we had so many incredible guest speakers on our panel, we are breaking this conversation up into parts one & two. If you missed part one, we highly encourage you to listen to We Rise podcast episode 50, Diasporic Care, which includes a beautiful opening prayer with Dr. Uzo Nwankpa. In this episode, we pick up where we left off, with Tierra -We Rise

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61:46

Crosspollination | Diasporic Care, Part One | Ep. 50

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2024/07/17

Diasporic Care: We Show Up for Each OtherWelcome to Part 1 of 2 of this live recording from our Crosspollination community block party series. This event took place on June 8th, 2024. This episode features our opening prayer with Dr. Uzo Nwankpa, & the beginning of our speakers panel, featuring the brilliant hearts & minds of:Sarah O'Neal, Oakland-based poet & organizerLubna Morrar, Palestinian Feminist CollectiveAnt Lorenzo, Liyang NetworkMansi, ASATA (Alliance of South Asians Taking

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93:50

Stewardship, Remembrance, & Sovereignty with Layla...

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2024/05/31

Join Layla K. Feghali of River Rose Remembrance & Iman Labanieh of Baylasan Botanicals for a timely conversation about Layla's newly released book, The Land in Our Bones. Highlighting lineages of herbal resilience, diasporic stewardship, and unraveling the rippling impacts of colonial violence on our earth and communities, this book about people and traditions of the Levant offers relevant fodder to grapple with the dire times we are in.As organizers and herbalists with roots in Lebanon &

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Crosspollination | Emergent Orgs for the People | Ep. 48

We Rise ·

2024/05/30

Crosspollination is a block party series created by We Rise Production with the purpose of strengthening and deepening existing connections and initiating new ones, after the changing culture and community landscape Oakland experienced in years of social distancing and pandemic.Our themes will deepen into an exploration of how WE TAKE CARE OF US. We Take Care of Us is a phrase that comes out of BIPOC-led community spaces dedicated to the practice of mutual aid & abolition as a strategy for

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57:03

¡Aye Que Chismear! with Nalgona Positivity Pride &...

We Rise ·

2023/11/16

Join Gloria Lucas of Nalgona Positivity Pride & Luca Yacón of Radically Fit Oakland in this enlightening & heart-to-heart discussion diving deep into the realms of Harm Reduction, Eating Disorders, & Body Movement. This thought-provoking conversation is an exploration of:⁠ Harm Reduction Strategies ⁠ Personal Eating Disorder Journey ⁠ Body Movement and Acceptance ⁠ Decolonial approaches & navigating whiteness in the Medical Industrial ComplexLINKSFollow @NalgonaPositivityPride on IG

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47:53

Wash It All Away with Adrienne Shamszad, Ep. 46

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2023/08/29

Born and raised in the Bay, Iranian-American singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad hops on the mic and shares her voice with We Rise listeners, debuting her first full-length album in 15 years: Wash It All Away!Adrienne's music is dedicated to our collective liberation - and is an intimate incantation of her heart. Equal parts silly and heartfelt, Cat and Adrienne get into it on this episode of the We Rise podcast, and share some new jams from Wash It All Away, both live (and spontaneous!) and from

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65:51

Somos Semillas EP 5: Sacred Rainbows, Weaving Our...

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2023/08/28

Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective StorytellingThis creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.EP 5: Sacred Rainbows, Weaving Our CrossroadsIn this bonus episode Cat, Erika, & nicky gather round on Nahuatl, Ohlone & Chinook lands to reflect on the making of Somos Semillas, how their ancestors guide their creative

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63:31

Somos Semillas EP 4: Sacred Winds, Returning to our...

We Rise ·

2023/07/04

Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective StorytellingThis creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.EP 4: Sacred Winds, Returning to our Power of SheddingIn this episode Erika, nicky & Cat are joined by dancer and creator of healing spaces for healthcare providers, Dr. Uzo Nwankpa, to discuss the power of winds, and how this

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77:26

Somos Semillas EP 3: Sacred Fires, Returning to our...

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2023/06/07

Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective StorytellingThis creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.EP 3: Sacred Fires, Returning to our Sexual Creativity In this episode Erika, nicky & Cat are joined by healer, steward, and guardian Ember Phoenix to discuss the element of fire, and how its sacred force shows up in our communities,

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42:46

Queer & Well: We Take Care of Us, Ep. 45

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2023/05/23

From Queer & Well's Earth Day event: A panel with Christina Chase of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) & Cat Brooks of Anti Police Terror Project (APTP), moderated by Layel CamargoWhen we think about communal care it is vital that we talk about the ways in which we take care of each other as queer and trans Black and brown folks. How do we show up for one another in a time when we are fighting to keep ourselves alive against capitalism & white supremacy? Join us for

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