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The Get InPowered Podcast: Fostering Community through Shared Stories

The Get InPowered Podcast by Inclusivus is about individuals, innovators, advocates, activists, and agents of social change across sectors and industries who are working to transform their communities and the world at large. In each episode, we travel with host Judithe Registre to a different location and talk with InPowered women and men whose stories and work are inspiring change and action and making a transformative impact in their communities. These are people who, through their own personal experiences and a gender equity lens, are working to create more inclusive and progressive communities.
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Dec 22, 2017

While the topics of Race and Racism are not comfortable, they are necessary topics of discussion and reflection if we hope to move forward as a society. Through her work, Diarra Kilpatrick gives us unique opportunity to confront these topics in the middle of our entertainment.

Surely one of THE voices of her generation, Diarra's message of unity through diversity can be a beacon for all those of us who hope and work for racial justice especially.

Continue to view and share American Koko, and please share your thoughts on the show and Diarra's work in general at Inclusivus.org

Dec 7, 2017

A native Detroiter, Diarra Kilpatrick is an accomplished actress, writer and producer who is finally beginning to get her due from mainstream audiences and outlets. In this first episode of Season Two of The Get InPowered Podcast, Diarra discusses how the "business" of show stood in her way to success, as she hungered for meatier roles, more challenging work and a truer artistic expression.

So she did it herself.

"I just asked myself, what if Scandal lost its budget?"

From the creation of American Koko as a "bootleg" version of "Scandal without a budget," to the launch of her new pilot, The Climb (available for viewing and voting on Amazon as of December 2017), Diarra shares her story of InPowerment and artistic growth, as well as her unique take on race relations and the current racial climate in America.

Don’t forget to let us know what YOU think of The Climb, American Koko and our conversation with Diarra by emailing us at mailto:judithe@inclusivus.org. We’ll share your feedback and thoughts in the next episode of The Get InPowered Podcast.

Don't forget to https://www.amazon.com/Repultrigue/dp/B074T4PSGT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512483432&sr=8-1&keywords=the+climb, and check out the first two seasons of http://abc.go.com/shows/american-koko.

Nov 24, 2017

Judithe Registre, founder of Inclusivus and the host of The Get InPowered Podcast, discusses the trials and triumphs of the first year of her journey as a podcaster.

Judithe also highlights the new “season” of the show, featuring bi-weekly guest interviews with change-makers in various fields focusing on social justice and global equality, followed by bi-weekly “reaction” shows. Judithe will get to share her thoughts and reflections on guests' work and ideas, as well as responses from the Inclusivus family and community. Join us in this next phase and join the conversation.

Visit http://inclusivus.org/ today!

Nov 9, 2017

Linda Bailey-McWeeney is a Jamaican educator and economist based in New York. Since 2015, she’s been engaged with educators about the status of math education in Jamaica, specifically the fact that many low-income students are not receiving the education they deserve. The problem isn’t just a lack of education for students, but a basic lack of confidence and training among educators.

“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the kids...you just have to find the right teacher!”

That’s why Linda founded the Reggae Math Foundation—because children are capable of much, much more. Linda aims to solve the long-term issues related to math education in Jamaica and ultimately address issues of economic development.

In this first episode of our two-part conversation, Linda gives us her own background and lays out the problems Jamaican students (and impoverished students all around the world) face, particularly when it comes to math education.

“They’re staying in Jamaica...they care so much about these kids...I’ve met teachers there that are giving everything to these kids.”

Find out more about Reggae Math and Linda by visiting: https://www.reggaemathfoundation.org/

Oct 26, 2017

Liza Moiseeva and Judithe may be from opposite sides of the earth, but they are both motivated by some of the same passions—justice, equality and fairness, among others.

In this episode, Liza details her journey to creating GlobeIn, an organization dedicated to fostering fair trade across the world and helping artisans and creators bring their dreams to reality and create stable incomes and lives for themselves and their families. To find out more about Liza and GlobeIn, visit them online at https://globein.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GlobeIN

Oct 13, 2017

“You learn to speak your native language at home, because that gives you a good sense of who you are.”

Language is a powerful tool, not only for communication and human relations, but also for providing a sense of identity and our place in the world. In this episode, Judithe is joined by Adebayo, the founder and lead programmer for Genii Games Limited, to discuss the power of language. Genii Games is at the forefront of using mobile apps and video games to foster a love of local culture, specifically native African languages.

Focused on children aged 2 through 12 no matter where they live, Genii's apps are intended to help reverse the declining interest in indigenous African cultural traditions and languages.

Find more about Adebayo and his work at http://geniigames.com

Oct 8, 2017

“If we keep feeding the beast, the beast will get bigger. But it’s not gonna be transformative.”

Marianne West joins Judithe in this episode to discuss their own podcast paths, and their emergent plan for a community of podcasters focused on social change.

Judithe Registre moderated a panel on using podcasting for social change at Podcast Movement 2017 in Anaheim, California. Marianne was one of the five panelists and together they are building a community of like-minded podcasters and would-be podcasters. With support and strategies for building and growing your show as well as simple resources for those that haven’t taken the plunge because of the technical hurdles, this community aspires to be the engine of social change on a global level, that might begin in your very own neighborhood.

For more information, or if you want to join in this community you can contact Judithe at judithe@inclusivus.org or email Marianne at sustainablelivingpodcast@gmail.com

Sep 28, 2017

“Consent is a mutual, amazing experience.” - Mike Domitrz

Mike Domitrz is a man on a mission to dramatically improve society’s approach to healthy dating and relationships by creating a better understanding of how “consent” is obtained in intimacy to prevent sexual assaults and rape.

“Are you asking the question in the first place that allows them to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ before it happens?” - Mike Domitrz

When his own family was impacted by sexual assault, Mike decided to make a difference, creating an engaging and entertaining program for schools called “Can I Kiss You?” which eventually evolved into The Date Safe Project at http://datesafeproject.com/

“When a partner tries to stop you, a lot of times the reaction is ‘why? Why don’t you wanna keep going?’” - Mike Domitrz

In this episode, Mike shares his story and the mission of his organization, as well as the advantages and pitfalls of being a man working to find solutions to the problem of sexual assaults, rape. Gender and cultural norms are not inherently negative, they are tools that can be leveraged to transform intimacy and create healthy relationships.

Sep 20, 2017

New York City is one of the most diverse cities in the world, yet generations after Brown vs. Board of Education, many of the Big Apple’s schools remain hopelessly segregated by both race and class.

“Students should be the center, because they’re the ones going through it. The DOE does not go through what students go through.” –Matthew Diaz

Matthew Diaz, Youth Director of National Outreach for the Committee on Resource Allocation for IntegrateNYC4Me, and his Executive Director, Sarah Camiscoli, are on the frontlines of the issue of school equity, with Matthew currently a junior at The Bronx Academy of Letters. For the last two years, they’ve been working to have the needs of current and future students in New York and across the country heard and addressed to ensure an equitable education.

By listening to this episode, you will learn how Sarah, Matthew, and the network of people with whom they are working are employing new strategies to find solutions to an old problem.

To learn more and contribute to the efforts of education equity, check out the work of the organizations featured in this episode:

Integrate NYC4Me
http://www.integratenyc4me.com/

Poverty and Race Action Research Council
http://www.prrac.org/

The National Coalition on School Diversity
http://school-diversity.org/

Sep 12, 2017

"They call me the African Pink Warrior. Fearless, unstoppable, resilient. That’s me.”

In this final half of our conversation with Priscilla, she shares her own story with breast cancer and why she feels uncomfortable with the label “survivor.”

“When [the doctor] called me, I thought, ‘Please, no, put your receptionist on the phone, I don’t want to talk to you!’ But of course, it was too late.”

For the past decade, with the exception of the year she was diagnosed with thyroid, Priscilla has walked every year in the Avon 39 Walk to End Breast Cancer. She is looking forward to the day when she doesn’t need to fundraise anymore. She calls it her “retirement day,” when a cure has finally been found. As we continue our conversation, Priscilla discusses how she found strength and confidence, even during her diagnosis, through kickboxing, and how she’s continued to manage her generosity, personal responsibilities, family and self-care while continuing to work for a cure to breast cancer while living her life with grace and gratitude.

If Priscilla’s story has moved you, please join her team in fundraising and supporting others who’ve “gone through it” by visitinghttp://www.avon39.org/washington-dc/

Sep 4, 2017

"You're still gonna have those challenges, you're still gonna have to face them. So don't try to hide yourself in your friends' influence and all of that stuff. You still have that and that's great, but you have to know who you are."

In this first half of our conversation with Priscilla, she introduces us to her family and life as a woman, daughter, sister, friend, wife and mother. But it's her identity as an activist that brings her to our show.

“We want to believe that maybe she is better off, and sometimes for our selfish reasons, we wanted her here. Because she was our friend.”

For the past decade, Priscilla has walked almost every year in the Avon 39 Walk to End Breast Cancer. She is looking forward to a day when she doesn’t need to fundraise anymore, her “retirement day,” when a cure is finally found. In this episode, hear how Priscilla’s fight turned from personal to “intimate," and why she still continues to walk year after year.

Tune in next week for the conclusion of this conversation, when we hear how Priscilla's efforts are continuing and how you can join her team to fundraise and support survivors.

Aug 24, 2017

“I dare myself to speak up and speak out, even if I’m nervous.” - Ebony Price This episode features a young woman who, in many ways epitomizes exactly what the Get InPowered Podcast was created for. Ebony Price is a woman who advocates for herself and families, volunteering her time in her community serving those less fortunate than herself, and daily working to strengthen her own voice as a powerful element of change in her life and those around her. “Push more, because I’m just as fine as the next person, I’m just as talented, I have enough skills, just like the next person.” - Ebony Ebony Price is our guest this week, as we discuss her life and efforts with Bread for the City and WomenStrong, her family and personal struggles and the philosophy that lets her continue helping others even as she could often use a hand herself. "You're not gonna stop me. I'm too determined and my heart is too big!" - Ebony

Aug 17, 2017

Christie Gardner is an everyday leader and activist finding ways to ensure those in her community are supported and have access to opportunities. She keeps her hands, head, and heart in her community, helping others, organizing, informing, and encouraging the youth, women, elderly, and those most vulnerable to help them avoid the pitfalls of life in the nation’s capital.

“I choose to make a difference because I know all too well what it's like to struggle. I have been homeless.”

Christie is impassioned about stopping and overturning gentrification. Focusing on three primary aspects of D.C. residents’ lives—employment, housing, and healthy food—Christie is trying to improve the lives of some of the most overlooked residents in Washington at a time when so many are at risk of being displaced due to changes in the housing market.

“This is the nation’s capital, there shouldn’t be a crisis of homelessness.”

Learn more and donate to the organizations' mentioned in this episode by visiting their websites:

• https://breadforthecity.org/
• https://www.womenstrong.org/
• http://marthastable.org/

Help Christie improve the lives of men and women in Washington, D.C. by sharing this episode on Facebook and Twitter, and encourage others to tune in by leaving a review of The Get InPowered Podcast on the podcatcher of your choice!

Aug 10, 2017

"[The mobile revolution] created wealth, it connected people, it brought people on the the grid. It also, to a very large extent, created inclusion. Now, people could talk."

Eric Osiakwan is an entrepreneur and investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. Today, he joins The Get InPowered Podcast to discuss his work across 32 African countries building the Internet infrastructure that is enabling Africa to not only join the global economy, but in many ways, to lead it.

While Eric is working to transform the economic course of Africa through technology, conversations like this can broaden the understanding of Africa’s place in our modern world, and our own place in its further development.

“It only was able to happen because private individuals decided to build private businesses and build this network.”

Aug 3, 2017

In this solo episode, Judithe Registre is host and guest as she discusses the first six months of the Get InPowered Podcast and the journey that brought her to launch in the first place.

Lesson 1 - Develop (and love) Your Voice - You can’t improve until you listen!
Lesson 2 - People who make a difference, see not just problems but opportunities in those problems. Inclusivus and Get InPowered are built to highlight those people.
Lesson 3 - When bringing ideas to reality, you need a community. When you’re ready, they often find you.

Jul 28, 2017

“Wherever I go, I create a little bit of trouble.” - Gouri Mirpuri

Gouri Mirpuri creates just the right kind of trouble wherever she goes, and today she and Judithe are stirring some up together. As co-founder of The Learning Farm and wife of Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States, Gouri has some fantastic stories about her travels and career.

In today's episode, Gouri talks about The Learning Farm and its efforts in Indonesia to aid struggling youth by engaging them in farming and teaching environmentally sustainable farming practices. Through three focal areas of curriculum--the Heart, the Head and the Hands--The Learning Farm is rebuilding people who will rebuild their nation and world.

“Unfortunately, I feel like these kids didn’t fail the educational system, the education system actually failed them--failed to teach them any of these life skills that were so important.” - Gouri

Find out more about The Learning Farm here: http://www.thelearningfarm.com/

 

Jul 21, 2017

Judithe is joined by her long-time friend, Mona Gulaid, to discuss Mona's travels and
life and her journey to mobilize support and raise awareness for the draugth/in Somalia. Mona is a Somali-born British woman currently based in Dubai. She is currently the lead on the Dubai Acts 4 campaign "Every Dirham Counts," in partnership with  Emirates Red Crescent, to support the drought relief in Somalia.

“We were local professionals who had day jobs. Not members of organization or a foundation or a charity. We just decided to come together and do something.”

In this episode, Mona gives us a roadmap for taking direct action to better the lives of our fellow human beings and bring the world closer to the one we imagine. She shows us that we do not have to wait for opportunities to advance the causes we care about-- we can create our own opportunities from anywhere, at any time.

“They’re just another human being. They have a life, they go on, they’re strong, resilient, they’re just going through a difficult time. We try to create that human element.”

 

Jul 13, 2017

“Without internet access it’s very difficult for you to start a business... even more than a physical location, it’s having access to the internet, because that’s your access to the world.”

Judithe is joined in this episode by Adi Abili, the American Regional Director of the Global Startup Ecosystem, advisory board member at SXSW and former program director at Draper University and investor at Glassroots Ventures. Adi and Judithe crossed paths at the Haiti Tech Summit, where Adi was a speaker. Their conversation focuses on the power and importance of technology in balancing the global economic scales.

“What you really need is buy-in. More than the actual technology itself is the buy-in of the people who can make the changes.”

From quality of life, economic opportunities and even slowing the rate of immigration, the spread of technology is a theoretical panacea for the problems of the Developing World. With political and corporate partnerships, a future where technology is used to improve the human condition worldwide which is not only possible but profitable!

“It’s so much easier for us to travel, and therefore people are a lot more comfortable moving from place to place...more than just seeing a place, it’s now about wanting to experience that place too.”

Jul 7, 2017

“Women are more than just having husbands.” - Abenaa

Abenaa Akuamoa-Boateng joins Judithe Registre in this special episode to discuss her passion for the women of Ghana as well as her work improving these women's lives and changing cultural attitudes about them.

Born in Kumasi and raised in Accra, Ghana, Abenaa is the Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Health to Wealth. She is a courageous advocate and leader for the health and development of the Ghanaian people, especially women and girls. Abenaa grew up in a household of discipline, determination, and love. Sending their children to the best private schools they could afford, her parents strongly emphasized the importance of education, dedication, and hard work. In this episode, Abenaa reveals what continues to inspire her in her work, and ways other people can help from wherever they are in the world.

“I saw myself in these women and their troubles... That is why my mission since that time has been how to make women take control of their own destiny.” - Abenaa

Jun 30, 2017

“Don’t worry, if God closes all the doors, he will open windows for you to get out!” Beldina’s mother.

Beldina Opiyo-Omolo is the founder and director of Alice Visionary Foundation Project (AVFP) in Kisumu, Kenya. AVFP is a NGO with the vision of improving the quality of life of impoverished western Kenya communities through education, food security and poverty alleviation.

In this episode, she joins Judithe to share her work and her story of returning to Kenya to help pull her country and her people forward through one of those "windows".

“There is an aspect of also including the partners, the boys in this empowerment, so they understand we’re not empowering them so that women have more power, but that we’re empowering them so that the whole family can live in a cohesive way. 

“Unless you get your education, you’ll never get where you want to be, and we all want to be somewhere.”

Find more about Beldina and her work here: https://www.womenstrong.org/people/beldina-opiyo-omolo

Jun 22, 2017

“The desire that forces us to move or migrate, remains safety. Safety in terms of our physical safety but (also) safety in terms of opportunities, options, securities; the safety to dream, hope and have the opportunities to work toward our dreams and aspirations.” -Judithe Registre

In this solo episode, Judithe celebrates and recognizes Refugee Week by discussing the collective history of human migration and the universal nature of displacement as well as the pursuit of safety and opportunity that all humanity desires while sharing her story as an immigrant and world server working across conflict and post-conflict countries.

“Hope and optimism. It is the thing that keeps us alive, the oxygen that keeps us breathing.” -Judithe Registre

 

Jun 15, 2017

In this episode of The Get InPowered Podcast, Judithe returns to her hometown to visit in person with Karl Jean Louis, Executive Director of OCAPH, the Observatoire Citoyen de l' Action des Pouvoirs Publics en Haiti, which works towards "less corruption, better governance, and a more open and free society" in Haiti.

 

Karl and Judithe especially focus on Karl's efforts to build and strengthen a generation of young activists-turned-civil-servants that can carry on his and OCAPH's mission to its eventual success.

Find out more about Karl and the mission of OCAPH by visiting their website.

"Being a mediator, being a facilitator, it’s interesting and challenging because you have to have the trust of both sides.” - Karl

Jun 9, 2017

“We consider the Church to be an institution, and it is indeed that. But I think when it’s most effective, it operates as a movement.” - Pastor Dexter

Reverend Dexter Nutall joins Judithe this week to discuss the historic and future importance of the church as a stabilizing factor and institution in the lives of African Americans. They discuss some of the root issues that have hindered the church in its mission and how Pastor Dexter and others like him are revitalizing and rebuilding the ties between church and community across generations and political lines.

From his childhood in the pews of New Bethel, to his days behind the pulpit now, Dexter Nutall has devoted his life to his community and his church. Hear his inspiring message of Love in this episode and find more about Dexter and Bethel at their site: http://newbetheldc.org/about-us/pastor-first-lady-nutall/

You ought not just be coming to grow, you ought to be coming to give. - Pastor Dexter

“The mission requires relationships…Religion and Relationship are two different things.” - Pastor Dexter

“In the essentials, unity. In the non-essentials, liberty. But in all things, charity.” - Pastor Dexter

 

Jun 2, 2017

“That was the thing I think I remember so much about my childhood, that feeling of belonging, not to yourself, but to a group that is bigger than yourself, bigger than your family.” - Ruth Kissam

As the Director of Operations for the PNG Tribal Foundation, Ruth Kissam works to promote a culture of freedom and equality that encourages initiatives for women and girls in settlements to work in partnership with relevant stakeholders and better their lives. In this episode, Ruth discusses the state of PNG and the challenges her people face as they adapt quickly to the digital age.

 

“All this development has to be a bridge of what we are, what we used to be and what we want to be.” - Ruth Kissam

May 26, 2017

“When you’re a boy, and you get this tiny sliver of the human experience, and that’s all you’re allowed to experience, that’s not free." - Tahir Anderson Duckett

 

Sexual violence isn't inevitable. It's the result of a culture that doesn't clearly define consent. Too often, the extraordinary rate of violence against women is the result of a failure to teach men and boys how to talk about, think about, and treat women and girls. ReThink is dedicated to that mission of expanding the freedom of boys and girls, and men and women, to live the lives they want to live and escape the toxic gender stereotypes that our culture has perpetuated for too long.

 

Tahir and Judithe discuss the roles that religious organizations, school leaders, and other adults that care for and work with youth and adolescents can influence this discussion until the tide of our pop culture can also turn against these dangerous and pervasive negative portrayals of romance and sexuality. Find ReThink and more about Tahir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeRethink/ or at their site: we-rethink.org

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